I have spent time in and am more familar with Northern California. However, the fires and the floods are a little scary right now.

A nice place to visit for sure.

I was raised in Southern California, and all 3 of my children are native Californians. It's home to me. I've traveled a little throughout the US, and I always come back to California. Among other things, I lived in the Bible Belt for about 12 years, I've lived in several other states for brief periods, and I camped across America with my then spouse (before kids). There is no place like California--I love it. Geographically, it has everything: mountains, deserts, beaches, valleys, plains. It has a lot to offer in many other ways: entertainment, jobs, weather...all kinds of activities.

Politically, it's a blue state overall, which suits me just fine. Especially after the Bible Belt.

I only have 2 irritations: it's too crowded now, unlike when I grew up, and it's too expensive (I'm a cheap person).

I love the diversity in California.

I would like to visit the national parks there

Just like anywhere else, good points, bad points.

It's a big state with very distinct regions, each different than all the others. I used to travel to Sacramento and LA for business in the mid 80's. I loved Sacramento. LA is a different reality.

I love California! Every time I've been there, I've enjoyed it immensely, the whole state. If I could afford it, I'd be living in Northern CA, in the Eureka-area, probably Trinidad.
I have friends who live in Hollywood. I look forward to getting out to visit them when I can.
There's always so much to do, and see.

Drove through Ca a number of times as an OTR driver. Quite beautiful! When they got us over there they tended to keep you there for a while reaching from one end to the other. I actually started in Seattle Wa once and worked my way down into southern Ca. But I always had that fear of earth quakes and being swept out into the Pacific while there My first time over was with my trainer. That year there was a snow storm that shut down I80 and had to spend 2 1/2 days near Donners pass just before the state line in a truck stop.

I have never been there, but would love to see the north. I do have issues with the population growth and the movement north causing the cost of living and the mowing down of mountains.

I LOVE CA!!! I'm Canadian and I try to spend as much of my Winter as I can in CA.
I'm very lucky to have friends that live there and let me stay in their casita.
They live in both the Bay Area and in the Desert... I love both! Weather definitely better in the desert though...

I havnt got a clue but from the little I know theres good and bad areas everywhere and good and bad people everywhere and they arnt always in the same place as each other either.

I’m from San Francisco so I might be prejudiced but I love California and especially SF and San Diego. If it wasn’t so expensive I’d live there in a heartbeat.

California girls??
Both my kids like it, I have never been.

Thank you all for the responses! So basically, it's awesome here, except for the price. nods

I've been to California a few times. All of them were for military training or counter-narcotics missions. I have been places that I enjoyed more.

I'll be back to visit soon I hope because my daughter lives in San Jose now.

I have nothing against California, but Trump supporters hate it because your state is making every effort to resist his racist, hateful agenda.

I would love to visit Cali. I want to smoke your weed.

I was born and raised in California, southern mostly. I miss it, it's my roots. But I can't afford to live there, I live in Arizona now.

I was born and raised here in San Diego. I left for Montana in my mid twenties and lived there for many years, and last in Texas for 9 years. I have been back in San Diego for 2.5 yrs. I know all the pros and cons about the state, and the BS put forth by those who don't like the progressive politics and high cost of living. But, all in all, I find it a good place. Each state I lived in, Montana and Texas, have their good points and their bad. One thing is that I can be proud of California for trying to take care of it's people through health care and gun laws and laws for equal rights. I could not say the same for Texas, or even Montana. I don't care for the traffic and some other things that come with big cities, but that is the case for big cities every where.
California produces a lot of wealth, and it is the 6th largest economy in the World. Cali supports many other states, especially the conservative states in the middle of the country. Remove Cali from the USA and the country as a whole would suffer. That is a fact based on the amount of taxes that Calif pays into the Federal coffers. And for it's size CA is under represented in Congress because of our system awarding congressman based on being a state and not population. That is how the electoral system let Trump win even though he lost the popular vote by 3 million.

I love California and visit frequently. I would live there if I could find a job that afforded me the same standard of living I have here in Nevada.