What’s behind the number of people leaving California in U-Haul trucks? And where are they moving?
January 8, 2026
Sixty years ago this month, the song “California Dreamin’” was rising on the Billboard charts, thanks in large part to listeners of a Boston radio station who related to lyrics about longing for warmth on a winter’s day.
The song became part of the lore and mystique of California that drove Americans westward for decades.
