[Source](https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/10/yamaha-says-sayonara-to-california-n2672584) > Yamaha, the Japanese company that manufactures both musical instruments and audio equipment as well as motorcycles and marine equipment, is leaving Gavin Newsom's California after being headquartered in the state for 50 years. This is yet another major business to pull up stakes and flee the Golden State, where taxes are insane, crime is out of control, and the Democrats in Sacramento hate business. >