"The metrics include percent of individuals earning $100,000 or more, cost of living as a percent of income, life expectancy, physical activity rate, percent of adults living below poverty level, and marriage rate. The data came from a number of sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, County Health Rankings and FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting database. The report does not provide reasoning for why these specific metrics were used to measure happiness."
The Silver Lake area may be my favorite. We have stayed in airbnbs there, lots of dogs, good coffee (Muddy Paw!), and you can bring your dogs everywhere. Also many vegan options, unlike the peninsula. If you've only been to the soccer stadiums in LA, you've seen some of the grungier parts of the city. My son, the actor/writer/director-to-be, just moved to LA. He's living in a studio off Sunset in WeHo, an area that is constantly buzzing with activity. It's both the worst and the best of LA, a fascinating place to be for someone in his 20s. I used to hate LA as much as everyone else, but the more time I've spent there, the more I like it.
Fun with lists. Back in 2014, Buffalo named second happiest city in America. San Jose ninth. Buffalo ranked No. 2 with a low "frustration index" -- how many computer and office equipment repair workers there are per 10,000 residents -- and high praise for chicken wings. * * * * * * CreditDonkey's top 10 happiest cities in America 1. Rochester, New York 2. Buffalo, New York 3. Hartford, Connecticut 4. Minneapolis, Minnesota 5. Salt Lake City, Utah 6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 7. Kansas City, Missouri 8. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 9. San Jose, California 10. Boston, Massachusetts https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/04/rochester_buffalo_happiest_cities_america.html
Have you been to Monty's Good Burger, multiple locations but there's a big one in Echo Park... I just had lunch there yesterday, double impossible burger and a strawberry shake As a vegan who is into punk I really need to buy their Misfits-y shirt next time I'm down there...
The last time I threw up was December 24 1994 in Buffalo NY, so it's bottom of the happy list for me... Forbes putting Vallejo on any "top" list is bad, but I still may trust them over "CreditDonkey"...
Come on, Earth! Everyone knows this report is the definitive quantitative determination of happiness in American cities!! And besides, they didn't unveil their secret metric - the inverse proportionality of happiness to the number of pickleball courts .
Sure there are small pockets that are OK, but still, if you want to say go to see a soccer match or see a show or get to the airport or something, it's get on the freeways and sit in traffic and swirling soiled air. I spent a good part of 4 years there, and I've seen a lot of it. I always felt a burn in my chest when I took a deep breath and was bummed out that it never quite gets dark there. There's always an uncomfortable ugly pale dim light, even at 3 in the morning. And I was shocked when I went to Santa Monica and saw a layer of smog sitting over the ocean. No thanks.
Show me a survey where they actually asked the residents if they were happy. I can't imagine someone paying $1.7 million for a 1100 sq ft house in Sunnyvale is really that "happy". The person selling and moving elsewhere and getting a house twice the size on a few acres, and spending half as much, is probably the "happier" one.
I don’t know, it couldn’t possibly be the case that people are happy to pay $1.7 mil for a 1100 square foot house because it’s a great place to live right? Someone must be forcing them to live there!!
When I was in college, there was nothing better than a Tommy’s run. I wonder if Tommy’s Joynt is still around or is still popular… They went a little downhill once they started to expand… And when I visited Cal, I used to always get a Top Dog. Is that still around in Berkeley? Those 2 places were inexpensive paths to happiness…
Went to Tommy's sometimes late night after gigs while I was down there. Not sure which one - Van Nuys maybe? IIRC they didn't have seats, just standing counters where you stood and pigged out.
I feel a burn in my anus when I see certain posts because it gives me an itch for diarrhea. *Not against any rules in the terms and services of Big Soccer, and I do not give permission to edit or remove this post. That would be an abuse of power by the forum moderators, and that is against the code of conduct and will be reported.*
@Beerking all this LA talk by the fine folks of the Bay Area one would think they were friends with your good LAFC fan friend who probably makes more money then everyone on this forum combined. Disgusting LA piglet. *Not against any rules in the terms and services of Big Soccer, and I do not give permission to edit or remove this post. That would be an abuse of power by the forum moderators, and that is against the code of conduct and will be reported.
I ate at Tommy’s in Westwood over 30 years ago. Long gone. There was a Top Dog in Naglee Park neighborhood in San Jose. Also gone.
Then you closed your eyes, tapped your heels together, and said, "there is no place like Sunnyvale, there is no place like Sunnyvale....".
I had friends from the LA area down there who’d laugh when I said I was from “Sunnyvale” (not having heard of it before). It sounds like a made-up happy place name you’d have in a musical or something. Like the opposite of “Mudville”.
California usually ranks in the top 10 in self-reported happiness, i.e. in surveys respondents are asked to rate their happiness on a 1-5 scale or something like that. The measures are a little problematic, but they make sense in a lot of ways -- for instance they are positively correlated with income across countries and within country over time. For all of our state's problems, we have really good job opportunities compared to other states. The cost of living makes things a bit stressful, but incomes are a lot higher. Also, even if your house is small it matters less because you can be outside all year round. Personally, I'd rather be in a small house, eat outside year round and be half a day's drive to Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, and the like. It's a nice place to live.
When I think of El-Lay … I think of cool concerts I’ve been to down there, Disneyland, and air sickness bags. What a vile repellent town. And that does not violate the BS terms of use either. But favorite cities? Lahaina Kahana (not really a city, but tough nouggies) Astoria White Salmon The ‘Couve (Vancouver, WA) Hood River And I’m starting to like Ocean Shores There’s a trend line with all of those places. Go Quakesfans!!