This is exactly why I refuse to live in California even though the weather is better than in Michigan..Although Michigan has some of the worst roads and highest insurance rates in the country, it is not as bad as California and the ridiculous laws and crap that goes on in the "Golden State"..A lot depends on where one lives in Calif., but my son bought a little 1300 sq.ft. ranch in Pleasant Hill, near Walnut Creek, a couple years ago for $380,000 put another $80,000 in it for repairs and up-dates and is now ready to sell it for over $725,000!!! Hell, I worked a fairly decent paying job with Ford for over 30 years and I cannot afford the front door on some of the "crap" in Calif...No complaining, as I am very happy and financially stable, but if you want "fun in the sun" so to speak, you will pay, pay, and pay.....Ride safe