Very true. Puerto Rican Spanish is a lot better...after all, we Puerto Ricans have a more direct line from Spain (Andalucia)
DesignerChick: if you absolutely have to move to CA, try Orange County. Otherwise, do consider Texas (I have lived in TX and currently live less than 50 miles East of San Francisco, in the belly of the beast. I have also lived in Las Vegas, Kansas City and Florida. The Red states are better places to live, overall.
I had the good fortune to visit Tracy, CA 3 years ago in February. Breath-takingly beautiful, but I still don't want to live in CA..
DC, Orange County is very expensive. North SD County is just over the line, and much less expensive (housing).
Altho, both are expensive :(
50 miles East, your close to my sister.