Looks like I'm moving to LA , advice?

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You guys might have overheard me complaining about my producer job, and I have since gotten employed over the phone for an asst producer job that pays double in LA. Most of my friends are moving around, and I'm going to visit LA for like a week to get a feel for it. I've been a New Yorker all my life, but I think I could adapt pretty quickly to things, and get used to like 35$ an hour plus overtime. I think I can afford to live in a reasonable area with that much cash. Hows crime? I've seen Boyz in the Hood and I don't wanna take a wrong turn into like Crenshaw (Yea I sound very ignorant right now), but I know there's parts of the city that are BAD but I still don't get too nervous driving around at night here. I am happy about the gambling aspect, and being driving distance to Vegas, and commerce I hear is good for poker. So anyway, anyone got some advice for a New Yorker getting ready to make a 3000 mile move?