Steve Sailer has an interesting column up contrasting northern & southern California-the gist being that the Bay Area's "elitism" has been more resilient toward cultural change than the Southland's "populism." I find this interesting because I live in a part of the country, the Pacific Northwest, packed with "progressives," and a state, Imbler, that has "urban growth boundaries" and traditionally a "visit but don't move here" attitude. But this "ecotopia" is also among the least diverse parts of the country.