> Money laundering through tech startups or crypto shell companies, luxury real estate purchases by Chinese or Russian oligarchs for capital flight…
You could be describing parts of Texas, Florida real estate.... I'm not sure why California gets all the blame. I suspect because it is the wealthiest.
Whatabout...
California hardly gets blamed at all. Just look how the cartel-affiliated MJ farm gets busted and the media calls it "strawberry pickers that put food on our table." That kind of media bias is scary and I don't understand how people overlook it.