Why New York was hit harder by COVID-19 than L.A. County
With the emergency phase of COVID-19 over, a Los Angeles Times analysis shows how the pandemic took different tolls on L.A. County and New York City.
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With the emergency phase of COVID-19 over, a Los Angeles Times analysis shows how the pandemic took different tolls on L.A. County and New York City.
Advertisement Here are the stories of six people who left L.A. in 2020: a teacher, a retired aerospace engineer, a cellist, a pair of filmmaker-musicians and a voice actress. Each had a complicated personal mix of reasons for moving to a new state, including romantic relationships and a clash with California’s liberal politics. But there were common threads, including an ability to work remotely and a desire for more open space at a cheaper price. The pandemic was not the sole factor for anyone. Rather, it was a final push to move on from lives in L.A. that had run their course — or, in s...
A California exodus: Retirees, musicians, teachers seek cheaper, less-crowded pastures Stephanie Lai © Provided by The LA Times Andrew Kindler, a retired aerospace engineer, packing up his longtime San Marino home Dec. 16 to move to Arizona. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) The California dream has been fading for a long time, and people have been voting with their feet. In the last few years, the exodus has accelerated, with tens of thousands more people leaving than moving in. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted even more people to give up on the state, experts say. Some h...
What do an actress, musician, aerospace engineer and teacher have in common? They all left the Golden State amid the pandemic.