Another One Bites the Dust: Tech Mogul Latest to Flee Newsom's Golden State for Greener Pastures

You probably remember the great Queen classic, Another One Bites the Dust. It goes:

Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust (yeah)
Hey, I'm gonna get you, too
Another one bites the dust

Do you get the feeling that the song is stuck in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s head? Except in his case, “bites the dust” doesn’t refer to people dying or falling to the ground in the desert; it signifies residents — the very rich ones who supply a big chunk of the state’s revenue base — heading for the hills in a bid to avoid a huge, punitive wealth tax that is contained in a proposed ballot measure.

Although Gavin has spoken against the idea, this is the environment he’s created in this state, and he’s the captain of the ship. Meanwhile, the horse has already left the barn as a trillion dollars in wealth has already fled with Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and venture capitalist Peter Thiel movin’ on out, among numerous others in the top tax bracket.

What do Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page (Google) have in common?

They both just purchased +$150,000,000 homes in Miami pic.twitter.com/4wm800BOmy
— Omar Morales | Miami Multifamily (@OmarMora1es) February 10, 2026

You can add another shrimp to the barbie, apparently, because Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly eyeing new digs:

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the latest California billionaire heading for Florida, snapping up a massive waterfront mansion in Miami’s exclusive "Billionaire Bunker," as Golden State lawmakers push a proposed 5% tax on the ultra-wealthy.
Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are buying a newly built mansion on Indian Creek, one of the area’s most expensive enclaves. The deal has not been confirmed as closed, sources with knowledge of the transaction told The Wall Street Journal, but neighbors said Zuckerberg plans to move in by April — signaling a relocation rather than a vacation home.
"People like Zuckerberg plan three moves ahead. That billionaire tax chatter has a lot of Palo Alto owners doing real math. If you’re staring at a potential 5% hit tied to net worth, Florida becomes a business decision. And Indian Creek is the clearest signal you’re serious, because it’s built for privacy and control," Troy Dean Home CEO Troy Ippolito told Fox News Digital in reaction.

GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley (CA-03) is hardly surprised:

Now Zuckerberg is leaving California too. Newsom's disastrous policies and the proposed "wealth tax" are driving away our citizens and tax dollars. The state's finances are a house of cards on the brink of collapse. https://t.co/vLR83ai9Tb
— Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) February 10, 2026

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Meta declined to comment on the story. Not surprisingly, the tax is backed by the Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West, one of California’s most powerful unions and a serious power behind the Democrats’ throne in the Golden State. The idiotic idea has not yet received the required 875,000 signatures to get on the November ballot, but it has plenty of support even though voters apparently know it will drive an exodus.

As I continue to howl at the moon to anyone who will listen, Gavin Newsom can never become president.

Or the whole country will be California.