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...an excerpt from this fine but depressing article...if I am not mistaken, all these cities are run by Democrats and have Democrats as mayors...you might reasonably add Austin, Texas to this list...jus’ sayin’ ....

“.....10 Cities and States Homeowners Are Fleeing
Since the pandemic began, we’ve seen an unprecedented exodus from Blue cities across the U.S. The top 10 cities homeowners have been fleeing are:

San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Denver
Seattle
Philadelphia

Seattle

Hubby and I moved to Seattle after we were married, 42 years ago. It was a beautiful city, and very safe. I remember us walking around Seattle at night and not feeling at all unsafe. It was lovely. When our first daughter was born, we would take her to a Children's Festival that was held at a Center in the city. It would have children's musicians (we saw Fred Penner once). I believe the early 1980's was the pinnacle of children's music.

The festival stopped a long time ago, probably because people stopped having children. They are shutting down numerous elementary schools in the Seattle area because there is not enough children in the areas to support having their own school.

What has been done to Seattle is a sin really. But, decades of one party rule (Democrat), has ruined this city, along with many others in this country.

We now live in a suburb of Seattle, but we rarely go into Seattle. Before he retired, hubby would commute to and from Seattle and at the end of his employment he was having to be careful where he stepped to avoid the human feces on the sidewalks. Just before he retired, his company opened a "satellite" office in our suburban town. So, the last portion of his employment there was a much easier commute and a much more pleasant environment.

People need to know the redneck is contageous!

Whatever these west coats types may think they should avoid all parts of the South or they’ll be shouting ye’hah and wearing a MAGA cap on straight inside of a year.

might reasonably add Austin, Texas to this list...jus’ sayin’

Yeah, to a certain extent. Interesting that they've trying to backpeddle away from all the Black Lives Matter inspired stupidity they and other metro areas marched off into from 2020. 3 main issues for the last municipal election were hiring and retaining more police, investing in infrastructure (i.e. roads, utilities), and making the transients disappear before they overrun the place. People took a look around, evidently don't want to be like Portland or San Francisco. If they stick with a plan it just might work. There was a boast that they have the highest post-covid commercial property occupancy rate of any major American city. Have not checked to verify that, but if accurate that's saying something about their efforts. Not suggesting it'd be a place to move to and live in, just make and keep it civilized enough to be able to visit comfortably.