I may be mistaken but some time ago I seem to recall that dragnet2 has relatives and/or friends here in Texas. He may just be showing his concern for them since he's seen the downfall in California that started in the mid-70s, if I recall correctly from a recent post to me.
I grew up in Chino, which is near Ontario, Pomona, Upland, etc. It was a very good place to grow up, but that place no longer exists in anything like the form it held from 1964 when we moved there from Santa Anna to 1974 when we left for Iowa where my dad was partially from. California is what sometimes happens when you get too much of a good thing.