Newsom’s voters in California don’t care. He is termed out but someone just like him will be elected as governor.
Ditto for Karen Bass who partied in Ghana while LA burned to the ground. She will be re-elected.
Newsom has $100M ready to go - regulations waived - for developers to put in Section 8 housing in the burned out areas - while residents cannot get permits to rebuild.
California wants to kick the "bourgeoisie" out of the state. They prefer every Californian to be a member of the "proletariat".
If you are independently wealthy (with a small business, perhaps?) and you own your own house? They want you to leave.
Karen Bass, the Mayor of L.A., went to Cuba back in the '70s because she's a revolutionary.