Some of us who thought California was irredeemable may have to reconsider.
In C.S. Lewis book,
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the White Witch has cast a spell in which it is always winter, but never Christmas. The sign that the spell is broken is when Father Christmas appears to hand out presents to whomever he encounters. Shortly afterwards, spring follows.
Perhaps California has been under an evil spell. Perhaps Father Christmas has just appeared, and soon Spring will make her entrance.