Is it any wonder Angelenos are despondent?  In LA and California, the cost of living is stifling . Traffic is suffocating. The public schools are ill-serving kids. And state and local government, from the governor and legislature on down to the mayor, city council and school board, are out to lunch. A UCLA survey has found that LA County residents’ quality-of-life satisfaction has reached its lowest point in more than a decade. The 2026 Los Angeles County Quality of Life Index blames a range of