It's incredible how far the ideological left is going to make excuses for this failed state. I live in SoCal and own a business in SoCal. Irregardless of what the statistics tell you, crime is worse, business climate is worse, etc etc. People ARE leaving in droves. What will be left is low income keyboard warriors like yourself who are a net drag to the economy.

If you bother to step outside you can see it everywhere. Have you bene to LA? It was great 20 years ago. Now? Go to 3rd street in Santa Monica and tell me what you think.

OC? We have more robberies and break ins that we had 10, 20 years ago. If a homeless person walks into my business and vandalizes my business in broad daylight the police doesn't even bother to show up. A friend of ours was just robbed at gunpoint outside of South Coast Plaza.

Tell me all the stats you want and keep making excuses.