COMM/SOC FINAL by Arianna Clay https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0 WHAT IF CALIFORNIA en-us 2022-05-04 20:13:57 UTC 2022-05-05 16:44:50 UTC hello@padlet.com What if California ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2170862541 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL-43maihBA.
I got this idea one day because of how popular California is. We all see it as the land of the stars. But like every other state California comes with its own issues and problems. These are things we do not get to see and media does not portray. ]]> 2022-05-05 03:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2170862541 What if we go Swimming ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2170913862 https://calmatters.org/commentary/2021/10/clean-water-in-california-is-overdue/
I wanted to look at the pollution rates in California. This is an issue every state has but I feel like we do not talk about it nearly as much. So, I figured with the beach seen would be perfect to show case exactly what is in the water. ]]> 2022-05-05 04:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2170913862 forest fires ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171673959 https://www.rff.org/publications/explainers/wildfires-in-the-united-states-101-context-andconsequences/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20wildfires%20destroyed%20almost,to%20both%20homes%20and%20businesses.

In 2020, wildfires destroyed almost 18,000 structures, 54 percent of which were homes. California has been notably hard-hit by destructive fires. A 2020 study found that in 2018, wildfires caused a total of almost $28 billion in capital losses in California, including damage to both homes and businesses.

https://www.rff.org/publications/explainers/wildfires-in-the-united-states-101-context-andconsequences/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20wildfires%20destroyed%20almost,to%20both%20homes%20and%20businesses.

]]> 2022-05-05 15:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171673959 Poverty ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171674885 https://calmatters.org/commentary/2019/09/high-cost-california-no-1-in-poverty/
The Census Bureau reported that of California’s roughly 40 million residents, an average of 18.2 percent have been impoverished during the three preceding years.

https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/california-continues-to-have-the-highest-poverty-level-in-the-nation/article_45a6e2fc-f9f8-11ea-a19d-cf1649965470.html

As of 2019, The Census Bureau reported that California still has the highest level of functional poverty of any state, averaging 18.2% of its 40 million residents impoverished during the three preceding years.



]]> 2022-05-05 15:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171674885 Homeless rates ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171676129 https://stateofreform.com/featured/2021/03/homelessness-increased-6-8-in-california-from-2019-to-2020/
Homelessness increased 6.8% in California from 2019 to 2020

The 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report found that California accounted for more than half of all unsheltered people in the country. ...

Forty-one per 10,000 people were homeless in California, and 70% of the homeless people in the state were without shelter.

]]> 2022-05-05 15:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171676129 Air quality ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171677124 https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/health-air-pollution  
A number of air pollutants, coming out of a variety of industrial processes, impact the health of California residents. Air monitoring shows that over 90 percent of Californians breathe unhealthy levels of one or more air pollutants during some part of the year.



]]> 2022-05-05 15:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171677124 ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171693813 My idea for the project was originally made from the commercial that tell you to visit California. I had learned from my FYS at Elizabethtown College how TV shows hide the homeless and will shoot views so people can not see how bad it is there. This led me to the idea how great is California. ]]> 2022-05-05 16:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171693813 Everyone is bad at polluting. ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171700646 I looked at pollution in the water because of the oceans in California. I figured everywhere has pollution why not see how bad it is in California. When finding out that most of the water is actually contaminated I was shocked no one was talking about it. ]]> 2022-05-05 16:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171700646 What about the people ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171709193 Forest Fires have been in the news a lot when talking about California but have not been addressed with how people are losing their businesses and homes. This also affects the air quality. ]]> 2022-05-05 16:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171709193 The land of the rich and famous ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171733398 California has always been glamourized for being the home of Hollywood and LA but people tend to not realize how many people go with a dream and end up not being able to obtain it. California is a very expensive place to live in.]]> 2022-05-05 16:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171733398 Homeless ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171736988 This is a disgusting rate of homeless people and how many of them have no shelter at all. Over 50 percent of homeless people in America are found in California. They cover the strips and many of these people went to follow a dream or had been drained dry from California's high prices. Truly sad but who cares when you can go to the beach and ignore it all.]]> 2022-05-05 16:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171736988 We are human ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171744128 It should be a basic right to have clean air. I feel like that goes without saying. There are so many things that people take for granted and air quality is one of them. Where I live I never would have thought about how lucky I am to smell farms and the seasons. ]]> 2022-05-05 16:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171744128 Overall, ariannamclay14 https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171745537 California is not that great. It is not just another state with its own issues and people just pass by them like they are not harming the people who live there. ]]> 2022-05-05 16:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ariannamclay14/1cpun1hnotxr2nq0/wish/2171745537