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Zeitghost

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7. The Central Valley

Reply to eissa (Reply #6)

Mon May 10, 2021, 05:39 PM

May 2021

Has some of the highest housing price increases in the nation with Bay Area and So-Cal workers bringing their big city WFH salaries to the area and driving prices up. I believe Fresno saw a 20% rental increase in 2020. The entire state is becoming harder and harder to afford.

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California reports first yearly population decline in its history, a drop of more than 182K people [View all] ansible May 2021 OP

how can anything related to this trump-botched census be believed samnsara May 2021 #1

Cost of living in CA is insane, it's not hard to imagine why people are leaving ansible May 2021 #2

correct. WarGamer May 2021 #5

Yep. hunter May 2021 #10

Because the numbers were compiled by the state and not the census? MichMan May 2021 #12

The number are likely correct, but the decline is likely short lived Johonny May 2021 #18

California actually showed population growth tirebiter May 2021 #3

The OP specifically states that there was a loss of population MichMan May 2021 #13

For one year, the poster was stating the net growth over the decade uponit7771 May 2021 #17

CA should have 70 House seats to WY's 1 Celerity May 2021 #19

I've mostly lived there since the 70's... except for work travel WarGamer May 2021 #4

Out of a population of about 12 million eissa May 2021 #6

The Central Valley Zeitghost May 2021 #7

I'm in the Central Valley eissa May 2021 #8

This is good news, I hope it continues. We have limited resources like water etc Raine May 2021 #9

Farmers drain far, far more water than people do ansible May 2021 #11

I prefer eating to not eating, but that's just me. MichMan May 2021 #14

I wonder how many undocumented people refused to participate, due to Trump's threats... Hekate May 2021 #15

They are all moving to Texas! Texasgal May 2021 #16