Utah governor warns Californians against moving there – By Eric Ting (SFGate) / Feb 13, 2023
Some Republican officials invite unhappy Californians to move to their states. Others invite them to move, but with the caveat that they “don’t forget” why they want out of California in the first place.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is going a different route, telling reporters Friday he wants prospective transplants to “stay in California,” because there isn’t housing for them.
The topic arose when Cox, a Republican, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, met with President Joe Biden and other governors at the White House on Friday. Cox and Murphy, who lead the National Governors Association together, spoke to reporters outside and took questions, the first of which was about what the two states are doing to attract new residents.
