Principal West Coast City: LA or SF or Seattle? (moving, economy, beach)

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by LiveFrom215

LOL....OK....I certainly didn't mean that the LA basin is sending out troops to occupy the entire US west of the Mississipi. My point was simply that of the three cities in the poll LA's overall influence is on greater scale than that of San Francisco or Seattle. Ditto NY in the East. Look....I have the same problem. You could combine Philly, Boston, DC, and throw in Baltimore, and you still probably wouldn't have the same overall heft of NYC. NYC and LA....and to a slightly lesser extent Chicago....are global cities an order of magnitude above every other American city.

Believe me....I get tired of hearing New Yorkers say it. But it's true.

LOL...I nitpick. Sorry.

LA is the most prominent city in the west and NY is definitely the most prominent city in the east. Of that much Im sure we all agree.

[LiveFrom215]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

LOL...I nitpick. Sorry.

LA is the most prominent city in the west and NY is definitely the most prominent city in the east. Of that much Im sure we all agree.

Fair enough. And like I was saying before....if you're asking me where I'd rather visit or live....it's San Francisco. It's not even close. Cheers.

[TheRealAngelion]

Most prominent, most dominate...whatever. It's just a matter of semantics and choice of words. The bottom line is that Los Angeles is the queen bee.

[Jimrob1]

I'd say both LA and San Francisco.

[justcause]

Originally Posted by Jimrob1

I'd say both LA and San Francisco.

There can only be one. You must choose. Now.

[Jimrob1]

Originally Posted by justcause

There can only be one. You must choose. Now.

OK I will choose now. LA

[justcause]

Originally Posted by Jimrob1

OK I will choose now. LA

Merci.

[Scott5280]

LA period..the Bay area isn't even in the running by comparison..Anyone seriously living in California knows this.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Scott5280

LA period..the Bay area isn't even in the running by comparison..Anyone seriously living in California knows this.

To be honest, most people living in Northern California don't really give Los Angeles much thought-just as most Southern Californians arent really fixated on the goings on in Northern California.

I've lived in both areas quite extensively, people in one city don't sit around talking about the other city. There's really no reason to.

Also, if you look at other states where there is a metro area with nearly half of the population, those metros do dominate their states as far as culture & society, economics and politics, but in the case of California, LA really does not.

I mean, just out west.
Arizona-Phoenix dominates.
Alaska-Anchorage dominates.
Colorado-Denver dominates.
Hawaii-Honolulu dominates.
Nevada-Las Vegas dominates.
New Mexico-Albuquerque dominates.
Oregon-Portland dominates.
Utah-Salt Lake dominates.

But in California's case, no, not really.

Also, as far as direct influence in people's lives in 2010, I would actually place the Bay Area above LA.

[vdy1985]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Also, as far as direct influence in people's lives in 2010, I would actually place the Bay Area above LA.

Easily. LA's influence lies in media/hollywood. How are people accessing that media? Ever heard of Yahoo!, Google, Netflix, Youtube, Apple, ect... All Bay Area based.