FG
Joined: Oct 01, 2002
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FG
Love to see you in so cal humuhumu!
Here's my pitch for the L.A. environs.
It's gonna be a lot warmer than seattle - Although S.F. will definitely have more similar weather to what you grew up with, my mom moved from Vancouver, Canada to L.A. in the 1950s to find the sun and even though she still has her Canadian citizenship, she never moved back. So you might find you like it warmer after rainy Seattle?
You definitely need a car in So Cal (i think you do in S.F., too), BUT there are lots and lots of communities where you will find liveable walkable corridors. You'll still need the car for other reasons, but just not for walking to a local market, coffee house or shopping.
If I were moving to L.A. I would want to be near nearer to the historic cultural hubs of the city... you know, where you are near museums or universities and yes, even the tourist traps that actually make this an exciting place to live.
So consider looking for jobs north of Orange County.
Some of the nicer areas which come to my mind are:
West Hollywood, Montrose, Sherman Oaks, Toluca Lake, Pasadena, South Pasadena, Westwood, Santa Monica, Studio City, Parts of Burbank, Glendale, Fairfax, Los Feliz, Melrose
Last time I checked, you could still find a place to rent in the San Fernando Valley for under 1000 and decent homes to buy for under 300K
Be careful about moving anywhere without job prospects though as the market sucks everywhere these days... But in the meantime - wherever you move - you've got friends in CA waiting to welcome you with open arms.
[ Edited by: Futura Girl on 2003-05-19 05:11 ]
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