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> if I didn't have to work here, would I still live here?

A fantastic question, and my answer as a south bay dweller is absolutely-freaking-not. Expensive, hot (for CA), crowded, weak culture:size ratio.



Can you define what kind of stuff is in the numerator in the 'culture:size' ratio? I'm trying to get a handle on what people mean when they use the word.


Good-quality & varied restaurants at all price points.

Quality theaters (both movie & traditional).

Parts of town you'd feel comfortable walking alone at 1am.

Art, both public (public installations, statues, etc) & private (museums & so forth).

Varied & competing viewpoints/ideas/industry.

Crime.




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