Lots Of People Leaving California? (Carson, Lake Elsinore: upper-class, apartment complex, condominium)

[artillery77]

Native Californians are being displaced economically....hence the migrations people are seeing. They are being replaced via immigration and emigration from other areas by people attracted to high paying jobs in the region.

New York City is best known for if you can make it here you can make it anywhere. It's pretty competitive to live here as well though.

[JGC97]

Originally Posted by RetireinPA

well,,,,

Well what? I read it but I still don't get it. Some parts of the state are short houses. We're doing fine, here. Chewing up all that beautiful open farmland to make way for asphalt and concrete and flimsily constructed boxes that are so close, if you sneeze, your neighbor can open a window and hand you a tissue. Love thy neighbor!

[BabyBoomers2]

All I know is that when small towns/cities turn into big/bigger towns/cities due to developers and newcomers, many long-time locals have a real problem with both. Old/older seniors don't like a faced-paced lifestyle. IOW, they've "been there, done that".

When I look around and see lots and lots of houses and apartment complexes being built, I think "oh no, there goes the neighborhood" (traffic/crime).

[Threestep2]

Originally Posted by BabyBoomers2

What about the "fast-paced" lifestyle that many don't want, but many young Californians bring with them when they move? I do know that there is cattle ranching areas in California, and last time I knew, Chino and Mira Loma areas had dairy farming. But, then again, the high/higher paying jobs aren't in those areas. Then again, there are those that live in those areas, including Norco, that will drive down to Orange County/Irvine Spectrum or even into L.A. for work.

I was raised on a hog farm in northeastern Indiana and, after I spent some years in the Navy in San Diego and Long Beach, I decided to stay in So. California. That was in 1972. When I got interested in professional rodeo, I spent many weekends in Norco, CA. learning to rope (Team) and going to Jackpots. Back then, a military veteran could buy a house with only a dollar down and that was advertised that way. I never did, but it was available.

The highest salary I ever made, for the years I lived in So California, was $11 per hour and I made it just fine. For 21 years, being divorced/single, I rented a furnished room, my truck was pretty old, as was my horse trailer and I spent very little going out on weekend nights. I cooked where I lived and took my lunch to work with me darn near everyday. Of course that was back in the 70's/80's/90's. In 1982, I started at $5 per hour working for an electronics company in their stockroom.

Sometimes I think it's the lifestyle a person wants/desires can dictate where they live.

1972 was half of a century ago.

[JGC97]

Originally Posted by Threestep2

1972 was half of a century ago.

Sheesh. When you put it like that, it's no wonder I feel old now.

[artillery77]

Originally Posted by BabyBoomers2

All I know is that when small towns/cities turn into big/bigger towns/cities due to developers and newcomers, many long-time locals have a real problem with both. Old/older seniors don't like a faced-paced lifestyle. IOW, they've "been there, done that".

When I look around and see lots and lots of houses and apartment complexes being built, I think "oh no, there goes the neighborhood" (traffic/crime).

It's the way of the world. The coasts have gotten rich, pushing relatively wealthy (for the rest of the country) people into the interior. The interior frets when suddenly people show up with seemingly limitless amounts of money in pocket. Pretty soon the local services realize it's more profitable to sell high priced services to the new people than to maintain for the old neighborhood.



You can ask the Native Americans about how the story ends....they might know better than I.


Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[BabyBoomers2]

Originally Posted by Threestep2

1972 was half of a century ago.

Yes I know, but there are those that wish we could go back to those old days when things were much cheaper. Then again, I like, no LOVE, my computer and iPhone. But, still don't like a fast-paced lifestyle.

And, since wife and I are early Baby Boomers (1948/1949), we are old!

[Threestep2]

Originally Posted by BabyBoomers2

Yes I know, but there are those that wish we could go back to those old days when things were much cheaper. Then again, I like, no LOVE, my computer and iPhone. But, still don't like a fast-paced lifestyle.

And, since wife and I are early Baby Boomers (1948/1949), we are old!

This is a personal preference which has nothing to do with Cali.

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by Threestep2

1972 was half of a century ago.

Out of reps, so just commenting to say great point.

As I said, change is part of life. No place stays the same forever.

Either you learn to adapt to the new, or you waste your life complaining about it.

Eventually you die, and then you have a really slow lifestyle.

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by Threestep2

This is a personal preference which has nothing to do with Cali.

Correct.

I myself actually live a rather slow paced lifestyle right here in supposedly "fast paced" Southern California.

That has nothing to do with who my neighbors are or how fast or slow they choose to live their lives.