As a San Diego native, I do think the area does have more to offer now than it did many years ago, but that has come at a price. My wife and I remember when the beaches we love in Del Mar, Torrey Pines and Coronado were relatively “empty,”
traffic was minimal–and the list goes on–so we appreciate the “enchancements” the city has enjoyed, but also fondly remember the past.

As far as San Diego being boring. I can only speak from our experinces, but we’ve visited and lived many other places in the world over the years, and, even though we’ve looked at moving elsewhere, we’ve found there is no place else we’d rather be on a permanent basis–for tons of reasons. We’ve managed to live full and exciting (definitely not “boring”) lives–with San Diego as our home base–so it is definitely possible.