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Woodland Hills
Grew up there. The good: Upscale and a generally safe part of Los Angeles (with pockets of unsavoriness, and even those are tame in the grand scheme). Ventura blvd is an entertaining stretch of road with some darn fine restaurants and shopping. Los Angeles is accessible...when traffic cooperates.
The bad: Traffic doesn't cooperate. It gets bloody hot. Ventura blvd gets old. Housing is bloody expensive, no matter what part of LA you end up in.
Santa Ana
The good: Disneyland close, LA close, moderate temps. If you're willing to handle a commute, "affordable" housing can be had further inland
The bad: The commute's pretty gnarly from "affordable" housing. Santa Ana itself is largely ghetto-ish (though there are plenty of alternatives to actually living IN Santa Ana). Orange County kinda sucks, ya end up driving to LA a lot.
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