Oregon and Washington are not much better than California. Something about the coastal regions attracts communists.
Take away Portland and Eugene and the rest of Oregon resembles northern Idaho.
Yep - I’m on the Oregon Central Coast, and the problems are getting worse: drugs, crime, homeless everywhere, even in my small town. Of course, the state is ruled by socialists, starting at the top: Governatrix Kate Brown, long-lost evil twin of Moonbeam Jerry Brown.
The weather is more temperate and living is easier.