Nico Marques

former LA resident

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Half a million people left California between April 2020 and July 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Four of them explain what drove them out.

Love, cost of living, adventure: Why Californians moved out

Half a million people left California between April 2020 and July 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Four of them explain what drove them out.

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