been a resident in LA for past 20 years and I've been enjoying your contents : ) hope to see you cover San Marino and/or La Canada-Flintridge area one day!
Hello and thanks for your amazing work. I have been following your videos for a while I am going to get a job in Downtown LA and a friend of mine suggested that I check out Chinatown in downtown la, He said that it is a small safe neighborhood and it is much cheaper than other parts of Downtown LA. Can you please do a video on Chinatown Los Angeles with its Pros and Cons ? Thanks a bunch matey !
Do you think I could live in Santa Monica and work at UCLA without needing to drive much? My friends live in La Cinega Heights, do you think we will be able to see them much? Thanks so much for your videos, your map tours have really helped me get a better understanding of how LA is set up, I was really overwhelmed and confused before!
Matt, I love your passion, however I'd recommend you research your data thoroughly before posting. The tax property sales tax increase you reference only affects 4% of home sales in the City of Los Angeles. This only affects the City of L.A., not the the entire County of Los Angeles. Under Measure ULA, starting on April 1, 2023, the tax rate increases only for home sales over $5 Million. The taxes for homes between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 are 4% of the sale price and for homes over $10M a tax at the rate of 5.5 percent. The property tax transfer rate for homes under $5M remain unchanged. The increased taxes will go for programs to help the homeless problem. (I won't get into how the money should be used because historically, these programs have been incredibly mismanaged and ineffective by the City and Country of Los Angeles leadership) Additionally, you highlighted homeless problems in Redondo Beach (part of the South Bay). While homeless is indeed a significant problem for California, the South Bay of SoCal is significantly better than most of the City of Los Angeles and the greater County of L.A. In 2022 Redondo Beach had 99 people who were homeless, down from 176 in 2020, while El Segundo went from 47 in 2020 to 15 and Manhattan Beach went from 15 to 9. This is due to the great leadership and innovative approaches in Redondo Beach and the South Bay in general (homeless court, tiny home transitional housing programs) Most of your statements really apply to the The City of Los Angeles itself, which generally is quite mismanaged (it's generally just too large and bureaucratic) yet it's a fraction of Los Angeles Country. There are 137 areas that are unincorporated in the Country, for a total of 60% of the area. Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Culver City, Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beaches (the South Bay) and Santa Monica are all places surrounded by but not actually a part of the City of L.A. Instead, these areas all have their own mayors, city councils, school districts and police forces (except for WeHo, which uses the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.) Cities in Southern California that are independent like these are much better places to live with better streets, police/fire, schools, fewer homeless and better city service levels. In closing, Southern California is a very diverse place, and the best thing that could happen for our friends in the City of Los Angeles, would be for them to be part of a break up of the City into smaller, more governable local cities. (My two cents worth!)
Very nice concrete info backed up with video. Most I enjoy to watch different neighborhoods. Priceless! Thanks!🙂
Thanks Marta
been a resident in LA for past 20 years and I've been enjoying your contents : ) hope to see you cover San Marino and/or La Canada-Flintridge area one day!
Thank you! Yes that is a great idea. I'm always looking for more areas to cover so appreciate this.
I live in Long Beach,and love it here and I love Los Angeles.
Long Beach is LA's best kept secret!
Hello and thanks for your amazing work. I have been following your videos for a while
I am going to get a job in Downtown LA and a friend of mine suggested that I check out Chinatown in downtown la, He said that it is a small safe neighborhood and it is much cheaper than other parts of Downtown LA. Can you please do a video on Chinatown Los Angeles with its Pros and Cons ?
Thanks a bunch matey !
yes good call. I will add that to my list of places to review. Thanks
It’s freaking hot in the summer. 120 degrees in Calabasas and Woodland Hills. 100+ degrees everywhere else unless you are right next to the ocean.
yes those neighborhoods are hot!
Do you think I could live in Santa Monica and work at UCLA without needing to drive much? My friends live in La Cinega Heights, do you think we will be able to see them much? Thanks so much for your videos, your map tours have really helped me get a better understanding of how LA is set up, I was really overwhelmed and confused before!
Drive time in LA is always high but those distances shouldn't be an issue for you.
Brilliant video and brilliant description of LA, thanks Matt !
Hi!!! Thank you
Matt, I love your passion, however I'd recommend you research your data thoroughly before posting. The tax property sales tax increase you reference only affects 4% of home sales in the City of Los Angeles. This only affects the City of L.A., not the the entire County of Los Angeles. Under Measure ULA, starting on April 1, 2023, the tax rate increases only for home sales over $5 Million. The taxes for homes between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 are 4% of the sale price and for homes over $10M a tax at the rate of 5.5 percent. The property tax transfer rate for homes under $5M remain unchanged. The increased taxes will go for programs to help the homeless problem. (I won't get into how the money should be used because historically, these programs have been incredibly mismanaged and ineffective by the City and Country of Los Angeles leadership)
Additionally, you highlighted homeless problems in Redondo Beach (part of the South Bay). While homeless is indeed a significant problem for California, the South Bay of SoCal is significantly better than most of the City of Los Angeles and the greater County of L.A. In 2022 Redondo Beach had 99 people who were homeless, down from 176 in 2020, while El Segundo went from 47 in 2020 to 15 and Manhattan Beach went from 15 to 9. This is due to the great leadership and innovative approaches in Redondo Beach and the South Bay in general (homeless court, tiny home transitional housing programs) Most of your statements really apply to the The City of Los Angeles itself, which generally is quite mismanaged (it's generally just too large and bureaucratic) yet it's a fraction of Los Angeles Country. There are 137 areas that are unincorporated in the Country, for a total of 60% of the area. Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Culver City, Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beaches (the South Bay) and Santa Monica are all places surrounded by but not actually a part of the City of L.A. Instead, these areas all have their own mayors, city councils, school districts and police forces (except for WeHo, which uses the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.) Cities in Southern California that are independent like these are much better places to live with better streets, police/fire, schools, fewer homeless and better city service levels. In closing, Southern California is a very diverse place, and the best thing that could happen for our friends in the City of Los Angeles, would be for them to be part of a break up of the City into smaller, more governable local cities. (My two cents worth!)
appreciate your insights. Thank you
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