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I'm a writer who left LA for an AI startup in San Francisco. It was like stepping into a whole new world.

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Erika Lee and her mum are standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge
Erika Lee and her mom in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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For years, I swore I'd never leave Los Angeles. Moving to Oregon made me realize I never want to go back.

Tech Insider : Business
Woman holding dog staring at sunset in LA
Leaving Los Angeles and moving to Oregon helped me get a new perspective on my life.

Chelsea Frank

A Tesla fan experiences the Cybercab for the first time — it's a smooth ride but he wouldn't necessarily buy one

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Matthew Donegan-Ryan with the Cybercab at Tesla's
Tesla investor Matthew Donegan-Ryan in front of a Cybercab at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event.

Matthew Donegan-Ryan

Angelina Jolie doesn't want to live in LA either

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Angelina Jolie posing on the red carpet.
Angelina Jolie isn't interested in living in LA any longer than she has to.

Vittorio Zunino Celotto

I'm a Brit who visited Los Angeles for the first time. I found myself in complete culture shock.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
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I visited the US for the first time in my 20s.

Alice Johnston

I've lived in LA, San Francisco, NYC, and Chicago. I thought moving to LA would be easy, but there are 5 things I hate about living here.

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Stevie Howell posing in front of a natural green leaf wall.
Stevie Howell says LA has many positives, but she doesn't feel an urban buzz or excitement in the city.

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I left San Francisco and moved to LA. Here are the 5 worst things about leaving the Bay Area.

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Stevie Howell sitting in front of art drawings pinned to the wall.
Stevie Howell started her business in San Francisco and said she doesn't think she ever would've started a business in another city

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I spend half the year in LA and the other 6 months in Greece. Here are 8 of the biggest differences I've noticed.

Tech Insider : Travel
joanna on a oceanside cliff in LA and joanna at a restaurant in greece
I live in Los Angeles and Greece.

Joanna Kalafatis

Los Angeles Times editor's departure shows that billionaires — still — have a hard time figuring out how to save newspapers

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Kevin Merida speaks at a Los Angeles Times podium
Kevin Merida is leaving the Los Angeles Times, yet another sign of the tough position newspapers are in — even ones with billionaire owners.

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I left California for North Dakota. It's obscenely cheap and there's so much to love about small-town life.

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Davrick Hayes outdoors in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Davrick Hayes says he's enjoyed his time in North Dakota, but doesn't plan on staying.

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