Bark I'm on your side. I went to California once expecting to hate the place. Wife wanted to visit her g-father before he died. I went under duress.
I discovered that away from the cities there are some awfull good folks there but there just ain't enough of them to outvote the liberal city dwellers.
I know it must be hell on you having to watch a place you know and love go to the devil because of outside forces you have no control over whipping up on the good folks.
I hope you all can change it but I don't think the odds are good in your favor.
