[quote=Russell]Is there any place in the county that is more cloistered by freeways than Clairemont? Where are kids supposed to play without the major risk or a drive by abduction? Tiny little parks on busy surface streets. Bad schools. Other than that it is boring as hell.Clairemont has everything bad about the suburbs and the inner city combined…and none of the good things about either. Besides that, it is colder than Pt. Barrow Alaska nine months out of the year.[/quote]
Having lived there for 5 years, I have to disagree. It is definitely not suburban in the modern sense, but urban enough to be close to the best parts of San Diego. We found great places to play with the kids. Western Hills Park, Mt. Acadia, and oh yeah, there’s a short drive to a little park we liked to call Mission Bay.
There are very few places where I would allow my kids to play in the front yard. There was a case in the OC a few years back, nice suburban development. The kind of place the kids would ride their bikes in the street and a parent actually saw their child abducted on the street. Could happen anywhere.
In fact, in another suburban neighborhood where most would allow their kids to rides their bikes and play in the street, a child was abducted abused and murdered. That was Sabre Springs and the victim was taken from their bedroom. Could happen anywhere.
As for the cold, well it is colder than Santee or El Cajon, but that means you don;t have to have A/C (except for those first couple of weeks in October). Personally, I like the slightly cooler climates of Point Loma and La Jolla over Clairemont or points east. But to each his own.
