California is large. Drawing people "from California" is about as precise as drawing people "from the East Coast and Appalachia" and says nothing about Bay Area

California is large. Drawing people "from California" is about as precise as drawing people "from the East Coast and Appalachia" and says nothing about Bay Area flight, apart from the broader trend of expensive real estate in CA. I applaud your persistent Bend boosting, but there's practically no software industry there, and it seems to have given up any illusion of being a startup hub. There are no tech jobs. You're right about Bend attracting people with its low housing costs. It mostly attracts retirees.