California people.. I have questions about your state that I'm traveling through currently.

KTg8trgrl said:
So i get that part, same in Florida. Even for windows, doors, and patios. But I'm just talking about the houses literally look like shanty homes. This was taken in Boron, California
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Boron is a little desert town. Not a lot in the way of regulation, etc. Plus, a lot of poorer folks live in those little towns because they can't afford to live closer to the coast. Not a ton of commerce or jobs in those little towns as well, so a lot of those folks are older people on fixed incomes, folks who have to commute a couple of hours to get to work, or folks who are on government assistance.
 
KTg8trgrl said:
So i get that part, same in Florida. Even for windows, doors, and patios. But I'm just talking about the houses literally look like shanty homes. This was taken in Boron, California
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Looks like bartow FL


I’ve also seen some houses around Inverness fl like that
 
huskers1217 said:
Looks like bartow FL


I’ve also seen some houses around Inverness fl like that
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I'm over in Inverness quite a bit, you don't see those kinds of homes along a major roadway. I'm not saying there aren't any, but I do know how Florida's perception has gone to nothing unsightly along the major thorough fares. We must keep our trash out of sight.
 
trojanfan12 said:
Boron is a little desert town. Not a lot in the way of regulation, etc. Plus, a lot of poorer folks live in those little towns because they can't afford to live closer to the coast. Not a ton of commerce or jobs in those little towns as well, so a lot of those folks are older people on fixed incomes, folks who have to commute a couple of hours to get to work, or folks who are on government assistance.
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That was the impression I was getting. I am just a little surprised that California doesn't enforce some type of up keep code. In the county I live in when my mower got a flat tire, I parked it in front of my garage door for a week or 2 and yep code enforcement stopped by my house and told me I had to either get it in my garage or get it to the back yard where it couldn't be seen from the road. This was 3 or 4 years ago. Florida has gotten pretty particular about this stuff in the last 10 years, at least in my area of the state. I'm sure there are places that don't enforce that kind of stuff quite as well as my area, you just aren't going to see it from the road.
 
KTg8trgrl said:
That was the impression I was getting. I am just a little surprised that California doesn't enforce some type of up keep code. In the county I live in when my mower got a flat tire, I parked it in front of my garage door for a week or 2 and yep code enforcement stopped by my house and told me I had to either get it in my garage or get it to the back yard where it couldn't be seen from the road. This was 3 or 4 years ago. Florida has gotten pretty particular about this stuff in the last 10 years, at least in my area of the state. I'm sure there are places that don't enforce that kind of stuff quite as well as my area, you just aren't going to see it from the road.
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I'm not sure I could live where the local gov't gets in your face for minor shit.
 
KTg8trgrl said:
That was the impression I was getting. I am just a little surprised that California doesn't enforce some type of up keep code. In the county I live in when my mower got a flat tire, I parked it in front of my garage door for a week or 2 and yep code enforcement stopped by my house and told me I had to either get it in my garage or get it to the back yard where it couldn't be seen from the road. This was 3 or 4 years ago. Florida has gotten pretty particular about this stuff in the last 10 years, at least in my area of the state. I'm sure there are places that don't enforce that kind of stuff quite as well as my area, you just aren't going to see it from the road.
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A lot depends on where you live out here. It's up to the city as far as enforcing those things. The city I live has code enforcement where if you, for example, leave a car parked on the street for more than about a week or 2...they'll give you a warning that it has to be moved within a certain amount of time or they tow it at your expense.

You'll also hear from them if you let your yard or house go to shit as well. But a lot of those little towns don't have the resources to have much in the way of code enforcement.
 
trojanfan12 said:
A lot depends on where you live out here. It's up to the city as far as enforcing those things. The city I live has code enforcement where if you, for example, leave a car parked on the street for more than about a week or 2...they'll give you a warning that it has to be moved within a certain amount of time or they tow it at your expense.

You'll also hear from them if you let your yard or house go to shit as well. But a lot of those little towns don't have the resources to have much in the way of code enforcement.
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Boron and Barstow are also right there in Cali as being the armpit of the state also.
 
moxie said:
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Gilroy is my hometown. Garlic Capital of The World :laugh:

It’s the southernmost town in Santa Clara county which is still considered the Bay Area. Boron is the cuts. Sounds like you’re headed down hwy 5 through the valley…farm country and nothing like the coast or even Gilroy, which is about 40 minutes from Santa Cruz. You’ll have to hold your nose as you get through kern county. Ew. So yeah- you’ll see lots of underdeveloped land and farm workers. Don’t forget how humongous California is…Gilroy is barely the halfway point, running north/south.
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Definitely the garlic capital of the world!!! I drove through Gilroy last weekend through a monsoon. Still remember 101 going through downtown Gilroy before they built the freeway. Then went over to Castroville (artichoke capital of the world) and to Santa Cruz to Gayles. What a great place that is.
 
williewilliejuan said:
For example, when I lived in Pasadena I put an addition on my house with permits. Because I wanted to add onto my house, I had to upgrade all of the windows in the bedrooms of my 1947 house to 2009 regulations for egress. I also had to upgrade my HVAC to 2009 standards. My contractor screwed up the permits so when I sold in 2015 I had to get new permits for the HVAC to bring them up to 2015 standards, which had changed since I had the work done in 2009.
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New laws here you can put an ADU on single dwelling property. I did just that a year ago since I have big lot just east of the Bay Area. Now going to use the ADU for rental retirement income. Maybe both dwellings. Had a great contractor, the best, so no permit issues.
 
DJ Fieri said:
Boron and Barstow are also right there in Cali as being the armpit of the state also.
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Blythe also comes to mind. Baker too...but they at least have a couple decent restaurants and the Alien Fresh Jerky store.
 
trojanfan12 said:
Blythe also comes to mind. Baker too...but they at least have a couple decent restaurants and the Alien Fresh Jerky store.
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I think Lamont near Bakersfield the official armpit. Out of water or at least they were.
 
trojanfan12 said:
Blythe also comes to mind. Baker too...but they at least have a couple decent restaurants and the Alien Fresh Jerky store.
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I heard the Saudis own all the water rights in Blythe now. Everyone wants a piece of the Colorado River or what is left of it there.
 
trojanfan12 said:
Blythe also comes to mind. Baker too...but they at least have a couple decent restaurants and the Alien Fresh Jerky store.
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Blythe is bad also.....don't remember Baker....
 
williewilliejuan said:
For example, when I lived in Pasadena I put an addition on my house with permits. Because I wanted to add onto my house, I had to upgrade all of the windows in the bedrooms of my 1947 house to 2009 regulations for egress. I also had to upgrade my HVAC to 2009 standards. My contractor screwed up the permits so when I sold in 2015 I had to get new permits for the HVAC to bring them up to 2015 standards, which had changed since I had the work done in 2009.
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That'll teach you to want an addition.
 
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