Pros: Best Mexican food in the country, proximity to Mexico, beaches, biotech (if that’s your industry), weather, laid back, great zoo, people are generally active.
Cons: Very expensive CoL relative to income (“sunshine tax”: despite the same if not higher housing costs than other west coast cities, salaries are comparatively lower), not the best tech scene (e.g. tech meet up events hard to come by), tourist season can have bad traffic, people who purchase second/third homes here.
Pro/con depending on who you ask: everything is 15 minutes away from everywhere (unless you’re at the peripherals).
Have you found any tech meetups here that were worth it? I find myself agreeing that the tech scene is a bit lacking (I only have a few tech-minded friends) but then again I haven't really made much effort to look around.
Pros: Best Mexican food in the country, proximity to Mexico, beaches, biotech (if that’s your industry), weather, laid back, great zoo, people are generally active.
Cons: Very expensive CoL relative to income (“sunshine tax”: despite the same if not higher housing costs than other west coast cities, salaries are comparatively lower), not the best tech scene (e.g. tech meet up events hard to come by), tourist season can have bad traffic, people who purchase second/third homes here.
Pro/con depending on who you ask: everything is 15 minutes away from everywhere (unless you’re at the peripherals).