Not sure if it is related, but fairy duster can grow in the SFV. Boething Treeland in Woodland Hills sells them.

I once admired the person who first made electric cars mainstream and looked forward to someday owning one- not anymore. Sad the story has turned out this way.

It is economics. Patriarchy and misogyny prevented women from having jobs and careers with living wage pay. Now many don't need men for the income and men are not providing any other incentives to get married. Who wants to babysit a grown-ass man?

When men become adults, the guardrails/training wheels should not be needed anymore.

Beautiful- can you name some of the natives?