If there is another place where I can make a good living, raise my kids in a safe neighborhood with great schools and friends, surf some fun empty waves (on a certain marine base), pull on yellowtail and lobsters, I'll find it.....till then, I'll just have to tuff it out.
I do know where you're coming from tho...every time I go back to my hometown, I freak on how crowded the surf got....although Bakersfield-by-the-Sea is still pretty cool..
Gimme 20 years....I'll be joining you up in the PacNW with 10 zillion other Californians