Conversation so far:
When did Black Dahlia move to California?
In late 1942.
Why did she move to California?
Phoebe received a letter of apology from her presumed-deceased husband, which revealed that he was in fact alive and had started a new life in California.
How did he fake his death?
CANNOTANSWER.
What happened upon her arrival to CA?
In December, at age eighteen, Elizabeth relocated to Vallejo to live with her father, whom she had not seen since she was six years old.
What were her feelings about moving?
According to some sources, she did in fact have aspirations to be a film star, though she had no known acting jobs or credits.
What part of CA did she move to initially?
Vallejo.
Did she stay there long?
Arguments between Short and her father led to her moving out in January 1943.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
she was arrested on September 23, 1943 for underage drinking at a local bar.
The juvenile authorities sent her back to Medford, but she returned instead to Florida.

Question: Why did she go back to California?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Phoebe go back to California?