Home tour: California dreaming By iris Benaroia, Special to National Post Published Nov 23, 2022 3 minute read ...

During California's most recent drought which began in late 2011 and ended April 2017, the government imposed mandatory water restrictions in 2015 for the first time in state history.

On top of all that, California controls the entire Pacific coastline, giving it access to vital trading ports. And, of course, there’s the entertainment behemoth that is Hollywood.

California has the largest immigrant population in the union, approximately 10 million in total, a quarter of those undocumented. If you’re not an immigrant in California, you know one. Or two.