I was born and raised on So Cal!! Love the year round sunshine for sure!! I moved to NJ/NY for about 21 years. Talk about misery!! Cold weather, nor’easters, blizzards, hurricanes, hailstorms etc. It’s no picnic. I moved back to So Cal in 2010 with a great job offer. With the exception of the terrible political environment and the fact we have a horrible governor I’ll still take Cali. We have the best weather in the country even with fires hands down. The beaches, mountains and desert are all within 30 minutes of my house. Also being a classic car collector I can drive my cars year round. So basically I live in So Cal for the weather!!