Is living in LA still worth it (Los Angeles, San Francisco: appointed, transplants)

[RationalExpectations]

Originally Posted by roadwarrior101

COVID spread is super high all across the US, LA or not. The reason why LA looks so bad is because it has 10 million people in the county.

There's nothing wrong with LA County that six million fewer people wouldn't solve.

[RationalExpectations]

Originally Posted by oping00

Hello,
I am considering a job in the LA area and they may ask me to relocate to LA after COVID19 starts to die down.
In the past I would have jumped at the opportunity, but now Im not sure.
So let me ask the residents who live in LA if its still worth it with High rates of COVID19, wildfires, homelessness everywhere and Increasing tax rates in CA particulary LA.

Thanks.

A famous economist once wrote, "Nothing is either good or bad save the alternatives make it look that way."

Thus, the "is it worth it" question can only be answered in terms of the available alternatives.

[newmagic]

Originally Posted by oping00

Hello,
I am considering a job in the LA area and they may ask me to relocate to LA after COVID19 starts to die down.
In the past I would have jumped at the opportunity, but now Im not sure.
So let me ask the residents who live in LA if its still worth it with High rates of COVID19, wildfires, homelessness everywhere and Increasing tax rates in CA particulary LA.

Thanks.

Not sure when a shed in Los Angeles costs $130,000 for the homeless. Apartment units built for the homeless cost the city $600,000 to $800,000 per unit. That is above average for the cost of a house nationwide, and equal to the median home value in LA county. A price unaffordable unless you make well into six figures. The city building units at these prices play a hand in making the city further unaffordable.

[jr6035]

LA is laying off 950 cops, so expect the homeless to be laying around everywhere. LA county will shut things down even during a bad flu season. They saw how people just fell in line with their orders.

[Mr. Zero]

I don't know much about life in other areas, but life in the beach cities is pretty amazing.

[oping00]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zero

I don't know much about life in other areas, but life in the beach cities is pretty amazing.

Especially for the homeless who seem to be everywhere near the beach.

[Mr. Zero]

Originally Posted by oping00

Especially for the homeless who seem to be everywhere near the beach.

I honestly haven't seen many around here (Manhattan Beach).

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zero

I honestly haven't seen many around here (Manhattan Beach).

LOL...they do things differently there than in the City of Los Angeles.

[RationalExpectations]

Originally Posted by jr6035

LA is laying off 950 cops, so expect the homeless to be laying around everywhere. LA county will shut things down even during a bad flu season. They saw how people just fell in line with their orders.

Are they actually separating 950 paycheck earning employees from the payroll? Or are they eliminating 950 positions (most of which are not filled)?

Source please?

[ebuch]

Originally Posted by RationalExpectations

Are they actually separating 950 paycheck earning employees from the payroll? Or are they eliminating 950 positions (most of which are not filled)?

Source please?

I believe they are not going to layoff, they will just not hire for attrition. So in 3-5 years you will really start to see the effects caused by it.