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What researchers found was that California has real challenges namely housing affordability but its residents aren t giving up on the Golden State dream just yet. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
LOS ANGELES, CA Though billionaire Elon Musk may have left California in a high-profile huff, the fabled exodus of fed-up Californians is but a myth, according to a University of California survey released Wednesday.
The state is experiencing slow enough population growth to lose a congressional seat for the first time in history, but residents aren t fleeing the state en masse. A consortium of universities including UCLA set out to assess the long-standing California Exodus story in order to direct state policy to focus on the changing needs of residents and population patterns.
By City News Service
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Despite California losing a congressional seat for the first time in history due to slow population growth and some high-profile technology companies and billionaires leaving the state, there is no evidence of an abnormal increase in residents planning to move out of the state, according to a University of California survey released today.
The research, which included UCLA, is part of a larger, multi-institution research consortium led by UC to assess whether there is in fact a “California exodus, and to help inform state policy and public knowledge by focusing on state population patterns.
By City News Service
Photo: Getty Images
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Despite California losing a congressional seat for the first time in history due to slow population growth and some high-profile technology companies and billionaires leaving the state, there is no evidence of an abnormal increase in residents planning to move out of the state, according to a University of California survey released today.
The research, which included UCLA, is part of a larger, multi-institution research consortium led by UC to assess whether there is in fact a “California exodus, and to help inform state policy and public knowledge by focusing on state population patterns.
California exodus? Data say no to the narrative
July 7, 2021UCLA
In the fall of 2020, as Elon Musk threatened to take Tesla to Texas, a popular narrative took hold and continues to this day: According to the story, the Golden State has grown tarnished. Masses of Californians are fed up and fleeing the state. That California’s population growth had slowed, causing it to lose a congressional seat for the first time in history, propelled the tale along. But a survey conducted by UC San Diego political scientists in the spring of 2021 contradicts this story.
The survey finds no increase, over 2019, in residents who say they plan to leave. And a companion report analyzing Google trends data suggests they aren’t secretly searching for move-related terms either.
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