Lots Of People Leaving California?

[mattja]

As a California native of six decades, the primary problem I see is the the state is becoming more an economic zone and less an American state. There is price to pay for having such a high number of foreigners coming here.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by mattja

As a California native of six decades, the primary problem I see is the the state is becoming more an economic zone and less an American state. There is price to pay for having such a high number of foreigners coming here.

Such as?

[mattja]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

Such as?

As I said, a large number of residents with no skin in the game just here for the money.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by mattja

As I said, a large number of residents with no skin in the game just here for the money.

Sounds like most American citizens to me. What “skin-in-the-game” do Americans have? What do Americans stand to lose if they don’t ‘play’? Which Americans aren’t in our culture’s game for the money?

Really. Serious questions. This is an interesting viewpoint you are advancing.

[mattja]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

Sounds like most American citizens to me. What “skin-in-the-game” do Americans have? What do Americans stand to lose if they don’t ‘play’? Which Americans aren’t in our culture’s game for the money?

Really. Serious questions. This is an interesting viewpoint you are advancing.

You can't be serious.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by mattja

You can't be serious.

And you can’t answer the question?

[CA4Now]

On a numeric basis, Los Angeles County has the most ground to make up: It still has about 340,000 fewer people than it did in 2019.

San Francisco, San Diego and Santa Clara counties are each around 40,000 people short.

Of the 58 counties in California, 25 counties gained population since 2019, representing a total of just under 12 million people, or 30% of the state population.

Three counties reported more than 5% population growth: San Benito, Yuba and Trinity, all rural areas with relatively few residents.

San Francisco County, the biggest percentage loser among large counties in the five-year span, had 5% fewer people than it did in 2019. Los Angeles County saw its population shrink by 3.3%.

In 2023, San Francisco County grew by 0.1% and Los Angeles County grew by 0.5%, far from making up for the losses of the last few years.

The Public Policy Institute of California projects that “it is unlikely that California will return to a period of rapid population growth.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...opulation-hole