“Happy Days” actor Scott Baio announced his move out of California on Wednesday. citing the state's homelessness crisis as one of the reasons.
Baio, a longtime Los Angeles resident who played Chachi on the hit 1970s sitcom, said the Golden State “isn't a safe place anymore” and pointed to soft-crime policies.
“After 45 Years, I'm Finally Making My Way ‘Exit Stage Right' from California,” The retired actor said in his tweet adding to the statistics of homelessness.
,[Homelessness] Brings down property value. There are no consequences even for rampant crime, things cost more and it is no longer a safe place. #ImFree,” Bao wrote.
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Bao said that his fellow Californians “will miss his ‘right-wing' views.”
When a Twitter user alleged that Bao would not be remembered, the “Charles in Charge” actor shot back: “Probably not, but they will definitely remember the higher taxes I pay!”
Bao said that he “has always been a conservative voter.”
According to Realtor.com, Baio listed his Woodland Hills home in April for $3.85 million. Their 6,300-square-foot estate includes five bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, and a home theater.
Bao isn't the first celebrity to leave California. Matthew McConaughey, Joe Rogan, Mark Wahlberg and others Citing similar concerns, many have packed their bags.
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Between April 2020 and July 2022, about 500,000 people moved out of California.
A Survey published in March found that half the US homeless population lives in California: approximately 115,500 people out of 233,800.
According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the total homeless population in the state has increased by about 6% since 2020.