Here’s something to be “hopeful” about…there are SO many desirable zip codes in this country where the cost of living is extremely reasonable when compared to SoCal. We have been seriously discussing bugging out of this state for a couple years now…sure, our kids would miss their friends, we would miss the natural beauty of California, and we would have to adjust to less “perfect” weather, but those would be the ONLY things we would miss. By and large, this region is devoid of any intelligent life forms and will certainly never again be anything other than a shadow of it’s former self, with respect to it’s promise of a bright future.