I lived in Eagle Rock in the 60s when I was a medical student. It was a convenient and low cost place then but it deteriorated after we moved away. My daughter and her fiance have just rented an apartment in South Pasadena, another nice community that is convenient and has nice options for young folks. At one time she lived in Silver Lake and I annoyed Cathy Siepp no end by recounting the nasty little things that happened her, like having all her clothes stolen from the gated and locked apartment house laundry room. Growing up in Orange County does not prepare kids for urban life.