> 150k in California is basically just scraping by. That's complete nonsense. 150k is scraping by when attempting to live in any of the most desirable cities

> 150k in California is basically just scraping by. That's complete nonsense. 150k is scraping by when attempting to live in any of the most desirable cities of the USA, some of which happen to reside in California. It's a huge state, there's plenty of housing outside of Santa Monica and San Francisco.