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Colorado City, AZ btw is probably the most extreme example of a California transplant that completely wrecked an entire community, single handily. And it only took him five years to do it. 

Before he moved there, they were living high on the hog. Their streets were lined with mansions, they all drove high end Trucks and SUVs, they had a bunch of horses and ATVs, and all the luxuries you could ever want in a desert community. 

Fast forward to today, and the streets are still lined with mansions, but most sit vacant with the windows busted out and the doors caved in. All that remains is piles of human wreckage, trying to make the best of their new situation. 

I was referring to Warren Jeffs, who of course was born in California. 

True, but it remains the most extreme example of a town in Arizona getting completely wrecked by a California transplant.

On the plus side, they make a pretty mean batch of cheese curds out there. Credit where due.

Colorado City, AZ btw is probably the most extreme example of a California transplant that completely wrecked an entire community, single handily. And it only took him five years to do it.

Before he moved there, they were living high on the hog. Their streets were lined with mansions, they all drove high end Trucks and SUVs, they had a bunch of horses and ATVs, and all the luxuries you could ever want in a desert community.

Fast forward to today, and the streets are still lined with mansions, but most sit vacant with the windows busted out and the doors caved in. All that remains is piles of human wreckage, trying to make the best of their new situation.

I think that's probably the propaganda the city puts out to attract new people.  Colorado City was founded as a polygamist town, and Warren Jeffs was far from a "California transplant" - his father was polygamist Rulon Jeffs who died with like 80 wives in Utah. There is some thought that Jeffs was only born in California because his mother was in hiding after the government raided the community for polygamists in 1953.  

That city appears to be growing in population.

After a century, polygamists choose to leave Short Creek homes rather than deal with land trust

https://www.sltrib.com/news/polygamy/2017/05/19/after-a-century-polygamists-choose-to-leave-short-creek-homes-rather-than-deal-with-land-trust/

Why polygamists are leaving their historic hometowns along the Utah-Arizona border

https://www.sltrib.com/news/polygamy/2017/05/25/why-polygamists-are-leaving-their-historic-hometowns-along-the-utah-arizona-border/

Evictions in polygamous town include traveling band of onlookers

Women, children follow the “eviction team” of the land trust that owns the homes, taking photos and videos of families getting kicked out.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/polygamy/2017/06/04/evictions-in-polygamous-town-include-traveling-band-of-onlookers/

Woman tries to run down constable during evictions at polygamous Short Creek

https://www.sltrib.com/news/polygamy/2015/07/11/woman-tries-to-run-down-constable-during-evictions-at-polygamous-short-creek/

there are some things that I learn here that I'm not sure are important

Have you ever learned anything here that was important? 

Anyway, sorry I brought it up. Well, Fro brought it up, but I took the bait, and that's on me.

It is all pretty complicated. Not really the easiest thing to breakdown in thread form.

There are entire books written about the demise of that community. Dozens of them. From every perspective imaginable.