Conservatives Say California Is A Disaster But Facts Show The Opposite

[Doc Sportello]

8. Much of it is victim blaming

In many cases the victim being California's people, government officials and the state as a whole.
Examples:
homelessness: Many municipalities across the country "solve" their homeless problems by giving the homeless a one-way bus ticket to, guess where, California. So the state is expected to fix this national problem on its own.
Crime: The state has some of the largest urban centers in the country and they have seen the same underlying issues other such places have when it comes to the transfer of wealth and good-paying jobs away from those without a college degree.
Affordability: The influx of wealthy and upper middle class foreigners to the state has raised prices for everything, especially housing.

These aren't the only reasons for the state's problems and image but while the leaders have made mistakes it is still better run than most out there.