I lived in the central valley of CA for 20+ years and I must agree with the negative comments.Once one goes south of Lodi,you enter the "armpit" region of CA.No recreation,except for gangbanging and tweeking.Heck,the cops even refer to Manteca as "Mantweeka" because of the meth problem.I once was fishing in an irrigation canal when I noticed a beater pickup truck pull up and dump chems into the water!I could smell the strong chemical odor,probably used meth chems.I reeled in my line and left.Those that claim its a great place to live,I must ask,compared to what?They will never eliminate the gangbangers or the drug problem in Ca. but it sure creates lots of jobs trying!Trust me,U would'nt want 2 live there!