I agree that there are a LOT of great things about California...physically (the weather, the mountains, forest, beaches, etc.).
The problem isn\'t the state itself, its the MORONS running this state who pretty much are trying to destroy it financially and making it nearly impossible to live here when it comes to money. We have a 34 billion dollar state budget deficit (GREATER then the other states budget COMBINED), some of the highest taxes in the nation that is litterally driving business and people OUT of state (taking their money [making the budget even worse] as well as jobs and skills with them), and they want to raise it even more?
And the funny thing is, we are SURROUNDED by states that DO NOT have a certain tax (Nevada has no income tax, Oregon has no sales tax). So, California sucks? Physically, nope. Financially, affordablity, yes.