I like MMO and have used it for 30+ years.
My bride grew up in Haight-Ashbury and we both love Northern California,
just don't have deep enough pockets to live there.
besides, 75% of the grandchildren are in the east.
sure, California is overdeveloped and poorly governed but so is my favorite city, Asheville NC.
unless you move out in the woods that's just how it is in 21st century USA