Have no Sauce on this, only my own Theory - Had a feeling/hunch for years now, maybe since roughly 2015 or so, that California really isn't an offical State of the United States anymore. Obviously has to be to some degree to still be able to receive aid, vote in elections etc. Etc. But kinda feel like the Traitor [Renegade] sold it out or just gave it away, China being the most likely recipient…
Would certainly explain why it's an absolute disaster there in every sense - Drugs, Sex/Child trafficking, littered with homeless ppl, outrageous Cost of Living/Taxes, "Wildfires" etc. - but no desire to fix it. Almost like (((they))) (deliberately & systematically) are pushing out every person that isn't filthy rich or one of (((them)))
For example, burn the middle-class population's community's + houses down via all the "Wildfires", don't pay them their insurance to rebuild + drop them so they simply just move elsewhere, with the extremely high likelihood they will move to a State more affordable to live in.
Again, only a Theory I've been bouncing around in my mind - No sauce, but if there is any out there that points in this direction, please feel free to share!