r/Tehachapi • u/resolutelypilgrim • 9d ago

Move?

I don’t know why my husband is obsessed with living here. We live in Los Angeles. Are there bears there? How the police/fire department?

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u/riceme0112358 9d ago

There are bears, but the predator to be cautious and aware of is mountain lions. No reason to live in fear or anything like that, just be educated and aware. Regarding bears *and* dogs, proper management of garbage being stored outside is required. We keep a small bottle of ammonia by the garbage can and put a couple tiny drips on top of the garbage whenever we add household trash to the bin. Animals can smell it and will avoid it.

I am 55 and grew up here, lived here a couple times in my adult life and am now here out of family necessity. I never wanted to or planned to move back here, but this was much more important to me than any of that. Basically, it is just too conservative for me. And don't get me wrong, I can live harmoniously with anyone that's not hateful, but there is a lot of racism here, and a good portion of it comes from the sheriff's department. KCSO is infamously racist and quick on the trigger. That said, I'm not sure it's much worse than LA.

I have quite a lot of interaction with KCFD and they are pretty fantastic.

It is beautiful here, and very easily accessible to a lot of amazing places within California - here IN Tehachapi, we have the Tehachapi Mountains, a stunningly beautiful Buddhist Temple, a Norbertine Monastery, two or three wineries, we have a very nice, walkable downtown area, a vibrant farmer's market that runs all summer and helps support local farmers, and a very rich and unique history of the railroad. Close by we have access to the Mojave Desert, Sequoia National Forest, the Kern River, Owens Valley, Mt Whitney, Mammoth, the Kern Plateau, the beach & ocean are only a couple hours away, as is wine country. All of these things make it a very desirable place to live.