California officially reopened this week to much media and gubernatorial fanfare.But something major was missing: the many job creators and residents 

June 18th, 2021
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California officially reopened this week to much media and gubernatorial fanfare.

But something major was missing: the many job creators and residents who were forced to flee the state over the past 15 months that were marked by lockdowns, school closures, and onerous restrictions that frequently left businesses reeling and shelling out tens of thousands of dollars to comply.

Among them were innovators like Elon Musk, who relocated to Texas; David Blumberg, founder of Blumberg Capital, who moved to Florida; conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who took his family to Florida and his media business, The Daily Wire, to Nashville; Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which is now in Texas; and software company Palantir, which now calls Colorado home. Watch our video on Facebook. Click here. ([link removed])
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While many state economies are back, or close, to normal, California’s economy still lags far behind. Its unemployment rate of 8.3% is better than only that of Hawaii, and a far cry from the states with the lowest unemployment rate of 2.8%.

Recently, The Center Square reported ([link removed]) just how much the state is losing from the out migration, something documented in detail in CPC’s California Book of Exoduses ([link removed]) . Between 2017 and 2018, California lost 165,355 net tax filers and dependents, more than any other state. Combined, the income of those former residents totals $8.8 billion that will now be earned elsewhere.
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The lessening of unnecessary, burdensome regulations is certainly worth celebrating. But let’s not lose sight of the need for a real reopening of California’s economy that would make it possible for our past residents to one day return.

Quote of the week

“Is Austin Beutner celebrating that LAUSD negotiated the least amount of live online instructional time of any major school district? LAUSD definitely did set a ‘new standard.’ but I hope they never become a model for the nation.” – Christie Pesicka, LAUSD mom and member of California Students United ([link removed])

You’re invited!

Join us from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23 for a virtual celebration of workplace freedom in California. In honor of the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Janus v. AFSCME decision, we’ll be talking with people like Assemblyman Kevin Kiley and Mark Janus about the ongoing efforts that have led over 300,000 California government workers to leave their unions. Please register here, and mark your calendars ([link removed]) . Email Mallory Staley at [email protected] with any questions.

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CPC and allies in the news
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Classroom headlines
* Student activists help divert millions in funding away from law enforcement in schools ([link removed])
* UTLA members ratify agreement on health/safety protocols for LAUSD’s new school year ([link removed])
* California’s charter school war flares up again ([link removed])
* The rise of Black homeschooling ([link removed])
* Most teachers are vaccinated, union says ([link removed])
* American moms are taking a stand against Critical Race Theory ([link removed])
* Fresno schools will keep police on campus after debate - but some things are changing ([link removed])


Union news
* No, AFT head Randi Weingarten isn’t a school reopening champion ([link removed])
* Pro-union teachers say Clovis school leaders undermine unionizing efforts in complaint ([link removed])
* 3 more California unions strike deals to end state worker pay cuts, restore wages ([link removed])
* Is union labor requirement in the way of easing California’s affordable housing crisis? ([link removed])
* Labor-backed bill would devastate California restaurant industry ([link removed])
* The PRO Act empowers union bosses, not workers ([link removed])
* LA Teachers union rallying teachers to condemn Israel ([link removed])


Other things we’re reading
* California state scientists to receive nearly 8% raise in deal ending pay cuts ([link removed])
* San Diego County reaches key benchmark: herd immunity ([link removed])
* California’s bullet train doesn’t deserve a cent of federal funding ([link removed])
* California must foster, not drive away, the innovation economy ([link removed])
* California Legislature passes a self-serving sham budget ([link removed])
* Reopened – but recovered? What Fresno jobs look like in industries hit hardest by COVID ([link removed])
* Cheapest CalPERS health insurance plan will cost 23% more next year, projections show ([link removed])
* Taxes by a different name are strangling California’s middle class ([link removed])
* Fewer than 40 recall Newsom signatures rescinded statewide ([link removed])


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