The reason is a paranoid commitment to a elect-Democrats-down-the-line voting record purity. I know people now who complain about current CA leadership, while acknowledging they themselves voted for them, and would again because there is a (D) next to their name. If you have a bunch of politicians, of whatever party, who know they don’t have to maintain the city and yet you’ll still vote for them, then you have a bunch of politicians who will siphon off all that tax money meant for city maintenance to enrich themselves and their friends. And those terrified of an “impure voting record” will elect them once again. And PS, this upcoming LA Mayoral election isn’t an election. We all saw the vote manipulation during the primary where Nithya Raman was “placed” in the race with Karen Bass, so we’d have no choice but to elect one or the other person ironically responsible for the current poor state of LA.

This woman is bat-shit crazy. Refusing to pay rent = “liberatory vision of home” Paying on the schedule you agreed upon when signing the lease = “making this rent payment at the barrel of a gun” Landlords who decide to rent to you = “Exploitation and domination” Having an apt available for you to rent (because you don’t want to sleep in a park) = “Hoarding the places where we live” No one forces someone to sign a lease.

Don’t know if there is a complete absence of economics understanding in CA, but if you get rid of the billionaires here, you will get rid of all the taxes they pay. About 85% of CA revenue is paid by the top 1%. If you don’t want the city to afford to function, go ahead and get rid of the wealthy citizens.