There are many people that have Internet based jobs and can live any where in the world and are probably watching places like So Cal very closely….just waiting so they can swoop back in when they feel the time is right (I’m on of them).

I like my life in San Diego.  But can't say that I absolutely love it.  

But if I could work on the computer from anywhere in the world, I wouldn't live in San Diego.   I would rent somewhere in South America (like Rio) and hang out there for a while.  Then I'd move on to Southern Europe (perhaps Italy or Croatia).  There are so many great places in the world which are very nice and cheaper than San Diego (Tahiti, Virgin Islands, Fiji, Srilanka, Madagascar, etc…)   For $4000/month I could lead an idyllic life overseas.  

My wife would be pretty happy as we'd always be on holiday.