well i dont know what part of California your from Cal.,but were i sit in the LA area,it aint all peaches and cream....if this state does not do something about the illegal alien situation soon,all the people worth a dam as far as money and job skills are going to move out of state (which many are already doing)and all S.Cal. is going to be is an extension of Mexico,and thus it will turn 3rd world status here.....your talking like its still the 70's when this place was the paradise you hear about.....not anymore...sorry,but California has sunk quite a bit....