California Keeps Losing Tech Jobs

The state has just passed SB79, a bill that allows more housing construction near transit stops throughout the state , representing one of the largest upzonings in the modern United States.

California's high cost of energy also means that despite the tech industry's concentration in the Bay Area, few data centers are planned in the state itself , pushing more of the AI ecosystem to places like Virginia, Oregon, and Texas.

Web search portals (like Google) and computer systems designers (like IBM) have led the decline