I have read about California from others and many of the things you say are repeated over and over again....
The irony of the matter is that many of the people in California - having completely f*d up their state end up moving to other states and starting the process all over again. We pay all of this money here in MD for Emissions certs, crazy registration costs, and supplementary uninsured motorist costs (read: ILLEGALS), and now the crazies in this state (many from Cali, including our politicians..) want to provide in-state tuition price to illegals who can't get a drivers license legally unless they are legal (law was changed..), and who won't be able to get a job after they graduate from college unless they are legal... And, they don't even take their cars through emissions certifications because they don't care but the State used to hassle me over my pristine GN which is insured and well maintained for the stupid cert.. Give Cali back and put a fence around it and leave the rest of us alone.