There are many areas where the spectacular beauty makes the left wing loonys bearable. The whole coast, the Sierras, the high desert, wine country etc. also there are significant pockets of conservatives outside the cities.
I call it home and love it. The mountains, deserts, fantastic diversity out here are pretty good too. And the pot... it's nothing to get hung about in California unlike some other states.
I know a lot about you. I used to sleep in your bed when you were driving across the country. One time, I even wore your pj’s. She had a weird fantasy, sorry. To keep with thread topic, I suspended all that extracurricular activity.