[quote=ocrenter]San Marcos is actually quite the up-and-comer city. It is well planned, the city has been extremely fiscally responsible, and the schools all have improved quite significantly over the last few years. There are already several new and attractive shopping areas. The city is finally breaking grounds on a long planned downtown area after clearing out a huge previously low income Latino area. of course the gradually growing CSUSM and the growing Kaiser hub there all will make it the center of north county….[/quote]

I agree, ocrenter. SMHS beat school(s) in “Nirvana” on their CAHSEEs, IIRC. And CSUSM and the “Kaiser hub” were not there in ’99.

I’ve seen photos of the SEH “village” and it reminds me of the village at Otay Ranch (slightly different architecture but same concept) along E. Palomar St. in Chula Vista.

Not sure about investment potential but if the County can unload that landfill site on a “green” enterprise who will have the technology to mitigate the radon exposure, I think the stigma (and hazards) could potentially disappear. Time will tell.