No wonder people are fleeing California in droves. There is absolutely no justification for a bill that high other than malfeasance or gross mismanagement. That is straight-up theft of your money.

For comparison, I have double that plus electric appliances and a home-lab with 6 rack servers that run 24/7 and my bill rarely tops $175 in the dead of summer. And I like the thermostat cold.

If you live in a duplex or condo I would consider if your meter is miswired (with your neighbor's meter daisy-chained to yours) and you are being double-billed. It is more common than you think and often goes undiscovered for years.

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JumpCrisscross 11 hours ago | parent [-]

> No wonder people are fleeing California in droves

“Fleeing” is hyperbole. Population is roughly flat [1].

[1] https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/CA/PST045224

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naturalmovement 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Both can be true.

There could be people fleeing that have lived there for some time, while being supplanted with newcomers. That would have a net zero effect.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I’m not sure why that counts as a useful definition of fleeing within the context of economic conditions.

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casey2 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Shrinking every year. Not good. ~40% people under 40 (or ~10% of the population) live with their parents. This is an indirect tax on parents since a majority of this class has no option to evict their kids.

North Korea has a stable population, people flee all the time. The comparison is apt. California's 4-walled fences are much tighter around their residents.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> North Korea has a stable population How could you possibly know this.