No, I was trying to find out if your experience with overflowing malls had to do with where you live. I live in the Wash DC metro area, the richest area in the country thanks to the USG and the parasite private sector that lives off of government contracts. We live in a bubble with low unemployment and packed malls. Happy days are here again. That is not true for the vast majority of the country.
My condolences on living in CA. It is the canary in the coal mine when it comes to America's future. It is going down the toliet and things will only get worse. It is a real shame.