California Gov. Gavin Newsom apparently felt sick — literally — after he found out that one of the most influential tech figures was quitting the state.

Back in December, at a treehouse party north of San Francisco, the co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin, confronted the Democratic governor, according to a recent report by Bloomberg .

Brin, one of the world’s wealthiest men, told Newsom he was leaving the state. He mentioned a proposed tax on billionaires in California, which would hit his $260 billion net worth hard.

Gov. Gavin Newsom opposes a proposed billionaire tax.…