What are the pros and cons of living in Los Angeles, CA?
I lived in Orange County, a suburb of Los Angeles, for years when the smog was really terrible. But I also spent a lot of spare time along the coast of the LA area. The smog has been cleared up some, making the inland areas better, but it is always better to be at the beach if you are going to live in La La land. I really like parts of LA, like the Santa Monica and Brentwood area, as well as Marina Del Rey, Palos Verdes (and beaches north) and parts of Long Beach, like Belmont Shores. It is extra nice at the beaches of Orange County, like Newport Beach, with her back bays and fancy boats, Lido Isle, etc and also Laguna Beach with a mediterranean feel above the cliffs. The Rose Parade is the great equalizer when those publications come out with best places to live. I am always amused when they pick some place that is 30 degrees below zero while LA is basking in 70 degree weather. But with LA, again, it is where you live and where you work that can make a big difference. You need to avoi
