I was born and raised in California.I left there 10 years ago partly because I refuse to learn a foreign language to order from a fucking fast food drive through restaurant! (I speak English, NOT Spanish).  My neighborhood was a nice upper middle class neighborhood until the late 1990's, but slowly became overrun by illegal aliens who obtained section 8 vouchers. The place became an overpriced shit hole for those of us who actually worked and paid our own rents/mortgages and it was only going to get worse.   I have not gone back to that shithole and never will if I can help it!