Oroville (San Francisco, Sacramento, Paradise: home, construction, casinos)

[ArizonaBear]

Does anybody here know much about Oroville?

If things deteriorate much more here in Arizona; I may wind up returning to California hence 'auditioning' different towns outside of either the SF Bay area or SoCal near the coast (both places are too expensive IMHO).

I am an auto alignment and suspension technician by trade.

[Jaybee]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Does anybody here know much about Oroville?

If things deteriorate much more here in Arizona; I may wind up returning to California hence 'auditioning' different towns outside of either the SF Bay area or SoCal near the coast (both places are too expensive IMHO).

I am an auto alignment and suspension technician by trade.

I live about an hour north of Oroville. It's a town of about 14,000 folks or so. Probably 50,000 if you include the people in outskirts. Disporportionate share of retired folks near the lake. Typical "Organic" types in the hills above to the east and southeast. You know the type-nonconformist "cash croppers" who just want to be left alone.

Town has suffered (in my humble opinion) with racial issues that are unusual in this part of the world. I attribute that to the boom and bust cycles that the community has experienced; i.e gold rush, railroad construction, dam building. All of which attracted unskilled laborers. The result was short term community wealth that inevitably vanished when the jobs left.

I've lived here all my life except for military service. We generally like this "rural" part of the state, although CA politics are not for the "faint of heart". We'll be checking out when retirement occurs-seeking a more traditional environment.

Climate includes mild but wet winters. Snow is rare in the Central Valley-even at these latitudes. The mountains nearby get plenty of snow though. Summers are brutally hot-probably like AZ summers but without the monsoon. 108 degrees does occur from time to time in July and August.

Recreation is abundant in the area. Lake Oroville, the Feather River, Sacramento River, the Sierras, smaller mountain lakes are nearby or within short, easy drives. The Feather River canyon drive up Hwy 70 is beautiful. Reno's about 2.5 hours east. Sacramento's about 1.5 hours south. San Francisco is about 3 hours southwest.

Economy is not good right now. Timber jobs vanished with the spotted owl issue. Construction is essentially non-existent at this time. There could be some job opportunities in Oroville's two Indian Casinos. You might check them out. Gold Country casino and Feather Falls casino.

I don't work in the automotive field, but I suspect that the downturned economy makes job opportunities in that field rare at this time too.

Sorry to sound so bleak on the economy. But I hope that helps.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by Jaybee

I live about an hour north of Oroville. It's a town of about 14,000 folks or so. Probably 50,000 if you include the people in outskirts. Disporportionate share of retired folks near the lake. Typical "Organic" types in the hills above to the east and southeast. You know the type-nonconformist "cash croppers" who just want to be left alone.

Town has suffered (in my humble opinion) with racial issues that are unusual in this part of the world. I attribute that to the boom and bust cycles that the community has experienced; i.e gold rush, railroad construction, dam building. All of which attracted unskilled laborers. The result was short term community wealth that inevitably vanished when the jobs left.

I've lived here all my life except for military service. We generally like this "rural" part of the state, although CA politics are not for the "faint of heart". We'll be checking out when retirement occurs-seeking a more traditional environment.

Climate includes mild but wet winters. Snow is rare in the Central Valley-even at these latitudes. The mountains nearby get plenty of snow though. Summers are brutally hot-probably like AZ summers but without the monsoon. 108 degrees does occur from time to time in July and August.

Recreation is abundant in the area. Lake Oroville, the Feather River, Sacramento River, the Sierras, smaller mountain lakes are nearby or within short, easy drives. The Feather River canyon drive up Hwy 70 is beautiful. Reno's about 2.5 hours east. Sacramento's about 1.5 hours south. San Francisco is about 3 hours southwest.

Economy is not good right now. Timber jobs vanished with the spotted owl issue. Construction is essentially non-existent at this time. There could be some job opportunities in Oroville's two Indian Casinos. You might check them out. Gold Country casino and Feather Falls casino.

I don't work in the automotive field, but I suspect that the downturned economy makes job opportunities in that field rare at this time too.

Sorry to sound so bleak on the economy. But I hope that helps.

Thank you for your detailed reply...........

I would indeed be better off staying here in Arizona at least for right now; am presently in the Phx area.

[rosarugosa]

I think that the kind of white people who hang on to old time racism are concentrated in Oroville and surrounding rural areas. A famous racist lives in Palermo which is a housing area near Oroville. The minorities stay home because there is so much hostile feeling in the air. It was a huge mistake to move here and I'm saving my money to get out as soon as I can.

[bhcompy]

The onlything I know about Oroville is that it has a great paintball field

[Rathagos]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Does anybody here know much about Oroville?

If things deteriorate much more here in Arizona; I may wind up returning to California hence 'auditioning' different towns outside of either the SF Bay area or SoCal near the coast (both places are too expensive IMHO).

I am an auto alignment and suspension technician by trade.

My mom lives in Oroville. If you have any specific questions, feel free to DM me and I'll pass them along!

Rath

[bradlywhite]

I would heve to argue about the racial comments. Who are you guys hanging out with? And just because one idiot lives here does not mean a thing. Kind of a racist statement, dont you think? As per our economy, it is about on par with the rest of rural CA.

[sms1967]

There's nothing in Oroville... except narrow minded rednecks. There's good people everywhere but the boredom will suck the 'kindness' from your body.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by bradlywhite

I would heve to argue about the racial comments. Who are you guys hanging out with? And just because one idiot lives here does not mean a thing. Kind of a racist statement, dont you think? As per our economy, it is about on par with the rest of rural CA.

Glad you pointed this out. I think this race card is being worn out. Personally I have only visited the area a few times when my parents lived in Paradise. Oroville was our turn off. We stopped on occassion, but it seemed like a typical small, rural town..

NIta

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by sms1967

There's nothing in Oroville... except narrow minded rednecks. There's good people everywhere but the boredom will suck the 'kindness' from your body.

you sure have a positive attitude about things. First you tell the gal who might want to move to Paradise that anything near Sac will be hot, Paradise isn't all that near and now you have noting but negatives to say about Oroville. Have you lived there recently? What do you know about the place? What are you judging your comments on?

Nita