Ignore Steve-O and the car bit.

Los Angeles has a top-rate transit system - unknown by most of those with automobiles.

The Metro, green, red, blue and yellow lines can get you into the vicinity of most metropolitan areas, and the buses can get you the rest of the way. It is a grand town, and a lot safer than San Diego.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

(although S.D. because of its boringly small size is easier to navigate by public transit.)