nobody runs Cali, except tha govmn't, period, just like anywhere else
lets take tha sensationalism out of all this bullshyt, u cats can't be any older than teenagers
90% of homicides in Los Angeles is tha same race killin each other (black on black) (brown on brown) and thats a FACT, so leave that "gangland" shyt for t.v. entertainment, cuz thats all it is
its obvious most of these cats get they ideas of cali through television and rumors, i can't really blame them, if they never lived here then how would they know?
as far as tha Tattoo craze, thats cali all day, most of your favorite artists are getting inked up by ese's (50 cent getting inked up by Cartoon from LA)
tha sunglasses, tatts etc is all LA culture imported nationwide
as far as tha accent

, yeah Cali nikkaz sound like Texas white dudes

, its a generational thing, Cali 60's babies (now mid late 40 somethings) had more of a southern drawl..... tha 70's babies (now mid late 30 somethins) started with that overpronounced Cali accent