Leaving California – Page 3

California’s Population Fell By 182,000 in 2020 According to New Department of Finance Study

May 8, 2021 2:20 amMay 10, 2021 1:14 pm

According to a new report released Friday by the California Department of Finance, California’s population fell by 182,000 people last year, the state’s first yearly population loss since first becoming a state in 1850. The overall growth rate of -0.46%...

New Study Finds That ‘Calexit’ Out Of State Migration Continued During Pandemic

March 5, 2021 2:14 amMarch 5, 2021 5:38 pm

A new study by the California Policy Lab (CPL) found that, between March 2020 and December 2020, most Californian counties lost more residents than gained, confirming that “Calexit” continued even during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the CPL, while large counties...

SF $653 million budget deficit: Mayor Breed Asks For 7.5% Budget Cuts

December 18, 2020 2:02 amDecember 17, 2020 10:02 pm

On Wednesday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that, due to a projected $653 million budget deficit over the next two years, all departments have to come up with up to 10% in cuts across the board. The deficit, which...

Deja Vu: Another Wealth Tax Bill Introduced in Assembly to Combat Homelessness

December 11, 2020 2:38 pmDecember 23, 2020 8:07 am

A new bill was introduced in the Assembly this week that would simultaneously increase corporate taxes, raise income taxes on citizens making over $1 million a year, and eliminate corporate tax “loopholes.” Assembly Bill 71, jointly authored by Assembly members...

Leaving California: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Move to Texas

December 3, 2020 7:59 am

Silicon Valley Tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced Wednesday that it is moving its global headquarters to the Houston, Texas from California. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a gleeful press statement on the big move: “We are excited that Hewlett...

Jeffrey Gundlach, Other Wealthy Californians Threaten To Leave California If Wealth Tax Is Passed

September 29, 2020 2:37 amSeptember 28, 2020 8:39 pm

During the weekend, a new round of wealthy Californians, including Billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach, threatened to leave California should the new proposed wealth tax be passed, putting pressure on lawmakers who hope to pass the proposed bill next session. Wealth tax...

U-Haul Names Top Growth States of 2019… and Inadvertently Identifies States People are Fleeing

January 21, 2020 5:04 pmJanuary 22, 2020 7:16 pm

DIY movers showed again in the 2019 U-Haul state migration index that the top inbound migrations states Americans are moving to are once again in the Southeast quadrant of the country. Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington and Alabama...