“I hope he simply up and leaves California all together.”
And why would he do that when his long-time source for his peppers is located in adjoining Ventura County? LA County has a proliferation of little “$hitball Cities” like Irwindale (Bell, Vernon, Industry, Commerce, Cudahy, you name them), that are little fiefdoms of good old-fashioned political corruption that has nothing to do with California’s overall political climate (which it is evident you hate). Tran will likely move, but not out of the state. My bet is that he will move closer to his pepper farmer, which is what he should have done in the first place when he needed a larger facility. Irwindale lured him with there money, and now they are trying to squeeze him. Good luck with that! Siriacha is a one of a kind product!
The "city" of Industry, which stretches about 15 miles along San Jose Creek northeast of Pico Rivera has a lot of warehouses, manufacturers, car dealerships and a big shopping mall but only about 200 voters. And Vernon, which has an even smaller population had a mayor a few years ago who claimed as his residence a structure that was clearly an office building.