CA 11 - how is this an R+1 district with Alameda County?
The part in Alameda County is fairly democratic (though still somewhat competitive), it's the part in in the Central valley that keeps it technically R
CA 12 - working class catholic san francisco suburbs i'm guessing
Speaking as a resident, "Working class" does not describe this district. its one of the richest in the US I think. Think of it as west Silicon valley
CA 17 - if a rural district is D+19, there's probably hippies
it's not really rural, its a combination of Liberals and hippies in Santa Cruz, and Hispanics in Salinas and the Rest of Monterrey county