Why Do Many Californians Stay Here?

Commentary Why do some Californians flee the state while others stay put? Most of the folks departing for greener pastures do so due to escalating crime and homelessness in sanctuary cities, as well as a steep cost of living. Add to that mix declining public education standards, energy dependence, wasteful spending like the High-Speed Rail fiasco, eroding infrastructure, persistent inflation, a frustrating regulatory and tax code, growing unemployment, and a Marxist vision of the future. California has already lost one Congressional House seat and could lose another in the near future if the exodus from the state continues. It isn’t merely the middle class and poor who are pulling up stakes, but a number of wealthy folks who take their businesses and talents with them....