It's nice that you got to keep your same wage. I work for a California company but I live in another state with lower costs of living and I make 75% more than the average wage in my state of residence. However, most people that move reduce both their cost of living and wages and they end up in the same position.
Sulfen this was true for me. We moved in 2010 to escape the high cost of living only to receive lower paying jobs in Springfield, Mo. this place is a hell hole!!! These assholes are stuck in 1950’s. I can’t wait the get back to the central coast. Damn right I’d rather pay High cost of living and be surrounded by beautiful weather and a nice cultural mix of people any day. I’m white but my wife is Korean along with my kids and the racism here is very bad.
@@Redslayer86 Its already happening in nevada, I live in vegas and they are already starting to ruin this city!! Libtard mayors are now building sec 8 mega complexes 5 stories high with 8 to 10000 units per complex and the sudden influx is decimating an already strained school system... My nephew has 75 kids in each class room, it is completely outrageous! California's people need to be vetted like illegal aliens before they leave to make sure they are not bringing their liberalism disease!!
@@namehere2206 The good news, if any, is out of the 11 counties in Nevada, only two counties are blue. The rest are solid red! Stay out of counties that have cities like Las Vegas or Reno folks and you be alright.
[name here] Las Vegas has always been a shithole. And that’s fully because of the gambling industry obviously. But yeah more liberals won’t do it any favors.
illegals get free drivers licenses which is all they need to vote. that's why republicans want a separate voting ID which other countries have including mexico. of course the democrats are calling it racist and that it's voter suppression.
California is overpopulated and overtaxed. It's that simple. Overpopulated means a high cost of living because too many people are chasing too few homes. Overtaxed means you get to keep less of your own money. You would think that with so many people making so much money that taxes would be below average, but that is not the case. I never lived there, but have been there many times on business, and have lived in many other states -- some of which have the same problem (Illinois is one which also has a mass exodus happening). You can live better for less money in many places in the U.S.
High cost of living comes from socialist policies and taxes. With liberals moving all over the place, the whole US will turn into "shit on the streets-SF". Where are they going to go afterwards?
Dear KSBY, We prayed for and got a job promotion to North Idaho in '03. We left Santa Maria in a heartbeat. Our house is 3 times bigger on a lot 8 times bigger for about the same property tax. Water and trash are less PER QUARTER than we paid monthly in CA. 40 million in CA now. You can keep it.
I was a California resident; retired military; and conservative. On 22 Mar 2017, I received my DD 214 and drove out of Camp Pendleton, San Diego. Took me 2 days to get to Texas. I enjoy my post-military retirement here in the veteran friendly state of Texas. I fly my American flag without worry about offending any anti-military, anti-American azzwipes...
@philip, right after Sep 11, I remember the Fire Department of the city of Berkeley ordered the American flags removed from their fire trucks. And I believe, Santa Cruz (not 100% sure) went out and removed all flags from the freeway overpasses.
You are Anti-American for coming from California. Get out of our Texas state now! We don't need your Libtardness California SJW ways infecting Texas, and you military veterans who are not born in Texas are pussies. We Texans got the best soldiers while the other soldiers bitch about PTSD and want war welfare benefits. Leave!! go back to commiefornia or move to the Liberal country North Korea where you demoncrats will love it their.
I lived in Northern California for over a decade before moving out of state six years ago. The main driver was the insane cost of living. I had a hi tech salary and had even made some decent money from stock options. Despite that, I had no hope of being able to purchase even a half-way decent house within reasonable distance from work. Only options I would have had was to move way inland to Tracy or far down south to Gilroy. I finally just gave up and moved out of California. Best decision I ever made. I now own a 2700 sqr foot home, completely paid for, in a very nice community. California is beautiful. I won't deny that. But the current situation is simply unsustainable.
That's why I drove away as soon as I retired from the Marines. I was a California resident for 31 years (1986-2017); I kept my CA residence and moved around while in the military. The day I got my retired papers (DD 214), I drove out of Camp Pendleton, San Diego; South I-5; and East I-8; heading toward the Lone Star State of Texas. As a disabled veteran, I pay zero for one vehicle, and $43 for the second vehicle (2017 model). I also pay zero property tax for my $280K brand new 4BD/2.5BA house. Gasoline here in Texas is around $2.20-$2.40 a gallon.
That's one of the main problems. These Chinese coming out here and buying out housing and then raising the prices to an even higher level. And from my experience, most of these Chinese could careless about California. Maybe their children might appreciate it but the newly arrived ones do not and care not about integrating as well as are cheap as hell when it comes to business and have no manners whatsoever. Good point
Those of us "still remaining" in California are working hard to elect Republicans. I'm working hard to get Adam Schiff removed from Congress. Don't go ... stay and FIGHT! Make California Great Again! Remember, California gave us Reagan. Don't give up! Fight the socialists and sign the petition to recall our idiot governor!
Electrology Now And-it was Gov. Ronald Reagan that closed down and emptied all of the mental institutions in the state, ever wonder how the homeless problem started? ?..? From a fourth generation Californian who has seen it all! Yes a conservative Republican governor caused the current mess we are now dealing with in CA and around the country!
@@lauranardoni5626 I also know our history very well (having been a history teacher). Reagan did close the institutions ... but also at the request of the psychology association itself! Reagan, however, is also responsible for ending (winning) the Cold War and tearing down the Berlin Wall. (I was living in Germany at the time.) Politicians do great things ... and do bad things, e.g., FDR allowed Japanese Americas to be placed in camps, JFK's father admired Hitler and thought England should be defeated by Germany. Teddy Roosevelt killed thousands of big game animals ... AND, created most of our National Parks. What's important is the here-and-now ... not kvetching about the past. Blaming Reagan for our present-day homeless problem is not productive. You don't BLAME ... you solve. The Democrat policies RIGHT NOW in California are creating misery and encouraging drug-use, filth on the streets and homelessness. Versteh?
Electrology Now The homeless problem is one the most important problems in our time. I am not sure where you live, I left CA 15 years ago for other reasons. Now, because the nice people of CA gave bus tickets to the homeless destined for Eugene, Portland to to live, the buck has been passed. Only problem in living in Northwest, it get bitterly cold at night. We build small house villages etc for the vets, then the rest. We are a small state compared to CA, and lack the resources that they have to solve the problems, but, passing the buck to other states is wrong! It is much harder to survive in the cold, but, in CA they don’t care.
I do not approve of the way Republicans have behaved in our country lately, look at the impeachment going on right now, they are not the saviors either. The Debt has gone sky high under 3 years of trump, like a huge jump! Every time a Rep. leader screws up the economy, the dems have to clean up the mess. I don’t believe how GREAT the economy is either, most people think Wall Street is paved with gold, not! Farmers are loosing their farms left and right, many people have to work many jobs to survive. When they count the jobless numbers, the figures are rigged. I too pay attention to history, am a former Corp. owner before It became impossible to work(many illnesses). I had my own disability policy I paid for with insurance I paid for. I have had much time to consume the facts. We are paying more to survive, and the quality of life has not improved for the working class, only gotten worse.
The problem isn't Californians moving elsewhere. It's whennthwy get here and bring the same political ideologies that put them in that spot to begin with, they start voting in Idaho or Texas or wherever for liberal policies that will hallow out those states just as it did California
Justin Pennington do you really think voting matters? I don't. I think the system isn't working, I really think we need to start over from the beginning. Our elected people don't represent us, they never ask us what we want! Untill the government asks me what I want done with my tax money I won't like goverment.
I'm shocked that there is (was) only one comment here. I moved out of California 2 months ago, and I am (was) a California native. The middle class is leaving. This is important because the middle class pays most of the taxes.
Matt Ziggy You are right. I guess it is just that I am old enough to remember a time when there was a middle class. By middle class, in this case, I mean the people who are not wealthy enough to not be concerned with day to day finances but not so poor that they (we) cannot be taxed. The wealthy either con't care how much they pay in taxes (because taxes don't impact their lifestyles), or they have the opportunities to limit their tax liabilities, and the poor aren't taxed because they have no money. This of us in between have just enough money that we can be, and are, taxed at every turn.
In the San Francisco Bay area, the middle class are millionaires, the upper middle class are multi millionaires, and the lower middle-class make between 500,000 and 1 million a year. I’m not joking either, that’s how ridiculously high the cost of living is there and it makes Anchorage Alaska look dirty cheap
Odd numbers that you throw out. The average income for San Mateo county is just over $240k a year. A lot of software people live there. Lower middle isn't $500k to $1 million a year. You're grossly overstating incomes for the different middle class income levels.
Okay, how about federal employees? Like GS-9 to GS-13’s? Middle-class in the lower 48. In the Bay Area, those folks make around 60 to 120K a year and that’s with a COLA allowance. That’s only enough for a single person with no dependents to afford a decent one bedroom apartment. Of course I exaggerated. But not by that much. I know a man who’s uncle is a neurologist making about $300K a year in the area and he can barely afford a suburban home and has a family.
Likely that neurologist wants to buy a bigger house in a nicer area. He probably feels he deserves it with his above average income. People over spend on their house and they struggle. If you're trying to live in the Bay Area on income less than $150 then you will have to look something that is within your price range. It's going to be condo or a fixer upper. People are doing it. Many people don't want to cut back on their discretionary spending when they are pulling a six figure income. Some people make the sacrifices.
Easier to live in Northern California as in 3 hours drive north of Sacramento. Lived here my whole life. I make about $1,200 a month take home, as a line cook. I get by without any government assistance, I'm single, I have my own place, no debt to my name, a car, and I have enough money to have what I consider a bit of fun on my weekends. People need to rethink their lifestyles and plan ahead.
In order to live in California, you need to take a chance... Get educated, or learn sales, or open a business... I started my first cleaning business when I was 21, with basically no knowledge at all... I went to the city and had to ask 100 questions on what forms to fill out and what to do, how to start a business... Now I had over 8 businesses, some failed some successful, and make a good living for myself... Key phrase I learned from my dad was... " dont get a job, think of ways to make jobs for others..."
I make 1600 a month in central California. and I have no debt. not even a credit card yet. I'm saving up to buy a new car to replace my old and start building credit. I've been planning ahead for years now. most people 10 years older than me can't even keep a job she to stupidity or just lack of work ethic. I've managed to keep my job by working hard and not fucking around. the cost of living is fairly cheap in my city rather than the rest of California. But sadly were run by conservatives. So nothing important gets done here. they even protested a major concert festival (major source of money for the city, in the millions) because snoop dogg was headlining. they'd rather lose out on money the city desperately needs than to hear snoop dogg for an hour and a half at 10 I clock at night
TheShadedShadow OR? Start holding your Politicians feet to the fire perhaps? I’m waiting for the San Andreas to blow it’s load, and see all the celebrities drown from the Pelosi Botox tsunami spewing from her forehead.
Good for you. You'll find conservative values and policies make much more sense to maintain America on a healthier course of growth and keep you sane all the while.
As an adult, I've lived in two other states (AZ and FL) and have always come back to California. It's not just the weather, but the mountains, coastline, farmland, deserts, forests, cities. Creative, interesting people. I'm a conservative - and, yes, the state government is liberal beyond belief, but even that won't last forever. Question: if "so many people are leaving," why does traffic in big cities continue to get worse, housing prices continue to go up? Why does the Golden State continue to be a draw to people from across the nation and around the world?
Davey Bernard you misunderstood my joke. I learned today that it's hard to write sarcastic comments online and it really hurts when someone calls me liberal :D
Even that is debatable. I mean, California has lots of beautiful places. But not all of it is beautiful! Even SF isn't the beautiful city it once was. That is, unless you enjoy the smell of piss and shit. I hope your daughter does not live there.
I love living in San Diego and am a sixth generation Californian, but I think about moving out of state all the time. Could pay cash for a house in most places and cut property taxes in half which would make my retirement look much better down the road. Also lower income tax, lower sales tax, lower gas tax, cheaper utilities, cheaper food. Not to mention better (sane) state government by moving out. I've traveled to most states in the country. Almost all have a lot to offer in terms of quality of life. California is not the end all, be all for happiness.
What a learning lesson. On top of the high tax’s a cherry protect the criminals . It’s the governments fault for letting them brake the federal law for so long . Jerry and Libby should be in jail.
elysium76 RIGHT!!!! we already have to many of them mother fuckers infecting Austin and Dallas. Go to another blue state. We don't need you trying to make Texas blue and putting in laws that made California a shit hole to began with.
Any Californian trying to come down to Texas will say hello to our AR-15s, tanks, and MAGA signs.We don't need any Non-Conservatives ruining anyother state and turning it into a Blue Communist State like what they did to Commiefornia, Trump should hurry up already and declare California the state of Rebellion so we can wall it up and go in hunting all the snowflake fish in a barrel under Martial Law. that will keep the Liberal infection under control for about forever.
too late, lol. we already turned austin into a liberal city, the other 3 main cities are getting more liberal as well. hahahhaahaha!!! your guns cant stop us!
love how American everyone is...just goes to show how tribal humans are we let state lines define people as a whole its a good thing people are leaving there. its too populated..and shit needs to be sturred up once and a while
If any of those hippy Pussy SJW animals rights activist Californians try to leave their state, they should be blown up, shot and set on fire by helicopters and tanks.
Exactly. I interviewed at a company in SJC just for the experience. Every person in the panel complained about the extremely high cost. "Home loan" assistance won't help when the median home price is 7 to 8 times the median income. My 3000sf 4br southern colonial would cost over$3M near any tech job. But costs barely $300k when I live. But my salary wouldn't even be 25% higher in CA with a xposed of living more than double. A net loss. Sadly those fleeing CA often fail connect the extreme high cost of living with the policies they vote for them start the cycle again where they escape to.
You already know they will, especially the illegals they sure love free handouts at the expense of true hard working Americans( Which are the remaining conservatives in Mexifornia.)
Leave while you can! Several homes in my neighborhood have gone up for sale; Moving trucks from multiple moving companies (not only Uhaul) have been seen around my neighborhood making a run for it. It truly feels like an exodus!! It's so tough to make a rental reservation without outrageous rates, we're nearly considering selling everything and starting fresh elsewhere! Good luck to those who are leaving as well.
LOL... Fucking stupid as this story.... This story says people are leaving because of the housing shortage, and because housing prices are too high... There is a housing shortage and prices are skyrocketing because PEOPLE ARE BUYING UP HOMES AND THERE IS NONE LEFT....SO people are leaving in droves....LOL... does that even make sense to you..? Do you know what that means...? THAT means there are TOO many people coming into California compared to the people moving out...and because of that housing prices are too high, so people are forced to leave... That means people who are forced to leave are poor non home owners...
Wesley, we had a yard sale of all our stuff. Bought new stuff online including furniture. It was delivered free to my front door. No need to pay a moving truck ;) furnished a whole house w Amazon products at 1/2 to 3/4 less than what I would have paid at a furniture store (because I'm a savvy shopper & know my prices) plus furniture stores charge delivery.
kil koh yes that's true but there are many other issues along that have to be taken into consideration. For example, I don't agree that these Chinese Investors who have never spent a year living out here let alone a decade should be buying homes with such ease. Many Angelenos ( in my case ) are and would be left out in an opportunity of buying a home for that matter. Besides, as I've read many of your comments on this thread I do agree that people need to learn how to adapt and overcome obstacles by looking for opportunities or creating them. Unfortunately, many of these people that are leaving and who can't stay in California are people with families. Which is why I'm single, have no children and have found a way so far to cut on my expenses while still being able to enjoy some of my money. At the end of the day we will all die some way, some how so worrying and over thinking about this should not be too much a concern. Peace !
Rather makes me want to get a mid sized semi rig and set up business out there and change a small fortune to help haul their crap out! $10K and I will show up and haul whatever fits into it anywhere in the country!
Tcmtech TO ALL YOU LIBERALS. I DISPISE YOU. I DONT GO TO WASH, OREGON OR CALIFORNIA EVER AGAIN. I DONT EVEN BUY CALIFORNIA PRODUCE. YOU CREATED A - INCOME UN EQUAL -RACIST, DIRTY, ARROGANT, DRUG INFESTED UTOPIA. ENJOY
One good thing CA has going for it is there will always be an always readily available pool of cheap labor comprised of Spanish speaking, brown skinned persons. Very progressive!
The grass is greener expectation never holds true. Leaving California is like going into a witness protection program where they send you to a dreadful existence in a non-descript town with nothing to do.
What?? Are you kidding me? I got out of California and it was the best decisions I've ever made. I don't even want to go to Cali for a visit. Born and raised but will never go back to that communist sess pool
The grass is way greener (because we're not in drought where I moved). The air cleaner, more affordable, hardly any illegals, same stuff to do as in California but not as crowded everyw9and I have money now
I left California nearly 11 years ago. It was like giving myself at least a 10% raise. I was also able to buy a bigger house on a bigger lot for 2/3ds of what I sold my house in California for. I moved to Colorado.
And now look at Colorado. I was in Loveland from 2006-2008. Right when the big CA to CO migration was really starting. I recently moved back for work. Big mistake. Vehicle registration is outrageous. Factor in other taxes and fees. Our utility bill has a cost to produce fee on it. And we're not on the over priced Front Range. Colorado is the prime example of Californians turning the state they fled to into the state they fled from.
Sold my house on the Central Coast last month. Moving to Prescott, AZ. I leave the Libs to yourselves...It was the plastic bags ban that was the last straw for me.
And this is propably why the realestate in Arizona is through the roof. "In contract" 1st day listing, bidding wars, we tired buying homes...all sold within 1-3 hours.
You left out my reason for leaving Gaven Newsom and the rest of the nuts. It's not just the cost to live here born and raised it's this constant flow of crazy laws that are flowing out of Sacramento and we have no control of them.
I am a very conservative person living in the northern San Fernando Valley. The city council member in our district (Mitch Englander) is the only conservative member on the L.A. city council. I live in the home that has been in my family since 1954. My Grandparents put sweat and tears into this home and I do not want to leave. A lot of my neighbors are conservative as well and they don't want to go. Southern California is one of the most beautiful areas in the country, where you could be in the beaches or the mountains in less than an hour. I am sure that people would call me stupid or crazy, and I suppose I am, but this state is near and dear to me and if this home was not in my family, I am sure that we would've left. Any advice for me?
$1,000,000 for a "nice" home in a sanctuary cities filled with illegal migrants driving around with no insurance. Highest priced gasoline, auto registrations, taxes, toll freeways, ext....
My cousin bought his house as a fixer upper in a nice area of san jose ca in 400k range over 6 years back. With a little over 100k put in and value of properties going up he could sell close to 900k. He makes over 200k as a manager at a dealership and just can't deal with the cost of living there any more and constant stress of the town and the people there. Now he is moving to Tennessee and is putting his house on the market soon.
My wife and I moved out of Calif. too. We had to go on a waiting list for a moving truck. Our cost of living and life happiness increased at least 2 fold when we moved out. The state gets itself involved in everything you do and tax you to death. I'm surprised they don't have a breathing tax. That was the best thing we ever did was leave Calif. BTW it is a beautiful state with wonderful weather it's just too bad about the politics there.
Come to Cincinnati, Cali folks! We're friendly, we have the room, cost of living is much lower, and we could use the help making our swing state blue! :)
I considered moving to northern California from the east coast in 1999 for a high tech job. The income would have been higher which would be balanced by the higher cost of living. However, I would have been a day's plane ride and other travel to return to my family. This would have eaten up my vacation time and vacation budget. So I stayed on the east coast closer to family. I have since traveled to vast areas of North America and western Europe.
It is truly sad, I was born in the East Bay Northern California and I had to leave. I worked at a job I loved in education, and wouldn’t have been able to afford a house ever! While renting and living there I had to move every year. I miss it, but I couldn’t afford it...
Even though your not American your still right that Californians need to stay in California and not destroy other states with the same laws that destroyed California.
It is sad, because I live in Reno, NV, and the prices here just skyrocketed in the last few years, partially because of that, not real @ all!! Crime rate & the number of homeless in Reno has skyrocketed as well, just not real!! I am not blaming it all on that Exodus from California, but it does have a big impact on us. Sad! Just ruined another great state - state of NV! And in particular Reno.
Huh? 600,00 people leaving California and you need more housing? Perhaps you just need to let the housing bubble pop and bring house prices back down to normal so middle class people can afford them.
We lived in CA for 37 years, but when we retired we moved. I don't regret a day of leaving CA. The cost of living there is extremely high (and really not worth it).
I left San Diego for OKC. I paid cash for a brand new 2,500 sq foot home from my home’s equity. I have never looked back. California is absurdly overpriced.
There is a reason why California is expensive and places like Arizona and Nevada are much cheaper. San Luis Obispo and other places like Monterrey are so beautiful and the weather is fabulous. Nevada and Arizona is like sticking your head in an oven. Eight months a year it is over 100 degrees.
I lived in LA 2000-2001. An exciting place to live but the high cost of low living gets to you after a while. I absolutely can see why middle class people are fleeing to Nevada and Texas. They take a wee pay cut but their quality of life is much better.
Born and raised in Cali yeah an X native I left in 1992 there was a hole in the ship back then , now the ship is a hole ‼️ Bummer truth will set ya free .
I am from Ca. Moved away in 2006. Expensive, too many illegals and gangs, terrible traffic, high taxes, no representation due to corrupt liberals and activist judges.....
People are leaving because rents are increasing drastically AND owners are cashing in on the outrageous prices..a house bought 10 years ago has doubled in value in CA.
It cost approximately $1,900 for a studio apartment in Los Angeles. If you want a parking spot it will be extra. Don't expect the luxury of having a washer and dryer. If you want those luxuries expect to pay upwards of $2,500 a month.
I make it fine with 1 job, most people live beyond their means. That being said, yes there is changes that need to be made, tax, fuel, but most of all we need to stop trying to put everyone in McMansion's, if they stop forcing people to buy big then people could afford to live on their income, allow tiny homes to be built, not every town needs to have row upon rows mile upon miles of McMansion's.
Some areas have HOAs that require a minimum house size. I bought some property near Milpitas. The HOA required a minimum of 3000 sq ft. Kind of big for a family of three.
So many are coming to Nevada to escape high taxes, housing costs, etc. However the majority I talk with are very liberal, they don't see a connection between the problems they're leaving and liberal politics...blows me away
I live in CA, single, have my own place, have a car, no debt. This report only covers those obviously not making enough to stay here, but I'm doing just fine and every year my pay has been getting better including my peers. So while I do agree it's expensive here, I also believe the people in this report just didn't make the right financial choices. I mean, look at the first couple complaining that they bought a house and then couldn't keep up with property tax, etc. If you can't afford the expenses on a house then you obviously can't afford to own a house. Simple facts.
Left in 2015 and my cost of living reduced by 50% immediately...and quality of life improved by 100%
Which state you moved to?
It's nice that you got to keep your same wage. I work for a California company but I live in another state with lower costs of living and I make 75% more than the average wage in my state of residence. However, most people that move reduce both their cost of living and wages and they end up in the same position.
Would you all so happen to be bernie supporters?
Sulfen this was true for me. We moved in 2010 to escape the high cost of living only to receive lower paying jobs in Springfield, Mo. this place is a hell hole!!! These assholes are stuck in 1950’s. I can’t wait the get back to the central coast. Damn right I’d rather pay High cost of living and be surrounded by beautiful weather and a nice cultural mix of people any day. I’m white but my wife is Korean along with my kids and the racism here is very bad.
Longdrive Glad that you made the choice.
Don’t vote democrat in the state you move to. Remember you left Cali for a reason.
That's the main danger here. Is them spreading communist California ideals to other states and ruining them the same way Cali was ruined.
@@Redslayer86 Its already happening in nevada, I live in vegas and they are already starting to ruin this city!! Libtard mayors are now building sec 8 mega complexes 5 stories high with 8 to 10000 units per complex and the sudden influx is decimating an already strained school system... My nephew has 75 kids in each class room, it is completely outrageous! California's people need to be vetted like illegal aliens before they leave to make sure they are not bringing their liberalism disease!!
May be moving to Arizona soon. Liberals have taken over Orange County.
@@namehere2206 The good news, if any, is out of the 11 counties in Nevada, only two counties are blue. The rest are solid red! Stay out of counties that have cities like Las Vegas or Reno folks and you be alright.
[name here] Las Vegas has always been a shithole. And that’s fully because of the gambling industry obviously. But yeah more liberals won’t do it any favors.
The only ways you can actually afford to live in California, is either be real wealthy or homeless and live under a bridge.
like a troll
My house has been paid for since 1977, and I like my life style, but thanks for the advice.
Cunning Cat so true...and the people living under the bridge are all white, so sad it is.
@GoldenState You can have a high paying job in California and still won't be able to buy.
@@daveybernard1056 Enjoy living in your shithole one-party sanctuary state.
They leave the state and their ideology comes with them.
That's pretty original, did you just make that up
Somebody has to pay the high cost of running a sanctuary state. Apparently a lot of California citizens are not willing to fund that effort.
But the illegals will vote democratic so it doesn't matter.
Am I crazy or can't illegal immigrants not vote, since they aren't citizens????
Not supposed to happen, but it does. And certain legislators keep trying to pass laws that allow "undocumented immigrants" voting rights.
illegals get free drivers licenses which is all they need to vote. that's why republicans want a separate voting ID which other countries have including mexico. of course the democrats are calling it racist and that it's voter suppression.
They passed a law saying non Cali residents can vote there now
The $15K a Year I am Paying in Property Tax for Living in The 2nd Worst House on the Block Is Why I am Leaving California.
breon31774 Case in point
California is overpopulated and overtaxed. It's that simple. Overpopulated means a high cost of living because too many people are chasing too few homes. Overtaxed means you get to keep less of your own money. You would think that with so many people making so much money that taxes would be below average, but that is not the case. I never lived there, but have been there many times on business, and have lived in many other states -- some of which have the same problem (Illinois is one which also has a mass exodus happening). You can live better for less money in many places in the U.S.
High cost of living comes from socialist policies and taxes. With liberals moving all over the place, the whole US will turn into "shit on the streets-SF". Where are they going to go afterwards?
There being overtaxed because of all the freeloaders who need government assistance coming from guadamala. We can't take care of the whole world.
Dear KSBY,
We prayed for and got a job promotion to North Idaho in '03.
We left Santa Maria in a heartbeat.
Our house is 3 times bigger on a lot 8 times bigger for about the same property tax.
Water and trash are less PER QUARTER than we paid monthly in CA.
40 million in CA now. You can keep it.
California is going to miss the working class.
Too many fence hoppers (Mexicans) coming in, turning it into blight and septic living conditions.
People who don't believe you are either blind or stupid.
actually immigration from mexico has been net zero (meaning no more people coming in than going out). so you are factually wrong.
I was a California resident; retired military; and conservative. On 22 Mar 2017, I received my DD 214 and drove out of Camp Pendleton, San Diego. Took me 2 days to get to Texas. I enjoy my post-military retirement here in the veteran friendly state of Texas. I fly my American flag without worry about offending any anti-military, anti-American azzwipes...
Live in California fly an American flag anyone has a problem with it I'll get a baseball bat.
@philip, right after Sep 11, I remember the Fire Department of the city of Berkeley ordered the American flags removed from their fire trucks. And I believe, Santa Cruz (not 100% sure) went out and removed all flags from the freeway overpasses.
You are Anti-American for coming from California. Get out of our Texas state now! We don't need your Libtardness California SJW ways infecting Texas, and you military veterans who are not born in Texas are pussies. We Texans got the best soldiers while the other soldiers bitch about PTSD and want war welfare benefits. Leave!! go back to commiefornia or move to the Liberal country North Korea where you demoncrats will love it their.
Hahaha, from a keyboard warrior. You probably never serve. You have no idea what uniform I was wearing. I am not a soldier and a democrat numb-nut.
Thank you keiferd11. Semper Fi.
I lived in Northern California for over a decade before moving out of state six years ago. The main driver was the insane cost of living. I had a hi tech salary and had even made some decent money from stock options. Despite that, I had no hope of being able to purchase even a half-way decent house within reasonable distance from work. Only options I would have had was to move way inland to Tracy or far down south to Gilroy. I finally just gave up and moved out of California. Best decision I ever made. I now own a 2700 sqr foot home, completely paid for, in a very nice community. California is beautiful. I won't deny that. But the current situation is simply unsustainable.
Diomedes01 hope you don't vote taxes up in your new State
She’s talks too much
She’s talks too much
last year car registration fee was $312, 2016 model. This year fees went up about $100 to $414... wtf is going on with the fees fml smh.
Oh my gosh! And I was complaining about the $89 I have to pay 4 my tag in Tennessee. Id leave too!
That's why I drove away as soon as I retired from the Marines. I was a California resident for 31 years (1986-2017); I kept my CA residence and moved around while in the military. The day I got my retired papers (DD 214), I drove out of Camp Pendleton, San Diego; South I-5; and East I-8; heading toward the Lone Star State of Texas. As a disabled veteran, I pay zero for one vehicle, and $43 for the second vehicle (2017 model). I also pay zero property tax for my $280K brand new 4BD/2.5BA house. Gasoline here in Texas is around $2.20-$2.40 a gallon.
Gas yesterday $3.85 gal.
Thats crazy!
28 in Arkansas
My neighbor moved to Lexington Kentucky ten years ago, he moved back to Bakersfield, he couldn’t stand the weather and the people. He is white.
Let only Americans purchase property. China is raising demand with investment purchases. Not the end all but it would help.
There I replied you happy now. lol
3cheerz insane migration has got to end.
Chinese hiding their money in foreign properties has made home buying in Canada completely impossible for Canadians.
www.crackshackormansion.com/
That's one of the main problems. These Chinese coming out here and buying out housing and then raising the prices to an even higher level. And from my experience, most of these Chinese could careless about California. Maybe their children might appreciate it but the newly arrived ones do not and care not about integrating as well as are cheap as hell when it comes to business and have no manners whatsoever.
Good point
+Christian Fernández. Thats not the main problem ! Get a clue. Its the Marxist Global Elite left politics and government. You cant be that ignorant ?
Any sanctuary City should not get any government money at all. You want them you take care of them.
Those of us "still remaining" in California are working hard to elect Republicans. I'm working hard to get Adam Schiff removed from Congress. Don't go ... stay and FIGHT! Make California Great Again! Remember, California gave us Reagan. Don't give up! Fight the socialists and sign the petition to recall our idiot governor!
Electrology Now And-it was Gov. Ronald Reagan that closed down and emptied all of the mental institutions in the state, ever wonder how the homeless problem started? ?..? From a fourth generation Californian who has seen it all! Yes a conservative Republican governor caused the current mess we are now dealing with in CA and around the country!
@@lauranardoni5626 I also know our history very well (having been a history teacher). Reagan did close the institutions ... but also at the request of the psychology association itself!
Reagan, however, is also responsible for ending (winning) the Cold War and tearing down the Berlin Wall. (I was living in Germany at the time.)
Politicians do great things ... and do bad things, e.g., FDR allowed Japanese Americas to be placed in camps, JFK's father admired Hitler and thought England should be defeated by Germany. Teddy Roosevelt killed thousands of big game animals ... AND, created most of our National Parks.
What's important is the here-and-now ... not kvetching about the past. Blaming Reagan for our present-day homeless problem is not productive. You don't BLAME ... you solve.
The Democrat policies RIGHT NOW in California are creating misery and encouraging drug-use, filth on the streets and homelessness. Versteh?
Electrology Now The homeless problem is one the most important problems in our time. I am not sure where you live, I left CA 15 years ago for other reasons. Now, because the nice people of CA gave bus tickets to the homeless destined for Eugene, Portland to to live, the buck has been passed. Only problem in living in Northwest, it get bitterly cold at night. We build small house villages etc for the vets, then the rest. We are a small state compared to CA, and lack the resources that they have to solve the problems, but, passing the buck to other states is wrong! It is much harder to survive in the cold, but, in CA they don’t care.
I do not approve of the way Republicans have behaved in our country lately, look at the impeachment going on right now, they are not the saviors either. The Debt has gone sky high under 3 years of trump, like a huge jump! Every time a Rep. leader screws up the economy, the dems have to clean up the mess. I don’t believe how GREAT the economy is either, most people think Wall Street is paved with gold, not! Farmers are loosing their farms left and right, many people have to work many jobs to survive. When they count the jobless numbers, the figures are rigged. I too pay attention to history, am a former Corp. owner before It became impossible to work(many illnesses). I had my own disability policy I paid for with insurance I paid for. I have had much time to consume the facts. We are paying more to survive, and the quality of life has not improved for the working class, only gotten worse.
The problem isn't Californians moving elsewhere. It's whennthwy get here and bring the same political ideologies that put them in that spot to begin with, they start voting in Idaho or Texas or wherever for liberal policies that will hallow out those states just as it did California
Justin Pennington do you really think voting matters?
I don't. I think the system isn't working, I really think we need to start over from the beginning. Our elected people don't represent us, they never ask us what we want! Untill the government asks me what I want done with my tax money I won't like goverment.
Russell Weaver I think it does, especially on a state and local level, the fact that weed is now legal in Colorado is evidence enough of that.
The unions appreciate you not mentioning them. Just saying.
I'm shocked that there is (was) only one comment here. I moved out of California 2 months ago, and I am (was) a California native. The middle class is leaving. This is important because the middle class pays most of the taxes.
James Allen What middle class? That isn't a "thing" anymore. That's fairytales. It's only the rich and the poor.
Matt Ziggy You are right. I guess it is just that I am old enough to remember a time when there was a middle class. By middle class, in this case, I mean the people who are not wealthy enough to not be concerned with day to day finances but not so poor that they (we) cannot be taxed. The wealthy either con't care how much they pay in taxes (because taxes don't impact their lifestyles), or they have the opportunities to limit their tax liabilities, and the poor aren't taxed because they have no money. This of us in between have just enough money that we can be, and are, taxed at every turn.
James Allen I may move to Australia
Matt Ziggy Australia sounds great to me! I'm just happy to be out of California.
eon long I dunno about that. More like Middle Easterns. There are Iranians and Syrians everywhere. At least in the SFV.
California Is 664 Billion in debt. Great job democrats
David W. Johnson well ware else is mexico going to get money?
In the San Francisco Bay area, the middle class are millionaires, the upper middle class are multi millionaires, and the lower middle-class make between 500,000 and 1 million a year. I’m not joking either, that’s how ridiculously high the cost of living is there and it makes Anchorage Alaska look dirty cheap
that is not true. i live in sf and i am considered upper middle class and only make around 120k a year
Christian Lin "only" 120k 😂😂
Odd numbers that you throw out. The average income for San Mateo county is just over $240k a year. A lot of software people live there. Lower middle isn't $500k to $1 million a year. You're grossly overstating incomes for the different middle class income levels.
Okay, how about federal employees? Like GS-9 to GS-13’s? Middle-class in the lower 48. In the Bay Area, those folks make around 60 to 120K a year and that’s with a COLA allowance. That’s only enough for a single person with no dependents to afford a decent one bedroom apartment.
Of course I exaggerated. But not by that much. I know a man who’s uncle is a neurologist making about $300K a year in the area and he can barely afford a suburban home and has a family.
Likely that neurologist wants to buy a bigger house in a nicer area. He probably feels he deserves it with his above average income. People over spend on their house and they struggle. If you're trying to live in the Bay Area on income less than $150 then you will have to look something that is within your price range. It's going to be condo or a fixer upper. People are doing it. Many people don't want to cut back on their discretionary spending when they are pulling a six figure income. Some people make the sacrifices.
A lot are coming to Texas and housing has gotten extremely expensive here in Dallas area, specially given the wages.
Easier to live in Northern California as in 3 hours drive north of Sacramento. Lived here my whole life. I make about $1,200 a month take home, as a line cook. I get by without any government assistance, I'm single, I have my own place, no debt to my name, a car, and I have enough money to have what I consider a bit of fun on my weekends. People need to rethink their lifestyles and plan ahead.
i have 1200 a month in car payments lul
In order to live in California, you need to take a chance... Get educated, or learn sales, or open a business...
I started my first cleaning business when I was 21, with basically no knowledge at all... I went to the city and had to ask 100 questions on what forms to fill out and what to do, how to start a business...
Now I had over 8 businesses, some failed some successful, and make a good living for myself...
Key phrase I learned from my dad was...
" dont get a job, think of ways to make jobs for others..."
I make 1600 a month in central California. and I have no debt. not even a credit card yet. I'm saving up to buy a new car to replace my old and start building credit. I've been planning ahead for years now. most people 10 years older than me can't even keep a job she to stupidity or just lack of work ethic. I've managed to keep my job by working hard and not fucking around. the cost of living is fairly cheap in my city rather than the rest of California. But sadly were run by conservatives. So nothing important gets done here. they even protested a major concert festival (major source of money for the city, in the millions) because snoop dogg was headlining. they'd rather lose out on money the city desperately needs than to hear snoop dogg for an hour and a half at 10 I clock at night
my rent alone is $2,000 a mo..
TheShadedShadow OR? Start holding your Politicians feet to the fire perhaps? I’m waiting for the San Andreas to blow it’s load, and see all the celebrities drown from the Pelosi Botox tsunami spewing from her forehead.
nobody is gone it still takes 2 hours to get to work in Hollywood and i live in hacienda heights 30 min if no traffic at all
I left California, AMEN . . . .one of the best decisions I've made
Brandon Tucker do you vote democrat?
Not anymore. . .
You mean you don't like 2nd most expensive state in the united states next to HAWAII?
California is a beautiful state, but boy, the politics are insane and many, I feel, are unAmerican
Good for you. You'll find conservative values and policies make much more sense to maintain America on a healthier course of growth and keep you sane all the while.
As an adult, I've lived in two other states (AZ and FL) and have always come back to California. It's not just the weather, but the mountains, coastline, farmland, deserts, forests, cities. Creative, interesting people. I'm a conservative - and, yes, the state government is liberal beyond belief, but even that won't last forever. Question: if "so many people are leaving," why does traffic in big cities continue to get worse, housing prices continue to go up? Why does the Golden State continue to be a draw to people from across the nation and around the world?
welcome to the peoples republic of california
britton just as red as Havana or Beijing.
Move to Canada, you promised! :)
No I didn't. YOU move to a foreign country, liberal.
Davey Bernard you misunderstood my joke.
I learned today that it's hard to write sarcastic comments online and it really hurts when someone calls me liberal :D
yes good point...
@kkthxk
Exactly. I wonder why you never hear them say "I'm moving to mexico"?
California has beautiful weather, beautiful scenery and my daughter lives there. After that it's hard to think of anything good to say.
Even that is debatable. I mean, California has lots of beautiful places. But not all of it is beautiful! Even SF isn't the beautiful city it once was. That is, unless you enjoy the smell of piss and shit. I hope your daughter does not live there.
The backpacking and mountaineering are 1st class here.
I love living in San Diego and am a sixth generation Californian, but I think about moving out of state all the time. Could pay cash for a house in most places and cut property taxes in half which would make my retirement look much better down the road. Also lower income tax, lower sales tax, lower gas tax, cheaper utilities, cheaper food. Not to mention better (sane) state government by moving out. I've traveled to most states in the country. Almost all have a lot to offer in terms of quality of life. California is not the end all, be all for happiness.
What a learning lesson. On top of the high tax’s a cherry protect the criminals . It’s the governments fault for letting them brake the federal law for so long . Jerry and Libby should be in jail.
There is no quick fix to 30yrs of horrible policy.
Please don’t come to Texas
elysium76 RIGHT!!!! we already have to many of them mother fuckers infecting Austin and Dallas. Go to another blue state. We don't need you trying to make Texas blue and putting in laws that made California a shit hole to began with.
Any Californian trying to come down to Texas will say hello to our AR-15s, tanks, and MAGA signs.We don't need any Non-Conservatives ruining anyother state and turning it into a Blue Communist State like what they did to Commiefornia, Trump should hurry up already and declare California the state of Rebellion so we can wall it up and go in hunting all the snowflake fish in a barrel under Martial Law. that will keep the Liberal infection under control for about forever.
MS13 needs to pay ur ass a visit
too late, lol. we already turned austin into a liberal city, the other 3 main cities are getting more liberal as well. hahahhaahaha!!! your guns cant stop us!
love how American everyone is...just goes to show how tribal humans are we let state lines define people as a whole its a good thing people are leaving there. its too populated..and shit needs to be sturred up once and a while
We became Republicans and moved
Nooooo!! Please dont come to AZ!! It sucks!! There is nothing here!!! Go away!!
If any of those hippy Pussy SJW animals rights activist Californians try to leave their state, they should be blown up, shot and set on fire by helicopters and tanks.
Too late, I've already rented the trailer home next to yours.
I see they allow you to use a computer there at the state mental hospital.
you couldn't pay me enough money to live in Arizona
Ellemjay Good. Stay out
Exactly.
I interviewed at a company in SJC just for the experience. Every person in the panel complained about the extremely high cost.
"Home loan" assistance won't help when the median home price is 7 to 8 times the median income.
My 3000sf 4br southern colonial would cost over$3M near any tech job. But costs barely $300k when I live. But my salary wouldn't even be 25% higher in CA with a xposed of living more than double. A net loss.
Sadly those fleeing CA often fail connect the extreme high cost of living with the policies they vote for them start the cycle again where they escape to.
Better not vote the same
You already know they will, especially the illegals they sure love free handouts at the expense of true hard working Americans( Which are the remaining conservatives in Mexifornia.)
They will continue to vote D. It's all about virtue signaling....a religion to them.
They are just going to have to keep raising taxes on the ones who do stay, so it will only continue to get harder to live there.
Leave while you can! Several homes in my neighborhood have gone up for sale; Moving trucks from multiple moving companies (not only Uhaul) have been seen around my neighborhood making a run for it. It truly feels like an exodus!! It's so tough to make a rental reservation without outrageous rates, we're nearly considering selling everything and starting fresh elsewhere! Good luck to those who are leaving as well.
Westley Gomez I hope your move goes well..good luck in your future endeavors.
@Doug Thanks! Much appreciated.
LOL...
Fucking stupid as this story....
This story says people are leaving because of the housing shortage, and because housing prices are too high...
There is a housing shortage and prices are skyrocketing because PEOPLE ARE BUYING UP HOMES AND THERE IS NONE LEFT....SO people are leaving in droves....LOL... does that even make sense to you..?
Do you know what that means...? THAT means there are TOO many people coming into California compared to the people moving out...and because of that housing prices are too high, so people are forced to leave...
That means people who are forced to leave are poor non home owners...
Wesley, we had a yard sale of all our stuff. Bought new stuff online including furniture. It was delivered free to my front door. No need to pay a moving truck ;) furnished a whole house w Amazon products at 1/2 to 3/4 less than what I would have paid at a furniture store (because I'm a savvy shopper & know my prices) plus furniture stores charge delivery.
kil koh yes that's true but there are many other issues along that have to be taken into consideration. For example, I don't agree that these Chinese Investors who have never spent a year living out here let alone a decade should be buying homes with such ease. Many Angelenos ( in my case ) are and would be left out in an opportunity of buying a home for that matter. Besides, as I've read many of your comments on this thread I do agree that people need to learn how to adapt and overcome obstacles by looking for opportunities or creating them. Unfortunately, many of these people that are leaving and who can't stay in California are people with families. Which is why I'm single, have no children and have found a way so far to cut on my expenses while still being able to enjoy some of my money. At the end of the day we will all die some way, some how so worrying and over thinking about this should not be too much a concern. Peace !
White flight !!!
Dumbass flight
Common sense flight.
My entire family and I blew out of California in 1992, getting a headstart on the exodus.
come to atlanta, Atlanta: literally 70 miles of a bunch of cheap, good, clean (read white middle class) with a medium sized city in the middle.
Rather makes me want to get a mid sized semi rig and set up business out there and change a small fortune to help haul their crap out! $10K and I will show up and haul whatever fits into it anywhere in the country!
Tcmtech TO ALL YOU LIBERALS. I DISPISE YOU. I DONT GO TO WASH, OREGON OR CALIFORNIA EVER AGAIN. I DONT EVEN BUY CALIFORNIA PRODUCE. YOU CREATED A - INCOME UN EQUAL -RACIST, DIRTY, ARROGANT, DRUG INFESTED UTOPIA. ENJOY
Did you go to the same English school as Trump?
Tcmtech I heard U-haul is running out of trucks. Maybe you should try that idea.
One good thing CA has going for it is there will always be an always readily available pool of cheap labor comprised of Spanish speaking, brown skinned persons. Very progressive!
The grass is greener expectation never holds true. Leaving California is like going into a witness protection program where they send you to a dreadful existence in a non-descript town with nothing to do.
What?? Are you kidding me? I got out of California and it was the best decisions I've ever made. I don't even want to go to Cali for a visit. Born and raised but will never go back to that communist sess pool
The grass is way greener (because we're not in drought where I moved). The air cleaner, more affordable, hardly any illegals, same stuff to do as in California but not as crowded everyw9and I have money now
"California...don't they warn you". Go red California!
I left California nearly 11 years ago. It was like giving myself at least a 10% raise. I was also able to buy a bigger house on a bigger lot for 2/3ds of what I sold my house in California for. I moved to Colorado.
And now look at Colorado. I was in Loveland from 2006-2008. Right when the big CA to CO migration was really starting. I recently moved back for work. Big mistake. Vehicle registration is outrageous. Factor in other taxes and fees. Our utility bill has a cost to produce fee on it. And we're not on the over priced Front Range. Colorado is the prime example of Californians turning the state they fled to into the state they fled from.
@@davidpaz9389 Yeah. I'm a CO native and moved to Oregon, to escape cost of living. Can't start a life in CO, due to the cost of living.
No free shit or hand outs in Nevada. Stay out!
Where's the affordable wonderful healthcare plan? Nobody bothers to talk about it anymore
"Free" health care was never going to work with wide open borders. You can't have both, and probably can't have either one!
Sold my house on the Central Coast last month. Moving to Prescott, AZ. I leave the Libs to yourselves...It was the plastic bags ban that was the last straw for me.
I moved to Iowa from California in October, 2017.
lived in iowa all my life. currently live in dubuque and i love it here
And?
Overpriced....
Overtaxed....
Over congested....
Over stressed....
3rd worst roads and 50th in Quality of Life for the Nation.... GO BLUE!!!
Politicians in California only care about 2 things:
1) impeach
2) retain power
Let's be honest, it is not only the cost of living and taxes. It is the sanctuary state status they are pushing.
High taxes to pay for all the bums.
And this is propably why the realestate in Arizona is through the roof. "In contract" 1st day listing, bidding wars, we tired buying homes...all sold within 1-3 hours.
My house is for sale. I WANT OUT of this tax sewer.
FUCK YOU! stay in your shitty California hellhole! don't come here destroying our glorious state with your Libtardness!
Dude, most of us moving are Reagan Republicans who are fed up with the Left wing wackos.
@@RandalColling vote Trump
@@uhill74
I intend too!
You left out my reason for leaving Gaven Newsom and the rest of the nuts. It's not just the cost to live here born and raised it's this constant flow of crazy laws that are flowing out of Sacramento and we have no control of them.
That's exactly what they want from you is for you to leave and spread the destruction.
I am a very conservative person living in the northern San Fernando Valley. The city council member in our district (Mitch Englander) is the only conservative member on the L.A. city council. I live in the home that has been in my family since 1954. My Grandparents put sweat and tears into this home and I do not want to leave. A lot of my neighbors are conservative as well and they don't want to go. Southern California is one of the most beautiful areas in the country, where you could be in the beaches or the mountains in less than an hour. I am sure that people would call me stupid or crazy, and I suppose I am, but this state is near and dear to me and if this home was not in my family, I am sure that we would've left. Any advice for me?
Bl SI stay and enjoy yourself and don’t sell your house.
They better move to DC... Anywhere else would make the nation suffer.
Let's not forget NYC is having a mass exodus.
$1,000,000 for a "nice" home in a sanctuary cities filled with illegal migrants driving around with no insurance. Highest priced gasoline, auto registrations, taxes, toll freeways, ext....
I mean it seemed like a good idea on paper.
Lisa Boxer
Nice last name ling ling
My cousin bought his house as a fixer upper in a nice area of san jose ca in 400k range over 6 years back. With a little over 100k put in and value of properties going up he could sell close to 900k. He makes over 200k as a manager at a dealership and just can't deal with the cost of living there any more and constant stress of the town and the people there. Now he is moving to Tennessee and is putting his house on the market soon.
Just like Detroit, trade school?! They still cannot afford a place to live, maybe a nice tent or van in a bad area
My wife and I moved out of Calif. too. We had to go on a waiting list for a moving truck. Our cost of living and life happiness increased at least 2 fold when we moved out. The state gets itself involved in everything you do and tax you to death. I'm surprised they don't have a breathing tax. That was the best thing we ever did was leave Calif. BTW it is a beautiful state with wonderful weather it's just too bad about the politics there.
Meathead Movers??? 🤣😂
islandbee lol
"We can't live here no more" LOL
Yes, yes, you can trust your belongings to the Meathead!
Don't bring your Liberalism. Liberalism is the problem.
We would give CA back to Mexico but they said "Hell No!"
No they didn't. Mexico is absolutely taking over California. Put down the marijuana and become conservative, son.
Come to Cincinnati, Cali folks! We're friendly, we have the room, cost of living is much lower, and we could use the help making our swing state blue! :)
I'm laughing at the commenters who act like Arizona and Texas are desirable places to live that could be "spoiled"
Ellemjay and they are laughing at you
Yeah, how bout you go fuck yourself.
Russell Nathan Gwinn are you triggered
At least they don’t have piles of human waste and needles in the streets like San Francisco etc.
Ellemjay haha exactly what I was thinking
I considered moving to northern California from the east coast in 1999 for a high tech job. The income would have been higher which would be balanced by the higher cost of living. However, I would have been a day's plane ride and other travel to return to my family. This would have eaten up my vacation time and vacation budget. So I stayed on the east coast closer to family. I have since traveled to vast areas of North America and western Europe.
Stay out of Texas.
Are you Eric Estrada's ugly niece?
It is truly sad, I was born in the East Bay Northern California and I had to leave. I worked at a job I loved in education, and wouldn’t have been able to afford a house ever! While renting and living there I had to move every year. I miss it, but I couldn’t afford it...
My neighbour came from California, I made sure he saw a confederate flag very shortly thereafter. Don't bring your PC BS around me
"neighbour" dude you're probably not even American
Confederate flag? You mean the flag of the traitors?
Well aren't you very smart.........NOT
William Wonka is probably a Russian bot.
Even though your not American your still right that Californians need to stay in California and not destroy other states with the same laws that destroyed California.
It is sad, because I live in Reno, NV, and the prices here just skyrocketed in the last few years, partially because of that, not real @ all!! Crime rate & the number of homeless in Reno has skyrocketed as well, just not real!! I am not blaming it all on that Exodus from California, but it does have a big impact on us. Sad! Just ruined another great state - state of NV! And in particular Reno.
Huh? 600,00 people leaving California and you need more housing? Perhaps you just need to let the housing bubble pop and bring house prices back down to normal so middle class people can afford them.
THANK YOU, senator Cunningham, for helping the middle and working class!
Move out...fine...but please STOP voting Democrat or the problems will return in your new state
We lived in CA for 37 years, but when we retired we moved. I don't regret a day of leaving CA. The cost of living there is extremely high (and really not worth it).
Moving to Nevada and Arizona? Where the hell is the fresh water coming from?
San Luis Obispo has low wages and high home prices. We live on the central coast and it it a great place if you have enough money.
I left San Diego for OKC. I paid cash for a brand new 2,500 sq foot home from my home’s equity. I have never looked back. California is absurdly overpriced.
I retired in May 2017 and I left California in Oct 2017. I have been living in rural Wisconsin since Oct 4 2017 and I love it.
the couple that moved to arizona... probably phoenix, wait till you get your first a/c bill in summer
There is a reason why California is expensive and places like Arizona and Nevada are much cheaper. San Luis Obispo and other places like Monterrey are so beautiful and the weather is fabulous. Nevada and Arizona is like sticking your head in an oven. Eight months a year it is over 100 degrees.
Ron...you've obviously never lived in AZ.
I lived in LA 2000-2001. An exciting place to live but the high cost of low living gets to you after a while. I absolutely can see why middle class people are fleeing to Nevada and Texas. They take a wee pay cut but their quality of life is much better.
Born and raised in Cali yeah an X native I left in 1992 there was a hole in the ship back then , now the ship is a hole ‼️ Bummer truth will set ya free .
I am from Ca. Moved away in 2006. Expensive, too many illegals and gangs, terrible traffic, high taxes, no representation due to corrupt liberals and activist judges.....
Making room for all the ILLEGALS, Jerry Brown brings in
People are leaving because rents are increasing drastically AND owners are cashing in on the outrageous prices..a house bought 10 years ago has doubled in value in CA.
It cost approximately $1,900 for a studio apartment in Los Angeles. If you want a parking spot it will be extra. Don't expect the luxury of having a washer and dryer. If you want those luxuries expect to pay upwards of $2,500 a month.
I did leave 15 years ago and so glad I did and zero interest in going back. I had to go for business this year for a few days and was shocked.
Im in socal and im leaving to Alaska in may. Why? Because its gotten really hard and its just waaay to liberal anymore.
The cost of living poses a challenge to the working poor, who want to leave but cannot do so without becoming homeless in transition.
I make it fine with 1 job, most people live beyond their means.
That being said, yes there is changes that need to be made, tax, fuel, but most of all we need to stop trying to put everyone in McMansion's, if they stop forcing people to buy big then people could afford to live on their income, allow tiny homes to be built, not every town needs to have row upon rows mile upon miles of McMansion's.
Some areas have HOAs that require a minimum house size. I bought some property near Milpitas. The HOA required a minimum of 3000 sq ft. Kind of big for a family of three.
Yup. Go there often. Central California will be only retired, poor and elite wealthy.
Geico could have saved them 15% in their next insurance enough for them not to move.
made me laugh ...
So many are coming to Nevada to escape high taxes, housing costs, etc. However the majority I talk with are very liberal, they don't see a connection between the problems they're leaving and liberal politics...blows me away
I live in CA, single, have my own place, have a car, no debt. This report only covers those obviously not making enough to stay here, but I'm doing just fine and every year my pay has been getting better including my peers. So while I do agree it's expensive here, I also believe the people in this report just didn't make the right financial choices. I mean, look at the first couple complaining that they bought a house and then couldn't keep up with property tax, etc. If you can't afford the expenses on a house then you obviously can't afford to own a house. Simple facts.