[quote=spdrun]Do more people necessarily want to live closer to the core? This is San Diego, not Manhattan or Capitol Hill/DC. Given unlimited money, I’d probably take La Jolla or PB over the immediate downtown area/Little Italy.[/quote]

San Diego works differently from say NYC or SF…
SD downtown is much more dead than the burbs I think.
Assuming infinite amount of money, downtown never crossed my mind personally. Folks wanting “city life” probably shouldn’t live in San Diego.

You should also note a LOT of downtown development was recent, overpriced, underwater, and with huge hoa fees.