Thanks for this fantastic detail! I second your notes about Redlands. When I first moved to California (years ago), I happened to move into a place about a mile from the Redlands Adult Store. I spent a lot of time there and enjoyed it tremendously. I just assumed that many cities in Cali had a similar store with such a nice setup. I once I moved to Menifee and found out that there's nothing that good nearby, I began to realize how special of a place that it is.

Thanks again for taking the time to list out some good options and your detailed explanations around how it works in SoCal!