For all of you who have been up in the Bay, visiting graduations or graduating yourself, here’s a brief recap of what’s been happening down south. In two words: not much.
Some Cloggers stuck here in Southern California sorely miss Berkstown, and we hope to be reunited with Cal and all its solar eclipse-infused glory soon.
1. Ice hockey is now the new big thing.
Dear lord, if we have to hear another word about the oh-so-mighty L.A. Kings, we might just shoot ourselves. You see, the thing about SoCal sports fans is that they don’t get excited about their teams and don’t show up to games unless the teams are actually doing well. Never have we seen Staples Centers this packed for an ice hockey game in years. Wayne Gretzky must be mightily pleased. We can only feel for the poor Anaheim Ducks, not getting any SoCal love. And we wish that we were back in the Bay, so that we didn’t have to listen to the latest Kings commentary every time we sat down at a restaurant.
2. The MJ comes south.
Who said the Bay Area was the only one invested in its pot? Authorities apparently found around 7,000 pounds of marijuana, essentially $3 million dollars worth of weed, floating off the Southern California coast. No one knows who dumped it there, but you can rest assured that if this had happened up North, there would’ve been quite a frenzy in getting at it.
3. Too. Much. Traffic.
Unlike NorCal, with it’s wonderful BART system, SoCal-ers depend heavily on their automobiles for transportation. As such, traffic is infinitely worse. We don’t have statistics to back that up, but we can say that taking 30 minutes to drive 5 miles is definitely something that is not comparable elsewhere. Take us back to the days of AC Transit and free bus rides!
Are we missing something here or anywhere else? Are you someplace that’s not the Bay Are and perhaps interested in writing for the Daily Cal Travel Blog? Shoot us an email at blog@dailycal.org!
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