Yes, the Democrats hope to make the entire nation look like Calif.
Our two US senators are both far-left eco-radical libs with more in common with west coast lib representatives than those in the mainstream. Interesting that Arizona is getting a new Intel facility while us in NM are constantly fighting to keep the plant in Rio Rancho from closing. Certainly a factor is that NM is always at the bottom, or nearly so, for education, poverty, jobs, etc. and at the top for crime and violence statistics per capita.
Like an insidious virus, it’s infested the coasts and inland big cities, and is working its way slowly thru the heartland.