Commute time East side Valley to Beverly Hills (west side?)

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Anybody make the dayshift commute from East san fernando valley/north san fernando valley to the west side/beverly hills area? I'm wondering how bad it is, specifically to drive it. Time, etc

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Someone asked why I'd be living perhaps east valley...and working west...well if I took the bev hills job it's west..and it's too much money to live west..with a family...so i am leaning east... if I take the job. Also have heard east is not only more affordable but better for families w/young kids. Problem is the commute.Perhaps I need to find a hospital east ! Basically i am still job hunting in the entire state of CA I was just wondering what the situation would be should I take a job at the west hospital as they had good benefits etc. And they seem to pay highest for new grads
The eastern San Fernando Valley is great as long as you stay away from the crime-ridden enclave of Pacoima.

Sunland and Tujunga are really nice places to live. Lakeview Terrace is a scenic hillside community. Sylmar is beautiful as long as you live by the hills. Burbank and Glendale are wonderful eastern valley communities. Mission Hills is also a low-crime area with easy freeway access. I've always liked the hills of Sun Valley for some odd reason. North Hollywood, Studio City, Panorama City, North Hills, Arleta and Valley Village are the other east Valley cities. And we cannot forget about the city of San Fernando. Van Nuys is the largest of the east Valley communities.

In addition, there are plenty of nearby hospitals that don't require a lengthy commute. Good luck.

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The eastern San Fernando Valley is great as long as you stay away from the crime-ridden enclave of Pacoima.

In addition, there are plenty of nearby hospitals that don't require a lengthy commute. Good luck.

Thank you very much for the info. :nurse: I guess that I need to start looking for areas that I am reading are better to live... and then fly on down and check 'em all out if/when I get job offers etc. I read Santa Clarita is on the top 18 cities in the nation to raise a family...hm.... don't know if that is outdated or not.

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I read Santa Clarita is on the top 18 cities in the nation to raise a family...hm.... don't know if that is outdated or not.

The Santa Clarita Valley is beautiful, slightly upscale, scenic, and safe. However, it is grossly overpriced and the inland weather is scorching hot.

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Commuter...LOL...what part in CA ISN'T grossly overpriced :)

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Commuter...LOL...what part in CA ISN'T grossly overpriced :)
Good question. ;)
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Glendale Memorial staff walk from the metro rail station. There is one from Lancaster.

The Southbay, Torrance, Hawthorne, Gardena, and parts of Inglewood are nice. I don't need air conditioning and can ride my bike to the beach in about 15 minutes. I drive opposite the bad traffic to UCLA, Cedars, the Marina, Centinela, Santa Monica (St. Johns & UCLA), and downtown hospitals like Good Sam, St. Vincent, and California. It's light traffic if you work days.

Opposite if you work nights. I think I would work nights if I lived in the Valley and worked in Beverly Hills.

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