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Thanks for your reply to my request for information about Sacramento.  One
additional question I forgot to ask relates to cars in California.  If I
move to Sacramento, can I bring my car into the California and get
licensed there?  I've heard that California vehicles must meet very
stringent emission requirements, so I'm not sure if a Canadian vehicle
would meet those requirements.  Do you happen to know?

Also, what do you think of Davis as a place to live?  What would commuting
to/from Sacramento be like for someone living in Davis?  How pricey is
Davis as compared with other parts of the greater Sacramento region?  I
find the idea of living in a "university town" appealing, but I don't know
if that's an idea that has any merit....

Your input on these and any other aspects re: Sacramento would be greatly
appreciated.  I have a job offer there that I feel warrants serious
consideration, but I don't currently feel I have enough info about the
on Internet  to get more info?


In a previous article, sdprince@wheel.ucdavis.edu (Susan Prince) says:

>Lawrence Segal (am879@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:
>
>	(edited)
>: 1.  What is the rough population of Sacramento?
>
>	It's probably around 350,000, but is surrounded by many smaller 
>cities, bringing the regional pop. level much higher - perhaps closer to 
>600,000.
>
>: 2.  How expensive is real estate in Sacramento, as compared
>: with SF or LA?  How much would a two BR condo cost, for
>: example (price range).  How much would it cost to rent a
>: 2 BR apartment (price range)?
>
>	Of course, this depends on where you want to live - downtown, 
>suburbs, etc. Can't find section of paper with condo prices, but rentals 
>downtown for 2BR apt. seem to start around $350 & go up from there. 
>
>: 3.  What sort of cultural facilities exist in Sacramento?
>: For example, concert halls, live theater, art galleries,
>: museums, etc....
>
>	Sacramento Symphony (pretty good second-tier), Sac. Ballet 
>(limited season), Sac. Opera (4 perf. a year, and they import the 
>headliners), pretty good summer theater, Music Circus - imported 
>headliners, again, fair range of play types. Some year-round theater. 
>Rather traditional range of concerts throughout year - R. Whittaker to D. 
>Bowie. Good small theater nearby in Davis gets R. Thompson & good Celtic 
>groups. City art gallery, the Crocker, is improving. Private galleries 
>seem very active, lively & growing arts community, also active live music 
>community w/blues, jazz, pop, rock.
>
>: 4.  What's the overall quality of life like?  For example,
>: traffic congestion, pollution (air or water), crime rate,
>: attractiveness of the city, parks etc...
>
>	Region is growing quickly, with some attendant problems. Traffic 
>is getting more difficult, yet there's some attempt to build in mass 
>transit (light rail system), and much opportunity to use bikes for 
>transportation. Water's good, air's variable. Crime rate...depends where 
>you live. Is perceived to be worse than it actually is, IMHO. Lots of 
>parks, lots of trees.
>
>: 5.  What are the best/worst things about Sacramento, in 
>: your opinion?
>
>	Best thing about Sac. is a 28-mi. bike trail along the American
>River; worst thing is lack of local gov't. willingness to protect existing
>conditions contributing to a good quality of life during period of rapid
>growth & development.
>	Other nice items - 2 local rivers, excellent skiing, hiking, 
>other outdoor activities nearby. Growing number of good restaurants, 
>growing diversity in local population.
>	Another less-than-nice thing - growing gang activity among various
>ethnic groups. 
>
>	Overall, Sac.'s a pretty good place to live - one reason the
>region's growing fairly quickly. Weather's definitely a plus.
>
>

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Lawrence Segal
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA