I lived in San Gabriel/Alhambra for about a month (long story about the landlord being a d1ck....so we moved out). It's a fairly nice area, but even though it's only ~9 miles from work, it used to take about a half hour to get to work since it was all city street driving. If at all possible, your best bet is to live west of work because the commute is against traffic. I live in Arcadia now (about 3.5 miles south of work) and the commute is great!

Oh, and WP is G35 central....there are like four coupes, a bunch of sedans, and a couple 350Z's....in a not so big parking lot. It's actually kind of depressing, but I just tell myself that they all have good taste too

 

You just started looking for a place? Hope your not in the market for an affordable apartment. I spent last month looking for a place that was affordable and everything was being snatched up. I finally got a 1bd apt on wilshire and veteran for $1525, had to fight for it too....

 

holy crap. that's a lot. i was thinkin around $1k for a 1 bdrm in a decent area.

 

I think i may start looking San Gabriel/Alhambra.

 

from what your looking for, i'd suggest pasadena. it's a lil exp BUT worth it since it'll be clean and there are things to do and close to work. good luck!

 

if your looking for a place in oc.. 700$, my friend is looking for a roommate

 

Yea I hear Pasadena is nice but a tad out of my price range since I won't be at my apartment most of the time. Maybe if I can find a studio or something there, that might work.
OC is a little too far for me, but thanks.

 

i'm guessing you don't have any roomates? 1525 a month is crazy expensive if you're just living by yourself

 

south pasadena is ok also and is cheaper. have you looked in craigslist.com?

 

yea i been browsing craigslist. when i get there i'm goin to actually drive around and take a look at some of the places on craigslist. i don't want to be set on something that I haven't seen.

 

^^yeah good idea..i hope you have a temporary place to stay while you're driving around apartment hunting

 

yeah. i do. i have a bunch of family out there.

 

how far away is your gf's place? if you haven't lived here before, keep in mind that traffic is no joke in socal

 

she doesn't have a place yet. i need to find one for her
yea traffic is goin to suck.
i'm trying to compromise with her since i go to work everyday at the same time and she has classes a few times a week and her work schedule is staggered but she doesn't know where she will be working. so i'm trying to find a place that's in between.

 

glendale or eagle rock isn't bad option either...