I am moving to L.A. for the first time...to Long Beach. I want to work in West Hollywood or Santa Monica.?
My roomate and I agreed on Long Beach because the rent was cheaper and the it seems nice. What parts should we stay away from and so you think it's really that far from L.A.? Anythin you can tell me about the commute, jobs, and Long Beach would be awsome. Do* you think it is that far? Is it realistic? I have a bike and was planning on commuting on the train.
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Just say NO!! don't do it!! don't underestimate the value of your time. whatever money you might save on rent will be lost in the 4 hours a day that you'll spend taking public transportation or even worse, sitting on the 405 parking lot!! It's just not worth it. Especially not if you have a choice. Plus, although long beach has its nice areas, it's really not as nice as some of the beach cities further north, or even the OC beaches. Now if you plan on working and living in Long beach, then go for it. If your looking into more affordable areas closer to LA, check out Culver city, Mar Vista, playa del rey and El segundo. They are all on west side, have good weather, are nice enough, and not as expensive as near by and more popular Santa monica, Venice and manhattan. Either way, in LA it's all about working where you live!! I consider myself so lucky each day as I walk home from work.. Trust me, los angeles traffic is beastly!!
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Living in Long Beach and commuting to LA is not how you want to spend your time. Traffic is bad and public transportation takes even longer than driving. Personally I love my part of Long Beach, beautiful old homes with big trees, cool old apartment buildings, funky old bars and restaurants, great shops and it's all out my front door and very walkable. Quite a few TV shows and movies get filmed where I live. My neighbors are great and it's easy to meet people just walking down the street. Of course 80% of LBC isn't like that. Quite a bit of it is very poor. Since there are fewer nice areas I will name the places you want to live in and not the ones you want to stay away from. Belmont Shore, Belmont Heights, Bluff Park, Naples, the Peninsula, California Heights, Bixby Knolls, Park Estates, Virginia Country Club, Rancho and Carrol Park are the places you would want to live. If you don't already have a job lined up before you move here than you shouldn't come out here. Our unemployment rate is over 10% and even my frineds with college degrees can't get jobs.
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