has been fantastic for me, my wife and the kids...we have great friends who are Black, Hispanic, Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Gay and Lesbian...we have parties and dinners together, work together, etc...I've traveled most everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, grew up in NYC and New England, college at ND, and the Bay Area is the best "Package" for living that I've seen...I'm sorry you had such a bad experience.
Are there things in CA that need fixing...sure...my wife and I have spent at least a few hours every week for the last 15 years helping feed the homeless and poor; even our kids have pitched in, so we see first hand every week what it's like in CA...and frankly around the nation...to live in a country that gives tax breaks to billionaires, while denying minimum wage increases to those who are struggling and showing up at our community centers and food banks...I could go on, but I'll save it for later.
Back to COVID...CA is doing it right...MI and FLA...not so much.