Yeah the housing costs and state income taxes will make sure I never move there. CA as a whole is not an option for me as I can't stand the take from the working man to give to the lazy man mentality the state government has. It's a great way to stay in power for the politicians, but really isn't a stable long term platform for running a government.

It is a fun place to vacation as long as you arrive knowing that it's not going to be cheap. First time we were broke pretty fast. But after that we budget properly and it's a great time.