Top 5 Pros and Cons of Living in Marina, California
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- What are the best and worst things about living in Marina, California. In this video I break down the top 5 pros and cons of the town and give you a better idea of what it's like to live here.
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I was raised in Marina, moved to Silicon Valley as an adult, and came back to care for my mom when the time came. I've now moved half way across the country for reasons I don't regret, but I miss Marina every day. I miss the smell, I miss the fog, and I miss running into neighbors and friends at the grocery store or post office. It's such an awesome town! I love that you're doing these videos!
It's really changing in so many ways
I’ve never even been to California and I miss it
I think Saltwood Kitchen and Oysterette classifies as high end. I also want to highlight the diversity of ethnic restaurants in Marina because of the diversity of our population. We have the best Korean restaurants on the Peninsula as well as high quality sushi, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Philippino and Hawaiian options in addition to Mexican and even a pupuseria. We have great local diners to. The options for eating out are fantastic. Under amenities, we have the pump track, skate park and great local parks. We are an official tree city, with strong support to keep it that way. And we really do have amazing community. Finally, we are relatively tourist free. Marina is truly a great place to live. Thanks for highlighting that.
Hey Alastair. I did film a little bit where I mentioned Saltwood and shot a scenesetter but the sound was pretty bad so I just cut that for the sake of the video. I agree it is a really nice place!
Another comment: you speak of The Dunes area and the Target shopping center as “out of town.” It’s within the City of Marina (ending at Divarty St.) The area you walked through (under construction) is termed The Promenade.
I was a refugee from LA who found Marina in 2017 and instantly fell in love. I ended up living there for nearly 3 years (before circumstances forced me back home, although I still go back twice a year to chill) and for a while thought I was in paradise; I lived right across the street from a charming pond, and another big park with a marsh (Locke-Paddon) and hiking trails was just a few blocks away. The town is as beautiful as Monterey but more down to earth, affordable, very safe, and has a great mellow vibe overall. I think you pretty much nailed it here, although I'd say two things--yes, there is a smell on occasion but it's very mild and never really bothered me, and also I would consider the fog that rolls in the summer to be a pro, not a con (I love fog--there's a dreamy, mysterious quality to it, especially as it rolls in just as the sun is setting). Also, I wouldn't consider the lack of high-end dining to be an issue either, since Monterey is literally less than 10 minutes away, plus the food in Marina is incredible--it has practically every cuisine for being such a small town (although you're right--no Indian), and the fact that it is so cheap at such high quality is a definite plus, not a negative. Anyways, watching your video I got a strong urge to move right back!
Moved from the UK to Marina 11 years ago. Weather sucks, as does the traffic (on the whole peninsula), but other than that, it’s a good place to live (especially as there is now a local footie team!)
@@markonline1. same
One thing I love about the Brits… You do not need captions! I can understand every word
Ta Mary love
You’ve never met someone from Liverpool.
@@barry6768Haha! You are correct in that. When we watch shows on BBC America and it takes place in Liverpool, we definitely need captions!! 😁
Ive lived in marina since 2021 . I’ve never heard of the Marina smell - much less smelled it. I live 2 1/2 miles from the ocean . I love this little town . I will be staying long term . Lucky me 🎉
I lived in Monterey Co. for about 20 years beginning in 1992... I'm now out of state, but the Central Coast was my one fond memory of a life in California in general. Love your videos, it's like being back.
Thanks Rob. I love it here too. Which town in Monterey did you live in?
@@movingtomontereycalifornia I lived in Salinas 2 years, then moved to Monterey proper, to the Apt. complex on 501 Ocean Ave. I worked at The Monterey Herald. I was able to walk downtown for coffee... Hung out at all the various coffee places, and at Dennys often. Also loved Pacific Grove. I was part of the Theatre community in my spare time.
@@fosterlaff were you a writer at the Herald? I used to be a local newspaper journalist back in the UK.
@@movingtomontereycalifornia It's a dying industry but there were good times! I was also a graphic artist and cartoonist. I'm now recovering from a series of strokes and retired. Your videos and others like them, are a great Throwback!
I’m so glad you let the haters who hates California. I’m a long haul trucker and has been for 17 years now. I travel up and down the California coast because I haul mainly refrigerated cargo. These fresh produce ships to around the country including Canada. Especially during winter months those states that gets snowed in , gets their fresh fruits and vegetables from California.
I lived there from 96 to 98. I was a bartender at The Gold Rush. Crazy times!! The smell he’s talking comes from Gilroy Garlic Factorys when the winds come down from the the north and to to ocean. I can’t believe this guy doesn’t know that. Maybe he should take a trip to Gilroy. He’ll find the same smell there.
I can smell it tonight. It ain’t garlic and there’s no wind. Plus Gilroy is 24 miles away - no way it could travel that far, plus we’d smell it during the day. I still have no idea what causes it.
No the smell is the landfill just outside of the city
Great to see my town here 😅
Been a resident since 1966. Great place to grow up; fields of sage, chaparral and cattle, foggy wind swept coast line to get lost on and acres of Eucalyptus trees. So much freedom and so little direct supervision. "New" smell,? The compost digester at the land fill. "Old" smell, the Giodotti hog ranch that, ironically, was the neighborhood between Windy Hill Park and the Marina airport.(Formerly Fritzi Army Air Field) Always a bit piquant on a Nov. Morning with an Easterly breeze. Been around the world a couple of times and I always end up here. Spendy?. yes, but worth every dime.
I grew up in monterey and marina and I have to disagree, primarily because rent is so out of control that young people are left with three options: stay with your parents forever, live with 40,000 roommates, or move away. Most of the people in my graduating class (2003) moved up to Portland because they couldn't survive here. At least not comfortably. It's a great area of you already have a good career, but it's real rough trying to move into adulthood when rent is so expensive
The smell is a phenomenon called "red tide". The same thing happens on the Pacific side of Costa Rica.
@@Aaron-ex8kv thank you. Googling ‘red tide’ now
Seems like there was traffic noise all throughout the video. Does that mean there’s a lot of constant traffic all over town or just where you chose to film? Also I noticed a lot of yards had dry lawns, was that due to the time of year this was filmed or some other reason?
I was around the main roads Reservation and Del Monte for some of the video so there's regular traffic there - most residential areas there's not a lot of traffic. Also yes your lawn will dry out if you don't water it (like mine) - it barely rains for like 8 months of the year. In fact Marina Coast Water District will pay you per sq ft of lawn you remove from your property and replace with 'drought-tolerant landscaping'.
Fog for me is not a downside! If you don’t like fog, you should seriously reconsider another area
Back in the 70s they had a drive in movie theater that would get so fogged in you couldn't see the screen. $7 car
Use to there all the time. Never seen it get so foggy you couldn't see the screen
Don't forget Castroville in regards to fog, they have it just as bad as Marina.
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I grew up in marina and have lived almost all my life in monterey county. At least then ('97 - '03), marina sucked. There's nothing to do, especially of you're young, at the time crime wasn't great, and the whole town is built on sand (meaning you really need to do research before buying a home). Being close to carmel only matters to a tourist. Locals don't care about carmel at all (in fact, if you tell a local that you're from carmel, they are likely to look at you like you are a pompous a-hole). It really is a great area to live, but rent is wildly out of control and there isn't a ton of entertainment
How bout this… NO TRAFFIC, NO LONG RIDICULOUS WAITING IN LINES AT THE GROCERY STORES…among many other positives…pretty friggin sweet 😀
My hometown since 1979
Monterey is a rich experience.
You did not mention the libraries...
Concerned about the lack of transit. I hate driving, & having to use a car to go anywhere. Its great that there is plenty of new construction, & low income housing, but all it does is add more traffic congestion, which increases travel times. It looks like it could be bike friendly.
Living here, there are lots of bus stops around, along with bike paths. A bit far if you want to bike to monterey, but there is a bike trail that leads directly there. Moved to Marina as a student and it's great, close proximity to the school and relatively low prices compared to home in the bay area.
Wow seems like it would be all cons starting an ending with California... Monterey is a beautiful place to visit what's the high price of admission seems like too steep a price to pay
The paint on that hotel is hardly in keeping with the village aesthetic.
@@jpmgeo6549 rustic aesthetic ;)
Get Banksy on it.
I've never really noticed the color of the hotel. That is because I'm blinded by that garish clock! The clock itself is nice, but they painted it to look like a cheap streetwalker.
thanks Andy Wanker
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Would this be better than Seaside? I was considering suicide until I saw some videos from Cripps gangsters and shootings. I immediately thought I should not consider.
@@SVistagold did you mean to write Salinas?
@@movingtomontereycalifornia sorry for the typo. I meant considering seaside, however, after watching certain videos, I was concerned about safety. I am aware that Salinas has its problems, but I’m wondering if some of those people moved to seaside and bringing the problems with them.
@Joyroute101 I've lived in the area all my life. Seaside had a bad problem with gangs in the 90s and early 2000s. But the county did a huge crackdown and largely got rid of them. There are certain areas of seaside I probably wouldn't be excited to walk around at night in, but 95% of the time, you'll be fine. Salinas still has some problems but even then, gang violence doesn't typically get extended to folks not gang-affiliated. Essentially, mind your business and you'll be fine in Salinas but I wouldn't really worry about it at all in seaside. The real problem is rent, which can easily be $3000/month+ unless you are lucky enough to rent from a friend or family member
@@lazloholt262 Thank you for the information. The past still gives me the creeps. I was actually inquiring for my brother, who was hoping to move to Monterey to be closer to his son who attends the university, and he was considering Seaside. As for myself I purchased one of those $100,000 plus luxe motorhomes. No HOAs or rents. Paid cash. In a couple of years, (keeping the mileage) low I plan to sell it and that chunk of money would be used to build or purchase a tiny home to put on a small piece of land. Thank you again for your response. I truly appreciate it.
maybe what u smell is toxic. very well may be toxic. thats why no bigshots tell exactly what it is.
IF the smells in doubt-get the heck out... IMO js imho
Please don’t move here