10 Things You Need to Know About Los Angeles
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- 10 Things About Los Angeles You Need to Know. Crime, homelessness, and High Real estate prices are always an issue that you need to know about.
If you are one of the people thinking about moving to Los Angeles, this video has 10 things you should know before you decide Los Angeles, California is for you.
The real estate prices scare most people away from LA. Everyone knows that. But, there are a bunch of other things you should know, both good and bad before you relocate to the Los Angeles area.
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Born and raised in LA. Have lived in a variety of places but have always returned. Now, in all honesty, I cannot imagine living elsewhere. LA and SoCal in general is my home.
I wish I could say the same. Also born and raised but left about 2 years ago. I felt like I never really identified or belonged in Los Angeles. Unfortunately the cost of living is so high that returning is pretty much out of the picture for me. If it wasn't then I would definitely consider it.
Same here bro I have my business here canât move probably retire somewhere else but for now Los Ăngeles it is
That's how it is with hometowns
No matter how chitty they are you always want to come back sooner or later
To paraphrase a comedian I don't remember the name of: "I always dreamed of owning a million dollar home. I just didn't think it'd be a two bedroom fixer upper"
Where else can you snow ski in the morning and surf in the afternoon? Yes, I have done it.
When my wife and I drove 18wheeler, I often said that I would rather drive in LA than NYC.
I had no problems driving 18 wheeler in NYC
@@1974geary I didn't say I had any problems, because I didn't. However, as I stated I would rather drive in LA traffic than NYC.
@@joemiles6917 I rather not drive in any of the cities
We sold our parent's 7500 sqft LOT in Pacific Palisades for $3.5M last year. That's just the dirt! They paid $32,000 in 1963. Yes. Real Estate prices in L.A. are ASTRONOMICAL!
As someone who has lived in the LA area for decades, I absolutely agree with everything on this list. Our utilities are actually very high here, but SO many people have switched to solar, it changes the average. Before getting solar on our current house 5 years ago, our electricity bill was almost $500 a month. I just paid our end of year balance, it was $700. For the year. Anyone who lives in Southern California and doesnât have solar is just throwing money away. Itâs a great way to offset the âsunshine taxâ.
Sure, but you have to own a home.
But didn't it cost around 20K to get the solar panels installed? That's what it cost my neighbor.
@@tleeg74 it was around $25k, but over a 30 year loan, even with interest would be about $1,000 a year. So, itâs still cheaper to do solar than the regular electric bill.
@@mr.donatz5202 you are absolutely right. Sorry, I should have been more specific.
@@tleeg74 It didn't cost me anywhere near that in LA at my home
Lived in L. A. from 2002 - 2012. I saw famous people everyday lol- worked for TSA at LAX, so yeah. I lived in Hawthorne. I had a studio with no stove or oven and it cost me more than a full one bedroom costs me now in Ohio. Two doors down from my apartment, a neighbor was murdered. You could see the blood leaking from under the door. There was a lot of cool stuff in L. A. The museums I did really love. The highway I hated. The thing that surprised me most was that I missed the seasons. Grew up in Philly and just thought I'd love having nice sunny weather all year. I didn't. Now you could not pay me to live there again and I'm glad I left when I did.
OK. Some parts of LA are not in a good way. But what wasn't mentioned were the San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena-Burbank-Glendale area, Inland Empire, Orange County, desert communities, etc. The LA area is huge, and every area has its own set of personalities. Plus you're hearing about LA from a South Bay kid. Talk to people from other parts, you'll get different opinions. But to most of us here, it's home, and we're ok with that. We love LA.
Yes, we do, I love LA!
SF Valley native. I love my city.
Bro you just named all of Southern California. As an OC native we definitely do not consider ourselves âLA areaâ
@@noahmcdaniel4920 your definitely a part of la
@@narutouchiha5464 definitely not. Thatâs like saying everyone in the state of New York is part of NYC area.
Im from LA. This dude is accurate but let me just say this, depending on how much money you got and how social you are, you will have a wildly different experience. Homelessness is everywhere, literally everywhere. Things are expensive, can get real seedy and sleazy, gangs are still a thing but since it is neither the 80s nor the movies it is much more lowkey, as long as you mind your own business and keep to yourself you should be good. I dont know if it is just me but you will meet a lot of strong personalities, a bunch of big egos, and a bunch of characters. If youre young, full of life and have the money, maybe LA is the perfect place to be, but if youre lowkey, struggling to make ends meet, and dont really enjoy that fast paced fakeness then maybe LA isnt for you. Just my 2 cents, take it with a grain of salt. Lord knows if I had the money, I would probably enjoy a month or two here and then head to the Midwest. Cant own guns here. I guess try the food, Im latino so yeah the tacos are good but are good tacos/good in general really worth the homelessness and corruption?
Thank you!
I 100% agree with you. I became jaded with everything, then moved. I havenât lived there for almost 10 years now.
Hi bro am from Mississippi and heading to California I been working saving money i should have close to ten thousand dollars and am a dancer am good at working hands on type of person am 29 look 21 I really won't to meet a female and build with her then build my self...Mississippi is a safe place but there's no intertanment here jobs suck
I'll rather sleep in my car and go to work every day to save until I can get what I won't. I have no kids, no girlfriend, just me
Born and raised in L A., I love it here, just wish it wasn't so goddamn expensive to live here.
I grew up in the Madison, Wisconsin area and relocated to the LA area for my job. Once I got there, I thought I would never leave. All my coworkers would sit in the cafeteria during lunch every day, and I would be outside, even in February.
But I totally understand the Matrix reference. After a few years, I found myself wanting a cloudy day once in a while (and no, June Gloom doesnât count). It was like each day was a copy of a copy of a copy.
The turning point was when a coworker decided to relocate to our office in Madison. She wasnât a SoCal native; she grew up in Coos Bay, Oregon. She missed those âcrisp October nightsâ and that just clicked for me. After nearly seven years, I also returned to Wisconsin.
Sure, I miss the beautiful LA weather during the dark winter months, but definitely not the traffic and cost of living.
I live in North Torrance by el Camino & Gardena and I think itâs rather safe and nice. My neighborhood is so quiet and green
Grew up around there too. His description of it wasn't so accurate
I live in North Torrance as well. His description of El Camino Village and Gardena is definitely not accurate. It makes him sound somewhat snobby.
@@everardoduran that was my impression too! Sounds like he came from pv haha
Grew up in Venice during the late '50s an '60s and later Santa Monica. The guys at South Bay's Rick Surfboards built me a sky-blue Lifeguard board in '75 and paddled off Santa Monica all summer long. Loved the shell shops at Redondo Pier as a kid. Nothing but great memories.
LA has vastly improved âŠ. Donât let the comments and videos fool you ⊠thereâs still some bad areas like south side LA but every city has its bad areas âŠ. Everything now is all hipsterish.. you can Find many ways to make money here ..
When I lived in LA I ran into celebrities so often it became boring. This was even before I worked at a well known guild, heck, I had famous people in my cashier line working at a hardware store (high end of course). I lived in the West Hollywood and beverlywood neighborhoods so it may have been a location thing. It wasn't just me, my friends and neighbors would often come home with stories of different sightings
I have lived in the LA area most of my life and I am 66. Every thing you said is true and even the town I live in Long Beach has some really bad areas but also has some very wealthy areas. Plus if you move here it is easy to get stuck. I can't really afford to live here on my retirement but I can't afford to move either.
La verne, and claremont, which are on the east most side of La county are some of the safest places in LA, for the record.
I'm really happy that I moved out of the LA area to another state. Back in the 1970s Torrance was at its best, but the problems of Downtown LA kept growing toward Torrance, making the area slowly grow worse. Getting from point A to point B became a traffic nightmare and the growing homeless problem found its way into Torrance. You know it's getting bad when seeing a homeless person take a dump on the sidewalks becomes a common sight. I used to take the Blue & Red Lines to go to downtown LA, but the number of drugged and crazy people per made that too scary. The weather was about the only thing the Government wasn't able to screw up.
Thank you for easing our traffic. Another drop in the bucket.
Torrance is getting worse but your making it sound terrible, its still very nice
@@adg7147 Thank you for being stupid enough to want to stay. As a result of continued overpopulation in the LA area, I was able to sell my house for a lot more than what it was really worth.
@@matthewmarkey9422 Right now Torrance is tolerable, but the dark clouds form LA are moving in.
Torrance is not part of LA
I grew up in LA in the late 70s through the 80s. I left in 1988 and never looked back. Under current management itâs unlivable in my opinion.
Native Angeleno here. What Jimmy doesn't mention is LA COUNTY extends to the high desert and the Valleys where it can get HOT. 105/110 and the DRY heat. So the weather in LA proper can be mild but the valleys - no.
Los Angeles isn't all bad. I live in San Diego and I love visiting LA, so much to do there and the food there is incredible thanks to the immigrant/diversity infused in the culture of the city.
I live here. The violence and crime has really gotten out of hand
I realize I'm a broken record amongst the comments. But it's really very true
At least half the crimes aren't reported. The numbers do not do it justice
I live in Compton, fucking trust me it's getting worse after years of being cool. Watts is fucking bad tho
Close to the beach you get homeless. I just moved from long Beach and I currently sitting at work in signal hill
CA will always be my home. Even though career politicians have ruined our beautiful state and itâs expensive to live here, Iâll never leave. Been to the east coast and Midwest & Iâm good off cold winters and tornadoes.
And mosquitoes in the south
Love LA. Most people that hate it never been and donât understand how amazing the city is. You have so much to do, eat and see within a short distance. It has its cons but I love those pros a lot more. Most places Iâve seen celebrities while living there was oddly the Valley.
Iâm born and raised in L.A. as well and a local government employee fortunate enough to live in the Culver City area. Iâm retiring in a few years and planning my exit as Iâm feeling the financial squeeze with my modest government income. I really appreciate the info these Briggs vids give me as I decide where Iâm going to be able to afford to live once Iâm at retirement age. Thanks brother. As I remember you were Army(?) but Semper Fi anyway. đđŸ
Where are you going to head to?
The boonies. Wherever that maybe.
I will say this- I have lived in NYC and am from Boston. My husband is from the DC area. WE KNOW TRAFFIC. Guys- the traffic on 95 in Boston is WAY worse than ANY traffic in LA. Hands down. The traffic is not that bad in LA and the people who say it is, probably haven't ever lived anywhere else OR are coming from Iowa. Is it a walk in the park? not even a little- but traffic happens in cities!!!!
Exactly⊠DC traffic is the worst in the country by far
No. Sorry. I've lived in Boston for 2 years ('07-'08) and D.C. for about a year. And I grew up in L.A. I'm 62. L.A. traffic is WAY worse than I ever saw in Boston, or any other city I've been to (and I've been to many, including NY). S.F. comes in a close second. "Rush Hour" in L.A. starts at 5:00am and ends around midnight on weekdays, 3:00am Fri, & Sat. Boston is a walk in the park in comparison. The only thing about Boston that's worse is the byzantine streets to navigate. At least L.A. is basically a grid, with a myriad of alternate routes.
@@funnlivinit I was born in Boston and lived there for more than 3 years, my friend. And Iâm 41. The big dig. The numerous tunnels. One ways. Highways that actually have the same name but are different. Large potholes from 10 inches of snow that have eroded the pavement so constant detours happen. Snow clearance issues that backs up route 6 for a week. Yeah- sorry⊠imo Boston traffic is worse.
And DC traffic is even worseâŠ
I agree 100 percent! Was in Boston for a weekend a few months ago, and the city planning was absolute shit! Streets would end out of nowhere, too many tolls, couldn't even see the lanes. Everyone had road rage, worse than LA đ. For reference, I am an LA native.
Facts. Went to LA thinking ima dread traffic to volunteering to take friends back and forth to lax
I grew up in Boyle Heights and now live in Idaho. The only thing I miss is Disneyland and Olvera St.
Me too! And the beach. And Yosemite. And the giant Sequoias. And Knotts Berry Farm. And only being 3 hours from EVERYTHING. And the sunsets. And the history. And that things grow without rain! And friendly people. And hikes in the Santa Monica Mountains. And Good Food! And Good Music! And, and and... People don't know how to enjoy anymore. Destroy is more their thing. I would love to live in Idaho. Such a gorgeous state but very pricey. Can't afford it or California and am stuck in racist Arizona. Ugh.
As a tourist so without really realising it at the time, I walked through Skid Row in the middle of the night. I was shocked. But I don't want to diss LA, cause I absolutely loved it there.
LA loves u backđ Thank u for not just judging our city by a small percentage of it.
Moving to LA from SF in September can't wait!
Good luck
I have spent at least a few years living in a majority of the cities listed and I must say that you're insight is pretty much spot on
I did a double-take when you mentioned Catherine Morris and Jeff! They are AMAZING energetic people and the hippie kitchen is an oasis in Skid Row I had the privelege of volunteering with Catherine and Jeff at the Catholic Worker back in 2005 and lived with them in the LA Catholic Worker house for 4 months. Love your videos.
I lived in Southern California as a kid in the early sixties and even though I was young I loved it. Didn't return until 3 years ago for a vacation in LA. I know it has its major problems, but I still love it and if I had the money I would move back there, problems and all. But I could never afford it. We bought a condo, two bedroom and two bath on the water, 3 mi from the ocean and 5 minutes to our very upscale downtown with about 50 or 60 great restaurants, here in South Florida for $117,000 3 years ago. I can only imagine what that would have cost in southern california. I am one of those crazy LA people that just gets it and there is something in the air there, no not the smog lol, that just works for me. I know living there and just visiting are two different things, but I've known my entire life that it's really where I belong. I planned on moving there in the 1980s but moved to South Florida instead and have been here since. I don't hate South Florida but I find California much more desirable for my kind of personality. I admit to being a freak, I'm the kind of person that loves going to movie stars graves LOL and all the history of LA, and I'm really jealous of all the CZcamsrs who live there and vlog it. Anyway, I love LA.
I live here and the grass is always greener on the other side. I understand that goes both ways but it has become progressively worse with crime in the past three years. I didnât want to leave three years ago but now Iâm ready to flee.
@@danielmoore62 and you should move if you can. No sense being miserable.
San Diego does have a better weather. It's the middle of July and today the high was 75.
Love all the boomers and comments talking bout how bad it is of course it has its problems but to call it all a dump is insane obviously never been to Beverly hills, pacific palisades rancho, Palos Verdes, thousand oaks, south pasadena, Irvine, calbasas, glendale, malibu, Los feliz i could go on and on...so many great suburbs but keep listening to fox news it's all good
Literally every city in every state has bad neighborhoods and plenty of pros and cons. To just act like LA is just the worst of the worst and just has nice weather with no other positives is crazy.
As the Brit I always wanted to live in California because of the beautiful countryside it seems to have it all beaches mountains forests deserts over the past few years I've noticed things have gotten really bad for this state massive homelessness corrupt government massive tax if I do ever go there I think it will be just for a visit.
Many parts of California are still worth visiting. Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Mt Shasta, My Lassen, Sequoia National Park, Death Valley, the Lost Coast - lots of great places to go to! You can avoid the big cities and still see the amazing places the state has to offer!
Come in the first week of December. We typically have a minor heat wave leading to warm sunny days w/ crisp nights. Dizzylan starts their extended holiday hours at Thanksgiving (thru New Years) but there is typically a lull in attendance during that 1st week of December as everyone heads back home after visiting family over Thanksgiving but school is still in session so the queues are reasonably short. Also, we will usually have had our first rains by then, so there is snow in the mountains: anyone w/ a pickup truck can go to the mountains, fill the bed w/ snow, then drive to the beach [warm sunny days, remember?] and build snowmen on the sand. It's a pretty cool photo-op. But stay the heck away from (hel)L.A., nobody in their right mind wants to go there...
Yep just visit
why come here then? Save your money and go somewhere else. There is already 40 million residents in the state.
If you want to live in the "countryside" (what we call the burbs) you won't see any homeless people. There's no government corruption here that isn't everywhere else in the US. And despite the complaining, I know from people who've lived in other states our taxes aren't that bad. Definitely nothing like the UK. Don't listen to the conservative propaganda. The only true thing is housing prices are ridiculous.
I really enjoy you and your site. I don't watch tv and I am pretty much home bound. I am not homeless however, I don't get to travel as much as I'd like to. I look forward to your videos. They make it easier to look at the 4 walls of my apt. Thanks, Briggs! Here's your attaboy!!! đ”đđ€
Way to go Grammy. I "travel" watching places on here, too.
Compton is not actually that bad neither is inner Long Beach. Lol, you must be green behind the ears if you are scared in these neighborhoods. As a 45 year old women I have met some of the nicest people in the bad neighborhoods you mentioned. PS, San Diego has a lot of marine layer which makes the weathet in LA a bit better.
Iâve always had this love for LA as a kid and I wanted to be an actor and share in that âjoyâ and be so involved with the various culture and lifestyles. I still Love LA and visit often but idk how I could afford it. Still in my late 30s Iâm still dreaming⊠I have family there and theyâve made it work, so Iâm like why canât I. Everything I want and need is there!!
Skid Row is in a part of Downtown L.A. you'd have to go out of your way to get to. A lot of people who live in the nicest, walkable parts of downtown can go years without seeing Skid Row. This area was made worse when Reagan became governor in the 70s and decided to close down the state-run mental hospitals and they started dumping mentally ill patients in the area. It's just gotten worse over time as addicts from other states began migrating to L.A. because of the good weather. Thanks for showing the good and the bad; it seems that these days everybody just wants to talk about what's wrong here and ignore the overwhelmingly huge amount of what's absolutely AWESOME about L.A. â€
My favorite Skid Row story - Skid Row Marathon! If you haven't watched that documentary, watch it, it's spectacular! The judge is still active, helping the homeless get active and off the street. I used to visit LA every year or so. It's a great place to visit and know I didn't have to live there.
I just got back from a week in L.A. I thought it was very nice.
I'm not a native like you, but I got here as fast as I could. It's a nearly 30 year love affair that shows no signs of stopping. I think that a person needs to grow up in a sh*thole red state like I did in order to appreciate what LA has to offer. My love (and gratitude because I'd probably be dead by now if I'd stayed in South Carolina) is unconditional. I'll take the good with the bad and the ugly. For better or for worse til death do us part. I love LA â€ïž
I'm with you! Although I am a native from LA. I love and miss LA.
@@pameladeleone135 â€
I feel the same! I'm an L.A. native but I left for 14 years and made the move back in late 2021; it wasn't easy to make the move back as it isn't cheap to move, but i wanted to be back so badly that I MADE it work! I felt as though I was slowly dying and losing my soul where i was and i couldn't take it anymore. I belong in L.A. it's where i feel at home, where my heart belongs. And just like you, I'll take the good and the bad and the ugly all wrapped up in a little bow and I'll forever be intertwined with this place, I don't care what anyone says......... I LOVE L.A. as well!
I live near north county san diego , I avoid LA as much as I can, which means I never never go near that place. Please don't think that the entire state is like LA we have wonderful places to live and raise a family. Most of California is agriculture , 1/3 of the vegetables consumed in the US are grown in California. The area I live in is huge in avocados , oranges , and grapes, flowers , house plants , about 30-40 minuets from San Diego
I was born in SoCal in the late 50's. It was pretty awesome back then,beautiful,and good politics. In 1974 after surfing Malibu Point I ran into Paul Newman at the liquor store. He was buying a case of Heineken, while Joanne Woodward waited outside in his parked Porche. We used to see celebs all the time in Malibu, Alice Cooper, Steve McQueen, Ali McGraw, Ryan Oneil,Dean Martin,and Allen Sarlo. I left Cali 20 years ago,don't even want to go back.
Paul newman at the liquor store sounds cool asf lol
LA was great until 2001. then? after. pure crap.
Ran into Tiney Tim ( yea Tiney Tim ) in Hollywood in the mid 60's at a liquor store. Surfed Malibu in the 60's and 70's it was a little crowded. Went back in the mid 80's. I counted over 20 surfers on a small summer wave. Surfers were rude and territorial. Never went back.
Excellent video Briggs. You been knocking them out of the park
Another great video, thanks.
When I lived in LA, the places I saw the most celebrities was at restaurants. If tourists want to see some, just make sure to go nice ones, like on Sunset (the west end), Santa Monica Blvd, or even on the western part of Melrose.
As a 22 year old Angeleno residing in the San Fernando Valley, the weather here in the Valley isn't that great during summer since we hit 100 more often than DTLA. I have mixed feelings about The Valley, I love this place this because this is where I grew up but ppl here aren't friendly and tend to be fake. The car culture here is inescapable and you're seen as a weirdo if you don't have one and the placement of jobs makes it hard to survive on public transportation. I plan on leaving LA for San Francisco for a fresh new start and because it's the only place in California where car culture is close to non existent.
Ps. The pros to LA
Food trucks
Music venues
The beach
The weather outside of the summer months.
We got the best Mexican food
You think the valley is bad so you are moving to San Francisco?
Have you been there lately?
@@colinthomas867 Yes, 3 times in a span of one year and while it has a lot of problems, I see more positives than negatives to living there. San Francisco isn't for everyone but I know that Southern California isn't for me.
I lived in Venice in 1966 as a kid. It was so much different then. Back then it was a great place to be a kid. I remember taking the tram with my mom going up to POP. We left the area in '72. I'm so grateful we got out when we did. Any more I avoid going in to LA as much as possible.
Really liked POP. The roller-coaster was kind of rickety but still fun. I think it cost an extra 25 cents to ride. Was in that area a few years ago and saw Ocean Blvd. Brought back memories.
Loved this video on LA
Please do one on Atlantic City I heard itâs not doing too well
These last two videos have been great! Iâm glad we are moving past rural town videos
Loved the video Briggs, well done.
Glad you enjoyed it
...so glad you covered LA
Per traffic: I recall a radio show in the morning...Mark and Brian? They had a segment called "Freeway Love Connection" where they would try to get callers to meet up during gridlock. Hilarious!
Cell phones killed flirting between cars.
informative! thanks!
Wow cool to learn we're from the same part of Los Angeles.
It is the Los Angeles Angels, it hasn't been the California angels for decades!
Spot on!!!!
Thnx Briggs
Iâve lived in nice areas of LA for the past 20 years and Iâm ready to go.
Awesome video Briggs. I'm an LA native myself, and I was just chatting with a friend who lives in Ukraine about why I want to move out of LA, but also about why it's awesome. This video sums it up quite nicely!
Thanks for sharing!
â@@WorldAccordingToBriggs I like LA I'm not an expert what I don't like is the homeless stuff. Refresh spot was nasty with the shower the showers were also cold. I was in LA for a few months last year it's very nasty Skid row I was lucky I didn't get sick
Ventura has perfect cool breezes and sun. 68-72 degrees mostly all year.
I love LA. The weather and surrounding scenery is gorgeous. And the people for the most part are very chill and laid back. Yes they do have a crime and homeless problem, but so does Florida except Fox News covers it up.
Fun fact .... you will get a ticket in skid row if your dog craps and you don't pick it up. You , on the other hand, can just drop your pants and relieve yourself when ever you want. They do have crews clean up once in awhile. You can tell because all the tents will be gone for a day or two and there is a strong smell of disinfectant. I am in construction so I get to see a lot of what most people miss. California is not the place you want to be if there is a natural disaster. The big quake will shut down supply lines for months.
Hi Briggs. Get it, Got it, Good. For some reason when you say that my first thought is "Yes First Sargent".
Great video wow lot of good information and a lot of sadness to but anyway I'll stay where I'm at enjoy
Yes, I actually have going kayaking in the morning down in Long Beach and driven up 395 to camp Whitney Portals campground in the mountains that afternoon, with a side trip into Death Valley before I headed home....and then went to see the ballet in LA the night I got back. The ability to do that, plus a job, kept me in the LA basin.... though, now that I'm retired and everyone else has already moved away, I'm looking at 'immigrating' up to Oregon in the near future.
If I was a movie star or just plan rich I would not live in any part of LA, I would go to a different state and buy a few hundred acers (with a small lake) and enjoy life on my Ranch !!!
The weather is the best selling point in LA especially if you're rich.
The traffic would defeat me, whatever other merits LA may have. Thank you for the video!
What I love about Cali is we have many lively people and places to visit beaches one day mountains next day if you wanted to
Itâs a dump. I grew up in So Cal in the 60s and 70s. I finally escaped the state in 2013 after retiring. LA and the surrounding area are just a nightmare to get around in if youâre driving. You have to know exactly how youâre going to get to where youâre going and how to get back because your Garmin might route you through a gang/crime infested area. If I can avoid ever going back, Iâll consider myself lucky.
Can not imagine why anyone would live there! Even if there is a lot to do there are other states, and cities that have a lot do as well. Get out and smell clean air.
@@vernafairleigh7566 It is actually wonderful if you know the city/state. Glad everyone is so ungrateful, maybe I can afford to go back someday.
Itâs actually improved Compton is not that bad ⊠since u left around 2013-2018 ..
Those were the worse times .. now u got a bunch of hipsters moving in and making the place better
@@Insane22sz Interesting. I haven't seen it in years. Thanks!
@@vernafairleigh7566 couldn't imagine living anywhere else! LA isn't perfect but it's my favorite city in the country by a country mile and I've been to most of the states.
I hope we keep loosing population! Iâm tired of traffic and high rent
For every person that leaves, a new person moves in.
Not true, the total population is decreasing.
There are nice areas in central LA and many in the valley. Also Central LA is really cool and K-town is great.
Born and raised im SoCal. Lived in Alhambra, Lake Arrowhead, and Oceanside. I am in the Seattle area now. I miss a lot of things about California. If I were to move back it would be Santa Cruz or north.
Used to be the homeless problem was mostly in skid row and Venice. Now itâs bad everywhere from LA to San Diego.
Great Video Briggs đđđșđž
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Spent one night in LA and saw Jay Leno driving a car from 1930 on the Hwy
Venice is actually pretty okay now clean and everything got cleaned up recently for the SĂșper bowl so itâs still nice
I actually pay more here in TN for water than I did in CA AND in CA it was shared with a tenant. It averaged $40 for both my house and the rental in back and here in TN it's $55 for just my family now. CA weather is amazing but Im loving being in TN.
L.A. used to be a delight, and still has a lot to offer. I find it works best if you approach it like one of those 1950s Z-grade science fiction monster movies that are so bad theyâre fun.
I experienced something kind of funny in relation to celebrities the only time I ever went to LA, in 1989. Before I went I vowed that I would not look for celebrities because that seemed tacky. But I was walking on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and suddenly recognized a movie star. I did not remember his name. When I got back home I went to a video store and looked for his picture. It was Michael Caine. In spite of my determination not to look for stars or tell people I'd seen them, I did tell people I saw Michael Caine!
I live in the SF Bay Area and I always enjoy LA when I visit but it seems like a tough place to find your people since everyone is spread out.
I used to show at a gallery near skid row and so many times my Uber driver would go through it. At least three times people tried to get hit by the car and then attacked the car.
Just moved from el segundo to lomita andâŠâŠ
Youâre right.
The weatherâs great.
Sure, not enough rain leading to water shortages. Awesome.
I miss Southern California of the 70's and 80's. The 1992 recession and the end of the Cold War killed it.
Wow man I bet it was a paradise in the 70s
It was really paradise in the 60's
I grew up in Wilmington sports was the best and the highest level Boston Celtics Dennis Johnson lived 3blocks away I had childhood friends that played in the NFL,but Wilmington was a ruff area but we had places like Lions drag strip in the 70s thanks for reading my rant
How you gonna ignore the SGV area, there's some cool hiking trails around their too and somewhat lower costs for housing on avg.
I lived in Monrovia California, about 5 miles east of Pasadena, yes the Police are a little tough, but Criminal Activity is pretty low..
Who goes to Skid Row? There's nothing near there, unless like you said, people get lost.
How long has it been since you've lived here? Generally you are right, but places like Carson and Lawndale are getting nicer and safer, as people can't afford Torrance or Redondo. Things change. Heck, I remember when Culver City was a dump!
culver city still feels like a dump to me!
@@sarahbaartmansrevenge lol.
The issues with homelessness & Skid Row is what prevented me from taking a hotel reservation in Downtown L.A. during Anime Expo Weekend (a few weeks ago). If I'm not going to a convention at the L.A. Convention Center, or going to an L.A. Kings hockey game, I stay out of the downtown area.
Skid Row isn't all that close to the convention center. I've stayed downtown plenty of times no problem.
Cool đ
LOL WHen you show the ZILLOW map of Hawthorne home prices. I was like. Hey Prairie and Rosecrans. I live off EL Segundo and Prarie. HAHA
I grew up just outside of L.A. I would love to go back but I work in a trade that doesn't pay well in SoCal and I'm supporting a family of 5. I really hope that changes someday but it doesn't feel like it'll happen in my lifetime. The home I grew up in was 190k in 1990, now its 700k in a "just okay" neighborhood. Too damn expensive!
@TNerd family of 5 = wife, husband, 3 kids, not 5 kids. 2 of the kids aren't mine and weren't planned either. Doing the responsible thing staying in TX to give them all good lives. Mind your own business next time ehh? There's already enough jerks on the internet.
I donât like the traffic whenever I use to go to LA driving from San Diego
Grew up in the San Fernando Valley area of LA. Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, North Hollywood. Everything you said of LA is true as of now. God, I miss the old days. In Ventura now. Much better, but, itâs getting worse.
sadly, Ventura is degrading. Loved that town!
Yep I still wanna move to LA after watching this video đ
about your intro, much of my NorCal family members have left for Seattle within the last 4 years and im up next in a few weeks
I grew up in Hawthorne, Ca. in the 60s and 70s. Griffith Park was named for its donor, Col. Griffith.
I remember when Gov. Arnold repealed the $300 dmv fee for bringing in a vehicle from out of state. And killer museums.
The Lakers and the Clippers use to play at Jack Kent Cooks Inglewood Forum.
We called Venice Venus for a reason.
There's been a skid row in L.A. as far back as my mother could recall, and she was born in L.A. in 1926.
I was an airline stew in the "60's and went to Griffith Park and hung out at Venice Beach. It was great then. I'm happy to have those memories. Thanks!
@@b.a.d.2086 good times!
Grew up in Detroit, live in Santa Barbara now. But most of LA is alot nicer from where i grew up. Compton is about the same in terms of niceness. Downtown LA in general is somewhere i hate going to though due to all the homeless.