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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Weather is unbeatable in the Bay Area. Outdoor activities are fantastic. Kids play soccer year round and the weather is gorgeous.

Everything else sucks. Home prices are redivision’s and dumpy. You can buy a 2.5 million dollar dump here on the peninsula.

Traffic is horrendous. Try to live near where you want work.

Ca public schools are not great...[/quote]

My impression was school in Mnt View, Sunnyvale, Contra costa wee actually quite good. [/quote]

It's all relative. Some of these areas have good schools for California. (In Contra Costa, it depends hugely on which district.) If you are coming from a strong East Coast district, though, you'll likely be disappointed. California woefully underfunds schools. The districts that do excel generally do so because of demographics and significant parent contributions of time and money. (In many of the "good" districts, it is expected that families contribute $1-2K per child each year, usually on top of additional property taxes for schools.) The Bay Area has many assets, but strong, well-funded schools (absent parent contributions) are unfortunately no longer among them. [/quote]

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