From a reader:

Jonah, the huge unspoken reason for NG bailing out of the sunshine state is the onerous local tax load. NG is merely the largest and most visible escapee!

[sarcasm]What? High taxes in California?[/sarcasm]

Well, if that’s the reason, you can be sure Northrop Grumman will be settling in the Washington area, but not in, you know, Washington itself.