We split time between the insane liberal San Francisco Bay Area (on the Peninsula) and very conservative North Idaho.
Mask wearing is exactly what you would expect. Virtually NONE in Idaho and maybe 5% in California. Our health care facilities in CA FINALLY dropped their mask requirement, but most staff are still wearing them.
During the pandemic, life in North Idaho was barely changed at all while CA went absolutely bonkers with every possible precaution under the sun. The results of this big experiment? Equal outcomes for both states (infections, hospitalizations, ICUs, and death). All the extreme measures in CA had ZERO effect (except for making people absolutely neurotic).
Can you completely escape that hellhole, known as SanFranSicko?