Yes, the state is basically run by Democrats, but there are clear factions within that. For example the recent special election for California State Assembly 1

Yes, the state is basically run by Democrats, but there are clear factions within that. For example the recent special election for California State Assembly 17th district seat (San Francisco) was between Matt Haney and David Campos. Campos is very much in the progressive camp, and doesn't believe in things like "supply and demand". Haney used to be in the progressive camp, but he's the kind of politician that adapts his views to what he thinks will get him elected. So over the past few years he's shifted more towards the moderate camp, and ran on a much more moderate platform. So, what you end up having is a far left group, and then more of a center left. Then at the local level you have stuff like Shasta county almost getting taken over by far right groups: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-12/shasta-county-far-right-candidates-mostly-lose-uprising-continues https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-12/shasta-c...