Only in California do you see: A Jaguar parked at the Dollar Tree A Wal-mart parking lot with more BMW, Mercedes, Porsches, and other luxury cars than sensible economy cars A spankin’ new Bentley stop up traffic on Fairfax just to stop for a coffee and newspaper at the sidewalk vendor

Yesterday, my neighbors two houses down came home from the dealership with a shiny new Toyota Prius. I’ve been a closet fan of the Prius since my friend’s family purchased one a few years ago. And as a self-described “autophile,” there’s a part of me that has a deep sense of envy when someone I […]