YES! Does San Jose deserve a Top 3 ranking as best place to live?

I love that US News and World Report put San Jose at number 3 in best places to live in the USA. Not Silicon Valley but the city of San Jose. It is behind number 1 Austin Tx, and number 2 Denver Co. Sal Pizarro has more in the Merc.

At my previous full time radio job I got to know San Jose extremely well. I did a daily calendar for San Jose and South Bay events. (it took a lot of work!)

I loved doing remote shows from there. In fact I lobbied to have a remote every Friday in the summer from San Pedro Square Market. It didn't happen. Most radio PD's don't like remotes but mine did.

The weather is great, the outdoor activities are varied and from the 49ers just outside of town in Santa Clara to the Sharks and Earthquakes and the San Jose Giants you can see a lot of sports as well as NCAA events and games. Going to a San Jose Giants game on a warm summer night is really fun. It's affordable and easy to do. There are lots of kids and families out having fun. What's not to like about that?!

I love the cultures and diversity. There all represent with great food and year round events. There is an art scene, a music scene (could be bigger) and people from bikers to techies to students to young and old seem to really get along well. San Jose is all little old and a little new all in the right amount.

Things are easier to do and it is easier to get to them. It can be really upscale and fancy or it can be just having coffee outside with friends, a dog, and some warm weather. From Midnight Movies to VietNam Tet Festival, a fun flea market, farmer's market, parks, and the Tech Museum, you get to experience a lot of things.

Lots of music and shows come to SAP and Shoreline - not too far away.

It is close to a lot of things but if you never leave the city limits you will do just fine.

The airport is easy to use and not that crowded.

You can live in a quiet area of town and be somewhere to do something fun pretty quick (outside of commute hours)

It's bigger than San Francisco and I think much better. I'd live in San Jose for sure.