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Downtown San Diego condos – kinda like roller coasters
"Downtown is no place to raise a child. The area is rife with dopers and drunks." It actually could use more dopers. It would make it more fun and we would get more tourists coming in.— February 2, 2009 9:04 p.m.
Downtown San Diego condos – kinda like roller coasters
"Only place to get a $300K per year job in San Diego is with the government-and that would include the benefits." Yeah, but what about the topless beaches with Model girls?— February 2, 2009 9:03 p.m.
City Life
Sounds like a lot of griping against the inevitable. The reality is that downtown San Diego needs to grow to keep tourists coming in. With growth comes noise. Similar to with rain comes people getting wet.— January 21, 2009 5:05 p.m.
Downtown San Diego condos – kinda like roller coasters
danwhitehead1, I have to hand it to you. I moved back in 2000! You are smarter than me. A lot of this country is in a similar boat so its difficult at times to figure where to move. Any suggestions?— December 5, 2008 10:02 a.m.
Downtown San Diego condos – kinda like roller coasters
NinaNaNaNa, Lets not talk bad about USD. Its one of the last bastions of class this town has.— December 5, 2008 9:59 a.m.
Downtown San Diego condos – kinda like roller coasters
danwhitehead1, Agreed. So what is the next move?— December 4, 2008 1:50 p.m.
Downtown San Diego condos – kinda like roller coasters
You really need to me making $150,000 per year in San Diego to pull it off and live a nice life. No kids. No dog. No wife. $300k if you want those things. Anyone know where to get a job in San Diego for 300k? And we don't even have topless beaches with Model girls.— December 4, 2008 1:49 p.m.
Downtown living
"Since you apparently do not like living here (police state????), why do you stay?" I live here part of the year. Most of the year I travel. San Diego is very dear to me and has so much unrealized potential. God blessed it, and the people have done nothing/ made it worse. Example: Name one Architectural Achievement in San Diego (not including the Coronado Bridge)? "FYI, conventions are up, tourism is up and many people are visiting our fair city." False. Read the San Diego Business Journal (typically a pro-San Diego Propaganda Machine, so you know if they write negative things about San Diego, its pretty bad). "Especially Europeans, since the dollar is down." Of course. They are the only ones spending money now. But because of San Diego's restrictive nightlife, you don't get the Jet Setting Europeans that spend $15,000 in a weekend here. They go to Miami Beach, LA, SF and Vegas. "I was at Stingaree the other night and it did not appear to need life support." Go on a Sunday, Monday, Tues, Wed and Most Thursday nights. Deader than Ghengis Khan. "My suggestion is for you to "move it on out" to one of those places with more enlightened cultures." Again, I travel a lot. Sounds like you need to get out and see the world a little too. "My suggestion is for you to "move it on out" to one of those places with more enlightened cultures. Before you go, please fill us in on the details. Where are these cultures? Apparently they do not have to be at work in the morning hours as they are still partying at 6 am????? If dinner is at 11 pm, then breakfast is at noon??" New York City Miami Beach Buenos Aires Budapest St. Tropez Goa, India Caracas Toronto Athens Las Vegas (although I wouldn't say it is more "enlightened" Barcelona Amsterdam Ibiza Moscow Rio de Janeiro Just off the top of my head— November 5, 2008 10:18 a.m.
Downtown living
auntsandiegospeaks, I can appreciate your point. Understand that downtown San Diego is a tourist draw and cracking down on the place will only hurt San Diego (which is already losing out on tourist dollars to LA, Las Vegas and Miami Beach in a big way.) Keep in mind, that bars close at 1:30. That is very early. In more enlightened cultures, people don't start thinking of where they are going to eat dinner till 11pm. And clubs should close at 6am or later. These places that you mention are only doing a trade on maybe 3 nights per week. San Diego is a "dead" town as far as nightlife goes. If sleep is what your after, there are endless opportunities for a sleepy lifestyle in San Diego. Like 99.9999999999999999% of the county. Don't worry though, with the Down Economy and San Diego's police state like crackdown of After hours clubs, smoking etc, these places will go out of business. Especially Stingaree. That place is on Death Watch.— November 4, 2008 3:24 p.m.