I don’t know Bob I was stationed there in the early eighties. Being from a North Eastern shit hole state (NY) California was like paradise. Year round perfect weather or close to it along with beautiful beaches, awesome desert and mountains there was always something to do. Politically it was more a live and let live state. Though the political winds were definitely shifting which was our signal to leave along with family all being on the east coast and my wife’s parents being in failing health. We loaded up and moved away in 96 and I really have missed it. I wish I could talk my wife into looking at Nevada or Arizona but according to her the desert sucks. Me I love the desert and if we do move back I’ll be doing lots of traveling out to the desert.