All Things California

[GannonFan]

89,000 homes in California will lose power for at least one day due to high winds...

https://www.kcra.com/amp/article/psps-p ... 7/34181740

I thought these people have those newfangled power generating windmills.

Maybe the wind is too fast for the windmills?

[Winterborn]

I thought these people have those newfangled power generating windmills.

Maybe the wind is too fast for the windmills?

It is California. Lots of hot air.

Depends on the turbine, but I think it varies from 40-50 mph for shutoff.

[GannonFan]

Maybe the wind is too fast for the windmills?

It is California. Lots of hot air.

Depends on the turbine, but I think it varies from 40-50 mph for shutoff.

yes, I was both joking that you could have too much wind, while also knowing there was a limit somewhere - didn't realize it was 40-50 mph. Seems kinda low, though, especially considering you normally want these in areas where wind is pretty frequent and strong. If a gust gets over that threshold (rather than sustained wind) does that shut them down too?

[Winterborn]

It is California. Lots of hot air.

Depends on the turbine, but I think it varies from 40-50 mph for shutoff.

yes, I was both joking that you could have too much wind, while also knowing there was a limit somewhere - didn't realize it was 40-50 mph. Seems kinda low, though, especially considering you normally want these in areas where wind is pretty frequent and strong. If a gust gets over that threshold (rather than sustained wind) does that shut them down too?

Wind turbines spend most of their time off, rather than on. There is also a lower threshold usually around 25 mph as well but that depends on the size of the blades and again the turbine design (I think some of the newer ones are around 15mph for a bottom threshold). The sweet spot for generating power is actually quite narrow. Also remember reading a research paper that presented the data that large wind farms lower the overall wind speed, thereby decreasing the efficiency.

Just one gust will not but if there are several it is my understand that they do shutdown to prevent damage to the gearbox. It has been awhile since I looked at them. I think there was somebody that posted here that worked in the power generation industry that talked about it once.

[HI54UNI]

[BDKJMU]

Of the 660+ public corporations with California headquarters:
-By the end of 2021, must have at least 1 board director that’s Black, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

-By the end of 2022 must have 2 of the above on boards with 4 to 8 directors. Must have 3 of the above for boards with 9 or more directors.

Fines of $100k for 1st violations and $300k for subsequent violations.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-le ... ersity-law

[AZGrizFan]

Of the 660+ public corporations with California headquarters:
-By the end of 2021, must have at least 1 board director that’s Black, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

-By the end of 2022 must have 2 of the above on boards with 4 to 8 directors. Must have 3 of the above for boards with 9 or more directors.

Fines of $100k for 1st violations and $300k for subsequent violations.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-le ... ersity-law

They’d best repave and restripe the outbound lanes of the interstates. Gonna be a mass exodus in the next couple years.

[houndawg]

Of the 660+ public corporations with California headquarters:
-By the end of 2021, must have at least 1 board director that’s Black, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

-By the end of 2022 must have 2 of the above on boards with 4 to 8 directors. Must have 3 of the above for boards with 9 or more directors.

Fines of $100k for 1st violations and $300k for subsequent violations.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-le ... ersity-law

They’d best repave and restripe the outbound lanes of the interstates. Gonna be a mass exodus in the next couple years.

They drove me out decades ago and now they're goingto go back where they came from?

[mainejeff]

Of the 660+ public corporations with California headquarters:
-By the end of 2021, must have at least 1 board director that’s Black, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

-By the end of 2022 must have 2 of the above on boards with 4 to 8 directors. Must have 3 of the above for boards with 9 or more directors.

Fines of $100k for 1st violations and $300k for subsequent violations.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-le ... ersity-law

They’d best repave and restripe the outbound lanes of the interstates. Gonna be a mass exodus in the next couple years.

Hopefully....I'm looking to retire there and would like real estate prices to drop first.

[BDKJMU]

Of the 660+ public corporations with California headquarters:
-By the end of 2021, must have at least 1 board director that’s Black, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

-By the end of 2022 must have 2 of the above on boards with 4 to 8 directors. Must have 3 of the above for boards with 9 or more directors.

Fines of $100k for 1st violations and $300k for subsequent violations.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-le ... ersity-law

They’d best repave and restripe the outbound lanes of the interstates. Gonna be a mass exodus in the next couple years.

Board meetings all across CA over the next 2 years: Who's volunteering to say they're queer? Bisexual will do..

[UNI88]

They’d best repave and restripe the outbound lanes of the interstates. Gonna be a mass exodus in the next couple years.

Hopefully....I'm looking to retire there and would like real estate prices to drop first.

Income and property taxes might be just as important. Someone will need to pay for unfunded liabilities.

[SDHornet]

[AZGrizFan]

That is now, and always has been, the epicenter of the land of freaks and weirdos.

[SDHornet]

That is now, and always has been, the epicenter of the land of freaks and weirdos.

Now it's the land of drug addicted homeless.

[houndawg]

Of the 660+ public corporations with California headquarters:
-By the end of 2021, must have at least 1 board director that’s Black, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

-By the end of 2022 must have 2 of the above on boards with 4 to 8 directors. Must have 3 of the above for boards with 9 or more directors.

Fines of $100k for 1st violations and $300k for subsequent violations.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-le ... ersity-law

They’d best repave and restripe the outbound lanes of the interstates. Gonna be a mass exodus in the next couple years.

All the fuckers that drove me out in the 80s are going to go back home.

[houndawg]

That is now, and always has been, the epicenter of the land of freaks and weirdos.

Nope, they've lost a step, or more accurately, Florida has raised its game - go to google and type in your birthday, or anybody elses, and tthe term "Florida Man"

[SDHornet]

[SDHornet]

Going to be fun watching all the pro-trans Leftists throwing shade at Caitlyn's run for governor all because she/he has an "R" next to her/his name.

Damn good campaign ad by the way.

[AZGrizFan]

Going to be fun watching all the pro-trans Leftists throwing shade at Caitlyn's run for governor all because she/he has an "R" next to her/his name.

Damn good campaign ad by the way.

She sounds like a dude.

[Skjellyfetti]

California scores staggering $75B budget surplus
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.co ... plus%3famp

[AZGrizFan]

California scores staggering $75B budget surplus
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.co ... plus%3famp

And the FIRST thing Newsom is figuring out how to do is SPEND it. What a fucking tool.

[UNI88]

California scores staggering $75B budget surplus
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.co ... plus%3famp

And the FIRST thing Newsom is figuring out how to do is SPEND it. What a fucking tool.

California is unusually reliant on receipts from capital gains tax, so a strong year in the market is good news for state government.

First, Newsom should write a thank you to former President Trump for the strong stock market performance.

Second, if you're that dependent on the market for revenues, it's critical to have reserves to help you cover the difference during bad years. Common sense ain't so common.

[SDHornet]

It's only a surplus when the pension liabilities aren't taken into account.

[houndawg]

It's only a surplus when the pension liabilities aren't taken into account.

You'd think the state would wise up and hire some of the union guys to do their negotiating. Companies always hire ex-union bosses when they launch a union avoidance campaign.

[SDHornet]

It's only a surplus when the pension liabilities aren't taken into account.

You'd think the state would wise up and hire some of the union guys to do their negotiating. Companies always hire ex-union bosses when they launch a union avoidance campaign.

Who do you think negotiated all the bloated retirement benefits.