I am most likely looking for a 3 season tent. I don't see myself sleeping on a glacier anytime soon.
Mostly I am looking for an all around comfortable tent that is lightweight enough to lug around.
This will be my first nice tent and I do hope on using it for years to come, if I need a warmer tent later I can get it then. I would like the tent to do well in wind, future burning man trip
As far as camping in Long Beach, the weather is pretty temperate so I can probably just sleep under the starts here.