Los Angeles NEEDS a Renaissance...or a 7.0 earthqu
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9/27/2006
Nice to know I'm not alone to speak out about Los Angeles. I was the first to post about it here. :)
Where to begin.... Los Angeles is a place that attracts folks from all walks of life. And for a long time that only made this city the most unique in the country.
But now Los Angeles is a city with no identity, no real direction, lousy public schools, and way too expensive for even upper middle-class people to live in. It is the NYC of the West Coast, unfortunately. Which is by no means a "City of Angels".
If you want to be constantly struggling to make ends meet, driving all over the city which has the worst traffic in the country, have no chance of ever buying a home, pay heavy taxes and get nothing in return (California has TENS of BILLION$ in IOU's to pay back), have your kids go to horrible schools (research the schools VERY carefully), and live where English is becoming a second language..... WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES.
I like the weather here, but the cons of living here far outweigh the benefits. Unless you are very rich or if you are trying to break into the entertainment or media industry. For the 2nd largest city in the country, we do not embrace the technology sector (I work in this sector) as much as cities like Austin, the Bay Area, or even Seattle. There's opportunities to import and export goods though. But unless you hire illegals (oops, undocumented folks), you'll struggle to compete.
As for the sane and smart folks, there is nothing (nothing real anyways) in Los Angeles to see. Move along, move along.
Isaac | Los Angeles, CA