Add to that the "do as I say, no as I do" attitude from the state government which seems to revel in the opportunity offered by the SARS2 epidemic to exercise power over their constituents upon which those constituents go from demonstrating against capricious rules [1] to sheriffs blankly refusing to enforce those rules [2] and the question really becomes why those people who can move out of California don't move out of California.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MllTDoW9cMI - Bar owner in Los Angeles CA is livid to see that mayor Garcetti has approved an outdoor dining area

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvvRme0h2oY - Message from Sheriff Bianco 12-04-20