KEVIN PAFFRATH: THE MUCH NEEDED FRESH FACE (AND IDEAS) TO RETURN CA BACK TO ITS LUSTER?
5 min readMay 25, 2021
Every American can truly say the state of California, for the past twenty years, has lost its luster. The complexity of regulations and taxes have smoldered the Golden State which has seen businesses leave for states with much more business friendly policies. 6.1M left the state from 2010–2018 according to the U.S. Census. 4.9M arrived — for how long? Immigration normally in the 100,000s — 150,000s per year, came in at 29,000 to finish 2020 — Covid-19 impact quite possibly.