Preface

What makes California tick—or not? How do we account for the many contradictions that intersect in one special place? Not So Golden After All: The Rise and Fall of California attempts to tell the story of the dream, decay, and desperate hope to restore the sheen of this once glistening paradise.

Some love it, some loathe it, and many are in awe of it. Say what you will, but California is a land of mystery, magic, and most recently, malfunction. This is the place where outcomes rarely live up to expectations, while the unanticipated occurs ...

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