Is there something comparable to Boulder CO in California? (San Diego: real estate, condo)

[a333]

Originally Posted by chessgeek

Also consider Chico about 90 miles northeast of Sacramento. Population is about 85,000. Has nice downtown area. Chico State University is there. It has a nice park system with trails. Bidwell Park is one of the largest municipal parks in CA. Chico is very close to the Sierras for wilderness recreation/exploration. Probably not as liberal as Boulder, but still left of center. Much less expensive than Berkeley and probably less expensive than Davis, too.

Chico and the northern central valley towns have gangs and drugs. Chico can work considering your liberal interests, but choose your subdivision carefully, such as the California Park area, golf course area.

[a333]

Originally Posted by ketch89

Master-planned communities are the complete opposite of Boulder..................... They are dead places where frightened conservatives watch television.

To some extent, yes, but also no, since Irvine, California is master planned and liberal, great schools, plenty of liberal things to do, mountain biking trails, etc. Ditto for Aliso Viejo, near Irvine, voted blue last time. Lots of condos in Aliso with IT workers just like Boulder.

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by a333

Chico can work considering your liberal interests, but choose your subdivision carefully...

Chico's a nice town, but Boulder is far more sophisticated than Chico.

[payutenyodagimas]

Originally Posted by a333

South OC and Carlsbad are run by the LDS and Fundamentalists.

really? so Bren is an LDS? he built Mission Viejo and Irvine epicenter for HOAs

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

What cities in CA are most like Boulder Colorado

Haha, nope, that's not it. That's from last year, and didn't last longer than a page, barely. Here's the concurrent one:

Help me find a California town that is a good match!!

I'm not sure what you're looking for, OP, but I'll just suggest Placerville, in the foothills of the Sierras, east of Sacramento. It's a small town, but similar to some of the CO mountain towns, has historic GoldRush-era architecture, with hiking, river rafting, etc. nearby. And as someone else mentioned, Truckee, up near Lake Tahoe, might do it for you, too.

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Haha, nope, that's not it. That's from last year, and didn't last longer than a page, barely. Here's the concurrent one:

Help me find a California town that is a good match!!

Except isn't the OP looking for cities IN California that are like Boulder?

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Except isn't the OP looking for cities IN California that are like Boulder?

Yes. Just like that other OP. Except people told the other OP it wasn't doable, and steered her to the NW, and she/they was/were open to that.

[Nn2036]

South lake Tahoe, Incline Village and Truckee might fit the bill.

[a333]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Haha, nope, that's not it. That's from last year, and didn't last longer than a page, barely. Here's the concurrent one:

Help me find a California town that is a good match!!

I'm not sure what you're looking for, OP, but I'll just suggest Placerville, in the foothills of the Sierras, east of Sacramento. It's a small town, but similar to some of the CO mountain towns, has historic GoldRush-era architecture, with hiking, river rafting, etc. nearby. And as someone else mentioned, Truckee, up near Lake Tahoe, might do it for you, too.

Nice area, except Placerville is very conservative. NORTH Lake Tahoe and Truckee, nearby, are liberal...

[a333]

Originally Posted by Nn2036

South lake Tahoe, Incline Village and Truckee might fit the bill.

What would you say is more liberal between north lake and south shore? They requested liberal. I find the south shore conservative. But others may have different opinions.