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Because it then becomes a preference poll more so than being able to compare two similar places.
I agree that they’re very different but to suggest that they “literally have nothing in common” is hyperbole. They both have California universities as one example. They’re more alike than LA and NYC or any number of previous comparisons in this forum. All of these polls are personal preference. I’m not understanding that objection. If it weren’t preference it would be all statistics and no need for a poll.
You could easily say that Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Tustin, Fountain Valley, Laguna Beach are satellite cities of Irvine. For example, I know a UC Irvine professor who lives in Laguna Beach.
No, I don't think you can say that. It would be an unusual perspective, considering that all of those other cities are considerably older than Irvine. I would venture to say a large percentage of UCI professors don't live in Irvine, but that doesn't make their cities "satellites," it just means that Orange County is so densely built up that the cities are pressed up against each other with no breaks in between. It doesn't really matter which city you live in, as long as your commute is not too long.
Heck, I'd bet most UCI professors would choose Laguna Beach over Irvine, if they could afford it, but most can't.
I would not be surprised if some people who have moved to Orange County in, say the past 15 years, think of Irvine as the "center" as well as the be-all and end-all. When you get to comparing Irvine to Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, etc., there is a new money vs. old money factor there too. But they're all, really, suburbs of greater Los Angeles.
^ None of that makes any sense especially in comparison to the Fresno area. The age of the cities has little to with it in this context as well. Also, its not like Irvine is only 10 years old. Heck, UC Irvine as been a college 56 years, going on two, three generations.
The fact is the surrounding cities around Irvine are all close to each other and there can be considerable interaction between them all especially considering Irvine is major employer for the immediate region.
The area and density surrounding UC Irvine is not much different than the UCLA area just 25 years ago.
The fact is the surrounding cities around Irvine are all close to each other and there can be considerable interaction between them all especially considering Irvine is major employer for the immediate region.
That's what I said. And the age is relevant because it's hard to fathom that other cities are "satellites" of a city which wasn't even around for decades after the others were incorporated. Laguna Beach and Santa Ana satellites of Irvine? I don't think so.
These two cities have literally nothing in common other than both being in California.
Indeed, they're in different Californias... one is a planned community in OC,
the other is the hub of the San Joaquin Valley, hence one of the state's major ag cities
(perhaps the leading one).
Fresno's "rivals" would be Bakersfield and Sacramento.
Irvine's could be Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, etc.
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You could easily say that Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Tustin, Fountain Valley, Laguana Beach are satellite cities of Irvine. For example, I know a UC Irvine professor who lives in Laguna Beach.
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What's the "capital" city of OC?
Driving down from LA you'd think its Santa Ana because that's what the freeway signs read for 5 South (should say San Diego in my opinion).
Anaheim is the most well known because of their sports teams and Disney Land.
Irvine is the most populated and only just recently.
I won't knock on Fresno too bad either because it offers affordable NEW housing for the state of CA. My aunt lives there in a new neighborhood and I visit often, lots of new sub divisions in Fresno. Plus, being one to two hours away from the coast and some of the best national forests (without traffic) has its perks.
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