It reminds me quite a lot of New Jersey. You wouldn't know it now, but New Jersey used to be an industrial powerhouse. Now it's just known for it's corruption

It reminds me quite a lot of New Jersey. You wouldn't know it now, but New Jersey used to be an industrial powerhouse. Now it's just known for it's corruption, high taxes, bureaucracy, decaying infrastructure and dying cities. I have no idea idea if California's peak is already in the past, but the trend isn't looking great. When people start taking for granted, that's when they kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.