I agree with Dee 100%.
I moved from Silicon Valley 13 years ago, right before the recession hit. The small town I moved to was starting to grow, big influx of Californians. But when the recession hit everything stopped.....it was kind of sad. Now? It's exploding. Good for me because my house is appreciating nicely. But the traffic is awful. Prices are rising. And there are a lot of natives that are resentful.....thinking their kids will never be able to afford a house....which is probably true. Such is life. What goes up, will come down, then Go up etc. and so on. Just is. All I know is if I were new I'd change my Cali plates fast. Locals will start using em for target practice
I'm in the Bay Area now. Talk about growth. I had to leave here because I refused to stay in the life of work my Azz off 24/7. It's accept it or leave.