Interesting commute. Unfortunately, the commonality between LA and NY is the homeless. I ride straight through downtown LA, and every day I pass dozens of homeless and/or encampments. Today one was walking in the middle of the lane - mine, of course.

I miss rivers and a temperate environment.

Oh, how was my commute? A bit dicey - homeless guy, one-inch bumper-miss when the SUV decided to turn and not signal. Other than that, pretty fast and fun, hit most of the lights.