It’s been painful watching the downfall of what used to be a wonderful state. I was born there, in Newport Beach, where we took surfing for 1st period PE, our moms were stay at home moms, we could drive anywhere without horrible gridlock, you could go to a medical facility and not have the place packed with droves of illegals with their magic plastic Medical card, and it was a conservative place.
Watching as it becomes a socialist third world is like watching a good friend in hospice, you know the tragic outcome even as you hold out unreasonable hope that something will change.
After living there my entire life, I headed for the midwest two years ago. A red state, of course.
Other than smog in LA, the California of the 1960s was incredible. I remember it. We used to go visit it in the 60s and 70s. It was close to paradise at one time!