Fallbrook is a nice, quiet place. It is a conservative town but I think that is common in semi-rural areas. You have to ask Alan about the culture/vibe part, I’ve never really seen it as much of an entertainment mecca, just a sleepy avocado town with some nice houses and pretty landscape. Your ultra right wing friends that live there may have migrated there in the 1980’s when it was somewhat notorious because one of it’s residents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger

As the base for the Grand Dragon of the KKK, it wasn’t exactly a “diverse” place. It’s been 20 years since that guy went to prison and nothing like it exists today to my knowledge but some people take a while to forget. I think the effect of the 1980’s have faded in the twenty years since but I imagine there are still some folks leftover.

Fallbrook is a nice, quiet place. It is a conservative town but I think that is common in semi-rural areas. You have to ask Alan about the culture/vibe part, I’ve never really seen it as much of an entertainment mecca, just a sleepy avocado town with some nice houses and pretty landscape. Your ultra right wing friends that live there may have migrated there in the 1980’s when it was somewhat notorious because one of it’s residents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger

As the base for the Grand Dragon of the KKK, it wasn’t exactly a “diverse” place. It’s been 20 years since that guy went to prison and nothing like it exists today to my knowledge but some people take a while to forget. I think the effect of the 1980’s have faded in the twenty years since but I imagine there are still some folks leftover.

Fallbrook is a nice, quiet place. It is a conservative town but I think that is common in semi-rural areas. You have to ask Alan about the culture/vibe part, I’ve never really seen it as much of an entertainment mecca, just a sleepy avocado town with some nice houses and pretty landscape. Your ultra right wing friends that live there may have migrated there in the 1980’s when it was somewhat notorious because one of it’s residents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger

As the base for the Grand Dragon of the KKK, it wasn’t exactly a “diverse” place. It’s been 20 years since that guy went to prison and nothing like it exists today to my knowledge but some people take a while to forget. I think the effect of the 1980’s have faded in the twenty years since but I imagine there are still some folks leftover.

It depends. Where do you work and is commuting time an issue for you?

That town is a complete nuisanace to get in and out of on a daily basis. The closer to town you are the worse it gets. Traffic is limited to 2-lane roads almost everyhwere except on So. Mission, and it backs up twice a day like clockwork.

Unless you work at Camp Pendleton and can access it from the Naval Weapons Station on the Fallbrook side, I think you’d be better off staying in Temecula.

It depends. Where do you work and is commuting time an issue for you?

That town is a complete nuisanace to get in and out of on a daily basis. The closer to town you are the worse it gets. Traffic is limited to 2-lane roads almost everyhwere except on So. Mission, and it backs up twice a day like clockwork.

Unless you work at Camp Pendleton and can access it from the Naval Weapons Station on the Fallbrook side, I think you’d be better off staying in Temecula.

I agree with both TG and Bugs. It is a great place to raise kids (I have two), but not exactly up to snuff when it comes to dining or entertainment options.

Politically, it is center/right in orientation, and you rarely (if ever) hear Metzger mentioned. You have quite a few retired Marines in town, and that contributes to the somewhat conservative mindset. That being said, it has it’s eclectic side, too, with something of a free spirited artistic bent. Rita Coolidge lives here, as does the novelist T. Jefferson Parker (from Orange County).

You might also check out Bonsall. Somewhat more upscale than Fallbrook, but definitely more off of the beaten path.

While I tease temeculaguy about Temecula, I think it has it’s pluses as well. It definitely offers more choices as far as restaurants and entertainment go.

I’m a “townie” at heart. I grew up in a small town in Northern California, so I enjoy the small town feel, plus I like being able to raise my kids in that same environment. Not for everyone, to be sure.

I agree with both TG and Bugs. It is a great place to raise kids (I have two), but not exactly up to snuff when it comes to dining or entertainment options.

Politically, it is center/right in orientation, and you rarely (if ever) hear Metzger mentioned. You have quite a few retired Marines in town, and that contributes to the somewhat conservative mindset. That being said, it has it’s eclectic side, too, with something of a free spirited artistic bent. Rita Coolidge lives here, as does the novelist T. Jefferson Parker (from Orange County).

You might also check out Bonsall. Somewhat more upscale than Fallbrook, but definitely more off of the beaten path.

While I tease temeculaguy about Temecula, I think it has it’s pluses as well. It definitely offers more choices as far as restaurants and entertainment go.

I’m a “townie” at heart. I grew up in a small town in Northern California, so I enjoy the small town feel, plus I like being able to raise my kids in that same environment. Not for everyone, to be sure.