Leaving California trend continues

 John Sexton:

The trend of people leaving California isn’t new. Two years ago, NBC Bay Area reported that more people had left California than had moved into the state for the 7th year in a row. A Berkeley poll at the time found that 52% of registered voters had thought about leaving the state citing the high taxes, and high housing prices.

Last year, CBS LA reported on another reason some were leaving: Progressive politics. A realtor who specialized in helping people leave the state told CBS, “For the average person who maybe came out here for the weather, I think they’re saying the trade-off is just not worth it any longer.” By the end of 2020, the state reported that the annual growth rate was the lowest it had been in over 100 years:

The California Department of Finance, which monitors the state’s population data, found that between July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020, California saw a net gain of only 21,200 new residents — a 0.05% growth rate not seen since 1900.


Last month, a progressive NY Times columnist who lives in California even wrote about how appealing Texas looked to him. With all of that in mind, this research from the California Policy Lab suggests a twist on the story of the California Exodus. It’s not just that people are leaving California in droves, it’s that fewer people from other states are moving in to replace them....
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12 % more Californians are leaving the state and 38% less of newcomers are arriving. The only thing surprising is that the percentages are not even higher.  Liberals have turned the state into a hellhole despite its nice weather.

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