Southern CaliforniaOpinionChief Executives Name California as Worst State for Doing BusinessSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintThe Silicon Valley area as seen from Monument Peak in near Milpitas, Calif., in a file photo. Yuval Helfman/ShutterstockTim Shaler5/10/2021|Updated: 5/10/2021CommentaryCalifornia is the worst state in the union for doing business—again.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.