Post #37501 by bongofury on Thu, Jun 5, 2003 1:41 PM

Humuhumu, Pasadena: the good: lotsa good restaurants, close to the Bahooka and Damon's, Rose Bowl Swap Meet, Poobah's Record Shop, some interesting archetechture......the bad: some areas of high crime, too far from the beach, expensive houses in good areas.....the ugly: summer heat, smog, and traffic. I lived there 9 long years, fled to San Buenaventura by the Sea.

Here in Thousand Oaks we have Ingen ....I mean Amgen, one of the largest biotech companies in the world.....not quite as hot or smoggy, but rising real state prices and the palaces of Amgen execs and Hollywood types (Heather Locklear, George Kennedy, Sofia Loren, Martin Lawrence,etc) make most of the 60's & 70s tract homes almost unaffordable. No downtown here, but it is only 30 minutes to Ventura that has a good downtown area and restaurants, and the ocean. Big drawback.....not much Tiki here......but L.A. and Orange County are nearby if you have a car.....good luck on your move...