California Has Very Few Good Places Left. Here's One Of Them. 

I work by the promenade and I had a lady travelling from the east coast stop in and she told me "This City is so clean and the people are all so clean." She also said that we were the Californians you expect see on the movies; care free, happy, and nice. But when she was in LA/SF/SD it was like an insane asylum now and the patients were running it.

Me and my family drove from Jersey to California to a house my parents bought in Temecula, about 3 months ago now. So far its been very quiet and beautiful. I can hear coyotes from the mountains behind my neighborhood. Old town is a 5 minute drive from me

I live and work in this community! I am blessed, we live 1 hour from the beach, mountains and the desert. Great location - I am a healthcare worker in this town and cannot say enough about the amazing people in our community. I left San Diego years ago and don't miss it!

This channel is getting better all the time! Great job Nick!

Great Video Nick. I’ve been in Temecula 16 years now. You did a great job describing the city and surrounding area. 😊

Great Job Nick! You always on the spot!!!

My aunt told me she moved there in 1988 to get away from the crowds in orange county. Temecula changed from a beautiful rural area to much the same. You need to video all the empty shops in Temecula and Murrieta that have been bought up by foreign investors. The shop owners had their monthly rents being doubled from 5000 a month to 10,000 a month or more. They had to close up and now you only see nail salons, smoke shops, barber shops, Asian massage shops and rarely independent mom and pop shops. In Temecula there have been empty shops for at least 10-15yrs. To those businesses that survived they had to pick less desirable places to rebuild their businesses.

Thank you for showing us beautiful sides of California. I always like your videos because you are honest in showing good and bad sides of States and cities in your videos. 👏👏

I was born and raised in southern California in a city about 5 miles from the ocean. I lived there from 1955 to 1980. Then I left the state. In 2004 I moved back to California to live with my dad as his caregiver. By then he lived in Hemet. It was still a nice, sleepy small city. But shortly after moving there I started to see disturbing changes that only got worse. My dad and I had a lovely home there and a good life. We enjoyed going to the wineries and restaurants in Temecula. I got to see BB King in concert at the Pechanga Casino. You said it was new, but it is actually 20 years old. Sadly, my dad passed away in 2012 at 91 years of age. I left Hemet and the United States for Poland 6 months later. I still have many dear friends in Hemet. So when I visit the States, I usually include a trip there so I can see my friends. The valley itself is gorgeous and the sunsets in Hemet are amazing. I always walked my dog at dusk heading west so I could watch the sunsets. It is sad how mismanagement by the city government has ruined the city itself.

I thought of moving here before. But now, I really want to move here. Thank you for this. What a wonderful glimpse of a lovely place.

Nice video, it helps me appreciate what we have here. I grew up in LA, but decided in my mid-20's that I didn't like my home buying options there. I was fortunate to buy in the Temecula Valley area in '88 instead, and changed my career to Real Estate finance. Best decisions I ever made. The only complaint I really ever had was the 2 -3 months of extreme heat in the summer, but now I've added traffic to that list too. I still love this area, but do miss the way it was back in the early 90's.

Thank you for posting this video , it's a true jewel with regards to other cities in California.

This video is spot on. Have lived here for over 28 years.

Great Vid Nick

Thanks for the video nick thanks 👍

I love Temecula, I wouldn't move anywhere else. It feels so good to come home after a trip to any other place.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles (South Central and the Crenshaw District). After almost 40 years of living in LA, I now reside down in the Riverside Corridor in Moreno Valley. Of course, Temecula is just down the road. Wifey and I had our first date in Temecula (at Miramonte) which is also where I proposed to her (Wilson’s Creek). Because of that, Temecula will always have a special place in my heart. I would live there if I were retired.

We have a micro climate here in Temecula, the air is crisp and clear and that cool air coming from the coast really cools down the summer evenings.

I'll be sure and head right over in my RV, lookin like a great downtown to camp out. Thanks for the invite, Nick

Moved to Temecula 12 tears ago from Orange County. Best move we could have made. Beautiful place for sure. We live in the wine country area and are so happy here it's hard to explain. The growth is a bit disturbing, but to be expected due to the quality of life you get here. We have family and friends we still visit in Orange County, but we have to say we can't wait to get back to Temecula after our visits. The pace here is much more relaxed! Your review was pretty accurate. Thank you.

Dude, you're letting the secret out of the bag! Temecula still has that small town feeling while also having big city amenities. It also has something not found in big city: nice big affordable single family homes, farmlands, wineries and casinos. Only problem, its far from the big cities so if move here, you have to find work here.

I was all over the State of California in the 80’s, and it was absolutely beautiful everywhere I went. Very sad for the decline

Hi Nick! Great video!

Great job Nick, do not forget the video about peoria, the Hause of Caterpillar company...

A few years ago I was fed up with California and look all over for a place to move even the nice areas of California did not feel safe but I found Temecula and fell in love so im still here!

There are so many people like me, who would do anything to get into the USA legally, and who truly love the country and WANT to be there to contribute. Crazy that there are also so many people that get the opportunity to be there and then HATE the country and complain about it.

Great vid Nick!

Wow, thanks once again for updates on these places! Temecula and Hemet were nothing like your visit in the 80's and 90's when I lived in San Diego. My routes to the desert from San Diego was always via 15. Usually via Temecula to Palm Desert the back way (I called it). One time through Hemet, and the last time. That trip I left San Diego in shorts and a tank top, past Hemet to higher elevations, then caught in a snow storm (without chains available) and temps down to the 40's before getting to a very prolonged Palm Desert that day. Can't believe how it's changed since 1999, both places. Only over 20 years ago, right? ;)

I had friends that lived out in Temecula in the 90's, it has changed a lot. We'd make the hour and a half drive from Buena Park just to hang out in the country side and get away from suburbia. It used to be a couple track house settlements and a couple gated communities. Most of it was just trails and ranches back then. Glad I got out when I did.

I came to San Marcos, then 30 minutes from Temecula when I was 17 years old in 1983, the only thing I remember that was new in 1983-84 there was Bianchi gun leather and there were just a few other business parks around otherwise Temecula was still a small town where cowboys and Indians still got into fights at the local bars, or so I heard! nearby at the quaint town of Fallbrook that still doesn’t look like it’s changed much and the town of Rainbow also nearby of Temecula and was once considered or reputed as a drug trafficking place back in the day although Rainbow still has the Rainbow motel it is mostly agricultural and green houses as it always was, the old highway 395 in the early 80’s still existed between Escondido and Temecula before the I-15 was finished. You see this entire area was pristine and there was little going on, just miles and miles of countryside preening with miles of citrus and avocado groves agricultural and small towns, it was beautiful and something to behold! Basically anywhere in California before the 1980’s and 1990’s was “sweet” the one and only thing that hurt this is development, everything here now has been developed, millions of people now live here and commute to San Diego or Los Angeles or Orange Co. to work, but there’s nothing that can be done now I’m just glad I got to experience it all while it was there.

In 2019 my family moved to Temecula. We love here ❤️ My beautiful HARVESTON LAKE 🦆🪶 🦎 🐟

I spent a month near Temecula, in Lake Elsinore, in this really nice house on a hill. Great view. It was only 330 for the whole month! I’ll never find a deal like that in that area again. It felt expensive. I wish I could stay in that area forever. And it was only an hour to the beach. And not a whole lot of people!

Thanks for the compliments! I helped design the city layout. Streets lights terrain.

Hey Nick, I grew up and work in Temecula. I work at Fazeli Cellars! Literally the first shot of this video; the winery in view to the left of the warehouse. Just came home from work and saw this! Thanks for telling the world about us.

After watching so many of your videos I’m super surprised to see my town being highlighted and even have you drive through my neighborhood! The state as a whole has gone insane and I’ve considered leaving many times but it’s really hard to find a better place.

LOL! I used to live in Temecula. I was there when there were only 12 winerys. My friends and I had a great time two stepping at the Stampede, watching Dan Fouts team penning for charity, horse shows, rodeos, concerts at the wineries, private parties at grand estates. I wasn't rich, just well connected. I left California when I retired. I was priced out of my birthstate. Temecula was once a friendly little village, much like Fallbrook and my beloved Julian. Once the I-15 freeway was completed, that once bucolic area between Escondido and Temecula grew fast. Shopping malls, housing tracts, winerys and casinos replaced cattle and horse ranches.

What a beautiful town! Thirty-two years in the Seattle area, but originally from Venice/Santa Monica, and I have never been to Temecula. I have a cousin there so I'm going to have to visit next year. You and Briggs rock!

Great job on your overall review of Temecula. I'm a transplant from the Midwest - Chicago IL. I've lived in Wildomar, a town about 10 miles North on the 15 fwy since the mid 80's. I've seen the amazing growth Temecula and the immediate surrounding area has had since then. The city council has done a great job in regards to planning. Traffic is the one thing most residents complain about. But, that's almost inevitable with the rapid growth the city has had in the last 30 years, although Temecula has been around as a small community for over 100 years. Temecula is a beautiful city and a great place to raise a family or open up a business as many folks have done... plenty opportunities for everyone, come check it out for yourselves; you might just fall in love with it. Great video btw.

I am from LA and been working and living out here for 8 years. My townhouse value has doubled. If I have to live in California (which I do), this is a great place. I hope the liberals from LA, OC and SD don't ruin things.

Just moved to Temecula and I love it!

I've watched Temecula since 1968, when it was a one-street whistle stop. Its now on par with ever other heavily urbanized area in CA.

My eldest daughter lives in Temecula and I love it there every time we visit and stay there . Their area is like a vacation place for me especially by d lake , they bought house there in 2008 and lots of wineries and trees and nice places to visit . I love Temecula ❤

I clicked on your channel because We moved from San Diego to Temecula in 2015 because of home prices. We love Temecula. I think traffic has increased tremendously since we moved here. It is getting quite congested. I am sorry you did this video. Lol. BTW: my son lives in a very nice part of Hemet. There is crime and homelessness there. But some parts are decent. Murrieta is nice. Parris and French Valley are nice too. I subscribed.

Absolutely love Temecula, very clean, great for shopping, fantastic scenery, Rose Haven Heritage Garden, Old Temecula plus great weather.

After 30 years of living in San Diego, when it was still beautiful, we moved to Fallbrook, next door to Temecula. We Love this region! Great people! I hope it stays this way for the next many many years! Wineries are beautiful.

I live in next door Menifee which is booming also . Beautiful family community with less traffic than Temecula !

I drove through Temecula for the first time in May 1972 while in the Navy on my way to N.A.S. North Island. It was mostly open country and I-15 wasn't even complete between there and San Diego.

0:53 took me a few plays to recognize it. Love the Goldfinger chiptune

8-bit Tony Hawk Pro Skater music in the intro…I’m here for it!!👌

I hope it's awesome but notwithstanding it's still California and governor Gavin is the boss 🤣🥳

Temecula looks really nice a friend of mine and I did a little road trip though California we didn't make it to riverside county or Temecula but drove through Tahoe both the Nevada and California sides very pretty there was snow quite a bit of snow. We drove through needles in the desert it's a cool looking town not a lot of traffic in needles.

I really enjoyed this episode. I live 10 minutes away from Temecula and I totally went to high school with James Shelby. Lol

Nick, you gotta sing a song! Your songs and Mappy I always look forward to. Keep 'em coming thanks!

I live in San Diego and Temecula is stunning and they have the best line dancing spot!

It's a gem. It's been my home for 10 years now. We were able to buy for a great price. In 2012 and 2015

I’ve been to Temecula a few years ago and it was so nice and clean. Hope it stays that way for a long time.

Very nice Goldfinger reference at the beginning

Proud Temeculan here! Bought a house with a spa and a pool last 2018 from San Diego. So, lucky the house is so affordable back then...

Love Temecula California, still looking forward to your trip to Palm Springs CA. When you go to Palm Springs make a short trip to Desert Hot Springs should be a 10-15 min drive from Palm Springs.

Temecula is a very well managed town. Public roads are very well landscaped and there are wide sidewalks everywhere. Certain areas of Temecula look like ranches, and they may be ranches with horses and some cattle. Homes are very well-built, and the curb appeal is nice everywhere. People are friendly and merchants gracious. The vistas around Temecula are praiseworthy. Rolling hills and mountains lurk the horizon. A lovely place to live.

I was in Rome Italy a few years ago,I went to a place known for good wine and number 3 on their best wine list was from Temecula, and #5 and 6 were also from Temecula. 2 of them were cheaper in Italy than at their own vineyard. That figures.

Born and raised rigjt down the road in Escondido. Used to go to Temecula all the time. Bunch of Marines, law enforcement and fireman live in that area.

I lived here since 2007 when I was 6 years old and grew up in Temecula and through their school system. The only cons I would say are just the 100+ degree heat during some of the summer months and the lack of amenities for a younger crowd. Aside from that I think the pros outweigh the cons. The schools are nice and I gotta say I am grateful to have gone to one of the schools in the Temecula district and I have never felt unsafe or uncomfortable living here. Not to mention my family rented a 4br 2.5 bath 2200 sq ft house for like in the low 2000's per month which is crazy! I am also curious if you have visited north county San Diego? Its definitely not as clean or as cheap as Temecula but it is far enough from metro San Diego where its almost its own place and it has lots of good outdoor activities, and its a popular destination for a lot of people from Temecula to go for beaches/hiking.

I was assigned on a road construction project (I-15) pavement rehab in Temecula, for 6 months. After spending time there, I found it to be a very nice, clean , friendly, and safe place. Oftentimes I needed to work nights at the project and felt completely safe around town. No crazies, just quiet and normal. Some of the coastal air seems to makes it way in too which is refreshing.

Awesome as usual

I remember when Temecula was covered in citrus groves. My aunty lived in what is now known as wine country. It was amazing!

I worked at the Former Guidant, now Abbott in 2000. Commuted 30 miles daily for 5 years. Good place. Now Rockwall TX, kinda similar to Temecula back in the day. We have one homeless guy that many people know of, and even buy him nights in a local trucker motel

I am Canadian. You are doing very good work highlighting the true state of affairs. There has to be change. Keep being a witness.

I visited Temecula about 12 years ago. Quite a cool little place and the people were very nice. Housing was high and I guess it's got much more expensive since then.

Temecula is nice, I live about a hour out. I’ve been to old town for lunch many times. The Pechanga casino is huge as they added another room tower about 5 years ago. Their new swimming pool is amazing.

Nick, your narration is excellent. I enjoy your editorial comments!

I use to drive through Temecula sometimes about 30 yrs ago. The city was so small but cute. When I was young I use to think it was too far out the boonies with nothing to do but now that sounds really nice.

Your review is spot on about Temecula and the nearby communities. I've seen Temecula change and grow since the late 80s when I drove through it from San Diego to get to Palm Springs for spring break. It's exploding and there's still land to grow east (which will happen too soon).

Nice drive around and description not the place for me though gets to dern hot there in the summer. Good interview nice to hear a realtor give a good honest description of his town WITHOUT trying to monopolize a conversation and sell you a house all at the same time

My sister has been living in T for the last 15 years. Every time I visit I love it. I’ve seen this place going from sleepy town to a small city including small time traffic. Also, a lot more amenities than when I first visited. My sister always asks me to move there, so she can have a relative living close by. I live in the Bay Area where things are a bit out of control, that’s a understatement of course, it would be nice, however I can stand the heat in the summer months. Beautiful place, but I’ll think about it. Good job by the way.

My grandparents lived in Temecula for years. It's a great town. Would love to own a home there one day but sadly, it's still got California prices.

My husband and I moved to Temeucla from Oceanside in 2020. We bought our cute cozy 2 bedroom home for $350,000. Never would have been able to find a house for that price that wasn’t a fixer upper or in a clean and safe area in SD county. Yes there is lots of traffic, lots of lights, crowded (like you in North Carolina, we are part of the problem so no room to complain haha) Property taxes are high but that could be one reason why Temecula is so clean and well maintained 🤷🏽‍♀️ Hubs and I still commute to north county area for work but nonetheless we are blessed and so happy to be living in Temecula ❤️

I lived in Fallbrook and Big Bear and after watching your video, it makes me want to move back. Love being near Glen Allen Ivy Hot Springs Spa and Perris Ca. Good shopping in Temecula. However, just visited Beaufort NC in Beau Coast and that’s really tempting. I love NC, too. Weighing the options, Beaufort NC or Temecula CA ? This is gonna keep me up tonight.

I was born and raised in Temecula/Murrieta my family was one of the first to settle into Murrieta right before the boom in the late 90s/ early 2000s. Growing up there my whole life I always thought it was so boring, nothing worth your time. Now that I’m grown and have lived all over the country I find myself dreaming about living in Temecula again. I miss everything about it aside from my family still living there. I currently reside in Chicago and I’ve never felt more bored in my life than I do now. Huge city with lots to do but going out to clubs and restaurants every weekend gets old really fast. My favorite part about living in Temecula was being able to call up my friends and meet up at any park for a picnic or meet up at the mall just to walk around for hours without the worry having to deal with some low life wanting trouble lurking around. Can’t do that in Chicago, even living where I am now which is considered “the nice part of the city”. I’ll soon be back in my beautiful hometown one day ❤️

INTERESTING VIDEO!

I grew up in Covina and the homeless population there reminds me of Temecula. It’s almost nonexistent….at least when I was growing up. Not sure how it is now, but I used to be able to walk around at night with no problems. Seeing these cities changing for the worse is sad. Temecula is definitely a breath of fresh air.

I lived for many years south from there on the 15 in a town named San Marcos. I LOVED it and I want to move back!

This is very nice. For some reason I never went there, even though my family is from Riverside. Have to check it out next year.

I was fortunate enough to work at four different wineries in Temecula over the course of seven years. It IS clean and gorgeous and there is much wealth. Pretentious? Sure, sometimes. However, the good far outweighs the bad. Tons of great local farm to table and artisanal cuisine, not to mention all the wine you could ever desire. Violent crime is low and city streets are clean.

Lived there for two years and it was amazing - clean, beautiful and a nice escape from the chaos elsewhere in southern CA. It is getting incredibly expensive however ($3000 per month for a two bedroom apartment is typical now) and there is high competition for housing. Some friends of ours were one of 50 applicants for a house rental and only secured it because they had a large family and the owners were sympathetic. Will be interesting to see what Temecula is like in a handful of years. Can see it deteriorating as more cotton on to its existence and prices continue to rise. Hope I'm wrong!

Great tribute to my town ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Here since ‘08 and have to agree, one of the few overall best places to live in CA. Sadly, I’ll miss Temecula when I move out of state but I’ll come visit friends from time to time.

I remember driving through Temecula on then the two lane US 395 in 1969. Back then Temecula had a population of about 500 people and it was hardly noticeable. By 1972 US 395 had been widened to a 4 lane divided highway to the growing south end of town where it became a 2 mile uphill 8 lane concrete freeway before becoming a 2 lane road again at the top of the hill. By 1976 US 395 was no longer signed and the highway running through Temecula had become an 8 lane freeway now signed as I-15. After that freeway opened and was eventually completed beyond Temecula, it began to resemble a new metropolis. It was astonishing how fast Temecula came to be from almost nothing in a relatively short period of time.

Refreshing to hear about Temecula after a trip through San Bernadino. I'd love to see more 'what went wrong with (small town)' in Southern CA videos. Sad to see so much history squandered to drugs, gangs, etc. Guilty pleasure I guess. Growing up I heard so many cool stories from "out west" in the 60s-70s, and to see how a lot of those places are now is devastating.

I live nearby Temecula in Menifee California, it too is beautiful 😍 I came from Orange County, CA

I have always loved California....my second home. Temecula is wonderous...

Temecula is great if you never have to drive near the freeway at rush hour. It gets pretty gnarly.

I'm actually moving to Temecula from Santa Clarita at the beginning of the year due to a new job. Love it down there.

Your ability to sound so grouchy and sarcastic even when eating good Mexican food and drinking delicious wine is amazing.

remember it being a small town in the sixties and early seventies. always went through on way to the little mission in Pala

It's still nice around Sonora too although I am noticing a lot of earth moving (construction) around Angel's camp...

Been here 20 years & I wouldn’t wanna live anywhere else❤️

Come to Folsom and Rocklin, CA in the Sacramento suburbs. They’re both towns on the edge of the valley and foothills. Life is still normal and both are thriving.

My family moved about fifteen minutes north of Temecula in 1976 and I am still in the area. Back then, Temecula was relegated to the run-down "old part" just north of Temecula Parkway exit and on the west side of the 15 freeway. Everything else was "Rancho California" as the developers were thinking about really investing. East of the 15, from the hills of Murrieta east of the 215 clear down to what is now Temecula Parkway to the south was open field and scattered ranches. Winchester Road was a small road with one lane either way. Many of today's roads that existed at the time were dirt. Where the mall stands would become a gigantic lake (although only a foot or two deep) in wet winters. Soon, developers reigned, and the beginnings of "civilization" started expanding Rancho California. The town's emblem became a rose, and every street sign in RC sported a red rose. Eventually, a giant sign was placed along the 15 northbound on the west side to announce to all those coming from the south (SD county) that they were entering Rancho California. It was a large wall with the town's name and a huge metallic gold rose. At juuuust the right time every afternoon, you could see every car going northbound that wasn't a local, because they'd hit the sun's reflection off that rose and almost wreck. That sign is long gone. By the 80s everything old was new again, and they all decided they should call their town Temecula (what a novel idea). Rancho California was all but forgotten save for a few vestiges and a major freeway exit. I walked the wooden sidewalks when they weren't built for tourists. Yeah, I'd say it's changed.

Temecula home prices have almost tripled during the pandemic. In 2019 you could find a very nice home for around $250k - $300k, that same home is now $600k - $800k. The WFH paradigm happened and professionals who lived in Los Angeles & San Diego now had the opportunity to live somewhere clean, safe and nice. You've more than likely already missed the boat.