I think LA has a lot of special advantages that other regions don&#x27;t have:<p>1) It has the same strong CA protection against non-competes as Bay Area.<p>2) Starting to develop some big and significant &quot;anchor&quot; tech companies such as Snapchat.<p>3) Surrounded by good universities (UCLA, USC, Caltech)<p>4) Main tech hubs are Santa Monica and DTLA.  These will soon be connected by a new rail line (opening this month)<p>5) Housing is expensive, but not as bad as Bay Area.  And rail line should greatly expand cheaper housing options while being able to work at a tech hub.