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My husband just took a job in El Segundo, CA. Where should we live?

We're from the Midwest, so our CA knowledge is limited (but we're learning!). The L.A. area is too expensive to buy a house, so we'll be renting. We're in our late 20's and have 2 Golden Retrievers. A dog friendly area, a safe neighborhood, and a relatively short commute (ideally no more than 30 minutes) are high priorities. Any ideas about which city and/or neighborhood to live in? Thoughts on where to look for good apartment listings (i.e., a particular local newspaper)? Thanks for your help!

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1. manhattan beach and redondo beach are friendly areas. lots of street walking traffic, with dogs, etc. They are also pretty close by. I would stay away from anything too far north of LAX as the traffic on 405 is legendary. Marina Del Rey isn't too far though and is another nice area. 30 minutes could get you a good distance to the south/east. Parts of long beach are nice but some are not so be careful. Due east you have inglewood, hawthorne, compton, north long beach, etc. not too nice areas to live in. South of El Segundo you have some nicer safer communities. Parts of Torrance are nice as well as Harbor City, Lomita. Palos Verdes is nice but mostly very exclusive. A good portion of the Downey area as well as Cerritos, La Palma, Cypress, Los Alamitos areas are nice and safe but are probably on the edge of your 30 min commute and could be definitely longer with serious traffic. Generally I would go due south and west if possible, with marina del rey area and cerritos, la palma, cypress as other possibilities