Too many illegals, high cost of living
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10/9/2005
San Mateo is a place that is perfect in some ways, but like most places has it's negatives. I guess it depends on what's important to you. On the plus side, it is perfectly situated on the peninsula - 20 minutes south of SF, with easy access west over the hill to Half Moon Bay or east over the bridge to the East Bay. If you want to go south there are two freeways , 101 or 280 that will take you to Palo Alto, San Jose, etc. The weather is perfect almost all year. The fog gets stuck on the ridge from the Pacific and creates a natural AC effect in the summer. Gets a little windy sometimes. Traffic is bearable if you know where and when to drive, although the population is very dense due to the geography. Very mixed, ethnically, with huge numbers of illegals from Mexico. They line the 3rd Ave. corridor throughout the week waiting for work - very big blight on this beautiful community. Liberals, who run this area, probably love the "diversity", but to most locals it has to be an unfortunate trend. I don't know how these folks afford to live here, because the cost of living is very high, and most "starter" homes come in around $700k! My family cannot afford to live here any longer, which is why I'm on this website! It will be hard to find anything that has it all like the Bay Area does.
Bp | Lexington, SC