I for 1 live in & was born here in Concord, California in 1959, it is a fine place to live as long as your not in the San Francisco or Los Angelos areas, they were great areas at 1 time also, before the ubber-liberals got control, most people have the perception all of California is like the small percentage of area that is SF & LA, the rest of the state is pretty much just like the rest of the middle America, we love or country & hate the socialist uber-liberals, that are distroying or once great state of California & the country ultimately, ever hear the saying "as California goes ,goes the nation"... Sorry for the rant, but 2 small areas of a state maybe 20% max of the land mass, dosen't make the whole state crap, just those 2 areas, it's the far left leaning blue dog democratic politicians, socialists, welfareites, illegal aliens & tree hugging uber-liberals, that are ruining or fine states especially California & Michigan, now they are ruining the country....