Seems like there's some sort of alternative option - whatever arrangement the state of California has with the department of Homeland security. I don't fully un

Seems like there's some sort of alternative option - whatever arrangement the state of California has with the department of Homeland security. I don't fully understand it, just get glimpses from brief conversations with tsa agents as they pat me down, but it seems California self-funds tsa, meaning for example all stations are usually manned, and there was no slowdown during the government shut down. Probably many states can't afford that though.