@Mr.Forte is right. No. Cal is different than So. Cal; all the catz I ran into from the bay were coo; especially the town, and the majority were hustlers and about their money. No. Cali I heard does not have that much black and mexican beef compared to so. cal.
Man trying to find an apartment in LA for $600-900 is obtainable; but the closer you get to the 600 range you going to the trap area and section 8. Hawthorne is south of LA, not south LA, has places in the 600-900 range. Don't look at apt in lennox because that's all mexican
check out these apartment search websites:
http://www.padmapper.com/ http://hotpads.com/ and
http://www.westsiderentals.com/