Why do ancestor lists get all wonky?

[thisisaaronland]

For example, this "is" the hierarchy for California:

Wuh...

https://github.com/mapzen/mapzen-www-places/blob/master/www/server.py#L464-L500

[thisisaaronland]

See also:

Spelunker says there is only neighbourhood and country, which is weird:

https://whosonfirst.mapzen.com/spelunker/id/420539809/