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blogger Scott Grannis. From Grannis’s latest post, which he calls “California Leavin’:” “Between 2020 and 2025, approximately 500 companies have moved their headquarters out of California or shifted significant operations elsewhere, with a notable spike in relocations since 2019. From 2018 to 2021 alone, the Hoover Institution reported 352 companies relocating their headquarters out of the state.”

Grannis continues: “Government has become increasingly lazy and dysfunctional; the roads are a mess, traffic is the bane of everyday existence, taxes and regulations are oppressive, and modest cottages start at $1 million.”

U-Haul annually reports its U-Haul Growth Index. This ranks the 50 states according to “each state’s net gain (or loss) of customers utilizing oneway U-Haul equipment in a calendar year.”

Which state was first in one-way departures out of the state for the last five years? Yes, you’re right. “California Leavin’” And what state was number two in the nation in arrivals into the state in 2024? Yes, Texas, the Lone Star State. Texas has ranked first or second every year since 2016.

According to visualcapitalist. com, of the top five cities in the U.S. with new corporate headquarters openings from 2018 to 2024, three are in Texas — Dallas, Austin and Houston. The other two are in Nashville and Phoenix. All five are in red states in 2024. In the top five cities for corporate headquarters closures from 2018 to 2024, three of five are in California. San Diego, Greater Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area. The other two are Chicago and New York City. All five are in blue states in 2024.

Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies documents which states had the largest migration gains from 2014 to 2024 and which states had the largest losses.

Of the top 10 that gained over this period, seven of 10 were red states in 2024. Of the top 10 losers over this period, seven of 10 were blue states in 2024.

Needless to say, Texas is in the top 10 gainers. It is a state that is booming because it provides a tax and regulatory environment conducive to those who want to work and grow. It makes all the sense in the world, with the huge influx of businesses and people, that the Texas population landscape has changed dramatically since the last census. There is rationale for the redistricting initiative in Texas.

But in California, Newsom just wants to institutionalize failure. Let’s hope, in the interest of Californians, that he doesn’t manage to get this misguided initiative on the ballot. And if he does, that it fails.

Star Parker is founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Her recent book, “What Is the CURE for America?” is available now. To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS. COM