haha, do you know of any parents who don’t think their children are “gifted”?
Sorry but I think Mira Mesa is much superior to Santee on several counts.
1) Weather. Doesn’t everyone cite weather in SD?
2) Proximity to employement centers (Qualcomm, etc..) and UCSD and Sorrento Valley, La Jolla, Del Mar.
3) Geography. MM is on a mesa with views down canyons. Santee in a bowl surrounded by mountains hence the heat and pollution in the summer.
4) Location. MM is more centrally located off the 805, 5 and 15. West of 15 is better than east of 15, IMO.
5) Food. MM has better restaurants such as the Brasserie Wine Cellar, Karl Strauss, Japanese, Thai, etc..
6) Housing. The north side of MM with views down Los Penasquitos is much better. There are million dollar architect designed houses on Shaw Lopez, a little gem street in a sea of tract houses.
5) Recreation. Hiking, horse back riding, biking in Los Penasquitos Canyon Reserve.
I’m in Mira Mesa and Santee for work frequently. And I prefer MM by far.
I have to say that the drive into Santee is pretty on a foggy morning. Driving into Santee feels like you’re going a long way into a different county because there are no developments past Santo Rd. Then as you come down mountain into Santee, you can see the sun rising in the east and burning off the fog. I think of Santee as the Emerald City (Wizard of Oz).
