dead – I’m not sure you’re right about that. There are plenty of areas all over the county that are less than desirable. Every pocket has them – San Marcos, Rancho Penasquitos, Mira Mesa, Poway, Oceanside, – no area is immune to poverty. Heck, right across the street from some million dollar condos in Solana Beach are some houses I would have thought would have been torn down by this building boom. I’ve seen the same in Encinitas.
Plus, when was the last time any of us drove through these so-called “ghetto” areas? My factory used to be located off Market St, right in the heart of Encanto. Did you know there’s a huge Starbucks in the heart of the ghetto?
Our factory is now located in Chula Vista. We’ve got all the massive chains down here – Costco, Target etc.
It remains to be seen how they’ll do in this downturn, but I can tell you there are very wealthy Mexicans living here, helping to keep prices high, and no one is driving beat up cars. I see more Hummers and massive SUVs than I do in N. county. Not saying they didn’t all do Helocs, just trying to point out that the standard of living you’re bashing isn’t as low as you think, and the neighborhoods are clean, and have really come along way since a lot of us last saw them, (on our way to buy a cheap mattress apparently.)
