I would live in Bay Park….for all the reasons you all have mentioned.It looks like the most hassle free, amenity providing areas of the county. There is a great YMCA just down Morena on Friars Road. Mission bay park $ Dog beach right down the hill, Old Town downtown & Balboa Park to the left, La jolla to the right. Its the best location for work and recreation opportunities in the county. I do wonder about air quality that close to the I-5. I never could afford it as a renter or a buyer until now,Thanks to hard work and bubble money. For now I have reasons for living someplace else…at least for several years