Not exactly. The problem is that the economically poorer regions -particularly on the west coast- have been causing problems for the economically rich regions thanks to literally busing their homeless people to them. Seatle has a major homeless problem because towns and cities that aren't economically powerful have been literally giving their homeless bus tickets to Seattle.
Yeah, it is actually a thing that has been happening... just good luck in getting the less economically powerful cities and towns to actually say that they've been doing it.
That is so wrong that I need aspirin to stem the migraine of the sheer stupidity.
The GOP is not going to admit that they've set up a propaganda machine that Herr Gobbels would be willing to outright murder to get. That is the explicit purpose of FOX 'News' and friends since their inception (FOX 'News' was designed to ensure that another Watergate wouldn't be possible, and guess fucking what, it's working).
The GOP moved this country so far right that they made the 'right-wing' literally hang off the cliff and still try to keep moving right despite the fact that they'll get killed in doing so by literally falling off that cliff.
Anyone who hasn't notice it is outright delusional at this point. Plugging their ears and yelling at the top of their lungs delusional. Thinking that a flaming house is fine delusional. I have noticed it and I've noticed it since 2002, i.e. since I was in the third grade (Sep. 2001-June 2002 is the time period).
Im going to disagree about californias problems all being caused by outside forces.
Thought states like New York are not helping, our biggest problem is that politics have been nationalized which means people who should be focusing on state and local issues are letting those issues slide so they can grandstand about things they don't have the power or authority to change.