I think this says it all:
Just a few observations about where we are:
California hasn’t been perfect by any means. There is still plenty of vaccine resistance here. But for the most part it’s done well, with mask mandates and a good vaccine program. Until recently anyway, testing was easily available (I got one couple of weeks ago with one hour notice. — that may have changed since then.) Mostly, the government at all levels has just followed the science as best it could and never really took its eyes off the ball. I don’t know that any big, diverse state has done any better.
But who knows what awaits with this thing? Fingers crossed that there’s light at the end of the tunnel.