I agree with the folks saying Santa Barbara is best place to live, visit, etc in Cali but overall I just don’t get the allure of California in general. I thought about going to UCSB out of high school as I could’ve commuted about 5-10 minutes and stayed at my aunts house whos entire family is alum but I just didn’t see it. I wanted to be closer to home to see family and firneds, to attend my favorite sports teams games, i wanted four seasons,etc. I could see a kid who has prospects of playing big nba pro ball not wanting to go to s big city to play college ball because it’s their last chance to stay away from the mega attention. Political and social standing plays a part for some kids I’d imagine too. Like cusefan said college kids aren’t looking for restaurants, places to live, etc. some kids don’t like the hot and some kids prefer the cold. some kids go to HUGE sec/big10 schools just to go to a big football school. The point is There’s so many factors that play into it, it’s not even close to as black and white as some of y’all making it out or be. He’s choosing a team, a program a school and city Not just a city.