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As someone from Dallas who's considering a move next year (not by choice; our state legislature has promised to pass laws next year that will make it effectivel
by amyjess 10y ago
As someone from Dallas who's considering a move next year (not by choice; our state legislature has promised to pass laws next year that will make it effectively illegal for me to continue to live here), I have no interest in ever setting foot in NorCal, but SoCal is on my short list.
I find the Silicon Valley tech industry frightening and the culture associated with it degenerate. I'm not interested in the out-of-control housing costs either. SoCal, on the other hand, reminds me of home far more than most any other part of the country I've looked at. If I were to move to the LA or SD areas, I wouldn't feel too horribly out of place there.
So count me in as one young-ish person (31, but still technically a Millennial) in tech who would rather live in San Diego than Silicon Valley.
If it helps, I prefer to live in the suburbs and detest the idea of living in any kind of downtown.
- tzs 10y ago> As someone from Dallas who's considering a move next year (not by choice; our state legislature has promised to pass laws next year that will make it effectively illegal for me to continue to live here) What are they trying to do?
- amyjess 10y agoI'm transgender, and they've promised to pass bills to make it illegal for trans people to use the bathrooms according to our actual gender. If any of those pass, I won't be able to stay here without becoming a criminal. So I intend to move to a blue state if this happens. My short list is SoCal, Chicagoland, and the Twin Cities. Here are a number of sources: https://www.texastribune.org/2016/04/27/bathroom-law-battle-begins-take-hold-texas/ https://www.texastribune.org/2016/04/27/bathroom-law-battle-... http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/mitchell-schnurman/20160517-lt.-gov.-patrick-is-wrong-bathroom-bills-are-bad-for-business..ece http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/mitchell-schnu... (this one might have a paywall) http://kxan.com/2016/04/28/controversial-bathroom-bill-could-be-coming-to-texas/ http://kxan.com/2016/04/28/controversial-bathroom-bill-could... http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Plano-lawmaker-drafts-bill-prohibiting-local-governments-from-issuing-transgender-bathroom-policies-393174961.html http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Plano-lawmaker-drafts-bi... https://thinkprogress.org/texas-republicans-we-really-want-to-discriminate-against-transgender-people-too-updated-a026f19b45d6#.dz66r1p4c https://thinkprogress.org/texas-republicans-we-really-want-t...
- runT1ME 10y agoI would seriously look into Orange County or Los Angeles, as I have found the SD tech scene to be far behind both in pay and technology/culture.
- amyjess 10y agoIf I have to move, my first step will be to find remote work (and I'll try to become a remote employee of my current company before I look elsewhere). Once I've secured a job that lets me work anywhere, I can then proceed to look anywhere to live without having to worry about getting a job specifically in the area. I've never lived outside of my hometown before, and I'm not looking forward to having to travel to interview. Actually, the part of SoCal that interests me the most is the San Gabriel Valley just east of LA, for food-related reasons. Just thinking about the kind of food I'd have access to in Monterey Park or Alhambra makes me salivate.
- HillaryBriss 10y ago> I'm not interested in the out-of-control housing costs either. In that case, I suggest flying right over LA and continuing directly to San Diego or some place even more affordable. LA's real estate market, once you factor in transportation delays and issues with the school system, is out-of-control too.