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Male offspring (age 25) took a job in Fresno that will last until at least Dec 2020 then will be relocated.  

Any advice on areas to rent apt/condo?  Places to avoid?

Any help is appreciated.  I'll hang up and listen.

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I believe Johnny Jacobs said it best, "Fresno?  Nobody goes to Fresno anymore."  

Little known fact:  The City of Fresno has more people than Milwaukee, Oakland, Saint Louis, or Atlanta.  

But in all honesty, just avoid the West side.  Everything else is fine.  

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On 5/22/2019 at 10:05 PM, Thetexashammer said:

You can get porn and booze there. 

You pretty much NEED porn and booze in order to tolerate living there.  A friend of mine refers to it as the "armpit" of California. 

Only redeeming feature is that it's relatively close to Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Parks, and the Sierras in general.   

Trivia tidbit:  Substantial Hmong and Armenian populations live there.

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All these "bad things" are a bit disturbing for the dad but he's only there for about a year and half. It is my job to worry about him, regardless of his age. It's a great job for him.  I hope it's worth it.

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2 hours ago, smwhorn said:

All these "bad things" are a bit disturbing for the dad but he's only there for about a year and half. It is my job to worry about him, regardless of his age. It's a great job for him.  I hope it's worth it.

The metro area has nearly 1M people in it so he'll find plenty to do no matter what he likes. 

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16 hours ago, WBT said:

It's less than an hour and a half from the south entrance of Yosemite

This and Kings Canyon and Sequoia.  Just a little further in distance west is Paso Robles win country, San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay.

Best Farmers markets and roadside produce in the world.

Avoid west Fresno and enjoy everything else.

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Colleague and I got stuck in Fresno after testifying as a damages expert in trial (surprisingly there’s a federal courthouse there).  After flight was cancelled, we paid a taxi driver to take us to San Jose. Most terrifying couple of hours of my life going 75 and not able to see more than 10 feet in front the car at night. Fog in Fresno sucks.

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