The Urban Pantheist

I visited there once after I married Carl. I thought it was kind of gross, you can see the layers of smog when you fly in. BUT it's close to the beach and the weather is awesome. We were in Pasadena pretty quick, and it was pretty there (from Cerritos). I did NOT like the traffic at all, but you already live in a crazy traffic city so you're probably more used to it than I am.
I'm sure it's still outrageously expensive but you'll have access to so much neat STUFF, food and the PCH!