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No More Chicken Please
I have lived in La Mesa for 23 years, although I grew up in San Diego. What happened to La Mesa is the trolley. I read a recent report from Channel 8, I think, in which it was disclosed that the closer you are to the Spring Street trolley, the more likely you are to be the victim of a crime. Everybody who doesn't live here: DON'T let the trolley come to your community.— October 4, 2009 1:32 p.m.
My husband is slowly falling in love with San Diego
I enjoyed this story. My parents moved from Chicago to San Diego in the 1950s and never looked back (except for visits to their parents). Perhaps it's already understood by most of us...but in case it's not obvious, people who grew up here have many advantages over people who did not. This is true everywhere, including Chicago, where my father's connections helped him get real estate deals and jobs. I don't think they knew anyone in San Diego before they moved here, but my dad (like the husband of the writer of this article's husband) had a job offer before relocating. Ironically, he had to take a huge pay cut. San Diego was just a sleepy little mostly military town back then. In my own case, I landed a terrific first after-college job because of a connection at SDSU (I'm an alum). A connection at that job got me an incredible rent ($300/mo...a deal even in 1980)on a house in P.B. Interestingly, I have found that grads of SDSU seems to get extra points from prospective employers, no doubt because so many are SDSU grads themselves. And, just a few years ago, we were able to buy a great house at a discount (to the point where the mortgage is the same as rent would be) because we bought it from one of my siblings. I wish the author much luck. I don't say that sarcastically; her family just needs to develop a strong network.— September 27, 2009 11:27 a.m.