With an hour-plus commute to his executive assistant job at a tech company on the Peninsula, Chuck Gutro was longing to eliminate the time on the road.But when the city shut down in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gutro (known to many by his drag name, Mutha Chucka) realized he really didn't want to stay cooped up in his San Francisco walkup, where he'd already spent a year recovering from a bout of cardiomyopathy.The 59-year-old gay man, who had a regular gig at the Midnight Sun, realized that with funds from stock options, he could afford a home in either the Palm Springs area or Sacramento.He spent time in both and, last year, chose the former."I decided it was time to cut bait," he said, and leave his home of several.