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    Landfill Smell in Portola Springs or Orchard Hills Summit?

    It's a matter of wind direction and moisture for the smell to dominate. Driving on the 241befor or after Portola - either direction - and you get a good whiff of things. You've got to get a strong NB wind for the stench reaches Orchard Hills. It happens, but not often. Anyone know when Bee...
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    Retail Openings and Closures

    Taco Stand doesn't offer crispy tacos. Perlas across the street does. You get to choose. Their Chili Relleno is MMmmm MMmmm Good.
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    Retail Openings and Closures

    Ronaldo's off La Paz and the 5? Try my suggestions. They are closer (Alicia and the 5) and better Yelp ratings. Taco Mesa is the Bomb also! Soylent Red isn't fond of them because they are "too authentic" AKA "spicy". I'd go there daily if not for warnings from my cardiologist.
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    Retail Openings and Closures

    If Irvine's Mexican food drought continues, try either one of these. Both are roughly 8 miles South on the 5, but well worth the drive. Same as the one in Laguna Beach, only closer to Irvine. Terrific food. Can't recommend enough...
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    President Trump

    My favorite clip @morekaos Watch any of the hundreds of Police bodycam videos (Police Activity on YouTube is a good start...) and you'll real world examples of why motorists who "choose poorly" get taken off the board. Once a motorist refuses to exit the vehicle after a lawful order, then puts...
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    Toyota moving to Texas

    Paywalled, but the visible data tells enough of the story. Well done Governor Dippidy-Doo! (P.S. - for those who don't know the reference or the product, it dates to the 1960's as a cosmetic hair product. The Governor is always called out for his hair, thus the name... Here's a more recent...
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    President Trump

    Someone should compare the media coverage of Noriega's capture vs Maduro just to see how slanted the MSM has become and how far apart we are as a nation today. Not as many Rainbow Warriors for Venezuelan Dictators marching in NYC back in 1990 when GHWB pulled the trigger, just as the Tangerine...
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    ICE or EV?

    Wake me when universal EV ranges hits 500 miles per charge, an average $35k price point for a 4+ seater bigger than a SMART car, and a sub 5 minute recharge to 80% of battery. These benchmarks are getting closer than you may think, but until then it's still ICE, ICE baby.
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    ICE or EV?

    I had high hopes for this to catch on, but alas, another failure looms: https://www.thedrive.com/news/vw-calls-off-2026-id-buzz-in-us-and-it-may-never-come-back A refurbished 1970ish Brazilian made Type 2 bus powered by an anemic ICE engine will set you back about 1/2 the cost of a brand new...
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    Economy and Climate Change

    It's because of...... checks climate doom article list....Atlantic Ocean Current Collapse! https://www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-current-collapse-could-trigger-profound-cooling-in-northern-europe-even-with-global-warming/ Which is all the U.S.'s fault
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    Is this house super overpriced?

    Stairs are a thing, but separate mother in law unit, 2 car garage + parking, views, and pool/spa in a well kept vintage home outweigh the stairs IMHO. This shouldn't have sold at $4+, then $5+, then $6+ respectively, causing "price froth"
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    Is this house super overpriced?

    Didn't .know where to post this, but thread seemed to be appropriate: Price action on this home hit peak of $6.27M closing in Feb. 2023. It's a beautiful home with no significant defects, but grossly inflated in each of the prior 2 sales. Listed 1 yr later in early 2024 at $6.24M Sold...
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    Is this house super overpriced?

    One of my favorite grossly overpriced Laguna Beach properties is back on the market. Behold it's 23 year listing history...... not sale history, but listing history! Gaze upon it's 23 photos. Ponder it's terrible description of 1/2 of the property. Check out the surrounding by properties, all...
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    Are offers coming in?

    Is it the market? Perhaps. It's more likely two of the three types of realtors causing much of the mispricing to market. 1) The "Area Expert" realtor. We've all seen certain agents shouting about their high sales volumes, but remember high volume doesn't mean high price. Most sellers don't dig...
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    EV/Plug-in/Other vehicles

    Hmmm.... I'd say it's political when they claim a 4 trillion giveaway to wealthy US elites. Also, cancelling the $7,500 tax credit did not "inflate the price of EV's by $7,500". That's not how tax credits work. They reveal their bias as they boo-hoo about artificial government support for EV's...
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    Experts admit global warming predictions wrong

    TRUTH, for the environmentalist Chicken Littles, is that no matter the reality presented to them one fact remains: the sky is always falling. It's a religion to them, and Science is their god. Any fact contradicting sacred dogma requires these "climate change denialists" to be burned at the...
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    Funny things our next president says...

    It's as if he expects his constituents to riot when EBT cards are not refilled on time due to the Federal Government Shutdown. If only State funds were available, but hey, you know he's working hard on getting his Choo-Choo project to work.
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    ICE or EV?

    For the EV fanatic who has (almost) everything: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2024-chevrolet-blazer-ev-9c1-ppv-2/
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    Oil

    I think it's reasonable to assume that yes, gasoline prices overall have declined..... but the prices in California remain high due to increased State fuel taxes, and reduced refinery capacity. Cali will always have higher prices because of the tax policies of our legislators.
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    EV/Plug-in/Other vehicles

    We're still flooded with them in OC Q: were there any "replacement" EV's noticably in the parking lot?
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