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As is, California appears to be ahead of the Smart Grid game. Three of the nation's top five utilities most active in Smart Grid deployment are located in California: San Diego Gas & Electric, Pacific Gas & Electric and Edison International. PG&E alone has installed 3.7 million smart meters throughout its coverage area in Northern California alone. There has been some pushback from utility customers, concerned that the meters will up their electricity bills, but this response will probably not be unique to California as more states roll out advanced meters to the masses.
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Public Hearing on California's 'Smart Grid' on Friday

Worried about plans for California's "smart grid"? We are too. Energy usage data, with new hyper-close monitoring provided by the "smart grid", allows intimate reconstruction of your household activities — like when you wake up, when you come home, and when you go on vacation.

As California goes, so goes the country, eventually.  As a multi generational native Californian, I have heard it all my life.  While that in itself is no big deal anymore, everyone is from somewhere originally, and that's where me and the old lady are from.  Heck, our grandson is a Seventh Generation native.  So it is somewhat relevant to my point of view even today.  No disrespect to the other multi - generational California natives over the meaningful age of 40 something.  I don't claim to speak for you.  Anyone else who claims to be a first generation native under the age of 40 and calls it "Cali", you don't know what I'm talking about.

Here it is.  California is the crucible for President Obama's policies and also the spectre of unfunded mandates.  Arnold is taking the state to places no one has gone before.  When I was a kid, the state was the world's 5^th largest economy, now it has slipped to 8^th. 

California is broke with a $24 Billion deficit, which includes an unfunded and federally mandated safety net of social services for illegal immigrants that costs the state from $6 to $9 Billion annually.  Arnold went to see the president and asked for $7 or $8 Billion dollars, which is oddly enough the same amount of these unfunded mandates.  The President basically told Arnold to pound salt.  In 6 weeks, the state runs out of money, with Arnold promising a plethora of cuts in services to resident citizens as well as massive layoffs to government workers, turning prisoners loose (especially illegal immigrants to be turned over to federal authorities for deportation), all the while loudly promising to maintain services for the illegal immigrants as mandated by federal law.  The pie is only so big and some are being shoved away from the dinner table.  Funny how the ones being pushed away from the table paid for it.  I find this an excellent way to bring the issue of unfunded federal mandates and illegal immigrants to a head.  Arnold, a legal immigrant, is being so shrewd in this approach. 

The sanctuary cities can tax their own residents to maintain their status, and leave the rest of the California's citizens free of that burden.  Don't like it?, then move out.  There already has been precedent for illegals squatting and acquiring legal possession of a citizen's property.  So just leave peacefully, they can take your stuff and you can't do anything about it.  That OK with you, Nancy?  If you wanted Arnold to have the money to save your adopted (you carpet bagging east coast carpet bag) and my home state, why that should be a cinch, eh granny?  Move back to Baltimore and fix the problems you brought west with you.

Will Obama keep his promise and let California go to hell and bankrupt all in the same day, or will he cave in and bail out the state, in the fashion of AIG and Government Motors?  And if he does, will Arnold accept the strings attached in return for the money or will he tell the President to pound salt, California is too big to fail, we will do it Arnold's way ?

Pay attention folks, this is the future of our country.  Most of our states are on the verge of insolvency as well as California.  Some are talking about ceding from the Union.  States' rights are being destroyed.  Who is gonna blink in this game of chicken?  Arnold or Obama?  My money is on Arnold to come out on top in this opening round and get the money.

Look into the crystal ball of the future, which California is.  Like what you see ?  6 weeks and counting down.

OBTW:  I really don't hate Obama, he's just a transparent version of Bush.  Pelosi on the otherhand, if I saw her standing in front of a puddle at a bus stop, well, you can be sure that she would get soaked.

These are my opinions based upon observation.  You want facts, go find them yourself.  Just remember, it was once a fact that 99% of all heroin addicts started on mother's milk.  Just shows how relevant some facts can be.

Here it is.  California is the crucible for President Obama's policies and also the spectre of unfunded mandates.  Arnold is taking the state to places no one has gone before.  When I was a kid, the state was the world's 5^th largest economy, now it has slipped to 8^th. 

California is broke with a $24 Billion deficit, which includes an unfunded and federally mandated safety net of social services for illegal immigrants that costs the state from $6 to $9 Billion annually.  Arnold went to see the president and asked for $7 or $8 Billion dollars, which is oddly enough the same amount of these unfunded mandates.  The President basically told Arnold to pound salt.  In 6 weeks, the state runs out of money, with Arnold promising a plethora of cuts in services to resident citizens as well as massive layoffs to government workers, turning prisoners loose (especially illegal immigrants to be turned over to federal authorities for deportation), all the while loudly promising to maintain services for the illegal immigrants as mandated by federal law.  The pie is only so big and some are being shoved away from the dinner table.  Funny how the ones being pushed away from the table paid for it.  I find this an excellent way to bring the issue of unfunded federal mandates and illegal immigrants to a head.  Arnold, a legal immigrant, is being so shrewd in this approach. 

The sanctuary cities can tax their own residents to maintain their status, and leave the rest of the California's citizens free of that burden.  Don't like it?, then move out.  There already has been precedent for illegals squatting and acquiring legal possession of a citizen's property.  So just leave peacefully, they can take your stuff and you can't do anything about it.  That OK with you, Nancy?  If you wanted Arnold to have the money to save your adopted (you carpet bagging east coast carpet bag) and my home state, why that should be a cinch, eh granny?  Move back to Baltimore and fix the problems you brought west with you.

Will Obama keep his promise and let California go to hell and bankrupt all in the same day, or will he cave in and bail out the state, in the fashion of AIG and Government Motors?  And if he does, will Arnold accept the strings attached in return for the money or will he tell the President to pound salt, California is too big to fail, we will do it Arnold's way ?

Pay attention folks, this is the future of our country.  Most of our states are on the verge of insolvency as well as California.  Some are talking about ceding from the Union.  States' rights are being destroyed.  Who is gonna blink in this game of chicken?  Arnold or Obama?  My money is on Arnold to come out on top in this opening round and get the money.

Look into the crystal ball of the future, which California is.  Like what you see ?  6 weeks and counting down.

OBTW:  I really don't hate Obama, he's just a transparent version of Bush.  Pelosi on the otherhand, if I saw her standing in front of a puddle at a bus stop, well, you can be sure that she would get soaked.

These are my opinions based upon observation.  You want facts, go find them yourself.  Just remember, it was once a fact that 99% of all heroin addicts started on mother's milk.  Just shows how relevant some facts can be.