Whats with all the discouragement? (Los Angeles, Sacramento: real estate, unemployed, to buy)

[mountainman50]

yeah california has a lot more job oppurtunities than most other states. the downside is southern california cus it's mainly ugly suburban area's with suburban track housing that all is the same and everyone drives here no one walks and theres lots of traffic and plenty of disrespecful rotten teenagers and lots of mexican gangs that are racist and walk around representing brown pride claiming california is theirs. if you enjoy nature and the outdoors southern california is one of the worst places to live. if you live in the suburb areas you gotta drive either to the cities, mountains, or beach if you wanna do something fun.

[Jay100]

Originally Posted by Charles

And for every one of those gangs, there's a bunch of these guys keeping those gang guys out

There aren't enough.

To the OP: That's part of the answer. The thug mentality has permeated the culture here in California. For every "view" out there, there's some butt-hole or group of butt-holes thinking he/they own the block or city or mall or whatever. Who in their right mind, wants to deal with that sh-it day in and day out? Also, there are way too many immigrants that want to do their own thing. So it just doesn't work.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by Jay100

There aren't enough.

To the OP: That's part of the answer. The thug mentality has permeated the culture here in California. For every "view" out there, there's some butt-hole or group of butt-holes thinking he/they own the block or city or mall or whatever. Who in their right mind, wants to deal with that sh-it day in and day out?

Not unique to California. That's pretty much what America has turned into.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Jay100

There aren't enough.

To the OP: That's part of the answer. The thug mentality has permeated the culture here in California. For every "view" out there, there's some butt-hole or group of butt-holes thinking he/they own the block or city or mall or whatever. Who in their right mind, wants to deal with that sh-it day in and day out? Also, there are way too many immigrants that want to do their own thing. So it just doesn't work.

I've never seen any of those hard core gang members in any Southern California communities like those shown in the photographs. In fact, one of the things that I like about those communities is that they are sort of "out there", buffered by tens of miles from the gang communities.

Here's a graphical view of the buffer

Gangs of Los Angeles - Google Maps

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by mountainman50

yeah california has a lot more job oppurtunities than most other states. the downside is southern california cus it's mainly ugly suburban area's with suburban track housing that all is the same and everyone drives here no one walks and theres lots of traffic and plenty of disrespecful rotten teenagers and lots of mexican gangs that are racist and walk around representing brown pride claiming california is theirs. if you enjoy nature and the outdoors southern california is one of the worst places to live. if you live in the suburb areas you gotta drive either to the cities, mountains, or beach if you wanna do something fun.

I don't know how you can say California has a lot more job opportunities than other states right now, with the high unemployment rate?

Nita

[Charles]

Originally Posted by nmnita

with the high unemployment rate

Places in Los Angeles County and Orange County with unemployment less than 8%:

(Data from CDD Februrary 2010)

Vernon city 0.0%
Rolling Hills city 2.1%
Palos Verdes Estates city 2.8%
Rolling Hills Estates city 3.7%
Sierra Madre city 3.8%
Hidden Hills city 4.1%
Rancho Palos Verdes city 4.2%
Malibu city 4.3%
North El Monte CDP 4.3%
Manhattan Beach city 4.4%
La Canada Flintridge city 4.8%
La Habra Heights city 5.1%
Agoura Hills city 5.5%
Hermosa Beach city 5.5%
San Marino city 5.6%
Calabasas city 5.7%
Avalon city 5.9%
Charter Oak CDP 6.0%
Walnut city 6.0%
El Segundo city 6.1%
La Crescenta Montrose CDP 6.1%
South Pasadena city 6.2%
Torrance city 6.2%
Claremont city 6.5%
Glendora city 6.5%
Ladera Heights CDP 6.5%
Redondo Beach city 6.6%
Westlake Village city 6.7%
Cerritos city 6.8%
Del Aire CDP 6.8%
Marina del Rey CDP 6.8%
Mayflower Village CDP 6.8%
Arcadia city 7.1%
La Verne city 7.1%
San Dimas city 7.2%
Bradbury city 7.3%
La Mirada city 7.5%
East San Gabriel CDP 7.6%
Santa Clarita city 7.6%
Foothill Ranch CDP 3.2%
Coto de Caza CDP 4.2%
Las Flores CDP 4.8%
Aliso Viejo CDP 5.2%
Los Alamitos city 5.4%
Portola Hills CDP 5.4%
Villa Park city 5.6%
Rossmoor CDP 6.0%
Newport Beach city 6.1%
Rancho Santa Margarita city 6.2%
Tustin Foothills CDP 6.3%
Yorba Linda city 6.5%
Brea city 6.7%
Lake Forest city 6.8%
Dana Point city 7.1%
Mission Viejo city 7.1%
Laguna Beach city 7.2%
Seal Beach city 7.2%
Irvine city 7.3%
Laguna Niguel city 7.6%
Huntington Beach city 7.9%
San Clemente city 7.9%

[Count David]

Originally Posted by Charles

Places in Los Angeles County and Orange County with unemployment less than 8%:

(Data from CDD Februrary 2010)

Vernon city 0.0%
Rolling Hills city 2.1%
Palos Verdes Estates city 2.8%
Rolling Hills Estates city 3.7%
Sierra Madre city 3.8%
Hidden Hills city 4.1%
Rancho Palos Verdes city 4.2%
Malibu city 4.3%
North El Monte CDP 4.3%
Manhattan Beach city 4.4%
La Canada Flintridge city 4.8%
La Habra Heights city 5.1%
Agoura Hills city 5.5%
Hermosa Beach city 5.5%
San Marino city 5.6%
Calabasas city 5.7%
Avalon city 5.9%
Charter Oak CDP 6.0%
Walnut city 6.0%
El Segundo city 6.1%
La Crescenta Montrose CDP 6.1%
South Pasadena city 6.2%
Torrance city 6.2%
Claremont city 6.5%
Glendora city 6.5%
Ladera Heights CDP 6.5%
Redondo Beach city 6.6%
Westlake Village city 6.7%
Cerritos city 6.8%
Del Aire CDP 6.8%
Marina del Rey CDP 6.8%
Mayflower Village CDP 6.8%
Arcadia city 7.1%
La Verne city 7.1%
San Dimas city 7.2%
Bradbury city 7.3%
La Mirada city 7.5%
East San Gabriel CDP 7.6%
Santa Clarita city 7.6%
Foothill Ranch CDP 3.2%
Coto de Caza CDP 4.2%
Las Flores CDP 4.8%
Aliso Viejo CDP 5.2%
Los Alamitos city 5.4%
Portola Hills CDP 5.4%
Villa Park city 5.6%
Rossmoor CDP 6.0%
Newport Beach city 6.1%
Rancho Santa Margarita city 6.2%
Tustin Foothills CDP 6.3%
Yorba Linda city 6.5%
Brea city 6.7%
Lake Forest city 6.8%
Dana Point city 7.1%
Mission Viejo city 7.1%
Laguna Beach city 7.2%
Seal Beach city 7.2%
Irvine city 7.3%
Laguna Niguel city 7.6%
Huntington Beach city 7.9%
San Clemente city 7.9%

Shouldn't the number for the area as a whole be considered? Most of the people that live in most of these cities don't work in the same city they live in (with exceptions (Irvine :cough::cough).

This is more a list of "cities where people who ARE working LIVE".

[Lifeshadower]

Originally Posted by Jay100

There aren't enough.

To the OP: That's part of the answer. The thug mentality has permeated the culture here in California. For every "view" out there, there's some butt-hole or group of butt-holes thinking he/they own the block or city or mall or whatever. Who in their right mind, wants to deal with that sh-it day in and day out? Also, there are way too many immigrants that want to do their own thing. So it just doesn't work.

It's really only a problem if you make it a problem. For example, I lived in a gang infested neighborhood for most of my life in North Hollywood, and I did well for myself (in fact, I even graduated college ). It's really no different than any other clique of people, and probably no different in any other part of America.

And about the immigrants doing their own thing...my parents are immigrants, and I don't see them doing anything wrong. Most of my circle of friends either are immigrants or children of immigrants and we just want to live our lives.

[JordanJP]

I lived in California for ten years, and I'll just sum up my experiences across several different areas with this:

California is like a gold plated turd. You can shine it up so it's pretty to look at but underneath it's still a turd.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

Shouldn't the number for the area as a whole be considered?


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Most of the people that live in most of these cities don't work in the same city they live in (with exceptions (Irvine :cough::cough).

This is more a list of "cities where people who ARE working LIVE".

Los Angeles County 12.3%
Orange County 9.7%


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I think the message is, if you live in Santa Ana, a higher percentage of your neighbors are unemployed than if you live in Irvine.