Yeah, I know that now. Too late to move at this point, I have two dogs , own a home in the city, have an established career...moving would be incredibly expensive and risky. Going back to any previous move I made in the past, I'd never consider anything other than DC, New York, or Austin (perhaps a few others in the South, but I don't know the area too well.) Anywhere on the West Coast is a cripplingly bad decision.

As someone who lives in DC and always wanted to live in a west coast city, if only for a little while, I wonder if this is "grass is greener" syndrome or maybe DC really is as good as it gets?

I did not enjoy NYC. Too dirty, too busy, too crowded.

The weather is great, but it's a dude ranch, and theres not many European-style city amenities.