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I'm going to pitch for my adopted home town here: come to Grass Valley! We have a solid technological history (and, I think, future), an energetic Economic Reso

I'm going to pitch for my adopted home town here: come to Grass Valley! We have a solid technological history (and, I think, future), an energetic Economic Resource Council that's trying to attract new talent, and some really beautiful spaces. Traffic flows easily, locals spend their weekends at one of several nearby rivers in the Summer, we're not far from Tahoe, etc. etc. I visit the Bay Area often for friends and business, and I don't mind it there, much, but I'm always happy to get home again -- despite being a wanderer from 18 to 27 or so. I wholeheartedly recommend living in a beautiful natural environment. It's not super super cheap here, but close enough: my girlfriend and I live in a great modest home with a shop and small yard, and awesome neighbors, for $795/month. We do get snow, though. EDIT: And if you're interested, I'd be happy to take a day out to show you around and introduce you to people.

cageface 16y ago
I had something a little smaller in mind but Grass Valley looks pretty nice. I should visit that part of CA sometime.
- thaumaturgy 16y ago
  One of the things I like best about this area -- and stop me if I start to get annoying -- is that it's just about as small or big as you want. There are plenty of places 10 or 15 minutes from town that are really isolated: little dirt roads in and out, and neighbors that you might meet but never actually see. You can pick your climate too; beautiful, chilly Tahoe forest a short drive up highway 20, or rolling grassy hills without snow in "south County". (Both of those have a lot of trouble getting broadband though.) If you feel like you need a more social night out, Auburn is 30 minutes away, Roseville is an hour, and Sac'to is just a bit beyond that. If you get to missing the Bay Area, it's just 2.5 hours away. Or, if you want to really get away from everyone for a bit, just drive up highway 20 to the Grouse Ridge area, or highway 49 to Downieville (another beautiful small town) or Sierra City, with some gorgeous 8,000 foot crags and lakes. So yeah, come check it out!

cageface 16y ago

I had something a little smaller in mind but Grass Valley looks pretty nice. I should visit that part of CA sometime.

thaumaturgy 16y ago
One of the things I like best about this area -- and stop me if I start to get annoying -- is that it's just about as small or big as you want. There are plenty of places 10 or 15 minutes from town that are really isolated: little dirt roads in and out, and neighbors that you might meet but never actually see. You can pick your climate too; beautiful, chilly Tahoe forest a short drive up highway 20, or rolling grassy hills without snow in "south County". (Both of those have a lot of trouble getting broadband though.) If you feel like you need a more social night out, Auburn is 30 minutes away, Roseville is an hour, and Sac'to is just a bit beyond that. If you get to missing the Bay Area, it's just 2.5 hours away. Or, if you want to really get away from everyone for a bit, just drive up highway 20 to the Grouse Ridge area, or highway 49 to Downieville (another beautiful small town) or Sierra City, with some gorgeous 8,000 foot crags and lakes. So yeah, come check it out!