All bureaucrats and politicians are corrupt, and throw in Union officials with them. We need term limits and we need to abolish any government agency unions, period. Of course the great Socialist Peoples republic of CA will not do this. I am moving as soon as I can, I have been in this state since 1952 and it has gone from a really good place to live, to be one of the great sh**holes of the US. I am retired now and see no reason to stay here, maybe Nevada would like to have me.
I've been here a little longer than you have and I feel the same way. It's a mess.