Southern California has experienced two major "boom" periods which were the 1880s and the 1920s. These boom periods brought much change to the state of California; economically and socially. Many new industries appeared thanks to each boom that took place. The events that occurred in each boom period affected the state differently. To best lay out what change took place in California we will examine each period separately and discuss what occurred within the periods to see how these boom periods affected and shaped the state of California. .
Southern California experienced tremendous growth in the 1880s, stimulated in part by the railroad. The Southern Pacific was the largest landowner in the state and it took a leading role in the advertising of California. The railroad's publicity department flooded the nation with articles and stories extolling the charms of California's natural beauty, climate, and romantic heritage (Dumke). The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad reached Los Angeles in the mid 1880s and began a rate war with the Southern Pacific (Rice). Passenger fares from the Midwest to southern California dropped from $125 to as little as $1. More than 200,000 newcomers arrived in southern California in 1887, the peak year of "the boom of the eighties." Real estate sales in Los Angeles County exceeded $200 million during a single year. Dozens of towns sprang up. A hundred new communities with 500,000 homesites were established (Dumke). .
Expansion of rail service in California had one result that was never anticipated by the businessmen and politicians of San Francisco and Sacramento who worked so hard for the transcontinental link; Northern California lost its monopoly on the state's population and wealth. Without a rail link, Los Angeles, the first city of Mexican California, remained a sleepy village compared to the booming towns to the north. However, local business and political leaders were determined that Los Angeles would not be bypassed when rail lines came south, and city voters agreed to what was, in effect, a bribe to the Southern Pacific to bring the line directly through the city.
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California Blackouts Beginning in the winter of 2000, California's power supply has had a shortage leading to many blackouts across the state. ... First, California has been relying on Pacific Northwest power industries to supply the generation of power. ... The government needs to use its powers of the utility industry to aid California in its power shortages. ... This action has to be done by the FERC because California is unable to regulate out of state companies. The possible solution to California's energy problem will be a long-term process. ...
The Drought in California California is a great place to live but has been troubled in the last few years with a terrible drought. ... Second the paper will discuss the environmental use of water and how it affects fish in California, and how the wildfires are effecting the dry areas of California. ... What is the solution to the California drought? ... California agriculture is very important to our nation. ... Many politicians and the governor of California Jerry Brown argue about water in California. ...
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Where are California's priorities? Since 1980 America has seen a drastic increase in crime, and some may tell you that California's Three-Strikes Law is the best way to prevent such crime. Adopted by California in 1994, the Three-Strikes Law states that felons found guilty of a third crime are incarcerated for 25 years to life. ... In fact, post Three-Strikes law, California now spends more on prisons that it does on colleges and universities. Would it not be a better long-term solution to educate the citizens of California rather than building more jails and encouraging a atmos...
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This is the model California follows today, and it is what has been overpacking prisons since the 1980s. ... The second step is to reduce prison sentences for minor drug crimes and end California's Three Strike sentencing law. Proposition 47, a measure that downgrades minor felony charges to misdemeanors, has been largely successful in California. ... California is no longer allowed to ship out prisoners to other states. ... California must bar the establishment of for profit prisons in the state. ...
