> What do you have in mind as the alternative? I'll be upfront and say I'm not a huge fan of the US. I'll probably end up moving back to Vancouver, but honestl

> What do you have in mind as the alternative? I'll be upfront and say I'm not a huge fan of the US. I'll probably end up moving back to Vancouver, but honestly, somewhere in the Pacific Northwest (Portland, Seattle) is fine by me. I am interested in technology as an aide to build better, stronger cities, though; more of a social impact. LA is doing things to improve; e.g., improving transit, building smaller communities (i.e., building smaller towns with grocery stores, walking areas/parks, places for entertainment, etc. in a smaller radius), cleaning the air, etc. But all of this takes a lot of time and money, especially in the States/California. Money the state of California is reticent to invest it seems like. I'm happy that LA is doing things to improve, but it's going at a snail's pace. I'm a runner and have had numerous lung infections because I was so determined to run outside, as I think running should be done. Not even the beach towns are worth it. Plus, it doesn't help that I don't like beach/"Industry" culture here (sunbathing, suntanning, plastic surgery, charlatans, etc.). This is my personal beef, so I understand there's a lot of varying taste/subjectivity involved. Luckily, there are major NA cities ready to hire developers (not just tech companies or startups).