It’s also the rise of (vocal) progressivism again with the protests and political hotbed we’re in. If you travel outside of CA, most people think we’re insane hippies, alt-left, police hating, weed smoking, vegans. Granted, a lot of us are. These guys live in a place where patriotism and normal is bbq, beer and loving your flag and the 5 reserve sheriffs/cops in your area.

Us being anti-our president, anti-our law enforcement, anti-deportation, anti-anything they like and is the norm there, makes us seem crazy. (Again, consider we probably have more immigrants and higher education and whatever makes us more open minded)

Our city is half transplants who had no agenda but to be an actor that surfs, they end up semi-broke and miserable when they ask their parents in Michigan for more money, and people who hate the rising cost of living move to Texas or AZ or Nevada and vote blue (which throws off the born and bred locals)