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Governor of California Panics as Amazon Closes Its Warehouses

On January 28, 2026, Amazon announced the closure of 47 fulfillment centers across California—62% of its warehouse footprint in the state—eliminating 38,000 direct jobs and impacting an estimated 91,000 additional positions in trucking, packaging, and logistics support. Operating margins in California collapsed from 11% to 2.8% in just 18 months as warehouse worker minimum wage hit $19.50/hour, regulatory compliance costs reached $112,000 per facility annually, and electricity costs ran 64% above national averages. Communities from San Bernardino to Tracy that built their economies around Amazon's presence now face devastating budget shortfalls and mass unemployment. This video examines the four converging pressures that made California operations unsustainable: skyrocketing labor costs, explosive regulatory burdens, premium real estate and utility expenses, and punishing logistics costs. We explore the cascading economic impacts—from municipal budget crises to commercial real estate collapse—and hear from workers facing impossible choices between uprooting their families or staying unemployed in America's most expensive state.