{"id":39914,"date":"2023-02-11T00:37:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T01:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=39914"},"modified":"2023-02-11T01:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T01:43:29","slug":"californians-fleeing-the-golden-state-for-tax-breaks-and-other-amenities-in-nevada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2023\/02\/11\/californians-fleeing-the-golden-state-for-tax-breaks-and-other-amenities-in-nevada\/","title":{"rendered":"Californians fleeing the Golden State for tax breaks and other amenities in Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thousands of Californians fleeing to Nevada are upending the fabric of its cities &#8211; causing congestion in the streets, straining city services and pricing locals out of homes<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Thousands of Californians are hoping to escape rampant homelessness by moving to states like Nevada &#8211; only to end up bringing their own issues along<\/span><\/li>\n<li class><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">A new LA Times article said Nevada offers &#8216;comfortable communities, economic growth and mountain views \u2014 without California&#8217;s problems&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">But the mass exodus has caused issues for many Nevada residents who are now seeing traffic problems and rising costs&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Hope+Sloop+For+Dailymail.Com\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hope Sloop For Dailymail.Com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span>  18:40 EST, 10 February 2023 <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span>  19:21 EST, 10 February 2023 <\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"adHolder column-content cleared\">\n<div id=\"para_top\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Thousands of Californians leaving the Golden State looking to escape the rampant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/homelessness\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4bb10c80-a99c-11ed-87df-c3f7709171d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homelessness<\/a> and high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/cost-of-living-crisis\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4b8feff0-a99c-11ed-87df-c3f7709171d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cost of living<\/a> are landing in neighboring Nevada, overrunning the state&#8217;s few major cities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Reno area has seen 25,000 new residents according to <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/nevada\/reno-nv-will-be-among-the-fastest-growing-cities-by-2060\/article_e5e974df-95b8-5a09-8fa2-ebae9a297129.html\">reports <\/a>and is expected to be one of the fastest growing cities in the coming years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An article published by the <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2023-02-09\/northern-nevada-reno-california-business-housing\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> on Thursday found that the droves of residents are moving to northern Nevada and causing issues with pre-settled residents who are seeing rising prices and traffic troubles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The former-Californians are searching for the &#8216;perfect elixir \u2014 a California bender without the hangover.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4a71c4c5b99da584\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565973-11737937-image-a-14_1676070227765.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The homeless epidemic is so severe, newly elected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency in December\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The homeless epidemic is so severe, newly elected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency in December&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-354b8273536c16be\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565975-11737937-image-a-16_1676070337378.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The exorbitantly high cost of living has caused the homelessness epidemic in the Golden State\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The exorbitantly high cost of living has caused the homelessness epidemic in the Golden State<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d45bc1c5e36f72c4\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565971-11737937-image-a-13_1676070223058.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Drug users are seen on the street in the middle of San Francisco, California\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Drug users are seen on the street in the middle of San Francisco, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-851ab769635b27b3\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/56270673-11509001-A_woman_is_pictured_injecting_herself_with_drugs_close_to_San_Fr-m-74_1670354185891.jpg\" height=\"695\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A woman is pictured injecting herself with drugs close to San Francisco&#039;s Tenderloin Linkage Center in January 2022\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A woman is pictured injecting herself with drugs close to San Francisco&#8217;s Tenderloin Linkage Center in January 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">California residents and businesses began moving to the northern Nevada region back in 2014 when Tesla started building a battery pack factory outside Reno.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center has become the world&#8217;s largest industrial center and covers 166 square miles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The center is so expansive it is roughly the size of New Orleans, Louisiana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The biggest appeal for business owners? Massive tax breaks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Reno&#8217;s facility also offers companies a quick permitting process, according to the Los Angeles Times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The business moves and the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a new wave of Californians heading out east and recreating their California lifestyle as a &#8216;technology hub with&nbsp;comfortable communities, economic growth and mountain views \u2014 without California&#8217;s problems.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Here, they can retire or work from home or the ski slopes while keeping close ties to the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles,&#8217; the LA Times reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Along with their move, however, has come the development of luxury apartments and homes, as shopping districts and more amenities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c9764ffc4c9b602d\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565783-11737937-image-a-11_1676068436125.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Traffic is just one issue California residents are bringing with them to Nevada\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Traffic is just one issue California residents are bringing with them to Nevada&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-21375a89a024c7c4\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565779-11737937-image-a-8_1676068404971.jpg\" height=\"399\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The influx of companies opening spaces in the Reno area has also triggered a new wave of residents moving to the state\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The influx of companies opening spaces in the Reno area has also triggered a new wave of residents moving to the state<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c3dc7975bf13e505\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565789-11737937-Businesses_like_Tesla_have_moved_to_northern_Nevada_for_massive_-a-1_1676072401708.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Businesses like Tesla have moved to northern Nevada for massive tax breaks\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-480bfcea41873496\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565785-11737937-The_Tahoe_Reno_Industrial_Center_has_become_the_world_s_largest_-a-2_1676072401710.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center has become the world&#039;s largest industrial center and covers 166 square miles\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center has become the world&#8217;s largest industrial center and covers 166 square miles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b6195b273ff9b40c\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565791-11737937-image-a-10_1676068432417.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The center is so massive it is roughly the size of Denver or New Orleans\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The center is so massive it is roughly the size of Denver or New Orleans<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This has resulted in major issues for native Nevadans.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Locals are getting priced out of houses and apartments by Californians who can pay higher rents or drop larger down payments,&#8217; the LA Times <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2023-02-09\/northern-nevada-reno-california-business-housing\">shared<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These issues come as Nevada residents are already struggling with their own issues of homelessness and drug addition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Additionally, the state continues to see some of the lowest <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/articles\/2022-10-26\/states-with-the-largest-drops-in-reading-math-test-scores\">standardized test scores<\/a>&nbsp;nationwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Despite these issues, businesses seem to be doubling down on the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In January, Tesla announced it would invest more than $3.5 billion to grow the company&#8217;s gigafactory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The move will add an estimated 3,000 new jobs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tesla was initially granted a $1.3 billion subsidy package to lure the business to Nevada and beat out California offers. Their new factory is &#8216;likely&#8217; to qualify a similar advantage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3edff791da5c173a\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565777-11737937-image-a-12_1676068935071.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The industrial center is surrounded by barren land inhabited by animals\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The industrial center is surrounded by barren land inhabited by animals&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Notable businesses that have opened operations in Nevada in recent years include companies like Tesla, Panasonic, Apple, Nanotech, Google, and Walmart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to a recent Claremont McKenna College Study, aside from New York and Las Vegas, Reno has been the most prominent city to take in the California expats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The co-developer of the industrial park, Lance Gilman, told the Los Angeles Times he knew the area would be a success due to major trucking routes and cheap land.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This is the first and only place they can go unless they go clearly hell out in the desert, which is too far,&#8217; Gilman said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The co-developer said a grading permit can be obtained in seven days and a building can be obtained in as little as 30.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Where in the United States can you do that?&#8217; Gilman said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It&#8217;s a giant tax haven,&#8217; said Mike Pilcher, president of Northern Nevada Central Labor Council.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The rising cost of living in Nevada does not seem to be deterring the California residents from making the move.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Californians are tired of the state&#8217;s rampant crime, drug use, and homelessness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In San Francisco, one major&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11509001\/Tenderloin-Center-shuts-22-million-open-air-drug-market.html\" rel=\"noopener\">open air drug market<\/a>&nbsp;were blasted by the public for becoming a magnet for crime and other issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Residents have also expressed anger over police response times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I call the cops; no one comes. There&#8217;s nothing I can do,&#8217; one San Francisco resident told the<a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/s-f-to-barricade-mission-district-street-over-17767579.php\">&nbsp;San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fef2801ecb443d42\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/67565979-11737937-image-a-15_1676070329396.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Rising homelessness across the state is just one reason Californians are leaving\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Rising homelessness across the state is just one reason Californians are leaving&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Down in Southern California, the high cost of living has created an epidemic of homelessness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In December, newly elected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass officially declared a state of emergency over the city&#8217;s homeless crisis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bass had sworn to take action on the issue immediately and kept her promise.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">At the time, she said she was &#8216;using the emergency order is our ability to fast-track things.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&nbsp;&#8216;I will not accept a homelessness crisis that afflicts more than 40,000 individuals and affects every one of us,&#8217; the progressive former congresswoman said during her swearing-in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier this week, Bass officially<a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/la-homeless-encampments-mayor-karen-bass\/12783577\/\">&nbsp;cleared&nbsp;<\/a>six homeless encampments as she works with city leaders on her &#8216;Inside Safe&#8217; program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a47b425cd0009fd4\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/65509379-11530147-image-a-73_1670876478328.jpg\" height=\"364\" width=\"634\" alt=\"In 2015, the state had roughly 115,000 residents who did not have a stable place to live\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Bass had promised repeatedly to work to fix the city&#8217;s ongoing homeless crisis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of Californians fleeing to Nevada are upending the fabric of its cities &#8211; causing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39914"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39929,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39914\/revisions\/39929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}