I moved here from Ventura County in 1980(18 years old). I don’t enjoy the crowds that are everywhere compared to then. Traffic and parking was fantastic. I think the only place that had traffic Jams was the 8 near San Diego State. Tiny little ones really.You could still park on some of the beaches
I think some portions of the 15 were surface streets still.I used to ride my bike comfortably 30-60 miles on weekends around the county. It felt safe until about 95′ People still ride obviously. It is too crazy out there for me. I do enjoy the effects of San Diego becoming more cosmopolitan.Downtown has changed form a creepy denizen of filth to a pretty cool place IMO. I love the ammenities of the city/coast but moved to the hills to get out of the feeling that living in San Diego was becoming a little bit of a grind and perhaps a little unhealthy for risk of crime and pollution. Thoughts of leaving the state were considered.We live in Jamul now. We think about moving our growing family back to the city to be close to activities for them as that is the biggest drawback of semi-rural living. Schools are a big concern since we are in the public school camp. The decent schools are in areas that exceed our price for housing or are in suburbs. My wife would move to one of the nicer houses in San Carlos in a heart beat and that is about our price range at current prices. I am pretty much in the 40% drop camp, across the board,except my house,it is different here.
