You need to keep in mind, though, that Calfornia is huge state, at 163,696 square miles, and San Francisco is but a tiny speck on the map. Los Angeles is a lot bigger, and almost as crazy but more spread out. In the state overall there are 58 different counties containing 482 incorporated cities, as well as many more unincorporated communities and towns, and lots of rural land. There are quite a few places, generally outside of the major cities and college towns, where life is still somewhat tolerable, despite the commie statewide government.