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When it comes to Instagram-worthy locations, there stagrammed beach in the US – and with 15.22 square
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Hall of Fame
your followers green with envy. easy to see why you can’t help but take one for your
From Santa Barbara Beach to the Grand Canyon, grid.
leading entertainment company Playpicks has created
an interactive tool, which lists 20 of the most hash- • Central Park – One of two of New York’s offerings
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tagged locations, as well as other Instagram ready lo- in the top 10 list (the other being Times Square) is its
cations such as art museums, aquariums, and festivals. first major landscape park. The park’s construction DYLAN GARRITY
In 2018, if you don’t take a photo, it’s like it never started in 1857 and upon its completion, it became one (2011-15) - inducted in 2018
happened. Social platforms like Instagram act as out- of the most popular tourist destinations – having ap-
lets which let us explore places we’ve never seen be- proximately 40 million visitors a year and 6,104,544 6-foot-2 guard, Dylan Gar-
fore – one search of a hashtag and you’ll have shares on Instagram. rity is the program’s all-time
everything at your leader in assists (527),
fingertips. But • Long Beach, Los Angeles, games started (116) and minutes
where are the most California played (3,991). He ranks among
tagged places in Sacramento State’s top eight players
America? • Coachella in 14 different career categories,
New research and became the first player in
from entertainment • Santa Cruz Beach, school history to receive all-Big
experts PlayPicks Santa Cruz, California Sky Conference mention all four
uncovers the most years of his career. Garrity, who
shared locations in • Venice Beach, started 116 of 119 games, raised his
the USA, delving Los Angeles, California scoring average all four years of his
into categories career. That included averaging bet-
from beaches to • Grand Canyon ter than 13 points during both his
arenas and festi- junior and senoir seasons. Garrity
vals, to uncover the • Epcot, Walt Disney was the team captain of the Hornet
most Instagrammable hotspots in the US. Alongside World, Orlando, Florida squad that became the first in the
this, PlayPicks ran a survey of the US public to reveal Div. I era to finish above the .500
just how reliant the nation is on social media, in par- • Santa Barbara Beach, Santa Barbara, California mark (21-12) and post the second
ticular when it comes to traveling. most wins in school history. He shot
• Key West, Monroe, Florida better than 42% from the 3-point
Top Most Hashtagged Places in the U.S. line over his career and scored in
PlayUSA have scoured Instagram to find the top 20 • Yosemite, Mariposa, California double figures 76 times.
hashtagged places spanning over nine different cate- Hold on the career achievements
gories. These are the top five most hashtagged loca- • Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California does not start there. Local Athlete
tions overall in the U.S for Instagrammers: out of Edison HS (2007-2011) with
• Palm Beach, Palm beach, Florida many accolades (Sunset League
• Disneyland Anaheim – Not just where dreams MVP, 1st Team ALL CIF, ALL
come true, but also where hashtags are made. Disney- • Newport Beach, Orange, California STATE and first and only Edison
land was built in 1955 and has since received men's basketball jersey ever retired!
19,783,733 Insta shares. Considering the fact that they • Huntington Beach • Orange, California We tip ior hat. another home
had an estimated attendance last year of 18.3 million, grown home town hero...
it’s of no surprise that it’s the most hashtagged loca- • Myrtle Beach, S.C. Thanks to John Garrity, Dylan's
tion in America. It’s sister park in Florida, Disneyland Gandpa. John serves his community
Magic Kingdom, takes the second spot on the most • Laguna Beach, Orange, California well also with 32 years in Law En-
hashtagged list at 9,400,298 posts. forcement. The gene's apparently
are good.
The only president

to be unanimously
elected was
GEORGE WASHINGTON
(1732-1799).
He also refused to
accept his presidential
salary, which was
$25,000 a year.
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What If Santa What Time Is It?

The morning after
Daylight Savings Time
ended, I stopped in to
Wrote Back? visit my aging friend
Larry. He was busy
deer santa: covering his private
I wud like a kool toy space ranjur fer Xmas. part with black shoe
Iv ben a gud boy all yeer. polish. I said to him,
"You better get your
Yer Frend,
A
hearing checked -
BiLLy You're supposed to
turn your clock back".
Dear Billy, little girl climbed up onto
Nice spelling. You're on your way to a her grandfather’s lap and nowadays
career in lawn care. How about I give asked, “Did God make me?”
you a frigging book so you can learn “Yes,” the grandpa replied.
to read and write? I'm giving your “Did he make you, too?”
older brother the space ranger. At “Yes.”
least HE can spell! “Well,” the girl said, looking
at his wrinkles and thinning hair, “he sure
Santa
Arguments
is doing a better job nowadays!”
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uthor and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked
Priceless
to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
Here’s a sample: ne year, I decided to buy my
On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Little League base- mother-in-law a cemetery plot
ball game that was being played in a park near my home. as a Christmas gift...
As I sat down behind the bench on the first- base line, I asked The next year, I didn't buy her a
one of the boys what the score was? 'We're behind 14 to gift.
nothing,' he answered with a smile. When she asked me why, I
'Really,' I said. 'I have to say you don't replied,
look very discouraged.' "Well,you still haven't used the
'Discouraged?', the boy gift I bought you last year!"
asked with a puzzled And that's how the fight
look on his face... started.....
'Why should we
be discouraged?
We haven't been
up to bat yet.'
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4 Steps to Stop Japan is Not Perfect
Most Fights

But Unlike
C
Any Other Country
ouples fight when they are unable example, Josh and Ann may realize
to effectively problem solve to- that phone usage is most damaging
gether. At the root of every fight is when they first see each other at the
a problem that begs to be solved. Unfor- end of the day and that they perhaps
tunately, emotions often take over, things should have a box to put their phones
escalate, and before you know it husband in for some agreed upon period of
and wife, business partners, relatives are time until they have had time to talk
screaming at each other, hurting each and connect. Their goal is to try to
other as their relationship disintegrates. find a win-win solution which means
Here’s a simple yet powerful strategy that both feel good about the solution
that can stop any fight and shift a fighting and neither one feels like the loser.
couple from an adversarial stance to a col- From a counseling perspective,
laborative stance. There are 4 steps: this is called repairing the break-
down. A good repair is when neither
Step 1: Stop the fight. When a fight person has any residual bad feelings.
starts, one person has to say clearly and Each person needs to be honest
strongly, “Let’s stop fighting. We have a about how they feel. If both feel Almost everyone in Japan
problem that needs to be solved.” Of good then it’s repaired. If not, reverse in to park.
course, this won’t work unless both peo- then they need to keep working
J
ple agree beforehand, in a state of calm, to find a better solution. Many cou-
to use this strategy. It can’t work as uni- ples don’t arrive at a satisfactory re-
lateral intervention. But when both people pair and leave the conversation
apan is a country which has a rich culture that combines old traditions
agree to use this intervention, you’ll be feeling upset.Multiple failures to re-
amazed to see that fighting will become pair results in a build up of resent- from the past centuries with today’s incredible technology. Therefore,
less and less of an option. ment and anger which spells doom due to their unique place in both history and the present, it’s little wonder
Every fight is about some problem that for most relationships. that Japanese life differs greatly from the one that we’re used to In fact,
the couple has an equal share in. Of sometimes, this country surprises us so much that we’d be forgiven for
course, one person may be the initial Step 4: Be on the alert for underly- thinking that it’s from another planet. The following photo proves that
cause and catalyst of the problem. But in ing, deeper issues. When a couple has Japan is unlike any other country.
a relationship there is no such thing as difficulty agreeing on what the prob-
“You are the problem.” Every problem is lem is or when they agree but can’t
our problem because both people, in find a solution, this usually means there
When
you
think
you’ve
seen it
some way, contribute to fueling the con- is a deeper underlying issue.
flict. For example, Ann has had it with After an hour of talking about bound- all
Josh’s obsessive phone habits. She feels ary issues, Josh is still upset. He still
that he’s married to his phone not to her. feels hurt and angry at Ann. As it turns
Although Josh’s usage is somewhat ob- out, Josh feels threatened by Ann’s lim-
sessive, the nasty fighting might be less iting his cell phone use. Josh has always
ugly if Ann didn’t have such a short fuse. been anxious about money since he grew
The person drilling the hole on his side up in a home where money was always
of the boat can’t say to the other person tight. Now as he’s building his business,
BAD ADS
in the boat, “Hey what’s your problem? he feels a great pressure to succeed in
I’m drilling the hole on my side of the order to avoid the type of emotional pain
boat.” Clearly, both will drown when the he experienced as a child when money
boat sinks. was tight. On top of this, he also remem-

When a couple agrees to stop the ver- bers how often his parent’s fought be-
bal sparing, they immediately shift cause of money. Now that he’s married,
from an adversarial stance to a collab- he unconsciously worries that if he does-
orative stance. n’t make a lot of money him and Ann
will begin fighting like his parents did.
Step 2: Identify and name the prob- In his mind, having constant access to
lem. The next step towards deepening his phone is the key to his success.
the collaboration is to agree on what the What makes it hard to spot an underly-
problem is. This is not always easy to do ing issue is that the person who has the
because any given problem often has issue has usually unconsciously built a
layers to it. What seems to be the prob- strong defensive strategy to protect him
lem may only be the symptom of a or herself from being overwhelmed and
deeper underlying problem, but you crushed by certain threatening feelings.
have to start somewhere. When a couple repeatedly finds them-
For example, Josh and Ann may agree selves stuck on a specific issue that they
that their problem is how to make sure can’t resolve, it is wise at that point to
that cell phone use doesn’t damage their seek out professional help
relationship. What’s important is to Judaism’s ultimate definition of marital
agree on giving a name to the problem. success is called shalom bayit – a home
This gives the two of you a common of peace. The first step toward building a
focus for working together to try solving home of peace is to stop hurtful and de-
the problem. structive fighting. I believe that a couple
who commits to using these four steps
Step 3: Start working together to solve will find it easier than they think to avoid
the problem. At this stage, you are expe- destructive fighting and build a collabo-
riencing a high level of collaboration. For rative relationship. 7
Will Californians Strike

a Blow For Lower Taxes
People and Their Issues - Our Business... and Gasoline Prices?
By Merrill Matthews California is not alone. Nationwide, the FHA says
Last month, Californians had the opportunity to that about 25 percent of gasoline taxes are redi-
THE LOCAL NEWS is published on the 1st and 15th.
get the government out of their pockets -- or, more rected to mass transit and other purposes And those
accurately, out of their gas tanks. Not completely, other purposes vary significantly. For example,
THE LOCAL NEWS serves the residents/business men
and women of Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and but it's a start. about 25 percent of gasoline taxes in Texas are redi-
Last year the Golden State's legislature increased rected to public education.
gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and vehicle fees. Now, states are free to spend gasoline tax and
Westminster, California with entertaining, informative
Proposition 6, on the November ballot, would have fees however they choose. But it's duplicitous to
repealed those tax increases and required voter ap- impose a tax ostensibly for the purposes of road
and objective looks at ourselves, neighbors and the
world as issues are debated, people interact socially and proval for future gasoline and vehicle fee increases. and highway building and repair and then redirect
The measure failed to pass. Californians should those funds to other purposes. And then whine
politically and events take place locally. We also believe have known better. that the state needs even more money for infra-
Last year's 12-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax in- structure.
crease pushed the state's gas tax to 55.22 cents per Another problem: gasoline taxes are some of the
that we should have fun and thank volunteers!
Award Winning Staff gallon, the second highest in the nation after Penn- most "regressive," meaning they hit lower-income
sylvania. That's on top of the federal gasoline excise folks harder than they do higher income.
tax of 18.40 cents per gallon. Liberals tend to strongly oppose regressive tax
Rex Gerlach &
The stated goal of the tax increase was to raise structures; they prefer a "progressive tax system" -
Jim Horton (Emeritus)
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reserves the right to print all or part, editing for brevity tion, California raised $4.8 billion from the state's
gas tax in 2016 -- before the additional 12-cent tax
left-leaning states.
Put bluntly, high-gas-tax states don't have a rev-
or language. Reproduction in whole or part is strictly took effect. Nearly $4 billion went to "highway pur- enue problem. They have a spending problem. Had
prohibited without written permission. Subscriptions are poses." But $578 million was redirected to mass California utilized all those gasoline- and car-re-
$35 per year, $19 for 6 months and $12 for 3 months. transit and $247 million was spent on "general pur- lated tax revenues for road building and repair --
Substantial copies of The Local News are direct-mailed to poses." nearly $2.3 billion -- it wouldn't have needed to
residents and businesses in our circulation area. Subscrip- There's more. The state collected $6.97 billion raise the gas tax.
from motor vehicle registrations. And while most States need to be held financially and politically
tion sales are a major part of our business approach. was devoted to highways, $709 million was spent accountable for spending decisions. If they claim
Home delivery is augmented by direct mail to specific on mass transit and $304 million, as well as $408 they need a gasoline tax increase in order to repair
local residents, business and officials. We encourage your million from toll revenues, was spent on general the roads, that's what they should use the money for.
support and participation. Seal Beach, Rossmoor, purposes. But they won't unless voters hold them accountable
Los Alamitos, Surfside & Sunset Beach have Market So of the various California gasoline taxes and Californian voters failed to do that this Novem-
Coverage with bulk distribution in Belmont Shores, car fees, $1.3 billion was redirected from road re- ber. Other states should learn from their mistake.
pair to mass transit and $960 million for general Merrill Matthews is a resident scholar with the
Naples & Cypress. Address correspondence to purposes. Would Sacramento have needed that 12- Institute for Policy Innovation in Dallas, Texas.
cent increase if it had funneled all of that revenue Follow him on Twitter @MerrillMatthews. This
to road repair? piece originally ran in The Hill.
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was known for had to do was get a
buying a new Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG every new car every six
six months just so he could drive around without months. Which is ob-
license plates. viously not a problem
No, that's not Jobs behind the wheel. if you’re a Silicon
CALIFORNIA CLOSES ’STEVE JOBS Valley tycoon.
LOOPHOLE' FOR LICENSE PLATES; TEMP Jobs may have
PLATES REQUIRED BEGINNING JANUARY taken it to an extreme,
2019 burning through Mer-
No more clean, plate-free bumpers for Golden cedes-Benz SL55
State drivers AMGs like the rest of
One of the quirks of California motor vehicle us go through under-
law is the so-called Steve Jobs loophole, which shirts, and realisti-
lets you drive around in a newly purchased or cally, there couldn't
leased vehicle without any license plates on the have been many peo-
front or rear. Originally, you could do this or up ple out there who did
to 180 days, although in the past few years it’s what he did. But anybody who purchased a new rary plate on your car as soon as you buy or lease
been cut down to just three months. car in California could drive around plateless, at it. This isn’t exactly a surprise move. In 2011,
The law came to be associated with Apple co- least for a while. To someone from the Midwest the permissible plateless period was cut from six
founder Steve Jobs, who realized that if you (like your author), the number of plateless cars - months to three months, and the law eliminating
wanted to do without the clutter of license plates - often with some sort of dealership advertise- it entirely (that’s California Assembly Bill 516
-- and isn’t a plate-free bumper the automotive ment stuck on the back -- you’d see on the 405 if you really want to numb your brain) was
equivalent of a clean black turtleneck? -- all you really stood out; it was, like ubiquitous Prop 65 signed by California governor Jerry Brown in
warnings, just one of 2016.
those California Why? Well, not having a plate on the back of
Things, a part of the a car makes it harder for law enforcement to
state’s automotive identify and track specific vehicles -- that’s why
landscape. we have plates in the first place. Also, it made it
But, as reported by more difficult to enforce parking fines, fines for
CSB13 Sacramento misuse of HOV lanes and so on, and we’d bet
and other sources, it the prospect of money left on the table is what
won’t be for much ultimately spurred regulators to act.
longer. Starting Jan. 1, So, Californians, enjoy the last few weeks of
2019, you’ll have to platelessness while it lasts, and welcome to the
have to put a tempo- plate life. It’s all most of us have ever known.
CHICAGO VS.
HOUSTON, TX
CHICAGO HOUSTON, TX
Population 2.7 million 2.15 million
Median Household Income $38,600 $37,000
% African-American 38..9% 24%
% Hispanic 29.90% 44%
% Asian 5.50% 6%
% Non-Hispanic White 28..7% 26%

Pretty similar until you compare the following:

CHICAGO HOUSTON, TX
Concealed Carry - Legal No Yes
Number of Gun Stores None 184 Dedicated gun

stores plus 1500 -
legal places to buy
guns--Wal-Mart,
K-mart,
sporting goods, etc.
Homicides, 2012 1,806 207
Homicides per 100K 38.4 9.6
Avg January high temp.(F) 31 63
Conclusion: Cold weather causes murders. This is due

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n Australia we're surrounde With a laid-back aura,
best beaches, so why d by some of the world's shoes are optional and
would we go to Californi are welcome in all dogs
a's treats on the front parts of the hotel, with a bowl of
Huntington Beach?
Because, as the surfers
Marine Corps
gnarly! say, it's check in. desk to welcome them
when they Commandant On
From its famous 560m-lon The hotel
world's best surfers catch g pier alongside which the including is a hit with some of the professional crew,
welcoming locals, waves, to the chilled Australia's top 10-ranked Thousand Oaks
Huntington Beach vibe and surfer Sally
TIME
worth a trip. is definitely
Mayor Posey
Surf City USA, as it's Continued on pg Mass Shooting
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actly that. It hosts the dubbed, is ex-
week-long US
T
Open surfing competiti Suspect: That’s
Top Vote Getter

which draws a crowd on each July,
of around half a
million fans. But wave-lov No Marine
here year round. ers flock By JARED KELLER
No place in the world he commandant of the
Australia - embraces - including Marine
surf culture like Corps has an important
OFFER
Huntington Beach sage regarding the mes-
- except maybe CITY OF HUNTIN Wednes-
Hawaii. GTON BEACH Member, day’s mass shooting
in a California
In August, Californi Number To Vote For: City Council bar: Marines don’t murder
4
Jerry Brown even signeda Governor Completed Precincts
: 82 of 82 .... As of 9:15 people. innocent
ing it the state's "official a bill mak- am on 11/15/18 Marine Commandant
But as a non-surfer sport". Neller condemned the Gen. Robert
(I could stretch
to "beginner" after * MIKE POSEY Vote Count Percentag actions” of Ian David “despicable
my e Long,
there's still plenty to first lesson), 29,525 year-old Marine veteran the 28-
love about this * BARBARA DELGLE 13.2% who shot
place. IZE and killed 12 people at
a
Located about an hour's KIM CARR 25,182 11.3% sand Oaks, California bar in Thou-
,
elling outside of peak drive (trav- * ERIK PETERSON 23,853 10.7% day, in a Thursday tweet:on Wednes-
LAX and about $US60 hours) from 22,780 Note the use of “ex-Marin
Uber, you can be swimmin ($A85) in an RON STERUD 10.2% stead of “former Marine” e” in-
ing in the Pacific before g or surf- * WILLIAM "BILLY" 17,977 8.0% according to Corps here. That,
you know it. O'CONNELL 17,740 officials, was a
It's also a perfect base SHAYNA LATHUS 7.9% deliberate dig at Long.
to Disneyland and Disney's for day trips “This guy presumab
15,820 7.1% ly
Adventure Park, California DAN KALMICK people,” Dent added. murdered
which are both
around half an hour's BRIAN BURLEY 13,549 6.1% what Marines do.”“They“That’s not
Universal Studio is drive, while 11,661 Marine, always a Marine’ ‘once asay
an hour or so KC FOCKLER 5.2% because
away. 10,415 the title of Marine is
MICHAEL H. SIMONS 4.7% something you
The weather in summer earn. You can give it
hits the 8,878 away, and you
high 20s, while the sand DARREN ELLIS 4.0% can walk away from
it
the water clean and is golden and
DON "DK" KENNED 8,151 3.6% tions and deeds,” Marinein your ac-
clear Corps HQ
the size of the fish you - judging by Y 6,193 spokesman Lt. Col.
Eric
shallows. can spot in the AMORY HANSON 2.8% Task & Purpose. “This Dent told
is by
There are plenty of hotels CHARLES "C.J." RAY 5,957 2.7% The vast majority of veteransdeed.”
Pacific Coast Highway along the 5,784 to serve honorably after go on
with the Span- 2.6%
ish-style Hyatt Regency * Indicates Incumben the U.S. armed forces, they leave
best picks. among the t Candidate, if any plained, applying their Dent ex-
perience to the benefit military ex-
But you can't go past CITY OF HUNTIN
Shorebreak. Over just the Kimpton GTON BEACH City community and country. of their
three levels, the Completed Precincts Attorney Long, in the
boutique hotel located : 82 of 82 .... As of 9:15 am on 11/15/18 eyes of Corps officials,
Make check payable to: and funky decor.

It's like a big, modish
that you share with
across
from the pier is decorated the road
ing-inspired artwork, with surf-
photographs
beach house
friends.
* MICHAEL E. GATES
* Indicates Incumben
t Candidate, if any
Vote Count Percentag
49,349 100.0
e
plete opposite.
“The message when
did the com-
‘ex’ over ‘former’ is that we choose

away from all those thingsyou walked
us stronger together,
family,” Dent said.
these despicable things,
that make
that make us a
“When you do
doing them as a Marine.” you’re not
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Kobritz
The Winning Teams -
Eats Before the Game! on
Sports
A
live mouse in your Cracker Jack. gerous violations during the two-year period covered by the survey. That number
Mouse droppings in a bag of cookies. placed the stadium sixth from the bottom on the list. However, as they’re nursing
By Jordan Kobritz Cockroaches in food storage rooms. their aching tummies - or worse - Yankees fans can take solace in the fact the sta-
Welcome to Coors Field in Denver, home of dium performed better overall than the average of all New York City food dispen-
the Colorado Rockies…along with the not-so-safe food offerings saries. Ditto for Coors Field, which also
mentioned above. performed better than food establishments in
An ESPN Outside the Lines survey found the surrounding area, despite having 71.2
that in 2016 and 2017 at least half of the percent of the food outlets recording one or
food service outlets in 28 percent of sports more unhealthy food-safety violations.
venues had been flagged for having unsan- Stadium food sales are big business. Ac-
itary conditions that pose a risk for a food- cording to the National Association of Con-
borne illness. cessionaires, food operations at pro sports
In fairness to sports arenas, violations do venues are a $2 billion a year industry in the
not necessarily mean a venue is in a perpet- United States alone. But not all the viola-
ually unsafe or unsanitary condition. Mis- tions can be attributed to national food serv-
takes can happen, even in the most upscale ice companies. Some venues self-operate
environment. But stadium environments are their concessions. Others allow nonprofit or-
unique because of the large number of peo- ganizations to run the stands as fundraisers
ple being served in a short period of time – and volunteers may not be properly trained
potentially tens-of-thousands versus a hun- in food-handling procedures.
dred or less at a restaurant – which means the risks to patrons can be greater. Perhaps the best protection for sports fans is to eat before the game. But if you
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people plan to eat at the stadium, you might want to have some Tums and or favorite pro-
in the United States get sick from foodborne disease each year, of whom 128,000 biotics handy.
are hospitalized and 3,000 die. The number who get sick from food served at sports
venues alone is unknown, because food poisoning often goes underreported for a Jordan Kobritz is a former attorney, CPA, and Minor League Baseball
variety of reasons.
Outside the Lines surveyed 111 North American venues in various sports. The team owner and current investor in MiLB teams. He is a Professor in
stadium having the highest percentage of outlets with violations was Spectrum and Chair of the Sport Management Department at SUNY Cortland
Stadium in Charlotte, home of the NBA Hornets, with 92 percent reporting high- and maintains the blog: http://sportsbeyondthelines.com The opinions
level health violations. At the other end of the spectrum was Oracle Arena in Oak- contained in this column are the author’s. Jordan can be reached at
land, home of the NBA Warriors, which only had one outlet of the 89 inspected jordan.kobritz@cortland.edu.
record a high-level violation.
At Yankee Stadium, 79.1 percent of the outlets had one or more potentially dan- The information contained in this column does not necessarily
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Cookies, Cocktails & WOMEN

Mary
The Quick WOLLstOnEcraft
(1759-1797) British philosopher and
Cookies Recipe feminist. Wollstonecraft was best
known for her book – A Vindication
of the Rights of Women (1792) which
was one of the earliest expositions of
the equality of women and men.
Autumn Rickey
Cocktail
Add some maple syrup to the classic Bourbon Rickey to get
this sophisticated fall cocktail recipe.
INGREDIENTS IN THE AUTUMN RICKEY COCKTAIL

2 Lime wheels
1⁄2 oz Grade-b maple syrup
1 oz Lime juice
1 1⁄2 oz Larceny bourbon
Club soda
Ingredients make a paste. HOW TO MAKE THE

10g of sugar Add the golden syrup. AUTUMN RICKEY
100g of butter Add the first 75g of flour and COCKTAIL
1 tbsp of golden syrup whatever you are adding to your Fill a highball glass
75g of self raising flour
Cookie extras (i.e. chocolate chips)
cookies (i.e. chocolate chips). Mix
together.
with ice and insert the
lime wheels.
tail
Another 75g of self raising flour Add and mix the last 75g of flour. Add the maple syrup,
c k er
Co orn
Arrange on a baking tray in 10-12 lime juice and bourbon,
Method blobs, don't flatten them. and then fill with club
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees.
Mix the sugar and butter together to
Put them in the oven at 180 de-
grees for 12-15 minutes.
soda.
Stir briefly to combine.
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This Story Does Put Some
"T
Things in Perspective
his past week I was on a four and a half hour, nonstop flight from but would automatically be booked on the next flight out. You could almost
Seattle, Washington, to Atlanta, Georgia. In all my years of trav- hear the moans and groans throughout the airplane of everyone who was
eling, I have learned that each time a plane stops, there is poten- being inconvenienced by the unexpected stop.
tial for unexpected challenges. Then the pilot did one of the classiest things I have personally ever seen
Flight delays, weather and airline crews can create unanticipated chal- or heard anyone do.
lenges on any trip. Therefore, I always try to fly nonstop between my des- She spoke into the intercom and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I thought
tinations. you might be interested in one bit of information. The elderly gentleman
About an hour into this flight the Captain's voice came over the intercom. who was taken off the plane was a Marine in WWII. I am holding in my
She asked if there was a physician or nurse on hand my smartphone, which
the plane. If so, she asked them to identify shows a copy of the Congres-
themselves by ringing the flight attendant call sional Medal of Honor that was
button beside their seat. I listened carefully but awarded to him and signed by
heard no one ring their bell. I immediately President Harry Truman in
began to wonder what was happening. 1945."

In a few minutes the Captain informed us that The pilot went on to say, "I re-
there was a medical emergency on board and alize that we have all been in-
asked again if there was a physician or a nurse convenienced today. However,
who could help. the fact that this gentleman was
When there was no response, we were told a war hero and was inconve-
that we were going to make an emergency stop nienced for four years of his life
in Denver, Colorado. She apologized but told in order that we might experi-
us that there would be a medical emergency ence the freedoms that we enjoy
team waiting to meet us at the gate and that we today, I thought you all should
would probably only be delayed by about thirty know that."
minutes. Though it was necessary, we knew we Immediately the airplane was
would all be inconvenienced by the extra stop. filled with applause. Everyone
About half an hour later, we landed at Denver International Airport and was cheering and so pleased to know that the gentleman had been cared
the medical crew immediately came on board. However, everything took for in a way that was fitting and appropriate.
longer than had previously been expected. An elderly gentleman, about 95 As we continued to fly, I thought to myself, "Isn't that interesting? We
years old, had suddenly taken ill. It was not clear whether he had experi- were concerned that we were inconvenienced for a couple of hours and yet,
enced a stroke or heart attack. this gentleman's entire life was interrupted and inconvenienced for over
Even after the gentleman was carried off the plane, we still sat there for four years while he went and fought in a war to protect the freedoms and
quite a while. The original "short" stop turned into about an hour and a half. values that we love and hold dear in this country today."
When we finally pushed back from the gate and were in the air, the pilot I breathed a prayer for the gentleman and asked God to bless him for all
apologized profusely for the unavoidable delay. he had done to help us understand what freedom is about."
She said that since the stop had taken longer than expected, those pas- "History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid." -
sengers who needed to make connections in Atlanta would miss their flights Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Does Being around Trees Help People Feel Good?

Recent research has shown that trees clean the air, and our feelings
Dear EarthTalk: Research in Environmental Epidemiology affects the brain and behavior.”
How is that being around trees and other plants (CREAL) in Barcelona, Spain found that children Such studies correlate to the “biophilia hypoth-
can help us feel good? exposed to more greenery—as measured by satel- esis” associated with German-born American psy-
~ Amy Mola, Greenville, SC lite imagery of their schools and neighborhoods— choanalyst Erich Fromm and Harvard
demonstrated better attention skills and memory evolutionary biologist Edward O. Wilson. The hy-
Trees are known to improve air quality by cap- development. While the association was partly pothesis proposes that humans have evolutionary
turing six common air pollutants and toxic gases: mediated by reductions in air pollution, Mark biological and psychological needs attached with
ground-level ozone, particulate matter, carbon Nieuwenhuijsen, one of the study’s authors, noted the natural world. According to the book, The Bio-
monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and that he and the study’s other researchers don’t philia Hypothesis, co-edited by Wilson and Yale
lead. In fact, a single think it’s all air social ecology professor Stephen R. Kellert, re-
tree can absorb 10 pollution: “I lentless environmental destruction could have a
pounds of air pollutants think it’s also significant impact on our psychological and spiri-
per year. In a study pub- some kind of di- tual quality of life.
lished in 2014, U.S. rect effect… you “Why do people bring flowers to the hospital all
Forest Service scientists see quite a bene- the time? Is it just superficial? Is it just a nice ges-
and collaborators calcu- ficial effect of ture, nice but not important? I would suggest that
lated that trees are sav- green space on it is a much deeper recognition of the healing ef-
ing more than 850 mental health.” fects associated with affirming life,” Kellert told
human lives a year and Numerous re- Yale 360. With over 80 percent of Americans liv-
preventing 670,000 in- Recent research has shown that trees not only scrub cent studies have ing in urban areas, this newer research implies an
cidents of acute respira- pollutants from the air so we breathe easier, but also focused on the indispensable need for growth and implementation
tory symptoms. The help make us feel better from an emotional standpoint positive effects in urban tree planting, urban greening and bio-
researchers valued the as well. Credit: Roddy Scheer www.roddyscheer.com that exposure to philic design in educational institutions and places
human health effects of trees and nature of business for enriched physical and mental
the reduced air pollution at nearly $7 billion every has on our mental health. A recent study published health.
year. in the journal Nature combined satellite imagery,
"We found that, in general, the greater the tree individual tree data, and health surveys from
cover, the greater the pollution removal, and the 31,109 residents of the greater Toronto, Canada Earthwall® is produced by
Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss and is a
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Dave Nowak of the U.S. Forest Service ception compared with their peers living in areas SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO:
More recently a 2015 study from the Centre for with lower street tree density. question@earthtalk.org.
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Contributed by Kara Newman embraced both tequila and Tito’svodka, it seemed like a natural crossover.
earing a cowboy hat on the patio of a Manhattan hotel, Judson Kauffman, “We won first place in the class,” says Kauffman. “And some of the investors
the co-founder of Desert Door Texas Sotol, is hard to miss. pulled us aside afterward and said, ;This is a great idea, it’s a cool story; you
Sotol, an earthy, clear spirit sometimes called tequila’s crazy little brother, is guys should think about executing a real business plan.’ So we did.”
usually produced in Mexico. The desert spoon plant used to make it grows Desert Door is made in Driftwood, Texas, a tiny town about 45 minutes south
wild, notably in Mexico’s Chihuahua region. However, it also grows as far of Austin, although the sotol is harvested further west, around West Stockton.
south as Oaxaca and as far north as Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. “The plant does really well in the Chihuahuan Desert, which is half in Mexico
Desert Door isn’t the first to bot- and half in Texas, with a little piece of it in New Mexico,” says Kauffman.
tle sotol in Texas. That honor be- “The plant really thrives and expands from there.”
longs to Genius Gin, an Austin Of note, the plant that grows in Texas, called Dasylirion texanum, is a dif-
producer, which introduced a ferent strain than the one that grows
groundbreaking experimental farther south. It is smaller and has a
Texas sotol that it has since discon- different flavor, yielding a sotol that
tinued. But Desert Door may be the Kauffman describes as creamier and
first to bring a Texas-made sotol more approachable compared to tra-
mainstream, and Kauffman’s com- ditional versions. When I tasted
pany lays claim to being the only Desert Door, it struck me as earthy
producer of Texas sotol. and relatively smooth, with a dis- Fermentation and distillation
The project began as a business tinct lemongrass note on the nose at Desert Door
school project, while Kauffman and palate. Notably, it didn’t have (image: Allyson Campbell)
was earning an MBA at the Uni- the pungent, almost sweaty charac-
versity of Texas. “The assignment ter I’ve come to associate with most
was to come up with an idea for a sotols.
business, develop a business plan For now, Desert Door remains a
Desert Door Texas sotol
(image: Allyson Campbell) and, at the end of the class, present relatively small, local operation,
it to the professor and a group of distributed solely in Texas. “We
investors from Austin,” says want to focus on our backyard right
Kauffman. After a few false starts, now,” says Kauffman. “But once we
he recalled stories that an uncle in can get our stuff together, then we
West Texas had shared with him as can look to expand.” Tasting Room at Desert Door
a boy, about moonshining sotol. Desert Door is experimenting (image: Allyson Campbell)
“I didn’t know what that was as a with a barrel-aged sotol, aged in
boy,” he says. “But it stuck in my American oak barrels with medium
brain for some reason.” He and his char and bottled at 100 proof. (The
project group began researching standard issue sotol is 80 proof.) A
Desert spoon plant after
harvesting at Desert Door
desert spirits, such as racilla, ba- few hundred bottles were released in
(image: Allyson Campbell) canora and sotol. “We slowly fell September 2018 and promptly sold
more and more in love with the his- out. “We’ll fill some more barrels,”
tory of sotol and the romance of says Kauffman.
moonshining in the pre-Hispanic era Meanwhile, Desert Door may not
of distillers and brewers,” he says. be the only producer of Texas sotol Fermentation vats at Desert Door
While a number of sotol produc- for long. Kauffman notes that a num- (image: Allyson Campbell)
ers from Mexico have started to ber of potential competitors have
make inroads in the U.S. market filed paperwork to produce a similar spirit. But does a deep enough market
(Don Cuco, Hacienda de Chi- exist for more Texas sotol?
huahua and Por Siempre, to men- While bartenders are enthusiastic about the spirit’s wild character, sotol can
tion a few), they discovered that be a bit of a hard sell for mainstream consumers, acknowledges Kaufmann.
the plant grows in abundance in “Not everyone falls in love with it,” he says with a shrug. “Some people are
Texas, and that opportunity existed obsessed with it, and some people don’t want to drink it at all, which is fine.
(image: Allyson Campbell)
to sell a fully made-in-Texas sotol. We’re not making a vodka with no flavor. We’re making something specific
In a state where consumers have and unique and recognizable, and it’s OK that not everyone loves it.”
S
This zodiac sign produces the most billionaires
ince real-life crystal balls don’t exist, zodiac signs are the next-best Analysts have been tracking the relationship between birth month and
option. Believers say the stars can predict everything from our fa- success rates for years. Most recently, researchers at the University of
vorite fast-food restaurant to the type of partner we’ll marry. And Toronto found that babies born in September have the highest chance of
now, new data suggests they might even be able to predict our chance of feeling confident in themselves and going to college.
becoming a billionaire. Read this type of book if you want to be a September babies also had the lowest chance of
self-made millionaire. winding up in prison. Learn the 10 winning at-
If you’re a Leo, consider yourself in luck. Researchers at tributes of highly successful people.
the UK-based job site Adview found that of all the bil- That’s a bit different than what the bil-
lionaires on the recently released Fortune 400 list, there lionaire study revealed. September ba-
were more Leos (July 23 to August 22) than any other bies are either Virgo or Leo, which
sign. Overall, there were 28 billionaire Leos on the ranked six and three on this list of
list. Taurus came in second, with 24 billionaires, billionaire babies, respectively. We
followed by Libra, with 23. Aries came in last, with admit, it’s probably not an exact
just 12 billionaires to its name. Here’s the full list: science.
Leo: 28
Taurus: 24 They wake up from a good
Libra: 23 night’s sleep
They get up early
Aquarius: 22 They spend time in meditation
Gemini: 21 They avoid reaching for coffee
Virgo: 21 immediately
Capricorn: 21 They have a healthy breakfast
Pisces: 21 They incorporate exercise
Cancer: 20 They dress simply
Sagittarius: 18 They set their priorities for the day
Scorpio: 16 They find their own rhythm
Aries: 12 They make multi-tasking work 21
OCWD’s Legislative
Advocacy = Results
Significant legislative work sources Control Board to develop a testing methodology, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, for research into
took place by the Orange adopt regulations and require public disclosure for amounts atmospheric rivers. This amount will aid in maximizing
County Water District (OCWD; of microplastics in drinking water. OCWD and its water pro- water storage at Prado Dam.
the District) during 2018 on ducers opposed this bill unless amended because the process
both the state and federal levels. is absent of transparency, current science, health effects data, Looking Ahead
Some of the goals of OCWD that year included seeking fur- treatment and costs, and involvement of stakeholders. Looking ahead to the upcoming state and federal legisla-
ther credit for advanced purified water recycling within tive sessions, OCWD is in the process of updating its leg-
water conservation legislation, securing additional funding Federal islative platform for
for the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) final In mid-July, OCWD Director the next 2019-2020
expansion, and research to better enable capturing stormwa- Vicente Sarmiento testified on the session. The docu-
ter a Prado Dam. The District was very successful in bring- District’s behalf before the Senate ment serves as a road
ing significant funding to the region and advocating to Environment and Public Works map on what the Dis-
protect investments and water infrastructure. The following Committee in Washington, D.C. trict’s legislative pri-
are a few highlights: At the hearing, Director orities are and
Sarmiento discussed OCWD’s specifies advocacy ef-
State proposed use of the Water Infra- forts in Sacramento
In 2018, the legislation that mandated post-2020 long- structure Finance and Innovation and Washington, D.C.
term conservation requirements on local water districts was Act (WIFIA) to assist in the con- OCWD’s legislative
amended because of efforts by OCWD to provide a 15 per- struction of the GWRS final ex- affairs program is in-
cent credit to existing potable reuse facilities like the GWRS. pansion. He also expressed tegral to fulfilling its
This increase will safeguard the investments of OCWD and support for S. 2800’s incorpora-
its retail water agencies in the GWRS. It also represents a tion of State Revolving Fund - (Left to right) EPA’s Regional Administrator
50 percent increase in the amount of potable reuse water for Water Infrastructure Improve- for the Pacific Southwest Mike Stoker; Con-
which the producers, like the cities of Huntington Beach and ments for the Nation Act (SRF- gressman Alan Lowenthal; OCWD Directors
Fountain Valley, will receive credit during times of drought. WIIN) which could serve as Denis Bilodeau, Steve Sheldon, Cathy Green;
OCWD, along with its retail water agencies, took an “op- another “tool in the toolbox” to and OCSD Chair Greg Sebourn toast, with
pose” position to any new state-wide tax on water, including help communities construct vital water facilities. GWRS water, the announcement of the $135
a tax with an opt-out feature [SB 845 (Monning D-Carmel)]. The United States Environmental Protection Agency an- million WIFIA loan given by the EPA to OCWD
That tax would have been inefficient and expensive as more nounced a $135 million WIFIA loan award to OCWD to for the GWRS final expansion.
than 3,000 water systems were required to change their help finance the GWRS final expansion. This low interest
billing systems and hire staff to implement different prac- loan will save the District approximately $16 million, and mission and goals. To learn more about OCWD’s legislative
tices. Additionally, the intended use of the tax became less the expansion will allow the GWRS to produce 130,000 mil- platform and activities, visit https://www.ocwd.com/what-
pressing after Proposition 68 was voter-approved. It allo- lion gallons of purified water per day. we-do/legislative-community-engagement/
cated $250 million in general obligation bond funds for safe Additionally, the United States Army Corps of Engineers Cathy Green represents Division 6 of the Orange County
drinking water, with priority funding for disadvantaged and the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at Water District, which includes parts of Huntington Beach
communities. SB 845 died on the last day of session on Au- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, received $8 million of and Fountain Valley. Contact Director Green at
gust 31, but OCWD staff and consultants expect to see a funding through the 2019 Energy and Water Development cgreen@ocwd.com.
new version in the 2019 Legislative session.
Another future consideration is SB 1422 (Portantino D– Cathy Green was elected to OCWD in November 2010. She served two terms on the Huntington Beach
La Cañada Flintridge), which authorizes the State Water Re- City Council and was Mayor twice. Huntington Beach has been home to the Green Family over 41 years
The information contained in this column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Local News.
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Oh Wisdom, Wherefore Art Thou

O
Dr. James L. Snyder those things and checking them off with my red been crazy when I planned this week out.”
pen as I finish them. Then, the person on the other side of the room
ne feature of the Christmas story has to When I got to the fifth thing to do, I was a little began laughing hysterically. When she quieted
do with the wise men. Wisdom is such a surprised and not sure what it meant. It simply down a little she said, “Have you finished all your
rare commodity today I think it would be said, “Get groceries for the week.” chores for the week?”
a wise thing to resurrect these wise men. After I did not quite understand this. I went back I looked up at her and saw her laughing and all
all, you never can have too much wisdom. through my weekly planner to see when the last of a sudden, I had a stroke of wisdom like never
I was thinking about this the time I got groceries for the before. Looking at her I asked, “Did you write
other day as I was going over my week was. I could not find this in my book?”
weekly “to-do-list.” I make one of one time that I did. She did not have to answer with words, her
these every week so I know what Right after that one was, dancing eyes and hilarious laugher, told me
I’m supposed to do. As I finish “Fill my wife’s car up with everything I needed to know.
one task, I check it off in red ink. gas.” I thought of what Solomon said, “Blessed is the
One of the great advantages of The next one was, “Do the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets un-
getting old (and the definition of laundry for the week.” derstanding, for the gain from her is better than
old is up to the person using it) I do not ever remember gain from silver and her profit better than gold”
is that I can always say, “I’m writing any of these things (Proverbs 3:13-14).
too old to do that anymore.” down. I know I am getting old One good thing about having wisdom is that
That is why I need to have and lack a lot of wisdom, but you do not have to be too serious about every-
my own planner where I can this is ridiculous. thing in life.
outline my own plans. I examined my weekly “to-
This created somewhat of a do-list” and noticed nothing on Rev. James L. Snyder is
problem not too long ago. I that list that in any way per- pastor of the Family of
am not making any accusa- tained to me. None of the God Fellowship. He lives
tions, mind you. But I do have my suspicions. chores I do every week was with the Gracious Mistress
The beginning of the week I opened my weekly even hinted on that page. of the Parsonage in Ocala.
planner and noticed I had jotted down “to-do” Sitting in my chair slowly going over the list Call him at 1-866-552-
things I really did not quite remember. I just my wife walked in and looked at me. She said, 2543 or e-mail jamessny-
thought that was old age and I had forgotten I had “What are you so much in thought about?” der2@att.net. His web site
jotted down these things. Without even looking up I replied, “I’m trying is www.jamessnydermin-
Being the kind of person I am, I began doing to figure out my weekly to do list here. I must’ve istries.com.
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In My Hand I Hold A Ball, With Miles Of Grass On Which To Land,
White And Dimpled, Rather Small. It Finds A Tiny Patch Of Sand.
Oh, How Bland It Does Appear, Then Has Me Offering Up My Soul,
This Harmless Looking Little Sphere. If Only It Would Find The Hole.
By Its Size I Could Not Guess, It's Made Me Whimper Like A Pup,
The Awesome Strength It Does Possess. And Swear That I Will Give It Up.
But Since I Fell Beneath Its Spell, And Take To Drink To Ease My Sorrow,
I've Wandered Through The Fires Of Hell. But The Ball Knows ... I'll Be Back Tomorrow.
My Life Has Not Been Quite The Same, Stand proud you noble swingers of clubs
Since I Chose To Play This Stupid Game. and losers of balls ...
It Rules My Mind For Hours On End,
A Fortune It Has Made Me Spend. A recent study found the average
golfer walks about 900 miles a
It Has Made Me Yell, Curse And Cry, year.
I Hate Myself And Want To Die.
It Promises A Thing Called Par, Another study found golfers
If I Can Hit It Straight And Far drink, on average, 22 gallons
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But My Desires The Ball Refuses, golfers get about 41 miles to
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JIM MOTAVALLI Care by Volvo: $600 a month for the XC40, $775 for the S60, no down
Americans are used to paying for subscriptions — to magazines and cable payment.
television, for instance — but experience shows they'll cancel when the Mercedes-Benz Collection: Car changes with minimal notice; lower Re-
price of admission gets too high, or there are more tempting alternatives. serve tier, $1,595 per month; Premier tier, $2,995; The application fee is
Cord cutters ditched nearly 1.5 million pay-TV subscriptions in 2017, ac- $495.
cording to a survey by Leichtman Research Group. According to Ivan Drury, a senior analyst at Edmunds, "The sticker shock
Cable TV started out cheap with basic offerings, and then got expensive. is kind of impressive." He pointed out that under BMW's original plan, a
The auto industry's subscription offerings are new, but they're starting consumer would be paying $3,700 monthly to drive an X6 M. "The
out costly, and not price-competitive with traditional leasing. The up- traditional lease on the same car
side is that they take the hassle out of car ownership for busy people
by letting the service take care of maintenance, insurance, licensing
and taxes. And they give consumers choice, often allowing relatively
painless switches between different cars in the automakers' lineup.
Subscription services also point the way toward an ownership-free
auto experience, and offer an easy transition to a potential world
where ride- and car-sharing will be dominant. Subscriptions are here
to stay, but consumers may take a while to "get" them. Lincoln's-
subscription service for lightly used 2015 to 2017 models, offered
through the Ford-owned Canvas beginning this year, got off to a
slow start. Many early subscribers canceled.
Last month, Cadillac announced it would "temporarily pause" its
$1,800-per-month Book subscription service for "adjustments" as
of December 1. According to the Wall Street Journal, "Snags with
the back-end technology used to support the service made some
customer-service functions tedious and time-consuming, adding
costs for the company."
The challenge for automakers is to come up with a strategy that offers
consumers a compelling, affordable option to regular ownership, and one was half that," Drury said. "For that
that can also make a profit. I think they'll find that sweet spot, but they're price, a customer could lease both an M6 coupe and the X6 M and
not there yet. have them both on hand."
Jack Nerad, former executive editorial director at Kelley Blue Book and Independent offerings include Flexdrive, Less, Borrow, Fair and Carma.
author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying or Leasing a Car," points The offerings vary, of course, but a big benefit is their fleets include cars
out that "A lot of people expected that subscriptions would be very valuable from more than one manufacturer. Want to try a Tesla? Borrow one from
for people who wanted inexpensive transportation, but the reality is quite Borrow, which is electric-only. But only Los Angeles residents can apply.
the opposite Subscriptions are offering more choices for the wealthy. And, Drury pointed out that third-party services give consumers "lots of wiggle
faced with a $1,500 monthly payment, those consumers might just choose room" on vehicle choice, and most likely a minivan if that's what a family
to go out and buy the car they really want." actually needs. The third parties are also usually cheaper than the auto com-
Some basic mechanics: The services vary, with some charging a flat fee panies.
for access to a specific group of cars, and others setting different monthly Want another parallel? The record companies tried to offer online music
rates for different models. Many of the services are tiered, with entry-level before iTunes, but not only overpriced their services, but some made them
cars on the bottom, premium and luxury on the top. Mileage restrictions blatantly self-serving, with files that disappeared when customers unsub-
are common, but fairly generous. Care by Volvo allows $1,000 worth of scribed. Apple's $1 for a song you'd own forever was instantly appealing
damage to the car or excess miles without penalty. Many of the programs The stumbles at the opening gate may be short-lived. It is really in au-
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Price resistance has led some automakers to lower their tariffs. BMW's and the people who want to access transportation, not own it.
Access charged a whopping $3,700 for its top M tier, but now that's down There's no doubt that the subscription model works. It's potentially quite
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