I moved here in 1986 – was in the Navy back in those days. Yes, I too remember when the I-15 was still surface streets through the area where I now live (Kensington/Talmadge), but that wasn’t a problem b/c downtown was dirty and scary and crime ridden and no one went there unless they absolutely had to (i.e. jury duty). Left in ’88, came back in ’93 for lawschool and stayed. And…thank goodness, bought a house in ’97 before the crazyness really got out of hand. San Diego, for all its current problems, is still a wonderful place to live, especially compared to the midwest where I grew up…