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(I live in Seattle, moved from VA, have never lived in CA) * Seattle, anecdotally, does seem to be popular with ex-CA folks. Been seeing a lot more CA plates recently. * Weather is very taste dependent. I like it, but some people like taking fall walks that don't end with draining several gallons of rainwater from your clothes. * No income tax, but high sales tax, so it's kinda a wash for most people probably (unless you live near the Oregon border and can make the WA-no-income-tax/OR-no-sales-tax arbitrage, which isn't really practical in Seattle). * A good amount of the "I'm leaving CA" posts I see on HN mention a dissatisfaction with CA/SF politics. Washington is, in my opinion, a better run state than CA, but if you dislike CA's liberal dominated politics, perceived inaction on crisis issues like homelessness, anti-police stance and perceived rise in crime as a response, etc... you're not going to like Seattle very much either. * In general, the last few years has been characterized by a gridlock between a suburban-supported, more conservative mayor, and a city council that's more radical and outspoken, which has led to a very toxic political environment and not very much getting done, because the city can't agree on whether we want moderate centrists who will focus on compromising between activists and business interests, or radicals who will tell the business interests to f themselves and do what needs to be done. |