I’m not in California but VDH has some credibility on the topic - he’s a native.
I’ve not pasted the articles below (available at links) but, they are worth a read. Perhaps the articles are harsh. But, even limited research will corroborate the conditions as described.
High taxes, open borders, generous welfare benefits, not properly dealing with our addicted or mentally ill nor enforcing simple 1st world sanitation and health codes...this how government policies help create “shit holes.”
America’s First Third-World State
By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
June 18, 2019 6:30 AM
http://victorhanson.com/wordpress/am...d-world-state/
Conditions On The Streets Of San Francisco Are Comparable To “The Slums Of Mumbai, Delhi, Mexico City, Jarkarta, And Manila”
June 24, 2019 by Michael Snyder
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/a...rta-and-manila