California has experienced more than a century of rapid growth, spurred by the Gold Rush and industrial booms in farming, oil drilling, entertainment, aerospace and big tech. But in recent decades, this growth has slowed more than ever, and more people are now leaving the Golden State than those coming in. "I think the California Dream is changing," said Lauren Hepler, economy reporter at Cal Matters. "The idea of driving out to L.A. and making a go of it on a waiter's salary maybe is not as realistic as it once was." Michael Storper, distinguished professor of Regional and International Development at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, believes there's more to the California Dream than simply population growth.