Oregonians putting 'No Californians' stickers on for sale signs

[oregonjen]

46. Oregon's beloved Gov. Tom McCall shared the "don't move here" sentiment

http://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/former-governor-tom-mccall-message-visitors/

Referring to Oregon’s tourist industry in a 1971 speech, McCall may have first publicly voiced his famous “Come visit, don’t stay” slogan: “I urge them to come and come many, many times to enjoy the beauty of Oregon. But I also ask them, for heaven’s sake, don’t move here to live.”

My grandpa’s father moved the family to Oregon from a hard scrabble part of Long Beach, California to look for construction work when my grandpa was about 5 years old,” continues Mike. “When I was young, my grandpa told me stories about his father’s car (while parked at job sites) repeatedly having its windows smashed and tires slashed by other workers who were infuriated that a Californian would be picked for a job over an Oregon native. He eventually began hiding his vehicle several miles from job sites until he was able to get Oregon plates. So our family certainly knows about the anti-outsider sentiment that fueled McCall’s policies!”