Here are the companies that have fled California — including the company that’s tracking the exodus
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“Numerous companies have left California in recent years to escape rising costs, extensive regulations and high taxes.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about companies leaving California.
“Even the company that tracks companies leaving California, CBRE, has left California, per The Free Press.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute CBRE's relocation from California.
“California has the most business regulatory restrictions of any state, the Free Press reported.”
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“Chevron announced it would move its headquarters from San Ramon, California to Houston, Texas in August 2024.”
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Wikipedia entries for Chevron, San Ramon, and Texaco do not mention Chevron relocating its headquarters to Houston in August 2024. No corroborating evidence found.
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— Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation predominantly specializing in oil and gas. The second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standar…
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— San Ramon (Spanish: San Ramón, meaning "Saint Raymond") is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located within the San Ramon Valley, and 34 miles (55 km) east of San Francisco. Sa…
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— Texaco, Inc. (a shortening of "The Texas Company") is an American oil brand owned and operated by Chevron Corporation. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owned the Havolin…
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“Elon Musk blamed a transgender law banning schools from making rules if a child identifies as transgender for moving SpaceX and X out of California.”
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Wikipedia entries about Elon Musk's business career, legal affairs, and X Corp do not mention the specific transgender law as a reason for relocation. No corroborating evidence found.
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— Elon Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur known predominantly for his leading roles in the automotive company Tesla, Inc. and the space company SpaceX. Musk is also known for his ownership of techno…
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— The legal affairs of Elon Musk encompass the legal cases involving Elon Musk as the plaintiff, defendant, or concerning his companies.
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— X Corp. is an American technology company headquartered in Bastrop, Texas. Established by Elon Musk in 2023 as the successor to Twitter, Inc., it is a wholly owned subsidiary of xAI since March 28, 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Corp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Corp.
“Charles Schwab chose to ditch California in late-2019 due to the high costs in the state.”
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Wikipedia entries for Charles Schwab Corporation, Charles R. Schwab, and Charles Schwab do not mention a relocation in 2019. No corroborating evidence found.
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— Charles Michael Schwab (February 18, 1862 – September 18, 1939) was an American steel magnate. Under his leadership, Bethlehem Steel became the second-largest steel maker in the United States, and on…
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— Charles Robert Schwab Sr. (born July 29, 1937) is an American investor and financial executive. The founder and chairman of the Charles Schwab Corporation, he pioneered discount sales of equity securi…
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— The Charles Schwab Corporation is an American multinational financial services company. It offers banking, commercial banking, investing, and related services including consulting, and wealth manageme…
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“Oracle left California in 2020 for Texas.”
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“Public Storage announced in February that it is moving its corporate headquarters from Glendale to Frisco, Texas.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Public Storage's relocation to Frisco in February 2024.
“A new senate bill, effective for agreements beginning at the start of 2026, regulates California’s self-storage industry by requiring disclosures of rent hikes in rental agreements.”
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“Oracle has since moved from Texas to Nashville, Tennessee.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Oracle's relocation to Nashville.
“Larry Ellison moved out of California to Hawaii in 2020.”
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