Early in the year I was job hunting. I live half-way between SF and LA (no jobs near home), so I was looking for jobs in both places and have worked in both.

Early in the year I was job hunting. I live half-way between SF and LA (no jobs near home), so I was looking for jobs in both places and have worked in both. First there were way fewer jobs in LA than in The Bay Area, maybe a factor five. The jobs in LA in general were far less interesting, a lot using the MS stack. The pay was considerably lower by 10 to 30%, often in the 50K range which doesnt come close to paying the mortgage, let alone food and gas.