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Old 11-10-2014, 01:31 AM
 
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about 2/3 of the time i read a "best places to live" list, Sacramento has been included.
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Old 11-10-2014, 05:12 AM
 
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It's the drought. It didn't use to be like this. I remember September being much cooler and October being much, MUCH cooler than it is now. I grew up walking to school, so I can remember pretty well.
Global warming maybe?
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Old 11-11-2014, 01:32 PM
 
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I have to say since we have had the drought the climate in Sacramento has been much nicer. The tule fog has been a non-issue and this past summer was pretty mild.

Now I know we need the rain, but as long as we aren't having it, I am making the most of it.
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Old 11-11-2014, 06:54 PM
 
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That's a fair assessment. Not having lived in other areas for very long, I don't have something else to compare to Sacramento. I just genuinely feel Sacramento has so much to offer that it would be included in the "Best Places to Live" lists.
Well, you are happy where you live, and that's what counts! It's unfortunate I hate it here, but having lived around the country, I know at least it's not just me -- I now realize certain places fit my lifestyle better than others. I'm gonna move back to one of the places I loved, and you should stay where you're happy! Win-win!
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Old 11-16-2014, 01:13 AM
 
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Well, you are happy where you live, and that's what counts! It's unfortunate I hate it here, but having lived around the country, I know at least it's not just me -- I now realize certain places fit my lifestyle better than others. I'm gonna move back to one of the places I loved, and you should stay where you're happy! Win-win!
Sounds good to me! Best to you!
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Old 11-17-2014, 01:20 PM
 
Location: San Jose, CA & Boston, MA
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It's a good place to live, but not great in my opinion. Sac seems like a place that offers great access to other parts of the state, but by itself is nothing special. I feel like a city that size should have more arts & culture than it does. As is, it's too hot, too far inland, and doesn't really offer as much as other cities in the state. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed living there, but there a lot of other cities I'd choose first.
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Old 11-17-2014, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Sacramento, Ca.
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It's a good place to live, but not great in my opinion. Sac seems like a place that offers great access to other parts of the state, but by itself is nothing special. I feel like a city that size should have more arts & culture than it does. As is, it's too hot, too far inland, and doesn't really offer as much as other cities in the state. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed living there, but there a lot of other cities I'd choose first.
This is about as close to how I see Sacramento as I have read so far. Upon arriving in 2003, I saw a huge relatively quiet suburb. I loved all the tree lined streets and open spaces, even if unintentional. But it is a very inconvenient to move around in if you don't have a car. The downtown area lacks amenities like public drinking fountains or restrooms that I took for granted in other similar sized cities. And an amazing first for me is the 'public' park on C and 16th Streets that has a big wrought iron fence around it, intended only for parents with children! And why are there almost no elementary schools in the downtown/midtown area? Is there a local ordinance against procreation there that I overlooked?
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Old 11-17-2014, 03:31 PM
 
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Because our school district closed them all due to low enrollment. The only one left is William Land in Southside Park. There are a few private elementary schools in downtown and midtown, though: St. Francis, Courtyard, Merryhill. The midtown campus of the California Montessori Project moved to College Greens.

And of course closing elementary schools adds to the perception that kids and families aren't really welcome or wanted in midtown and downtown.

The fence at 16th and C is because that park was pretty much overrun by homeless people. I'm glad that hasn't caught on at more of our parks, but that particular park is so close to Loaves and Fishes that I think families in the area had stopped using it until the fence went up. (It's pretty close to me but I have never taken my kids there because it feels so uninviting.)
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Old 11-17-2014, 04:11 PM
 
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Because our school district closed them all due to low enrollment. The only one left is William Land in Southside Park. There are a few private elementary schools in downtown and midtown, though: St. Francis, Courtyard, Merryhill. The midtown campus of the California Montessori Project moved to College Greens.
Actually, the private schools in midtown make perfect sense. Affluent people who can afford the now gentrified midtown, but don't want to send their kids to crappy public schools in the area.

Understand what drove the gentrification of once slummy Midtown, namely, childless gays, singles, and some empty nesters. The bad schools of the area, that drove and scared middle-class families away, didn't bother people that were not sending any children to them.

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And of course closing elementary schools adds to the perception that kids and families aren't really welcome or wanted in midtown and downtown.
Chicken, egg, and all that. If anything, midtown and downtown were no-go zones for children before the gentrification began.

However, that gentrification was geared around partying singles or gays reveling in their gayness.

"Not that there is anything wrong with that", as Jerry Seinfeld would say, but the gentrification was not done with kids in mind.
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Old 11-18-2014, 07:54 AM
 
Location: Placerville, CA
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I've read numerous articles on "Best Places to Live in the U.S." over the years, and I'm often left wondering why Sacramento is rarely included. I've lived in the area for over 25 years and I know how many wonderful things it has to offer. Sure, it's not a perfect place, but in my opinion, its pros outweigh its cons. Is that just the local in me speaking? What keeps Sacramento from ranking highly when it comes to great places to live? Crime? Jobs? Air quality? Those things combined?
In a word, traffic. Sacramento has some of the worst traffic in the nation!
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