Many cities have and are. It's worth pointing out that there are literally millions of Trump supporters here, and plenty of Republican politicians to boot. It's not like California is pure blue.
Plus, democrats are conservatives, so, it's not like they're automatically leftists just because they're blue.
No, there is not free public education anymore so in California than Texas.
> It's worth pointing out that there are literally millions of Trump supporters here
Don’t try to blame them. They have no power at the state and even the extremely Trump-devoid Bay Area (iirc <10% support) has failed to offer anything approximating a solution to housing or good education. The answer to shitty schools in the bay was a lottery to make sure everyone got to suffer the shit, rather than you know... fixing the shitty schools.
Plus, democrats are conservatives, so, it's not like they're automatically leftists just because they're blue.