By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – September 22, 2021 Most assume by the title of the piece that the exodus is yet to come, but no, it started several years ago and has only grown into a flood over the last two and a half years. Fancy that, about when the current governor took office. Another hearty thanks to all those that voted "No" in the recent recall election that became about Republican verses Democrat instead of the appalling lack of leadership exhibited by Governor"Empty Suit" and the California legislature. Not only has the "Empty Suit" displayed an exceptional lack of leadership, but the unvarying degree in which he has with making colossal blunders. With the added security, he thinks, again thanks to all those that voted "No", the exodus will likely accelerate, leaving those that stay to enjoy the fruits of that vote with escalating inflation, gasoline nearing $6 in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, and increased cost for everything else. California now has the highest average gasoline prices in the entire nation. But that is not what this story is about. Along with the highest unemployment rate, the most homeless and growing, and the most hostile state in the Country towards job creation….more of Newsom will likely push California to that top honor as well. Goodbye New Jersey. While California's population has dwindled in the past two years, business headquarters in the golden state have joined the move to more friendly climates Texas for one. Sixty two company headquarters left the state in 2020, and already 2021 has seen the flight of an additional seventy four. No sales tax, lower gasoline prices, less regulation are just a few of the reasons for major companies to leave. The San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles are responsible for much of the flight, good old "Blue Urban Centers". Along with the trickle of commercial businesses that left the state 2009 to 2016, the loss in the years 2018 and 2019 during California's "boom years" has been exceptional. Nearly 800 large commercial establishments and thousands of medium to small sized businesses have joined the flock to relocate. Think the "Pandemic" is responsible, fat chance, the writing for a bad business environment has been on the wall for years, but Newsom's approach has turned the trickle into a deluge. Two hundred and sixty five major corporations have moved their headquarters to Texas alone in the past three years of Newsom's reign. And the end is no where in sight. Reasons continue to mount along with high taxes, dramatic cost of living increases, energy costs, and irrational regulations at every turn. The Democrats control the State's government and the voters that put them in office continue to misplace faith that things will change for the better. Gone is self reliance and hard work for many to be replaced by a nanny state led by a governor ill equipped to effectively address the growing problems found within the State. Coupled with the current federal administration, Newsom's answer to all problems is to spend more money, forsaking the notion that bad policy towards business and individual energy will not lead to disaster. It is almost an incomparable feat, that in fifty years California has gone from fiscal conservative policies to the Democrat train wreck that is Gavin Newsom. Thanks a lot to all those "No" voters in the recent recall election. Enjoy the misery that is to come, you've earned it.