Beautiful Weather but Overcrowded and Unsafe
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6/22/2006
After moving west from the East Coast almost 30 years ago, I raised my three kids in California. The weather is stupendous but in 30 years time, the crime and overcrowding has overshadowed the benefits of sunny days. It's now time to leave "paradise" so I can enjoy a better quality of life for the next 30 years. After all, it gets so dang hot that you spend all your time in air conditioning anyway - what's the big deal if you have to stay inside to tolerate the day.
The education in Southern California has continually gone downhill and although they keep trying it doesn't appear to be making a difference. Now the outrageous price of housing makes it nearly impossible to live here and the overcrowded freeways make it appalling to go anywhere without at least 3 hours of commute time. Ridiculous. It's just not worth it anymore. I'd rather buy layers of high quality winter clothes and move somewhere that you can enjoy your days instead of worry about the guy in the next car popping you with a gun because of road rage. Good bye So Cal. Good luck.
Lori | San Dimas, CA