H.B.
Huntington Beach is a medium sized town
(about 190,000 people) in Orange County California, which is considered to be
the suburbs of L.A. The weather is excellent, with four distinct seasons,
summer, late summer, later summer, and early summer. 70-80 degree days in
December are no big deal, and rain is almost non-existent (but when it does rain
it likes to flood). Even earthquakes are not as bad in Huntington Beach. When
northern L.A. was hit with a 6.4 earthquake in 1994, only light shaking was felt
in H.B. I think it is a really great place to live. Convenience of the suburbs,
close to the city, close to Mexico and Vegas, and a nice beach, even if the surf
is crowded and not that great. I am concerned that it is becoming too
commercialized, catering more to yuppies than the surfers who made the town what
it is. All the family owned fish-taco shops and other things that made the place
unique are being replaced by Taco Bell and the rest of America Inc. I guess that
is the nature of the suburbs. That and police that will nail you for the
slightest infraction (don't even think about jaywalking here), because there is
no real crime to stop. But despite the few bad things, it is still a nice place
to live and have a good time.
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