Don't paint with too wide a brush Bert. There are many good conservative people in Ca. affected by their liberal taskmasters. Liberals rule and ruin Ca. for all the true patriot folks living there!
I lived in California for many years and miss the place - big time!
But as far as political activity there, you may just have to live with it. The demographics there absolutely put conservatives at a major disadvantage and with all the illegal immigrants coming in and getting on the publc dole by means of WIC (where the people behind the counter will help you “qualify” for benefits).
What can you do? Right? You gotta take your lumps and like it because California is one of those places where fiscal conservatives can never win. Social conservatives can, to a degree.
Sorry for sounding so flippant in my origial post. It’s harsh, but true. There are times when conservatives have to go underground and stay true to themselves as much as possible.