As a friend of mine who just moved out of there told me, it’s the only city whose government cares more about foreign policy than fixing the potholes in the streets.
Back in the early Seventies, when the Berkeley politicos were having some sort of public celebration about their affiliation with Berkeley’s sister city, Havana, someone hired one of those message planes to fly overhead during the speeches that were being made. The messages said things like “fix the potholes,” “fix our streets,” and “pick up the garbage.”
Bill, you seem to have forgotten the liberal paradises in western WA. Port Townsend, near where we still live is far more concerned about world politics than their own local economy, or quality of life.