OT: asking about Petaluma

Jackie
Multiplepetmom
on 8/19/11 11:17 pm

Hi folks - I am job hunting and considering all my options, including relocation. there are few jobs in Oregon I'm interested in, one in Colorado, and in California there is a job in Petaluma.

anybody have strong opinions about the place? I have read about it's climate and been on the forums at city-data.com: my biggest issue is trying to find a place I could afford to rent, especially since I have 3 dogs which always makes renting more challenging.

probably, in fact, I couldn't afford to live there but I know there are a lot of CA folks here so I'm asking what you think.

thank you in advance!!

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Sweetitalian1
on 8/19/11 11:54 pm - CA

VSG on 04/27/11

Petaluma...the chicken capital. It is very warm weather and also very dog friendly. The rental market is better there than in San Fran or San Jose

Jackie
Multiplepetmom
on 8/20/11 12:08 am

VSG on 08/05/08

um, live chickens? as in enormous factory farms of them??

nice to hear it's dog friendly - do you mean for renting or just in general??

once upon a time I had a group to talk about Binge Eating Disorder, and later one about Clean Eating.

PM me if you are interested in either of these.

size 8, life is great

Lee ~
on 8/20/11 12:04 am - CA

VSG on 02/17/10

There's a once a month WLS support group meeting about 20 minutes from Petaluma. From what I know of it, the question is affordability for you. I've lived in the bay area since 1982 and love it. You'd be a welcome addition. :)

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Jackie
Multiplepetmom
on 8/20/11 12:23 am

VSG on 08/05/08

thanks, Lee, you are very kind. OR is more likely but the though of being that close to San Francisco is mind bending. for years now I've live in a small small small town in a rural area. it's a 3 hour drive at 80 MPH to get to Cheyenne, WY and that "big" city is not even 100,000 population.

once upon a time I had a group to talk about Binge Eating Disorder, and later one about Clean Eating.

PM me if you are interested in either of these.

size 8, life is great

Lee ~
on 8/20/11 4:10 am - CA

VSG on 02/17/10

I understand. Before coming to CA, I lived in a tiny town (not a single traffic light in the country) in West Virginia for 8 years. I grew all our organic food, walked to the dairy for milk to make butter, chopped wood, preserved food for the winter, did all my cooking on a wood cookstove. So I get the difference between rural and the bay area. This was the right choice for me as my son was going into 3rd grade and needed different stimulation and great sports. Now I can't imagine living elsewhere but given what it costs to live here, I may be going to a smaller town after retirement. Who knows! :)

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ThinLizzy
on 8/20/11 3:28 am

VSG on 08/14/07

Petaluma is nice! It can get warm, but I'd live there. It's a cute little town! If you come out to check it out, let us know!

Lizanne

loverofcats
on 8/20/11 4:46 am

VSG on 08/30/10

I like Petaluma. It is a cute town and I would consider living there, if it was convenient to do so. It is an expensive area, so that might be a consideration. It is very close to Santa Rosa.

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MacMadame
on 8/20/11 5:17 am - Northern, CA

VSG on 09/24/08

For me, Petaluma is too far from everything, too small & rural, and too expensive. I think of it as a place to go for a day trip (i.e., a small vacation) rather than to live.

If you are looking at jobs, there are many more if you get down into the Bay Area proper and there are many cheaper places to live. I live in the East Bay so it's 30 min. over to most places in Silicon Valley yet COL is noticeably less here.

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Jackie
Multiplepetmom
on 8/20/11 5:19 am

VSG on 08/05/08

well, so far I have only looked for jobs with companies that I know - like the therapy company that I already work for PRN has a full time job in Petaluma.

it's weird when you say it's so small and rural - it is HUGE compared to where I live now, I mean really really huge.

once upon a time I had a group to talk about Binge Eating Disorder, and later one about Clean Eating.

PM me if you are interested in either of these.

size 8, life is great

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