Adam Carolla says Los Angeles went from a city no one left to a place residents flee for ‘anywhere’ else

Comedian Adam Carolla has expressed his concerns about the changing dynamics of Los Angeles, stating that the city has undergone a significant shift in recent years. According to Carolla, Los Angeles has gone from a place where residents rarely left to one where they are now willing to move almost anywhere else.

In a recent episode of the "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast, Carolla recalled the days when people rarely left the city. He said that if someone announced they were moving to a different part of the country, he would often ask where they were going and be met with confusion. "You would only leave LA if somebody's dad's company's headquarters moved for some reason or another, or you moved to Hawaii and you were just retiring," he said.

However, Carolla noted that the situation has changed dramatically. Now, when people say they are leaving Los Angeles, they often respond with a destination that is anywhere but the city. "Now, people leave LA, and you go, 'Where are you going?' And they go, 'Anywhere,'" he added.

Carolla attributed the shift to broader problems in Los Angeles, saying that some people are now leaving out of necessity rather than choice. "That's a bad sign," he said. "Because [the reason is] not 'our company is relocating,' or 'I'm retiring, and I'm moving to Hawaii.' It's 'I've just got to get out of here.'"

Carolla has been a vocal critic of California's Democratic leadership, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, on issues such as the state's homelessness crisis, wildfires, and what he views as the state's broader decline.