I suppose the writer used the term anarchy from the standpoint of a loss of recognized authority or government disorder. The police policies would fit that interpretation. In any event, what you describe is more of a transition of power than an abdication. We have to recognize, Southern California is not alone in this. It’s coming to a neighborhood near each of us if we don’t get our heads screwed on straight.
Whites at all levels of government are abdicating their right to rule. I’m sure in some places in California white voters were simply outnumbered. However, they still gave up without a fight. It is amazing! I am not aware of any historical reports of a people simply giving up at the apparent zenith of their power. With simple shrug of the shoulders whites are walking away. Total collapse(collapse being a sometimes long process, rarely is it a single event).