I was born and raised in Southern California, Bellflower Paramount, and Downey areas.
I figured it out in 1979, get out! The Democrats are destroying the state. So I left.
I knew a guy who got a promotion by State Farm Insurance to move to Ventura from Houston. It was a huge pay boost. His standard of living went from being able to afford a 3 bedroom apartment to living in a one room apartment. He and his wife were working and still couldn’t keep up. They left after 2 years of living in the people’s republic of California.