Is the so-called chief a Kalifornia native?
No. He's local.
Hey, don’t blame all idiocy on the Western states! Look at NYC — they breed them by the thousands!
That aside, keep in mind that most cities have a rotten core. Not the poor, the stupid. If someone claims that the person laying across the gutter is a poor homeless slob (rather than what odds favor — an idiot parasite who has been using drugs since puberty): they are one of the stupids. Don’t mistake, I’m sympathetic and supportive of folks on “skid row” thru no fault of their own: abusive spouse, sudden catastrophic illness, accident, etc. However, the vast majority are addicts (who refuse any suggestions to change) or those who seemingly can’t make a correct life choice to save themselves -— and expect you to pick up the tab.
This core of stupids run most cities.