Who else would like to see Camp Pendleton move become land for development of neighborhoods connecting SD with OC? (San Diego: condos, employment)

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

There's LOTS of empty land along the California coast. LOTS. Protected. Thankfully.
But you probably mean inland from the coastline itself.

Even then, there's lots and lots of [protected] lands. Hope the amount left is never encroached further.

I moved from the Bay to San Diego last fall. I have always gone to Morro Bay a few times annually. This year, I took a boat slip in Morro as well. So split my time between the two places - plus still running up to sail Puget Sound in Washington in the summers.

The Central Coast isn't a very interesting, inviting sailing venue offshore. Rugged, Finicky. Dangerous sometimes. Frustrating often. Few harbors. But now I am growing old and less drama is a pleasure. I spend more and more time ashore. I find the Central Coast, Santa Cruz and Monterey, Big Sur, Estero Bay, Lompoc/Vandenburg, Santa Barbara - all extraordinarily restorative. The space left, the wildness of it all, hard to express. Such a contrast to most people's experience in the multi-millions populated Bay and SoCal metros.

Paddling around shallow Morro Bay preserve and the Elkhorn Slough Estuary between Santa Cruz and Monterey in my little canoe with otters and seals, and so many birds of such variety alongside, peering at me as curiously as I study them. Delightful. Every minute spent. So much California coast is still wild in preservation.

Love Morro Bay, but if my Doc says I need low humidity it will mean SD again.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by expatCA

Love Morro Bay, but if my Doc says I need low humidity it will mean SD again.

You find Morro humid? Certainly not SLO, 12 measely miles inland. And up the road to Paso and Atascadero land and homes are damn near affordable as well as dry as a bone.

[Koale]

This has got to be the most ridiculous post I think I've read on any CL forum...just sayin'...
Have a constructive day.
Koale

[nslander]

Originally Posted by Marv101

There is no shortage of open space along California's coastline.

Where, marv? What part of California's coastline do want to pave over?

C'mon now. Your ability to blame every last thing on tree huggers hangs in the balance. You can do this.

[nslander]

Originally Posted by expatCA

Indio, Jamul, Thermal, White Water, Banning, Pear Blossom, Mojave, California City, there is a lot of empty land in CA, just not along the coast.

To the extent those lands are not protected, held by the BLM or native tribes, they are "undeveloped" as suburban enclaves for lack of demand. There are plenty of locales that are undesirable places in which to live. Even in CA.

Ask Eric Estrada.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by nslander

To the extent those lands are not protected, held by the BLM or native tribes, they are "undeveloped" as suburban enclaves for lack of demand. There are plenty of locales that are undesirable places in which to live. Even in CA.

Ask Eric Estrada.

California City? Lack of demand? Shirley, you jest!

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

You find Morro humid? Certainly not SLO, 12 measely miles inland. And up the road to Paso and Atascadero land and homes are damn near affordable as well as dry as a bone.

No Morro Bay is not humid, I like Morro bay and that whole area, but would not live there. I like Solvang too but would also not live there. SD is one place I lived (twice) and close to OC which is "home" for me, but less expensive.

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by nslander

To the extent those lands are not protected, held by the BLM or native tribes, they are "undeveloped" as suburban enclaves for lack of demand. There are plenty of locales that are undesirable places in which to live. Even in CA.

Ask Eric Estrada.

True,but there isn't any land to speak of left in LA or OC that is highly desirable, sooo what is left is what is left.

[nslander]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

California City? Lack of demand? Shirley, you jest!

No Laverne, you know I don't jest.

http://www.latimes.com/includes/soun...nia-city02.jpg

[I Love Buildings]

If i was empieor of California, i'd develop Catalina Island into an ultra dense single family uptopia, like the coastal towns of Italy.