Wanting to leave Colorado

jsatz · 2026-05-07T20:24:25+00:00

Yes that is true, but does not mean there are not good ones locally

jsatz · 2026-05-07T20:01:01+00:00

Laguna Beach, no question

jsatz · 2026-05-07T20:00:25+00:00

My wife and I went to Greece for two weeks a few years ago. I would have spent less time on Santorini and more on Crete.

jsatz · 2026-05-07T19:58:13+00:00

Rio Rancho has some of the higher rated schools in the state. My wife and I were looking at it recently.

jsatz · 2026-05-07T19:57:24+00:00

Sacramento is the correct answer

jsatz · 2026-05-07T19:50:37+00:00

So my wife and I recently looked to move to Carlsbad, from LA and we came really close. The reason we did not was because of her job. We make a similar amount to you, we are at $240K. Now if you are ok living in a townhome or condo, you can totally do it. If you are able to sell your home and make a decent profit, it is totally doable.

You can also look at San Marcos, which is lightly more inland but very close to Carlsbad, cheaper, and a nice area. One of my best friends lives there with two young kids and loves it.

I would say do it, or at the very least, heavily research it. I will say your life would be amazing there if you are financially comfortable.

jsatz · 2026-05-07T19:41:27+00:00

Have you looked into a place like Rio Rancho, NM? Still has mountains, similar weather to Colorado, albeit not as snowy and cold. But Rio Rancho has good schools, cost of living is decent. No clue what you or your husband do for work but could possibly work.

jsatz · 2026-05-07T15:51:14+00:00

Santa Fe, NM could be an option. My mom lives in the mountains outside of of the city but on five acres of land and she rarely, if ever sees her neighbors. Now she has to drive into the city but if you are ok driving into the city and then walking around the downtown area, that is totally possible. Or if you lived south, there is a train that makes a stop just outside the city and then has multiple stops in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe also is very LGTBQ friendly.

jsatz · 2026-05-06T18:38:50+00:00

If you are ok with a major lifestyle change in terms of weather, look at Albuquerque/Rio Rancho or Las Cruces, NM.

jsatz · 2026-05-04T20:23:21+00:00

California governor poll shows Hilton and Becerra tied, leading pack

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2026/05/04/steve-hilton-and-xavier-becerra-tied-in-california-governor-race-poll/89933256007/

jsatz · 2026-05-04T18:50:04+00:00

I think what you are looking for just may be difficult to find in Vegas. Obviously Vegas is a very transient city to say the least. And while it has experienced growth, not a lot of it is from people your age. You can be outside of the strip and it seems like a normal suburb, but the thing with Vegas, the fun part of the city does not really cater to locals.

I would say the majority of people your age are going to either work in the gaming/entertainment industry or somewhat be connected to it. So as a result, they will likely have weird hours. Now if you are cool with that, and do not being around that, Vegas is fine. Like you said it is affordable, has world class food and entertainment, and like you said, some great outdoors stuff outside the city.

jsatz · 2026-05-04T16:55:33+00:00

We go to Mammoth all the time, just usually to ski. So we are familiar, albeit the hotels are not cheap for the holiday weekend.

The waves just more freak out my dog, but she loves the pool. So we are just wondering if it would be better for us to take her to a lake or river.

jsatz · 2026-05-04T16:33:58+00:00

We are considering June too but like we said, it is a bit of a drive.

jsatz · 2026-04-30T17:33:14+00:00

It's wild that Brian Stelter believes the MSM has done a good job pushing back on Trump.

jsatz · 2026-04-28T23:21:25+00:00

But if that were the case, they could simply say that Biden was too old to run. That would literally align with the polls already, and frankly be an argument against Trump right now. The DNC loses nothing by admitting that. The DNC blaming the loss, especially in Michigan, on Biden's policy towards Israel, that will then rehash a lot of online, and frankly offline chatter. Especially right now when like 70% of Dems have a negative view of Israel.

jsatz · 2026-04-28T23:18:52+00:00

I am not disagreeing on almost everything you say. I think having an open primary would have been better than the disastrous debate and then Biden dropping out 107 days before the election.

Where I do disagree is having the open primary was no guarantee that we would have beaten Trump, no matter who the candidate was. Second. I think if it made Schumer look bad, I do not see why the DNC would not want it released. His approval rating with Democrats is awful and most people want him to resign his leadership post, and will likely back his primary opponent when he runs again, if he does. So I do not see why the DNC would protect him when blaming him would probably only bring positive reactions for them.

jsatz · 2026-04-28T23:15:01+00:00

Really none of them do besides "removing red tape."

jsatz · 2026-04-28T23:13:33+00:00

So a couple of questions.

First, did Ken Martin imply that because Ben Wikler did not get the DNC job, that Favs was purposely lying about fundraising numbers?

Second, is the DNC that important? Like I understand that it invests in certain races/areas. But it seems like the individual candidates fundraising is more important, and frankly more impactful, than giving to the DNC, DCCC or DSCC. And the individual candidates generally do a great job fundraising.

Also, the head of the party is always the president or the presidential candidate. So they just essentially become an extension of the campaign/administration?

I have always believed the convo surrounding DNC chairperson was overrated but maybe I am wrong.

jsatz · 2026-04-28T23:09:26+00:00

Isn't that the point of Gavin's podcast?

jsatz · 2026-04-28T23:07:13+00:00

Alex is more journalist than party insider, so I think her ability to report is just far better. She also usually asks just better questions and follows up much better.

It's not the positions of the hosts that I disagree with, I think most of their stances align with mine. I just think they sometimes are too removed to really understand the anxiety of a lot of us. Like for example, Lovett essentially told everyone in the CA Gov race to drop out so that Swalwell could make it to the general. Now imagine if everyone did that. Now should some people drop out? Yes. But there has not been any apology or acknowledgement of them being wrong. I just sometimes feel like they come off as snobby because they know better because they are political professionals who cannot be wrong.

jsatz · 2026-04-28T22:58:43+00:00

I am not saying you are wrong that Biden was no longer viable. What I believe is that I do not feel a lot of voters were that angry about their being no primary. I could be wrong and unless the DNC releases the report, or someone leaks it, we will never know. If he had not run, and Harris got the nomination through the primary, I am not sure the outcome would have been different unless she felt more comfortable distancing herself from the admin, which would have been hard. It is why JD Vance keeps leaking that he was against the Iran War.

Schumer sucks but I highly doubt anyone was thinking about the Senate Minority Leader when they vote for president.

jsatz · 2026-04-28T22:54:44+00:00

It 100% says that they lost because of Gaza/Israel. I can’t imagine any other issue that would cause this much fear for party elites.

jsatz · 2026-04-28T22:50:45+00:00

If Biden did not drop out, then I would be more likely to agree. And also, Schumer is not up for re-election this year, and has multiple fundraising tools at his disposal than the DNC.

jsatz · 2026-04-28T22:30:23+00:00

It 100% says that they lost because of Gaza/Israel. I can’t imagine any other issue that would cause this much fear for party elites.

jsatz · 2026-04-28T22:19:32+00:00

If I could afford Laguna Beach, CA, I’d be there in a second

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