Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom faced a recall effort in 2021, but handily fended that off and then coasted to reelection last year. He did try to lure residents to California by buying up billboards and seven GOP led states, including Texas touting California as an abortion destination. Tesla, Oracle, Align, Hewlett Packard, Yelp, Dropbox and Airbnb have all reduced their company footprint in the state.