California State Of Drought Emergency.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-rall-drought-california-jerry-brown-20140122,0,3799723.story

In California's drought emergency, Gov. Brown declares the obvious.... 

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-rall-drought-california-jerry-brown-20140122,0,3799723.story#ixzz2ric3J1KP

Nevermind this now Emergency  Drought has turned Central Valley into a dust bowl for the last 6 years+.  A steadily groing population also created a situation that contributed to shrinking agricultural land. Environmental issue also added to the woes.

According to Reason.com  "In 2007, federal judge Oliver Wanger imposed limits on the amount of water pumped from the San Joachin-Sacramento River delta to farms in California's Central Valley in order to protect a two-inch endangered fish called the Delta Smelt. As a result, several hundred thousand acres of farmland on the west side of the Central Valley now lie fallow, and many thousands of jobs have been lost. In the city of Mendota, for example, the unemployment rate exceeds 40%. If the bill passes, Obama says he'll veto it."
http://www.farmland.org/programs/states/futureisnow/images/StateMapwithPSUFarmland_001.jpg

The top 10 for 2011 gross income
in Stanislaus County:
1. Milk $766.2 million
2. Almonds $628.3 million
3. Chickens $220.1 million
4. Cattle $207.6 million
5. Walnuts $175.7 million
6. Silage (feed) $156.3 million
7. Tomatoes $91 million
8. Deciduous nursery $71.4 million
9. Alfalfa $70.1 million
10. Turkeys $67.2 million
http://media.wix.com/ugd/55cbd5_2b01fcaaa0313f5f452fd48c044fab68.pdf

Back To Country Blogging

I have not been here for a while, actually over a year. I went to Thailand in October 2012 for my father's funeral. Since the beginning of 2013, this year had been passing by even faster than usual. I spent more time in Thailand and mostly to be with my mother and helped her with moving back into her own home.

My mother's home:

I will write more for this blog as it is very personal for me as I am living in the country since 2001. As a matter of face, since I moved from Silicon Valley down to Temecula Wine Country. This blog is a continuation from my other articles I wrote on Boomers International web site which is still up and running as linked to here:
http://boomersint.org/country.htm
http://boomersint.org/country2.htm
http://boomersint.org/country3.htm
http://boomersint.org/avocado/country4.htm

So I hope you will be back reading this blog again.
Peace & Love,
Jieranai Maier

 

Environmentalists, cattlemen establish wildlife corridor

• Posted By: Bryan Chan
• Posted On: 10:00 p.m. | May 4, 2012

A new land ethic is taking root on 31,900 acres north of Los Angeles managed by an alliance of environmentalists and cattlemen who want to preserve ranching as a way of life while also protecting mountain lion, black bear, golden eagles and other wildlife.

Read the full story by Louis Sahagun here.
Environmentalists, cattlemen establish wildlife corridor

Lotto Mania!! 

 

 

What would you do if you win the  $500 Mega Millions

Here is what I would do:
1) Buy ALL of my clients' homes and lots land that I currently listed :)
2) Pay off all the debts and taxes...
3) Give portion of the winning money to my kids, my brother, my parents..

4) Get a new car for each and every one of my immediate family.
5) Pay off the house.
6) Invest in gold, stocks
7) get a very good gift  to all my good friends ....

8) Give to charities of my choice!!!

9) put the rest of the money in the bank..

There you go and I am off to buy the tickets LOL..

Good luck to us!!!! 

 

High Tech 2 ;)

High Tech!

Nice Country Homes !!

America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2010

In these neighborhoods $4 million homes are the norm.

By Francesca Levy, Forbes.com

Sep 27, 2010

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Los Angeles has always been home to some of the world's most expensive real estate. But forget Beverly Hills, 90210: The new hot spot for multimillion-dollar mansions is Duarte, 91008.

Bradbury, Calif. (91008)

Duarte, Calif., home to the 91008 ZIP code, is a small suburb northeast of downtown LA, near the Los Angeles national forest. The median cost of a house in this tony town is a whopping $4,276,462, making it the most expensive housing market in the country. It ranks No. 1 on Forbes' annual ranking of America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes.

A scant 1,391 people live in 91008 ZIP code, and only 12 homes are currently on the market. So a single high-priced listing (like the mammoth nine-bedroom, built this year, that's selling for $19.8 million) is enough to skew the median price skyward.