Cities in cali that have great weather and are not widespread like LA (Irvine: living, moving)

[Gabe3]

since the jobs are so low i don't see how I can pick a certain area in a city to live and look for work, I need a city that I can look for jobs and not have to worry about certain parts being un-walkable.

[MtnSurfer]

Monterey or San Luis Obispo... San Diego is the seconds largest city in CA and the ninth largest in the nation. And talk about traffic during rush hour - there are millions of ppl driving those fwys.

What about work? Are you one of those CDers who can work from home anywhere? Just curious because job markets are an important factor when considering a new location.

** Edit - I just saw your post after I posted regarding looking for work. It sounds like you want to be able to walk around anywhere yet have jobs available. Monterey and SLO could still work as long as you have in-demand skills. Obviously with so many out of work there is increased competition for jobs throughout the state. What type of work are you looking for?

Derek

[Gabe3]

Originally Posted by MtnSurfer

Monterey or San Luis Obispo... San Diego is the seconds largest city in CA and the ninth lagest in the nation. And talk about traffic during rush hour - there are millions of ppl driving those fwys.

What about work? Are you one of those CDers who can work form home anywhere? Just curious because job markets are an important factor when considering a new location.

** Edit - I just saw your post after I posted regarding looking for work. It sounds like you want to be able to walk around anywhere yet have jobs available. Monterey and SLO could still work as long as you have in-demand skills. Obviously with so many out of work there is increased competition for jobs throughout the state. What type of work are you looking for?

Derek

IT support.

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by Gabe3

IT support.

Here is a good resource: IT Support Jobs in Monterey, CA | Indeed.com

http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=it+supp...luis+obispo+ca

You can of course change the criteria based on more specific experience you've aquired. I work in the IT field in the Monterey area doing software engineering.

Its always advisable to find work before moving out. But some choose to give it a shot anyway. The one advantage to coming out first is that companies tend to prefer local residents. But for the right candidates companies will hire out of staters as well. If you come out without a job you will obviously need a decent savings and an exit strategy in case no work can be found.

As a plan B you could look at larger cities (smaller than LA of course) like Santa Rosa. Or alterantively and more realistically smaller suburban type cities to the larger metro cities like Torrance, El Segundo, Carlsbad, Rancho Bernardo, Pleasanton, Livermore, etc.... These areas are considered outskirt parts of San Diego, LA and the Bay area without being in the heart of the downtown traffic. But many ppl prefer these areas because there are good jobs yet are separated from the huge metro downtowns.

Derek

[Gabe3]

Originally Posted by MtnSurfer

Here is a good resource: IT Support Jobs in Monterey, CA | Indeed.com

IT Support Jobs in San Luis Obispo, CA | Indeed.com

You can of course change the criteria based on more specific experience you've aquired. I work in the IT field in the Monterey area doing software engineering.

Its always advisable to find work before moving out. But some choose to give it a shot anyway. The one advantage to coming out first is that companies tend to prefer local residents. But for the right candidates companies will hire out of staters as well. If you come out without a job you will obviously need a decent savings and an exit strategy in case no work can be found.

As a plan B you could look at larger cities (smaller than LA of course) like Santa Rosa. Or alterantively and more realistically smaller suburban type cities to the larger metro cities like Torrance, El Segundo, Carlsbad, Rancho Bernardo, Pleasanton, Livermore, etc.... These areas are considered outskirt parts of San Diego, LA and the Bay area without being in the heart of the downtown traffic. But many ppl prefer these areas because there are good jobs yet are separated from the huge metro downtowns.

Derek

thanks for the info. the search on that job site is a little funky.

[bhcompy]

Originally Posted by Gabe3

IT support.

As an IT support type who spent the past 9 months looking for work across the state, I would find it before moving. It's scarce. Very scarce. It would help if you had advanced certifications like a CCIE, but even difficult to find work with an MCSE or CCNA currently.

[Gabe3]

Originally Posted by bhcompy

As an IT support type who spent the past 9 months looking for work across the state, I would find it before moving. It's scarce. Very scarce. It would help if you had advanced certifications like a CCIE, but even difficult to find work with an MCSE or CCNA currently.

yeah I pretty much have to find a job before moving.

[sav858]

You can find neighborhoods where you can walk to most everything you need in SD and LA BUT finding a job that you can walk to as well would be much harder. The neighborhood I live in, I don't really use my car for daily needs but I need it to get to work.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by sav858

You can find neighborhoods where you can walk to most everything you need in SD and LA BUT finding a job that you can walk to as well would be much harder. The neighborhood I live in, I don't really use my car for daily needs but I need it to get to work.

A ton of jobs in SoCal are located in areas you wouldn't want to live in or couldn't afford to live in.

[sav858]

Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia

A ton of jobs in SoCal are located in areas you wouldn't want to live in or couldn't afford to live in.

Correct, for the OP most likely their job would be located in a suburban office park which usually is best reached by driving. If they had a job and lived in an area such Downtown San Diego then they wouldn't need a car for daily needs and work, but most IT jobs tend to be located in suburban office park districts.