I see a lot of skepticism about the Tech Exodus (techxodus?) in this thread but what I see is very real. The city is dead. It's a ghost town. The vibe went from amazing to pretty scary. Many of my friends have left for good. Moving to Texas, Florida, Hawaii, New York, Arizona and they all have no plans to return. Personally, I still, deep down inside really love California, even though its become a high tax hell hole. But I still love it. I love the climate, I love the topology of the area, I love the opportunity. The big Silicon Valley players will stay. Apple isn't going anywhere, Netflix, etc etc. So I've decided to get out of the city. So I'm moving to Silicon Valley to get away from the problems that are spinning out of control in the city. Personally I'm pessimistic about this decade and I see the way things are trending in the city. I just don't want to be there anymore. Its not a happy place, so the numbers outlined in this article aren't really that surprising.