[JavaBrewer]

I lived in SoCal my entire life. If you live close (~2 miles) from the coast the temperatures are very pleasant year round. The cost in $$ is insane and the marine layer can blot out the sun for a couple months most days. Congestion makes getting around difficult. Moving a couple miles inland and you are free from the marine layer but temperatures have bigger swings with summer time 10F+ over the coast. Another couple miles inland and summertime temperatures can go up another 10F.

Best year round climate in SoCal is Lompoc/Santa Maria/Santa Barbara/Carpinteria/Ventura/Oxnard