Oakland, Bay Area, California Pros: Incredible weather, close to ocean and close-ish to mountains, wonderful outdoors and outdoor activities, great ethnic and

Oakland, Bay Area, California Pros: Incredible weather, close to ocean and close-ish to mountains, wonderful outdoors and outdoor activities, great ethnic and cultural diversity, excellent food choices, lots of smart, educated, interesting people, close to San Francisco and Silicon Valley, okay public transit (by US standards), world-class universities [nearby], ... Cons: Very high cost of living, extremely high crime, mediocre public schools, creaky infrastructure, huge drug and homelessness problem, society in a constant state of high stress.