I don't think there is any real disagreement about California, at least on my end. They have no shortage of issues. There are many reasons for people to leave, primarily real estate but the cities are congested, traffic, wild fires, drought, taxes, cost of living. So many reasons. People can cash in their real estate there(expensive because of high demand) and buy cheaper elsewhere(less expensive because of reduced demand). Many can maintain current salaries and jobs due to remote work. When you say 'people' what is the scale of these people? I think the population decline is very small, but the fact it is a decline is significant.