I wouldn’t even want to visit California, yet alone live there, when I think about all those fires they have there and the recent mudslides.
The scenery and weather are attractive. What it has become makes it very unattractive. Unfortunately, I have family that lives there. Some by choice - go figure? Other family that is currently stuck there due to a work assignment. My work occasionally (once every 2 to 3 years) sends me that way.
Therefore between work and family I end up out there once every other year or so. As an observer that drops in periodically, I can say conditions in CA are getting steadily worse, not better.