This chapter explores the reasons why people are leaving California, including rising prices, the housing crisis, safety concerns, and difficulty for young people to buy houses. It highlights the influx of Californians into states like Idaho, Tennessee, Texas, and Florida since COVID due to lower housing costs and more conservative governance.
According to the LA Times, forty percent of California residents are now considering leaving the state. We speak to some of the 700,000 people who have already moved out of the state about the reasons for their departure and what the migration means for the rest of the country. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.