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The California we loved no longer exists.
People didn't abandon the weather, the coastline or their memories. They abandoned a government that stopped listening—and made ordinary life harder every year.
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California was home. Then it changed.
We didn't leave California.Its policies drove us out.
CalGone gives a voice to the former Californians who watched the Golden State lose its shine—and refuse to recreate those failures in the states we now call home.
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Unfiltered commentary on the policies, politics and cultural changes pushing working families out of California.
Accountability
Don’t bring the policies you left behind.
Leaving is only the first step. Protect the opportunity and freedoms that drew you to your new home.
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California is driving out businesses.
When employers leave, jobs, families and opportunity leave with them. JD explains why this is more than a headline.
Watch on YouTube →Leaving blue. Moving red.
Americans are
voting with their feet.
California’s departures are part of a national movement toward red states. The moving trends tell a political story—and CalGone stands for protecting the freedoms and opportunity people are seeking.
Sources reviewed October 13, 2026 · Each figure shows the period it measures.
Top growth states voted red.
Nine of U-Haul’s top 10 growth states for 2025 voted Republican in the 2024 presidential election.
Bottom growth states had Democratic governors.
Nine of U-Haul’s bottom 10 growth states for 2025 had Democratic governors when the report was published.
California ranked last. Again.
California recorded the largest net loss of one-way U-Haul customers for the sixth consecutive year. Texas ranked first; Florida ranked second.
2025 U-Haul Growth Index · Net one-way customer moves by truck, trailer, and moving container. Read the original report · January 5, 2026 ↗
Left California for other states
An estimated 661,200 people left California for other U.S. states in 2024.
U.S. Census Bureau · 2024 ACS data, summarized by USAFacts ↗Lower monthly housing costs
Average difference between the destination and origin neighborhoods of out-of-state movers. California Policy Lab studied credit bureau data from 2016–2025; comparing origin and destination neighborhoods.
California Policy Lab · March 31, 2026 ↗Californians who moved there in 2024
77,200 moved to Texas.
36,200 moved to Florida.
Estimated total moves from California to each state in 2024.
01 / Affordability
A home within reach.
California Policy Lab found that leavers were 11 percentage points more likely to own a home seven years later than similar residents who stayed.
Read the affordability study ↗02 / Work & family
More than one reason.
PPIC identifies employment, housing, and family as the main reasons people report for interstate moves. Its January 2026 analysis links remote work to some higher-income departures and finds larger losses among lower-income adults.
Read the migration analysis ↗03 / Political fit
Finding common ground.
PPIC found that voters leaving California for Republican states leaned more Republican than Californians overall. Its analysis tracks matched registered voters moving between the 2020 and 2024 elections.
PPIC · July 29, 2025 ↗Following the headquarters
Companies
on the move.
Families aren’t the only ones changing addresses. These documented headquarters moves show how California businesses have shifted toward Texas.
157California-to-Texas headquarters relocations, 2015–2024
The Texas Comptroller counts California as the largest source of headquarters relocations to Texas in that period. Read the 2025 statewide report ↗
| Company | Headquarters route | Move / announcement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron | San Ramon → Houston | Announced 2024; employee moves continued in 2026 | S.F. Chronicle · July 10, 2026 ↗ |
| Tesla | Palo Alto → Austin | 2021 | Texas Comptroller · 2025 ↗ |
| AECOM | Los Angeles → Dallas | Effective October 1, 2021 | Company announcement · August 17, 2021 ↗ |
| CBRE Group | Los Angeles → Dallas | 2020 | Texas Comptroller · 2025 ↗ |
Studies & reporting worth reading
Where corporate headquarters are heading
CBRE’s 2026 review identifies Texas metros as leading destinations and discusses taxes, labor regulations, living costs, and talent. Its tracking covers relocation announcements, including moves within a metro.
Read CBRE’s 2026 update ↗Chevron’s move is still unfolding
The San Francisco Chronicle reported plans to relocate about 180 San Ramon employees to Houston in 2026, with more moves expected in 2027. California operations remain.
Read the news report · subscription may apply ↗In-N-Out’s CEO heads to Tennessee
AP reported Lynsi Snyder’s family move and the chain’s Tennessee expansion. The report says its corporate headquarters would remain in California—an expansion and executive move, rather than a full headquarters exit.
Read the Associated Press report ↗A movement built by people who lived it.
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