I was born in Glendale and will probably spend the rest of my life here. Still, L.A. has turned into an arm pit of a place to live.
Yes we make more than 95% of the nation, but we also pay higher housing that about 95% of the nation.
The freeways are a mess. State funds have been absconded for other purposes. Buildings with iron bars are a lot more plentiful and whenever some gang wants to add new members who have to proved their worth, we have to put up with peopls shot dead on freeways.
Yep, you can still make it to the beach and the mountains and the weather is pretty good for the most part. Still the beach only holds so much draw for me anymore. Driving to the mountains isn't all that much fun.
We put up a lot to live here, and I'm not convinced it's a better lifestyle that that experienced in the midwest. We keep telling ourselves it is, but I'm no longer convinced.