Well Dave ol pal, I spent 30 years in California (1976-2006)
and 21 years of it right on the beach. I would move back tomorrow if things were different. Prolly this time I would live on a nice boat in the Ventura Harbor. But things aren’t different. Hope all is (somewhat) well with you : )
We are fine as a family.
Living in the “New Normal” of rude/rash and threatening leftwingers in Californicator land will be tough.
We may see some of our producing younger relatives relocating to Texas or Idaho inspite of loving what California offers us re location/weather/oceans/mountains. Some own their businesses or at a high enough level to get the business decision to relocate.
The good news is that Prop 31 was defeated. The irony of that may be the Republican Party of California was for Prop 31, and that may have turned away the 60+% voting against it.