In this issue of Eureka, we’re addressing four aspects of California and the “livability” question – how a burgeoning population will cope with the need for added living space and the prospect of ever-increasing taxes that take a toll on housing budgets.

In 1973, as I was going through customs in New York, the customs agent rifling my bag looked at my passport and said, with a Bronx sneer, "Bruce Thornton, huh. Must be one of them Hollywood names."

A funny thing about California: in the 1950s, it was a nice place to visit, but you didn’t necessarily want to live there