Hey, I was born and raised in Southern California but escaped from there in 1979 to live in Louisiana (ancestral family state). After many years my job brought me to Illinois, which is now in the exact same position as California, but with shitty weather.
But I will be 62 soon, so I may just pack it all in and remove myself back to Dixie, where there are still some folks who believe in the freedom envisioned by the Founders. However, if we want to preserve freedom there we’ll probably have to secede (again).
My family left the Ventura/Santa Paula/Ojai area in 1970. Went to Arkansas.
School, college, job, moving around have planted me in middle TN for the last 22 years.
Come on in, the water is warm. Good jobs, low cost of living, no income tax, decent sales tax, low property taxes, good schools, and great retirement areas.