There were plenty of commie wackos here before New Yorkers migrated in any numbers. Yes, but native Californian's tend to be more populist than communist. This bunch we have are all carpet baggers, except Feinstein. Davis is from Brooklyn, so is Barbara Boxer. Nancy Polosi is from New Jersey and Dan Burton is from Ohio.
The problem is, if Californians would take their politics as seriously as they do their front lawn, we would all be better off.
Apparently you think all "carpetbaggers" are from back east. There were more than a few "scalawags" among the "natives" before New Yorkers arrived. California has always had its wackiness, though today's wack jobs are emboldened by the media and politicians, who in a previous era would have laughed and walked away, rather than dignify the loonies "activism".