So now they’ve gotten to the point of begging Californians not to move out (albeit in a sarcastic, deceptive way). If current trends continue, pretty soon the only ones that will be left in California will be the poor or indebted who can’t afford to leave, the old and entrenched who will stay out of stubbornness or lack of inertia, immigrants (legal and illegal) who feel it is still better than where they came from, or the rich and semi-rich who can live in their gated communities and pretend like everything’s just peachy-keen as long as they stay in their safe spaces.
Their safe spaces won’t be safe for long. When the thugs run out of free stuff they will eventually turn to the rich and famous.