They are leaving because of high living costs, bad politics, crime, unaffordable housing, etc.

@Booz2020

20 күн бұрын

Letz Go BRANDON 🇨🇳

@themaestro3034

20 күн бұрын

@@Booz2020 thanks for the encouragement. Biden will win again 😆🤡

@user-ip5dm6jf8k

20 күн бұрын

They can't handle the good surfing

@JayInvests

20 күн бұрын

Nobody is leaving any state due to crime. The vast majority of Californians and New Yorkers leaving their states are moving to other state’s urban areas that also have relatively high crime rates.

@krakken-

20 күн бұрын

You are right about costs. Probably not about politics, as they are moving to other liberal cities. Not crime either, as much of the out migration is to the southeast where crime is actually higher. Certainly unaffordable housing is a big cause. But why now? Because remote work, which increased greatly during the pandemic, enables people to choose jobs they want and not live in high cost areas. It makes a lot of sense to make west coast salaries and live in low cost areas. And, it takes pressure off the housing costs for the west coast too, so it is a win/win in many respects. Except for people in places where these people have moved to that can no longer afford housing...

Extremely high cost of living. Same reason people are fleeing other states like NJ and NY.

@Ibonnigga

20 күн бұрын

J B Iame whlteboy

@Ibonnigga

20 күн бұрын

y o s e 1 f

@Ibonnigga

20 күн бұрын

J B I a m e whlteboy

@thepoleontheroad

20 күн бұрын

Yep

@bobsmith5185

20 күн бұрын

It isn’t just cost of living, it’s also insane policies that are pro-crime, anti-white (& sometimes anti-Asian), anti-male, anti-Christian, antisemitic, anti-sanity, pro-groomer, etc.

High taxes, high crime, high cost of living, plenty of homelessness, very high housing costs. People should enjoy living there.

@solconcordia4315

17 күн бұрын

Sure, Cali has many new highs but of the wrong types; they're not nostalgic highs 😜.

@SIGNALFREQ

15 күн бұрын

Unchecked illegal immigration

@AtulKedia

8 күн бұрын

high cost of living, high housing costs, housing costing a lot, accommodation prices being too high, rents being too high, monthly house payments being so high. So many unique reasons people are leaving. /jk

@SenorJuan2023

7 күн бұрын

Homelessness isn't a problem everywhere there. Crime is low where I'm at.

@beambooi6431

6 күн бұрын

Most places in California are actually quite safe compared to other places, like say East coast or southern U.S.. The crime that California struggles with the most is property crime and drug abuse, but that’s pretty much where it ends. And of course homelessness is a major problem across the state. Those trends are NOT linked with violent crime however. Aside from Los Angeles (which has high levels of gang activity) and perhaps towns out in the inland empire and Oakland with less than savory reputations. Much of California is does not have a reputation for violence. You are perfectly safe walking through most parts of downtown San Diego and even San Francisco and most other places. The homeless typically don’t bother you because they are nodding off on H. I can promise you it’s typically not like New York or any east coast city where you’ll be assaulted for no reason by some violent maniac or get caught in a gang shoot out like in Chicago.

Before even watching I’ll tell you it’s because it’s unreasonably priced. California is by far the most naturally beautiful state and the weather is great so it should cost a LITTLE more than everywhere else BUT NOT TWICE AS MUCH. Sacramento is the “inexpensive” part of California. For what I pay to live in the hood here I lived in the suburbs in Vegas and Dallas. I’d be crazy to buy here knowing what I know. A good portion of Californians don’t have the financial freedom to go enjoy the natural beauty or get away from work and home very often. It’s sad. And people with power make it impossible to build the amount of homes needed to change things because it would drive down their own property value.

@zachdebuhr6347

20 күн бұрын

By far most naturally beautiful state is Alaska but I'll give you CA as number 2

@2Phast4Rocket

19 күн бұрын

This is it. I can't afford to take a couple week vacation because the high housing cost and high gasoline cost just eat up everything. Sure there are these tech workers but they don't own homes either.

@mrxman581

19 күн бұрын

​@@zachdebuhr6347most beautiful with the most variety. Alaska's natural beauty is breathtaking though.

@mrxman581

19 күн бұрын

​@@zachdebuhr6347most beautiful with the most variety. Alaska's natural beauty is breathtaking though.

@mrxman581

19 күн бұрын

California is like the prettiest girl at the dance that everyone wants to dance with. It's a blessing and a curse. California will continually attract people from all over the world, as it has for decades, because it's known as the place to make your dreams come true. Similar to NYC, but with better weather and nature. It's why California is still the most populist state by far with the largest economy by far.

1. Cost of Living 2. Local Issues (crime, traffic, etc) 3. Personal (try something new)(getaway)(job offer)

California was in a drought for most of my adult life and I moved to Vegas in 2022 right before there was a bunch of rain in CA. Every time I go back to visit, from Sacramento to San Diego, it's so much more green and beautiful, it's really good for your soul. My bank account is doing much better out here in the desert though.

Native San Diegan here - it’s just too expensive really lol. I moved down South to SC.

@nacl2858

19 күн бұрын

down south? brother, you moved *up* to SC. anyways, welcome in. hope you’ve had a good time so far

@oTroubles

19 күн бұрын

@@nacl2858 ☝🏻🤓akshually South Carolina is down south

@mrxman581

19 күн бұрын

Eww, SC, ouch!

@kalebwieland4938

19 күн бұрын

I always wanted to check it out. How's it going there? I hear Charleston's booming.

@kalebwieland4938

19 күн бұрын

P.S. As a Southern Californian, I verify that I was born in the south.

Simple: Taxes and cost of living.

@65thhitman86

21 күн бұрын

Wrong.... Why don't you tell the truth for once

@rrrogster

21 күн бұрын

Ranked no. 50 as the worst fiscally managed state. The worst. And it shows everywhere.

@Booz2020

20 күн бұрын

Too many Asians 👀

@bobsmith5185

20 күн бұрын

It isn’t just cost of living, it’s also insane policies that are pro-crime, anti-white (& sometimes anti-Asian), anti-male, anti-Christian, antisemitic, anti-sanity, pro-groomer, etc.

@whathell6t

20 күн бұрын

⁠@@bobsmith5185 Do you actually have citations in MLA or APA format backing your claim?

For me it was 100% the money. As a Gen X'er who grew up in San Jose and entered the workforce in the 90s, my goal was always to own a house, but sadly the steady increase in housing prices outstripped my ability to save up for a down payment. About 20 years ago, the houses in the neighborhood where I grew up were nearing the better part of a million dollars, and I knew that there would be no way that I could afford a house without moving to Tracy or Stockton. I ended up moving to Oregon and buying a nice house for less than a quarter of what it would cost in San Jose.

@modestoca25

19 күн бұрын

Ewww Stockton ya good thing you didn't move there to that crime ridden slum, it's another Oakland...

@Laura_0708

19 күн бұрын

Good for you. I grew up in Southern Oregon, and after college moved to CA for the good job market. I am from a rural area, beautiful, but lacking in opportunities. I had a great career and retired 5 years ago. I thought about retiring back home, but I was fortunate to buy a home before they got ridiculously expensive, and the cold damp weather and I don’t get along like we once did 🤣 Good luck to you. OR is a great place to live!

Ask the people leaving. They will tell us the exact reasons they are leaving.

@89.

21 күн бұрын

no im sorry the obvious real reasons aren't acceptable according to what academics learn in college, for one they are racist so, anyway, they have their own theories though lol

@rogueshadows1033

20 күн бұрын

@@89.???

@Booz2020

20 күн бұрын

Indoenshiyans: Guys please move to BALI 😄

@bobsmith5185

20 күн бұрын

People are capable of lying, especially Leftists, especially Leftists whose actions implicitly criticize the results of Leftism

@banananugget8149

20 күн бұрын

i left because of forest fires, but californiajust sucks in general

I grew up in California but moved away 20 years ago. Amazing state but it goes to show that terrible politicians can blow even the greatest of hands 🤦🏻‍♂️ Honestly, I sometimes wonder if they fail on purpose 🤔

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the last 10 years, it’s pretty obvious why people are leaving.

I moved to California in 1976 when I was 20 years old and retired to Thailand in 2017. I lived in the San Francisco East Bay. I loved my life and career in CA but I had had enough once I had found someplace new and enticing. One geographic feature contributing to my decision to leave was the Bay Area fog. It was not an issue when I was young and at work but became unpleasant and tiresome retired at home. The warm tropical climate in Thailand immediately attracted me. Looking back at CA 7 years later I have to admit that the cost of living, if I returned, would be a barrier but more importantly, I think the CA politics and government and political divisions in the whole of the US is a bigger deterrent to my return. I think I will stay where I am. I have a beautiful new home, enjoy the lower cost of living, have access to great healthcare, and can enjoy a safe and peaceful retirement.

@joebudi5136

18 күн бұрын

The political division nationwide is is basically those that don't want to make America into the sh!+hole like California has become and the woke that do. I grew up in Southern Cal in the 70's to the 90's. It sucks so bad now. Cali went woke, now is broke.

@larsedik

17 күн бұрын

I moved to Berkeley in 1972 and San Francisco in 1973, but after 12 years of SF fog, I left. I now live in coastal Los Angeles and Palm Springs.

@familykaplan1341

15 күн бұрын

But a totalitarian government 🇹🇭!

@familykaplan1341

15 күн бұрын

@@larsedikyes, like warm climates. Florida too conservative

@infocenter5

10 күн бұрын

@@familykaplan1341 What, too conservative?? im an asian immigrant and asia is far more conservative than any American state. what exactly do you find more conservative?

Gotta be rich to live in the Golden State!

@jamespanetta-cf6pu

20 күн бұрын

VERY rich ... no less than $250k per year

@Xxcyclonexx44

19 күн бұрын

Fr, I’m not trying to leave. That’s why the grind don’t stop.

@drgat6953

19 күн бұрын

Or poor and get benefits.

@mrxman581

19 күн бұрын

It's because people continue to come here. Over the long run, the population only goes up. Simple law of supply and demand in the best places.

@craftergin

19 күн бұрын

That's not true in any way. You don't "gotta be rich" to live in California. You just have to be smart and temper your expectations.

I think it’s mostly the high cost of housing. Most young couples and families, even with good dual incomes, could not possibly save enough for a down payment on a $1.5 million home, the starter price in my California county, Marin. Then the mortgage payments, taxes and insurance would be very high. Plus, the cost of everything else here in California, like fuel, transportation and food, is very high in this state. I know I want to move since the “homeless” made a huge encampment a block from my house, but when I sell my current home, I probably couldn’t get anything equivalent in other respects. Only the wealthiest can afford to raise a family here, especially if the mother wants to spend the pre-school years at home with their young children, I know I would. Many of us Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964), boomers have an advantage, if we have inherited the assets of our parents, or received financial assistance from them while they were alive. But, we Boomers are in our 60s or older now, much too late to start families. I know my ex and I could never afford to have children, although we are both degreed professionals. We just couldn’t afford for me to not work full-time and our tiny cottage would have been too small.

@christopherking9338

20 күн бұрын

The Real Estate Industrial Complex. 'Nuff Said.

As a California resident, back in the mid-20th century, the default mode of city planning changed from walkable dense neighborhoods and grid-planned streetcar suburbs to car-centric suburbia. Public transportation was almost completely gutted out and the freeways began to be built. Housing was cheap and plenty from the 1950s-1990s due to endless suburban growth, but the suburban sprawl was soon constrained by the mountains that surround California’s largest cities. Still, people kept moving and the amount of housing built could not keep up with demand. Traffic on freeways became even more clogged (it’s always been this way since the beginning of the freeways themselves), and nowadays it’s quite popular to expand whatever current public transportation system exists in order to decongest the freeways. Also, last year to alleviate the housing crisis, single-family zoning was eliminated in an effort to provide more housing.

@tombraiderstrums09

19 күн бұрын

The single-family zoning “ban” isn’t what it appears…it allows property owners to split an existing parcel and build an additional structure on each, for a net gain of +3 units. But that’s a maximum; some property owners will only build 1 or 2 additional units. The number of property owners taking advantage of this won’t be enough to solve the housing crisis. And even with zoning opened up, single-family neighborhoods still cover huge swaths of CA cities and they’re not just going to be torn down to build high-rise condos…HOAs and NIMBYs will see to that.

@eeroala5132

19 күн бұрын

That’s a perfect NPR explanation… Zero original thought and misses the actual real reason why people are moving away from California.

@jorgedearmas2217

19 күн бұрын

Wow this really makes no sense

@frafraplanner9277

19 күн бұрын

@@eeroala5132 What's the reason then?

@mrxman581

19 күн бұрын

That happened in many cities. The problem in the most popular cities in California, is that people from all over the world continually want to come here to try an make their dreams come true. It's a blessing and a curse.

This is just an inkling of what I paid in CA. The property taxes on my 1700 sq ft home and it's 2½ acres in Sonoma county went up to $16000 a year. My PG&E electric bill averaged $400-500 a month. There are SO MANY MORE reasons, but now living in Prescott AZ, property tax is $1800 on my 1800 sq ft new home and my electric bill is $75 a month. I left not because of geography or microclimates

My family left CA to the north east. CA is a beautiful place, but the costs were our primary factor for leaving. second was wanting to buy a house on a decent size of land, and in CA you need millions for that, or live in the desert, or live where there are fires. Instead of driving for 2-3 hours to get to the wilderness, its in my backyard now.

@brianskies

18 күн бұрын

Moving to Kentucky next year for those same reasons!

@infocenter5

10 күн бұрын

Northeast is also very expensive, where did you found affordable housing?

@beambooi6431

6 күн бұрын

The northeast blows. I’m from that side of the country and i can’t stand how dull and uninspiring the terrain and environment is. Nothing compares to the majestic west coast

Alot of other comments have already stated what i wanted to say myself. Think the buffoons in Sacramento will order 4 million new apartments & condos to house more working class residents? WRONG! The people in rich areas will object. The farmers in the Central, Sacramento, & Imperial Valleys will object. Long-time residents will object due to many things, including traffic congestion. As for people that left, it's more than the high cost of living. Many companies like Tesla & SpaceX moved to Texas and took many of its employees with them. Those that moved to Idaho, Texas, & Florida did so for political & cultural reasons. Geoff, the politicians & their rich donors want to turn California into their own version...of Monaco or Dubai.

@Martian_Alien

19 күн бұрын

I agree with your conclusion. The people who own homes have become NIMBYs ADUs were authorized in some areas and the politicians got immediate push back from home owners about it's potential negative effect on their home prices.

@Jarekthegamingdragon

19 күн бұрын

Would just like to point out the people moving out of California for political reasons are on the extreme far right and are by far in the minority. They're also really damn dumb. It's a huge red flag if someone tells you're they're moving to Idaho now a days lol.

@mysticaltyger2009

18 күн бұрын

You nailed it. Your last sentence sums it up perfectly.

@Orcalein7367

17 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

I left California in 2016. I was born and raised in Sacramento. The writing was on the wall and had been for decades. I couldn't survive financially out there without being rich so I moved East.

@joedirt9300

13 күн бұрын

So you moved in with big Rats and cold what job offer you took

It's about politics.... Literally nothing to do with geography 🤡

@Ibonnigga

20 күн бұрын

65th Hitman Iame whlteboy

@rogueshadows1033

20 күн бұрын

So it definitely isn’t because the rising costs of living, wildfires, lack of homes or concerning weather patterns? 💀 if you wanna politicize shit just say that.

@CyberspacedLoner

20 күн бұрын

political/ideological/ethnic self segregation !, resulting from partisan polarization and radicalization !

@SenorJuan2023

20 күн бұрын

uh, no. High cost of living and too many extreme weather events.

@Anthony-db7cs

20 күн бұрын

Yeah sure that's why Washington is growing... You're a political hack. California has extremely high housing demand and housing cannot keep up with it. It's too expensive to live in for many. That's simply the reason... But go on thinking it's because of politics... Btw, California politics are nothing crazy compared to most developed countries. Far right wacko.

Horrible government policies, high taxes, lack of school choice, extremely unfriendly business climate are all more significant than the cost of living - since much of the cost of living has to do with bad policy (save housing prices). California has no excuse - could be so much better. This state is a sadly in serious decline.

@paulsholar9356

18 күн бұрын

Please tell us about the healthcare offerings in the laissez-faire states of Texas, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, and the Dakotas. You've got to be kidding.

@central80

18 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

We had some good rain this winter.

@ShirazTebyani

19 күн бұрын

True that my guy

Oil is the building block for numerous products: petroleum-based products are used in electronics. From speakers and smartphones to computers, cameras, and televisions, most electronics need oil for production.

@Scroll_Lock

18 күн бұрын

It's in way more than just electronics. Petroleum extraction is required for almost everything we use in modern society including pharmaceuticals. Go internet search how many hundreds of essential products we need it for, it's quite a surprise. Without petroleum we're back to living in the 19th century with no alternatives.

@jedwin4816

18 күн бұрын

Very true. Its only purpose on this planet in its various forms is to be used as energy. Almost by design one could say.....

Rent is the sole reason. In Metro Detroit I live in a zero crime suburb and pay $1150 per month for a two-bedroom apartment. In a zero crime suburb of LA or SF I would imagine paying $5,000/month. In more average neighborhoods around me you're paying more like $800-900/month. If you're doing really bad then you can probably find a place in the metro area for $200-300/month. You could say homeless people or mental illness or crime or politics but facts are facts: People can't afford a place they'd actually like to live in in California. Texas and Florida aren't far behind.

@randomcommenter395

19 күн бұрын

Zero crime suburbs of LA and SF don’t exist because terrible policies cause crime to be everywhere

@VulcanLogic

19 күн бұрын

@@randomcommenter395 Not true at all. Glendale, Burbank, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, and Pasadena have among the lowest crime rates in the US. Same over here in South Orange County. The homicide rate is below 1.0 here; it's a literal fraction of a person per 100,000 residents.

@HNSthejypod

19 күн бұрын

The second you said you live in Detroit you lost the right to have an opinion on this subject

@randomcommenter395

19 күн бұрын

@@VulcanLogic crime in Commiefornia often doesn’t get reported so the politicians can lie to the people with fake statistics

@aaronicicle1867

19 күн бұрын

How is Detriot and zero crime in the same sentence

If you want a cheaper version of California, you’d have to go to Spain or Italy or Greece or something.

@Benito-lr8mz

20 күн бұрын

Inmigración NO

@christopherking9338

20 күн бұрын

Portugal looking better every day.

@vinomafia

20 күн бұрын

I've lived in Spain, very much of the same climate.

@ZwRkErDa

19 күн бұрын

Or Perth, WA or Chile, all those have a Mediterranean climate

@mrxman581

19 күн бұрын

Maybe, but none of those places have the intrinsic lure of California where you go to make your dreams come true.

A lot of boomers are “leaving” to Arizona and Nevada but keeping their house in CA and living there 49% of the time.

@thatdudeinblackshoes

20 күн бұрын

If you're going to make up facts at least somewhat make them believable. There is zero evidence to back up your 49% boomer comment. 👍

@CG-yq2xy

19 күн бұрын

As an Upstate NY resident. I felt that

@Laura_0708

19 күн бұрын

@@camdudzinski5206 How do snowbirds affect your housing market there? I hear there are lots of northerners that buy beach condos and live there during the fall/winter. Does that drive the housing market up?

@Shoelessjoe78

16 күн бұрын

@@Laura_0708 yes absolutely... I love it here but I got insanely lucky and hit the market in 2009 at bottom of the crash. Without that I'd be long gone. There is zero chance I could afford my own house now. And that's with an advanced degree, VA loan (which is worthless here nowadays) spouse, only one child and long term steady employment. To top it off... I worked two jobs in my 20s and 30s and I live in an OK area and older non upgraded house. That's California... Beautiful weather though.

@SenorJuan2023

7 күн бұрын

That makes no sense.

I'm a Baltimore native and moved to northern California back in 2017 for a few months working on a farm but it didn't work out and have been back in Maryland but I'm considering moving back. I miss it. I grew up in big city but once you get in touch with nature its all you need. Coming back to Baltimore is so depressing lol Also considering salt lake city (is a good balance of my life living in Baltimore but has the mountains like in Humboldt and Vermont and a perhaps Maine. Maryland is way to expensive and boring in my opinion. Was just let go from my job so the world is my oyster

@jer3996

18 күн бұрын

Try New Hampshire

@kosycat1

17 күн бұрын

@@jer3996 Been to Cannon,wildcat and loon and loved it. They need to get with the times with cannabis laws there though

Interesting video looking at California issues through a geographic lens. Thanks.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. People flocked there in droves, california struggled to support their booming population but couldnt. Now its home to the very rich and very poor with a serious drug problem. And dont get me started on swimming pools in the desert

@mysticaltyger2009

18 күн бұрын

Not "couldn't". Wouldn't.

Short answer: appalling poverty and homelessness, drug epidemic and wealth inequality. Overall, the place is unliveable unless you're rich.

@HeavyTopspin

20 күн бұрын

Shorter answer: Blue supermajority, the source of all the other issues.

@drugsdelaney2907

20 күн бұрын

Those problems don’t exist in red states cuz all the freedom.

@tombraiderstrums09

19 күн бұрын

It’s a pretty great place to live if you’re poor too…thanks to a massive tax burden on the middle class to provide an expansive welfare state.

@snowheader2200

18 күн бұрын

@@HeavyTopspin no one mentions about it in the comments because they ALL VOTED FOR IT, they are all responsible. Now they are spreading their communist filth to other states.

@jedwin4816

18 күн бұрын

It's probably a pretty cool place to live if you're a liberal Democrat that gets elected to office repeatedly without any opposition as well. CA is a one party state and has been for 20+ years. Who else can you blame?

I cannot believe you're asking this.

@bobsmith5185

20 күн бұрын

Engagement farming

@Onlinerando

19 күн бұрын

I know right? Why would you make a video about people “fleeing” CA just weeks after it was reported that CA is gaining population again?

Because everything costs 3 times more than everywhere else

@central80

18 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

It's not just housing. I lived in CA for 16 years. Many jobs are also leaving CA - its much easier to find good housing and a good paying job elsewhere. The tax burden is also very high by leaving CA I got an effective pay raise due to the lower taxes. The same goes for the cost of utilities - I live in a colder climate and my electric and gas bills have gone down. CA also won't fix its freeways with mass transit. The freeways simply move way more people than could be moved by train and/or bus.

Impossible cost of living, ridiculous taxes, unconditional state laws, and more.

Uh - how about the terrible crime and incompetence in Sacramento?

@central80

18 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

Home, sweet home ❤ It is expensive to live here, no doubt. But, home is where your livelihood and family are. If people think the grass is greener elsewhere, then go elsewhere. We’ve got too many people here anyway. Nice overview of the history, landscape and economy here. Good work, Geoff!

@2Phast4Rocket

19 күн бұрын

There is a lady at work who said she doesn't mind the high taxes and high cost of living. Sure her family has a paid for house in Palos Verdes. The elites don't worry about the high cost, it is just the regular people who have to suffer with it.

@Laura_0708

19 күн бұрын

@@2Phast4Rocket We are just a regular working class family. Bought our home over 35 years ago and worked hard to pay for it. I honestly don’t know how a young family can break into this housing market today without significant help. If we were in that position years ago, leaving for a cheaper place to live might have been the best choice as long as that cheaper area had a strong economy. We have always been blessed with great jobs and opportunities here.

@Laura_0708

19 күн бұрын

@foreverdreamwithinadream6871 Yes, the rich people in rich areas always do just fine. You’re right, that’s the sad truth. Los Angeles County is one of the most densely populated counties in the US, and it is pocketed with great areas, and shabby ones. All of those great areas are where the upper crust dwells, while the working class neighborhoods are more susceptible to the things we don’t like. It is not one size fits all! It sounds like you found a great place, and I’m sure your pocketbook is fatter for it! 💰

As a current Californian; The housing (rent and ownership), crime rate, and relatively low pay per the housing costs isn't great. Even my friends who have useful degree's, not a liberal arts or any of that crap, in IT or Bio Med are struggling to own a home or barely make it here. It sucks!

It saddens me that a state with such potential has leaders that are destroying it for their own self interests. Sickening, really.

Because it's expensive AF over there?

Politics aside, California is a fascinating and beautiful state. I’d love to see even more videos about this state

@central80

18 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

so im a true california native born here and im 35. in my lifetime ive seen entire apartment blocks populations replaced with central americans. this primarily explains people leaving california. the locals are priced out of the market by the onslaugjt from central america. i was one of few to survive because and my dad were among highest tier toughness, he worked hard until age 70, i became a trucker traveling 48 states successfully. and i didnt have kids while maintaining good relationship with my dad thriugh my 20s. these reasoned allowed me to afford to stay while most people have no choices but to flee or join military and usa was war with afghanistan that usa predictably lost and so i didnt want to join military. also another big factor is antitrust in the big sectors of the market. so cartels buy up big sectors of commerce that are hard for new competition to join and they set prices rather than take prices. and so they have politicians under undue influence. they also at any time can destroy usa economy through antitrust violatins. even if you google oligopoly the words cartels comes up alot and for good reason, the riche cartels are few rich enough to gain control of these sectors of markets especially in commerce. its also very closely resembles mafia. but it all contributes to central america having an advantage over general usa population. there is also a thing called trade based money laundering that occurs and international trading is big player in how its done. etc. all these factors combines play big roles. for those who dont know, when antitrust is violates it inhibits economy growth and jobs and raises prices and gives foreign nations advantages over usa. etc.

You really nailed it when you said that California doesn't build enough housing and that's why it's so expensive to live there. That's the biggest reason why it's so expensive, but not the only one. But many of the people who live there don't seem to understand basic supply and demand when it comes to home prices and rents and/or they don't care about the negative effects of not building enough housing as long as they've got what they want.

Too bad about the ring of fire… I might have considered it otherwise.

Been to California three times, I love it, best combination of natural resources and diverse climates unmatched by any other state. Big cities to beautiful nature. Nothing grows forever though and the same will happen to other fast growing states in the future. California has everything .

@annabellelee4535

19 күн бұрын

California is the cesspool of the USA. People live by the thousands on sidewalks and defecate in the open. Crime is closing down hundreds of stores each year. The cost of living is extremely high and the standard of living is extremely low. California's problems are due to the state and local gov't.

I left in 2019 because the state essentially regulated me out of my family farm, taxed/fined me for the most absurd stuff and outside of that they do this to everyone else so everything is expensive and it just made it a real struggle to live there despite making decent money. Thankfully it's been the single greatest economic, quality of life and personal freedom upgrade I've ever experienced living in a more pro-freedom state. California is the greatest example of why not to vote for the things California votes for.

One of the best concise summaries of California’s geography and history that I have ever seen. Thank you, Geoff!

I have lived in California for 60 years. Comparing my lifestyle with other states is no contest, it’s California! I went from city/suburbs to a rural/small town which I would highly recommend. 😂

@digitalfootballer9032

19 күн бұрын

I think that would be the only way to go to live in California would be to live in a rural area. The state is beautiful but the cities are a mess. Of course this is true in most states. I live in rural NY state and it isn't bad except for the winters and high property tax, but overall costs are low here and nothing like NYC. You can still get a nice house here for $200K, but you will pay a lot of property tax, that's the downside. Utilities are cheap here too because of hydro power from Niagara Falls and abundant water sources. Yeah both states are a mess politically and in terms of crime, overpopulation and high costs in the cities, but country life is still doable because you are at least pretty much removed from all that. To tell you the truth I'd rather be where you are if nothing else for the better climate, but I am pretty comfortable here as well and have been here all my life outside of a brief stint in West Virginia for a couple years when I was younger.

@Laura_0708

19 күн бұрын

I’ve been here 60 years too. We have done a lot of traveling and I couldn’t imagine living in a better place. I do, however, consider myself lucky to have a nice life here.

Californians moving to NY is just silly.

@TheItalianTrash

19 күн бұрын

Western and Central Upstate NY have some of the cheapest real estate in the country.

@allblooz

19 күн бұрын

@@TheItalianTrash Given that NY politicians are as bad as California politicians the cost of real estate is the only difference they’ll see, other than the miserable winters.

@joedirt9300

13 күн бұрын

Who wants to move to NY the migration is worst there y’all have people from everyone living like bums on the streets and rats

I left California and moved to Michigan in 1995. Main reasons were cost of living but what expedited the move was the earthquake in 1994. None of my friends believed I was leaving until I was gone. On a modest income my wife and I bought a house, raised a child and have a better quality of life here.

I left 2018 to new zealand for a lady but was planning to leave CA by 2020 (of course not knowing about covid would've hurt that) mainly due to jobs not being tech were notnpaying enough for housing in the Los Angeles area. Our bubble of politocs and self entitlement (most of America really) keeps most people stuck but many flee for funds, homes and new life

Your thesis is not about the physical abundance, resources or the culture. The PRIMARY cause of the migration is Rules & Regulatory Issues like the Coastal Commission, Building Codes and for Employment. If all imported goods were subject to California’s environmental & employment rules, there would be no imports. The political system is ONE PARTY which throttles education, creativity and one keeping the fruits of their labors unlike slaves. In the 74 years association & appreciation of your geographic presentation, I feel that the new arrivals do not appreciate those resources as much of cultural “natives” of all economic condition. Just imagine that California went from a part time government in 1962 to a full time government piling on layer upon layer of a corrupt, vassel structure.

@central80

18 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

People are leaving because of how the politicians run the state

@themaestro3034

20 күн бұрын

Theyre leaving because theyre retired and want to stretch every dime they have. CA has always been more expensive than other states. Nothing new. Still has a net positive population gain just like most other states.

@pandemonium274

20 күн бұрын

Ya, funny the presenter doesn't mention that. I AM from California. Lived there all my life . Owned a home in Santa Barbara. Retired. Saw my state abandon me. Moved to North Carolina. Much happier.

@HeavyTopspin

20 күн бұрын

I think everything that you need to know is that they're attempting to impose a tax on people for leaving the state. Because everyone with half a brain who can, is trying to.

@krakken-

20 күн бұрын

They are leaving from liberal areas to liberal areas, so politics are doubtful as a cause. But costs certainly are a cause. As is NIMBYism that is preventing building more housing, again greatly contributing to those costs.

@katamattyon

20 күн бұрын

@@krakken- leaving a liberal state for the most liberal parts of more conservative states. They want to have their cake and eat it

California covers a big area, but much if not most of it is uninhabitable mountains and deserts. The Bay Area is a good example of why it is hard to build enough housing. Most of the Bay Area consists of water and mountains. There is a large body of water called San Francisco Bay in the middle and a mountain range on both sides of the bay. In San Mateo County, where I live, the cities are squeezed between the bay and the mountains, with no room to expand. The only way to add more housing is to build high density housing on underutilized land such as surface parking lots and strip malls. People who want to live in a single family detached house with a yard are out of luck unless they have lots of money to buy one of those houses. The median home price in this county is $1.7 million. The only reason I can afford to live here is that I am old enough to have bought my house back in the 20th century when home prices were still affordable.

Good video. I have been asking this question for 25 years. In a nutshell the three main reasons on why people leave: taxes, cost of living, and politics. I thought a lot about moving to Southern California back about 21 years ago and it was the cost of living that really kept me from doing so. I also saw what I call the California boomerang where people would move away (in my case Reno, NV) only to go back home. Reno had the same issue (they moved away and then moved back to Reno) where I knew dozens of people who did this. California is really cool but you have to land on your feet. The majority of people I knew who lived in California bought their homes decades ago.

Ex-Californian speaking: cost of living, especially housing. After my wife's death, my property tax rose so much, I had a whole new appreciation for Proposition 13. At retirement, it was impossible to stay. And I loved California - the best years of my life.

Excellent history lesson!

Awesome video. Plus i learned from the comments. 👍😎🇨🇦

I left in 2019 due to low pay, increasing rent, inability to buy a house, and bad politics making all of that worse

Perfect geography, except for being on a fault line between seismic plates.

I lived there and loved it, Just got too expensive to retire there....

Count me in the large group of people who have left or are planning on leaving. I absolutely *love* California, but unless you're making a tech salary or something close to it, or have inherited property/other forms of generational wealth, it is very difficult to get ahead here. Most people are already familiar with the incredibly high home prices and rents in the cities, but what's not talked about as much are the $5+ per gallon gas, the exorbitant energy costs (43+ cents per kilowatt hour charged by PG&E during low demand times or 53+ cents per kilowatt hour during peak demand periods), car registration costs that set me back $329 this past February on a 4 year old Honda Fit and now my auto insurance rates are set to increase to over $230 per month, despite zero tickets or accidents as a 41 year old. This is just the tip of the iceberg of all the extra costs associated with living here; I could list many more. I'll be relocating up to Washington state, which is still expensive-ish, but at least I'll be able to register my car for $68 and my auto insurance will be dropping down to $75 per month for the same exact policy I currently have here in California. Gas is a dollar cheaper per gallon, and electricity costs are 5-7x cheaper per kilowatt hour, depending on your utility provider. Plus my rent will drop by 2/5, even though salaries and job opportunities are quite similar. There are other serious issues here; the very lenient policies that only encourage crimes such as retail theft and auto theft/burgularies to flourish for starters. I will definitely come back and visit friends/family a few times per year, but as someone who has spent significant amounts of time up in Washington state , I'll definitely have a better quality of life overall up north. Washington state definitely has its issues too, but definitely not as many as here in California.

Housing prices have skyrocketed because of lack of construction but that is because of the rampant increase in regulatory restrictions and the legal clout of NIMBY entrenched residents. Add the very high taxes, gas prices, insurance premiums and utility costs to the lousy union dominated public schools, skyrocketing crime rates and rampant homelessness and when Covid hit, CA’s super strict over the top restrictions sent families fleeing lockdowns, mandates and kids forced to do on line school long past other states. Any Phoenix area resident will tell you if the nightmare of being priced out of local housing by cash rich CA home sellers fleeing all of the above.

Prefect geography can't beat terrible political leadership and when you loose representation in America in congress your doing it wrong

@jtt8237

21 күн бұрын

Except that’s not why people are fleeing… CA’s population is still growing. People come from other places and it causes the housing prices to rise, forcing out locals who can no longer afford it.

@adamhauskins6407

21 күн бұрын

@@jtt8237 patato potato

@DCBikerR1

21 күн бұрын

Taxes and cost of living.

@landrypierce9942

21 күн бұрын

@@jtt8237Not anymore. They began slowly losing population in the last few years.

@Honeycomblife

21 күн бұрын

They gonna lose congress seats and electorial college points right?

Wow... he sure glossed over criminal justice policy and ridiculous COVID restrictions. Everyone I know who left California starting in 2020 cited at least one of those two as their reason for moving out.

@paulsholar9356

18 күн бұрын

Yes, the underemployed bozos

@central80

18 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

Another geographic factor is, in many places where California developed, there is not nearly enough water. So water hasta be brought in from someplace else, often to the detriment of the water source. LA has spent billions to bring in water from the Owens Valley and Colorado River. And they pay the Imperial Irrigation District (Imperial County), for water to be NOT used for agriculture. (Agriculture is the major water user in California). As a result, what could be productive farmland in Imperial Co. is sitting bare. And some landowners are using what could be farmland that could produce food for people to be used for Solar Farms.

@Martian_Alien

19 күн бұрын

Your comment about California not having water where the population is located is true. However, i think must of the West is like that. Look at Arizona which is looking south of the border for water. What about Nevada and it's lack of water. I however disagree that solar farms should be seen as a problem. Out of Europe they have found out that vertically and two sided solar panels can be used on farms. There is, I think, an ongoing study which shows that some crops can be grown beneath raised solar panels. If I was a farmer, not an agri business, and I could make more $ from selling electricity from solar panels vs. crops or animals, I would switch to solar panels.

I left California and moved to Florida and cost of living stayed the same. Zero savings. But now I was in a boring and crazy place instead of a fun and crazy place.

Simple-many think they can move to somewhere like Texas, support and vote for the policies they had in California, then expect it to be cheaper and better with zero consequences or repercussions.

@rrrogster

21 күн бұрын

It seems many are taking their stupid, bankrupt, "green", and "woke" socialist ideologies with them. The infection is spreading.

@rogueshadows1033

20 күн бұрын

It’s simple 🤷‍♂️ you’re too blind sided by politics to think that, it’s only affecting one state and that this isn’t the result of greed with huge companies influencing politics to make them even more money

@cargopilotguy305

20 күн бұрын

Exactly correct

@cargopilotguy305

20 күн бұрын

@@rogueshadows1033you sound like a Californian

@rogueshadows1033

20 күн бұрын

@@cargopilotguy305 and you’re built like the state’s most obese population 🤷‍♂️ 🫣

It's worth mentioning that California is unique geography is what kept it from being settled for hundreds of years. The Spanish tried from the 1500s until the 1700s. It was the mountain ranges and the oceans that kept people from truly settling there.

Being in the NYC area, Californians moving to NY surprised me, as it is expensive in this area. Upstate is less populated, and less expensive, however the upstate has pretty cold and snow winters. 😊

@digitalfootballer9032

19 күн бұрын

Yes, as someone who lives upstate near Buffalo I can agree that the winters are much more harsh here, but our cost of living is much lower. The one exception is that our property tax is still pretty bad here, I think this is true throughout the state as even my friend that lives in an extremely rural area by the finger lakes also pays high taxes.

@raymondmartin6737

19 күн бұрын

@@digitalfootballer9032 Thanks 😊

Charles Christain Nahl, arriving 😎 in San Francisco, with his brother, were artists, there in 1850, and he was known as the artist 🎨 of the Gold Rush, afterward. My parents and I were in the area in 1976, and he was celebrated during the Bicentennial that summer, and Mr. West, the Crocker Museum Director then, in Sacramento, gave us a tour, and we bought a book and picture postcards about him, and a banner for the Bicentennial. 😅 My wife and I while in San Diego in 2008, visited the Queen Mary in Long Beach, which my parents and I came from London, UK, where I was born in 1944, to NYC, in 1949, now being 80 and a 100% Disabled American Veteran from the Vietnam Era. We have been on retreat to Ojai and visited Reagan Museum in the LA area. 😅

(1) When talking about population declines by state, shouldn't we convert numbers to percentage of population to start with? I haven't looked, but I'm sure your channel has already pointed out that the metropolitan area of Los Angeles alone is greater than like that of the ten smallest population states combined. So anyone saying that more people left California than any other state is purposefully misleading. (2) How many of those who "left" actually died from the pandemic, and thus didn't "migrate" away to another state. People like Ron DeSantis have tried to point out that California lost more people to Covid than any other state, again being misleading since by percentage of population, it's like in the lowest 15 of states. In fact, New York, the state that lost the most people since it was the epicenter of the first wave when we didn't know how to deal with it, is now lower per capita than most red states. (3) Could someone please tell me where these population figures are coming from? The U.S. census only happens once per decade, and I believe the last one was largely conducted in 2019. Can we say with any true accuracy how many people have left the state? Anecdotally, we know some who could continue to telecommute and keep their jobs left for cheaper housing and lower taxes, but that's all anecdotal, and I doubt THAT many were allowed to keep their jobs while moving out of state. Tesla moved to Texas, so that surely took some employees, but not all--and now Tesla has left Austin for some other location.

@Wyomingchief

20 күн бұрын

TLDR...🙄 Populations statistics come from a number of places not just from the US census. It come from tax rolls voter registrations many other things including reporting from companies on payroll taxes etc. You wrote a whole lot of nonsense just trying to cope with what you can't handle. Literally everybody including Governor Newsom, knows that people have been leaving California in droves. Can literally list endless reasons, not only taxes crime political atmosphere just to name a few. And it is a fact that they've lost population because they lost a congressional district they're not going to have the same amount of Congress people. They've also lost electoral votes because they've lost so many people. Do a little research yourself instead of demanding others because everybody else already knows

High taxes, overpopulation, failing power grid, crime, high living costs, flooded with illegals, uber left wing politics. Basically it's New York but with good weather, and the good weather isn't enough to keep people there.

@central80

18 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

6:19 Hey Sonoma! Well I'm not from the town of Sonoma but I am from Sonoma County which does have the town of Sonoma in it. I'm from Sonoma county's largest city Santa Rosa which is the fifth largest city in the Bay area and the largest city in the North Bay and wine country. Yes it's more populated than Napa and actually by a lot.

@Laura_0708

19 күн бұрын

Sonoma County is beautiful. I have vacationed there twice. Great memories!

@Sly88Frye

19 күн бұрын

@@Laura_0708 It is beautiful here. I love living here. The only problem is just like the rest of California and the Bay area the cost of living keeps going up here as well. Many people I knew here including my own family actually moved out. Fortunately some friends of mine have stayed here and my wife's family has stayed in the area so it's not like me and her are alone or anything.

I've been looking through the comments, and none of them seem to be addressing the most important question - which is, what is that tattoo on Geoff's right arm?

How many people “from California” were born there? How many people born there have roots there further than 50 years? 80 years? If your family lived there before WW II, you are in a very rare situation. Now look at North Dakota. Nearly every resident has family roots from before 1910.

@usual194

19 күн бұрын

I’m 5th generation Californian. Moved to Arizona in 2019 and absolutely love our improved Lifestyle!

Is the question addressed to mentally challenged individuals?! It's ridiculous!

@central80

18 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

Everyone left because they sold house's they bought for 100k for 400k-to 500k. And bought huge homes in other states for half the price.

As a native Pennsylvanian u couldn’t pay me a million dollars to live in california

Even the best climate isn't worth the cost of living in California.

I wouldn’t want to live there either. Would I pay $7 a gallon for gasoline when it costs half as much literally anywhere else in the United States. Those are Europe prices. And I left there for many reasons that is one of them. And high taxes like California has. I don’t like California’s high crime rates either.

@rrrogster

21 күн бұрын

It's a defacto one party state. The tax and tax even more and spend party rules.

@rogueshadows1033

20 күн бұрын

💀 that’s not California, you’re talking about the cities mate. I’ve yet to see $7 gas anywhere but in the mountain/isolated areas of California

@aidancollins1591

20 күн бұрын

Perspective is everything. Prices are high but so are wages.

@aidancollins1591

20 күн бұрын

@@rrrogster Most US states are.

@techguypaul

20 күн бұрын

@@rogueshadows1033you need to get out more then because it has happened a lot

Housing issues in California reflect similar demographic factors (Boomer retirements and life longevity) as in the rest of the U.S., but water availability is limited in the California regions that have been the most attractive. Bakersfield has been in the news recently as a new target for SoCal home buyers.

Please, don't move down here. The only thing that DOESN'T suck is the food.

I never wanted to leave California, I lived in the same zip code for 80% of my life and I loved it there. Part of the reason I left was high housing prices, I did not want to spend $1.5 million for a three bedroom house in a "decent" neighborhood. The final straw was the results of 20+ years of one party rule, the state is becoming a wasteland. I have never understood California voters, supposedly intelligent people who continually vote for a political system that leads to government control and the breakdown of society. It definitely got worse over the past 5 years though. I am just hoping that the Californians joining me in Arizona do not ruin this state also, it is teetering on the edge right now.

@cutehumor

20 күн бұрын

Arizona has two democrat senators and a democrat governor. Arizona has been californified

@moonshinei

20 күн бұрын

you’re why Arizona is a ruined mess now

@bearpawz_

20 күн бұрын

@@cutehumor Does your state have a republic governor and two republic senators? 😆

@swedhgemoni8092

19 күн бұрын

It's high time there was a third viable option to vote for.

@cutehumor

19 күн бұрын

@@bearpawz_yes we have two Republican senators and a republican governor in Tennessee 😎😎

It's geography is amazing. But it's huge. It's the size of like 15 east coast states. Compare those 15 states to CA, and CA is still amazing. But, size is a factor.

I would point out that COVID related remote work further allowed people to move to regions that were cheaper in 2020. Several of those companies are now mandating a return to office policy, which is forcing the hand of some of those same people to move back to California.

Lower income renters and struggling retirees are the ones leaving. Originally from the NE, lived 17 years in FL, due to work I've traveled to almost every state. CA is by far the best place I've lived and have visited. Beautiful weather, LOTS of high paying jobs, specially for professionals. You'll never run out of things to do. The state with the most safest larger cities in the country. CA has almost 40 million people, lots of people, lots of different people. The homelessness, majority from the midwest and NE, even they know CA is the state to be in. No tornadoes, no hurricanes, no shoveling snow, no humidity. It's expensive, need to pay to play....

As a California to Portland refugee, I'd say that politics ruins the state. It's not democratic leadership but rather the fact that cities aren't built to be lived in. Every single inch of developed land is owned by raging violent capitalists that must achieve maximum profit at all times. If you're not paying a lot in rent you're not located in a popular area.

@bobsmith5185

20 күн бұрын

You’re insane

@tommylitchfield3450

20 күн бұрын

@@bobsmith5185 Well, they DID say that they left California because of the politics... and moved to PORTLAND, so yeah, they are nuts!

@bobsmith5185

20 күн бұрын

@@tommylitchfield3450 they blamed it on capitalists, not on democrats

@aidancollins1591

20 күн бұрын

@@bobsmith5185 The Democrats are not inherently a NIMBY party, this is just how local politics plays out everywhere.

@bobsmith5185

20 күн бұрын

@@aidancollins1591 Democrats have many more problems than just NIMBY

San Diego is one of my favorite places in the world 🫶🏼…to visit, living there was rough.

@Booz2020

20 күн бұрын

San Diego is becoming more populated by Crazy RiICH Asians these days 💯👀

The population actually went up by 67,000 in 2023.

@central80

18 күн бұрын

I don't think illegals count

Half of California is desert land. During summer, the weather is very hot 110 F. It has only a few inches of rainfall each year.

@aidancollins1591

20 күн бұрын

It's a good thing then that nobody lives in that part.

@brawnbenson552

19 күн бұрын

Yet Phoenix and Las Vegas exist 😂

@aidancollins1591

19 күн бұрын

@foreverdreamwithinadream6871 Majority of California lives in the pleasant coastal parts.

I was a lifelong resident of California (Mission Viejo, Alameda and Vacaville before I reluctantly left the state in 2001. For me, it was simply a matter of a better job opportunity in an area (Indiana) with lower housing costs. All things being equal though, I would have preferred to stay in California.

I lived in California for a year back in 2013, and though I loved it back then and it's a place with so much going for it, there's no way I'd want to live there today. It's mainly political - their incompetent government have absolutely ruined what should be paradise and turned it into a dystopian wasteland of crime, homelessness and hopelessness. It really makes me sad.

Californians have ruined Idaho and Arizona ... they earn a 6 figure retirement and move to States where housing "was" practical, and many retirees live on 1/6th of Californians income ... which they can no longer do, because the Californians cause prices to rise. I had to leave Prescott Az because Californians caused prices to triple. If I could relive my life ... I would struggle living in California for twenty years ... get a 6 figure retirement ... and live happy ever after by displacing people in States where the medium income is under $50K ... Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virgina, New Mexico, Arkansas, etc ... and live like a King.

@Gretschbeach

19 күн бұрын

They probably aren’t actually Californians. California is just the last place they lived. They’re actually Virginians, Minnesotans, Kentuckians, etc. I grew up in California and almost never met other kids who were born there, it was even rarer that their parents were born there. The state wreckers, wrecked California and moved on. But they were never Californians.

@sonicmania9993

19 күн бұрын

This is a very interesting comment for me personally. We have lived in L.A. for decades, and wife and I were considering retirement in Prescott, just like the scenario you talk about. We decided elsewhere in the end -- but yeah, if we'd retired there, we would have been some of those (relatively) financially-secure Californians moving in to add to Prescott's gentrification.

@central80

18 күн бұрын

Gavin Newsome just doesn't go away , the elections to recall this dude were rigged .... our votes didn't count. The politics in California are corrupted, controlled by 4 families ,,, Nancy Pelosi, her nephew Gavin Newsome, the former Governor Brown (Jerry Brown) control the politics of California which results in a business unfriendly environment , a heavily Democrat anti 2nd Ammendment culture, Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant. The world will end before the Democrats let their deathgrip on California let go. The state used to be a nice place to live. Now it's a tax nightmare because the Democrats have destroyed the business environment for the last 40 years.

Cali is a beautiful state. Maybe the most beautiful state in the U.S. or 2nd considering Alaska, but I'll never moved there for more than a few reasons.

California's unique geographic and climatic features seem central to its success. Since 1850, its development has been extraordinarily fast, which has led to unsustainable mismanagement of its resources. This is interesting because under Spanish and Mexican governance development was essentially stagnant. The state will never again be the mid-twentieth century Shangri-La it supposedly was, but with better governance and an informed electorate it actually could be better than ever. Btw: people who leave California for other states all have their own reasons. No point in oversimplyfing that. And as all Americans benefit from the state's enormous success, let's hope most Americans want California to prosper in the future.

Both my wife and I are Native Californians. We met in Encinitas. I spent a career in Cal Fire protecting the citizens of California. Unfortunately, thanks to Newsome, it became unrecognizable compared to the California I grew up in. Leftist policies ruined the state. We didn’t want to raise our daughter there. I took an early ish retirement and we move to the Northern Rockies. It bums me out to say it but you couldn’t pay me enough to live there now. It’s really a sad thing to see

@Laura_0708

19 күн бұрын

Hopefully you found what you were looking for. Encinitas is a pretty awesome place!

For real it started by California having a big population to people leaving

Many people left during the pandemic and many people moved in. Look at the actual population. It didn’t change much. Remote work and opportunity to purchase a home had some current residents move, but again, many many people moved in. Which is very normal

The important question about the people leaving California is how the people staying there feel about the people who leave.

@Laura_0708

19 күн бұрын

I think there is a perfect place for everyone, you’ve just got to find it. I hope those who moved away found what they were looking for. I believe if you are unfulfilled or unhappy about where you live, it’s better to make a change. For us, CA has been a wonderful place to live.

@dustinreed7667

19 күн бұрын

It's mostly transplants that are leaving. And honestly, we're better for it. Our politics really haven't changed all that much. We weren't even the first state to legalize weed recreationally... That was Colorado. Now there's a state that changed politically in a short time.