San Diego is not a good place to live anymore (Los Angeles: renters, homes)

[Encinitan]

Gee, so ya think knowing the fun, interesting things to do in San Diego would make it (gasp) a nice place to live?! What a shocker.
If I've ever seen a thread that needs to be taken out behind the shed and shot in the head more than this one, I can't imagine what it was. Good lord, can someone please end the madness?

[Bella52]

We live in the USA and you are allowed to go to any of the 50 States freely

[loveautumn]

back to the topics...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California lost the most jobs of all the states, 79,300, in January, while Michigan registered the highest unemployment rate at 11.6 percent, the Labor Department said on Wednesday.
South Carolina followed Michigan with an unemployment rate of 10.4 percent. Rhode Island, which had its highest unemployment rate on record, was third at 10.3 percent.
Besides losing more jobs than any other state, California had an unemployment rate of 10.1 percent, compared to the national rate of 7.6 percent that month.
Since January 2008, the Pacific coast state shed nearly a half million jobs -- the largest decrease in the country -- as a devastated real estate market and government standstill pushed more and more people out of work.

[Oerdin]

California has the most jobs of any state and the largest population of any state (this has been true since about 1950) so it makes sense that in a national recession it loses the most jobs. The housing bubble and credit crisis sure didn't help.

[buckeyenative01]

Originally Posted by Oerdin

California has the most jobs of any state and the largest population of any state (this has been true since about 1950) so it makes sense that in a national recession it loses the most jobs. The housing bubble and credit crisis sure didn't help.

Thank you. While the recession/job losses are abysmal no matter how much you try to manipulate/justify the statistics, we're talking about a state that has almost double the population of the second-most populous state in the Union (California's est. 37 million to Texas' est. 23 million)

Its bad enough when 9.1% of the entire state is unemployed (even worse when you factor in outliers) but in a state like Michigan (10.1 million), their est. 10% unemployment rate is downright abysmal.

[kcda]

858 and Oerdin: I love the beautiful pictures you posted of San Diego and the diversity of the climate (sub-climates) here. I can't think of one visitor we've had from anywhere (and we've had many from all over the U.S. and the world) that hasn't commented on what a beautiful city San Diego is. Just leaving the airport going towards the bay with all the sailboats and the skyline in the background is enough to take their breath away day or night. Or crossing the Coronado bridge day or night.

[kcda]

Originally Posted by Woof

That's all very pretty ..... you are stretching the definition of what San Diego encompasses though, I was thinking more of the city and you're considering the whole county and then some. I guess that's fair since I did bring up recreation outside of Seattle.

I've only been outside the city to Pine Valley and the Pacific Crest Trail near Campo, but didn't go far in either place. I suppose you have to know where the interesting places are.

Yes, sounds like you really only saw a fraction of San Diego and what it has to offer. Also Balboa Park is not just "okay", it is gorgeous, both the architecture and landscape, it's visually stunning. It is also larger than Central Park in NY, many don't realize that.

[kcda]

[quote=sdurbanite;7814555]Fords? You hardly even see American cars on the roads anymore, it's all Honda, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, etc.


That's because San Diego County does have the largest percentage of whites living here, including Orange County. Not enough Latinos in Santee or EC? You'll find plenty in National City, Chula Vista and Escondido.quote]

Exactly, lol. Where are all these Fords? Whenever I go to another city, that's one thing I notice, they drive American cars and in San Diego most people drive imports.

And yes, go to any of those areas that suburbanite mentioned, there are TONS of hispanics in them, you would feel like a minority if you were white. It really depends on the neighborhood so if you feel more comfortable living around more latinos, you should move down south or up to Escondido.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by mysticaltyger

Actually, I would say it goes back even farther than that, to the late 1970s. Read the book The Two Income Trap. The authors mention in the book that there was a 1978 Supreme Court decision that allowed the banks to get around the heavy regulation of credit cards. That was the genesis of the credit bubble.

And by the way, the authors of the book were liberals from Harvard, I think.

Interesting, I'll have to check that one out

[sdlife619]

Well in East County mostly El Cajon, Santee, especially Lakeside parts of La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and by the beaches of San Diego a lot of people drive trucks from what I notice for no reason, all mostly lifted and Bro'ed out. Some just look ridiculous, and I don't understand why the cops haven't pulled them all over for height violations, you can literally walk underneath some of these things. I mean why drive a big ass Dodge 3500 HD Max diesel truck to the store? Or a Ford 350 Extended Cab (WITH A FAT NASCAR STICKER ON THE BACK OF TRUCK) to a doctors appointment? That is so white trash to me. Those folks are the small minded San Diegans that come here from ways away and bring upon there ultra conservative views and beliefs to the rest of SD. From the looks of some of these rednecks, it's almost Alabama status when it comes to there conservative values. I believe they would fit right in the South.

People out here drive trucks just to drive them, they don't use it for work from what I see. I can understand if your construction worker or contractor.

I know we have many people driving imports, but I still see many more people driving Fords, be it a truck, a little CUV like an Escape, Ford Escort, Ford Taurus, Ford Edge, everything is a Ford.

I don't know, but I think the majority of people that drive Fords are conservatives because it's an American Pride issue, and the liberals are the ones into imports, and euro cars. Maybe it's a San Diego thing, who knows. But when I see somebody drive a Ford Windstar I'm like "Why, The Honda Odessy is a better performer, has better quality, and is more reliable".