Your statement is outdated.
Some years back, a couple of dems were in over their head
and the laws took care of them.
I am a several decade old native here. The major problem is of the 3.2 million people here, majority from other states and countries.
Plenty of Airlines and freeways can take them back if they don’t like it.
Maybe some don’t like being in a Republican County also the largest city in the U.S. to have a Republican Mayor
and 3 or our 5 congressmen are conservative republicans.
All of our Board of Supervisors are Republican.
Several Republicans on the City Council.
Aren’t developers still running SD?