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Here are the stories of six people who left L.A. in 2020: a teacher, a retired aerospace engineer, a cellist, a pair of filmmaker-musicians and a voice actress.
Each had a complicated personal mix of reasons for moving to a new state, including romantic relationships and a clash with California’s liberal politics. But there were common threads, including an ability to work remotely and a desire for more open space at a cheaper price.
The pandemic was not the sole factor for anyone. Rather, it was a final push to move on from lives in L.A. that had run their course or, in some cases, had not flowered.