Power Line's Steve Hayward posts data about people moving away from California. Check it out, things have gotten so nasty even the poor are leaving.
We have an unequivocal answer to the question: "Can paradise be spoiled by lousy government policy and action?" That answer is Yes.
Democrats didn't just eat the serpent's apple. Metaphorically, they hired a herpetologist to make sure the satanic snake was well cared-for.
Like the DrsC, many native Californians now live in less-desirable locales which have better human systems and are okay with the trade-off. I'll be interested to see the most recent data.