Riverside really isn't great. Not bad, but not great.
Fire-arms- don't bother trying to register
Dog- dog is good, the county might need some paperwork on the dog (just in case it gets lost they know who it belongs to), very easy.
Cobra- not going to pass smog
3000GT- not going to pass smog
Taco will pass.
Hope this helps.
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To put it in perspective OP, I was willing to walk away from a $200k a year job to get out of Cali. Luckily I worked out a deal with management where I could do my job from Oklahoma.