I'm gonna sum up California and the direction it is going.. You have the rich living in their rich areas, police departments go to the extremes to keep those areas safe.. I live in one.. We pay the most city and State taxes so it is a priority...
The poor and depressed areas are neglected, millions of illegals aren't helping.. So you have the public systems completely crumbling and failing.. Starts with Public schooling.. Freebies aren't working either as it only encourages more illegals to come in and work it, or it enables the lazy and poor to not work or go to school to learn a trade..
Then we have the drug epidemic and increase housing and apartment costs.. That creates more homeless and more tents erecting in every city... The warm weather, the free food drives, the handouts and pan handling opportunities give many homeless a workable life that they want and enjoy...
It's only gonna get worse in time.. I've seen it go down hill over the years and it's going down hill faster and faster..
.. California needs drastic leadership change to turn things around.. Higher gas taxes, State taxes and Property taxes is what we are looking at if we don't, higher crime, more drugs, and more gang activity will increase also. Everyone responsible will home school their kids.. Public schooling will simply become to dangerous and over crowded which is happening now!!!
Oh and Those generous pension plans set up in California are running dry also.. Can't wait to see how they are gonna pay that off when the money runs out? Probably State Taxes will raise 25 percent if I had to guess to offset that in a few years..