Check out
www.AirDesertPacific.com at Bracket Airport, Pomona (just north east of LA). They specialise in Commercial flight training/hr building. Costs are resonable, instructions good and A/C well maintained. I used to live near Pomona and built up flt time in the Senecas there. Great location for flying to Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs.
At night visit the Yard House in Long Beach, over 100 beers on draft, available in half or full yards!!!!!