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March 12, 2008 at 7:40 AM #168378March 12, 2008 at 9:21 AM #167999AnonymousGuest
Raptor,
I second you opinion about Santaluz being a nice family community. It is pretty amazing to see this many young people in such a high end community. Hopefully they did not overextend themselves which would make them very vulnerable to what is to come over the next three years.
I love the tuscan theme there. Not only is it beautiful but it also is way better suited to our climate. You got to see it to appreciate it. Especially now that everything is green. Come and see it while it lasts…
About the Santaluz schools : the Santaluz planned schools are finally becoming reality: Willow Creek elementary is currently being built on the corner of the Verrazzano development (completion target is 8/2009). As far as I can tell, they are on target as they seem to be finished with the underground work. It will serve Santaluz, Torrey del Mar and Fairbanks Highlands. Actually, the Willow Creek teachers will be starting a “Willow Creek redux school” in the school year 2008-2009 at Del Sur elementary. Del Sur Elem. was completed about 2 months ago.
The middle school situation is still a bit more fluid. The middle and high schools serving Santaluz will be located on the same campus between Del Sur and 4S. The high school construction has started and should be completed by 2009 (Del Norte High). The middle school is still unplanned.
I hope this helps,
Rene
March 12, 2008 at 9:21 AM #168326AnonymousGuestRaptor,
I second you opinion about Santaluz being a nice family community. It is pretty amazing to see this many young people in such a high end community. Hopefully they did not overextend themselves which would make them very vulnerable to what is to come over the next three years.
I love the tuscan theme there. Not only is it beautiful but it also is way better suited to our climate. You got to see it to appreciate it. Especially now that everything is green. Come and see it while it lasts…
About the Santaluz schools : the Santaluz planned schools are finally becoming reality: Willow Creek elementary is currently being built on the corner of the Verrazzano development (completion target is 8/2009). As far as I can tell, they are on target as they seem to be finished with the underground work. It will serve Santaluz, Torrey del Mar and Fairbanks Highlands. Actually, the Willow Creek teachers will be starting a “Willow Creek redux school” in the school year 2008-2009 at Del Sur elementary. Del Sur Elem. was completed about 2 months ago.
The middle school situation is still a bit more fluid. The middle and high schools serving Santaluz will be located on the same campus between Del Sur and 4S. The high school construction has started and should be completed by 2009 (Del Norte High). The middle school is still unplanned.
I hope this helps,
Rene
March 12, 2008 at 9:21 AM #168332AnonymousGuestRaptor,
I second you opinion about Santaluz being a nice family community. It is pretty amazing to see this many young people in such a high end community. Hopefully they did not overextend themselves which would make them very vulnerable to what is to come over the next three years.
I love the tuscan theme there. Not only is it beautiful but it also is way better suited to our climate. You got to see it to appreciate it. Especially now that everything is green. Come and see it while it lasts…
About the Santaluz schools : the Santaluz planned schools are finally becoming reality: Willow Creek elementary is currently being built on the corner of the Verrazzano development (completion target is 8/2009). As far as I can tell, they are on target as they seem to be finished with the underground work. It will serve Santaluz, Torrey del Mar and Fairbanks Highlands. Actually, the Willow Creek teachers will be starting a “Willow Creek redux school” in the school year 2008-2009 at Del Sur elementary. Del Sur Elem. was completed about 2 months ago.
The middle school situation is still a bit more fluid. The middle and high schools serving Santaluz will be located on the same campus between Del Sur and 4S. The high school construction has started and should be completed by 2009 (Del Norte High). The middle school is still unplanned.
I hope this helps,
Rene
March 12, 2008 at 9:21 AM #168359AnonymousGuestRaptor,
I second you opinion about Santaluz being a nice family community. It is pretty amazing to see this many young people in such a high end community. Hopefully they did not overextend themselves which would make them very vulnerable to what is to come over the next three years.
I love the tuscan theme there. Not only is it beautiful but it also is way better suited to our climate. You got to see it to appreciate it. Especially now that everything is green. Come and see it while it lasts…
About the Santaluz schools : the Santaluz planned schools are finally becoming reality: Willow Creek elementary is currently being built on the corner of the Verrazzano development (completion target is 8/2009). As far as I can tell, they are on target as they seem to be finished with the underground work. It will serve Santaluz, Torrey del Mar and Fairbanks Highlands. Actually, the Willow Creek teachers will be starting a “Willow Creek redux school” in the school year 2008-2009 at Del Sur elementary. Del Sur Elem. was completed about 2 months ago.
The middle school situation is still a bit more fluid. The middle and high schools serving Santaluz will be located on the same campus between Del Sur and 4S. The high school construction has started and should be completed by 2009 (Del Norte High). The middle school is still unplanned.
I hope this helps,
Rene
March 12, 2008 at 9:21 AM #168429AnonymousGuestRaptor,
I second you opinion about Santaluz being a nice family community. It is pretty amazing to see this many young people in such a high end community. Hopefully they did not overextend themselves which would make them very vulnerable to what is to come over the next three years.
I love the tuscan theme there. Not only is it beautiful but it also is way better suited to our climate. You got to see it to appreciate it. Especially now that everything is green. Come and see it while it lasts…
About the Santaluz schools : the Santaluz planned schools are finally becoming reality: Willow Creek elementary is currently being built on the corner of the Verrazzano development (completion target is 8/2009). As far as I can tell, they are on target as they seem to be finished with the underground work. It will serve Santaluz, Torrey del Mar and Fairbanks Highlands. Actually, the Willow Creek teachers will be starting a “Willow Creek redux school” in the school year 2008-2009 at Del Sur elementary. Del Sur Elem. was completed about 2 months ago.
The middle school situation is still a bit more fluid. The middle and high schools serving Santaluz will be located on the same campus between Del Sur and 4S. The high school construction has started and should be completed by 2009 (Del Norte High). The middle school is still unplanned.
I hope this helps,
Rene
March 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM #168019DWCAPParticipantPlease forgive my intrusion into a thread I know nothing about, but why are you moving here? I ask because what you have said you want can be found other places too. You work from home, so that isnt an issue. You dont like June Gloom, but dont want heat in the summers either. You want community but dont really care about age. You dont like desert landscaping but are moving to a place that maybe sees 10-15 inches of rain a year. You have a kinda idealistic idea of what your kids want, but prefer a more rural area. You are moving outa Sacramento, which in culture and environment is quite differnt than the areas you are talking about. You have young childern but are closing in on retirment age and have a strong worry about crime and risk your kids may encounter (as every parent does).
May I suggest the Central Coast? Paso Robles, San luis Obispo, Santa Barbara seem more to your professed interests, especially since price seems to be of little worry to you. You could find a great place on a large lot with summer breezes and no fog in the SLO area. This area gets way more rain and has many more of the physical features you profess to enjoy, with all the admenities of beaches and good weather in SoCal. Crime is a joke in these areas and trust me, the cops have NOTHING to do. It is a Great place to grow up as a kid, personal experience, and it has a character that is much more similar to Sacaramento than SD. Plus you are a 3 hour drive from current friends and family instead of a 7 hour drive (not counting LA traffic which is one giant disaster 12 hours a day).
I dont want this to seem a “go away” or anything. If you do move let me be the first to say Hi. I just think sometimes people get an idea into their head, usually something they are casually familiar with, and then never do any more research. I read your post, and everything I heard read SLO way more than North county. Maybe family ties, or spouse reasons lead you to this decision. I have no idea. But if I had the means it seems you do, and the ideas you do, id go there.
March 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM #168346DWCAPParticipantPlease forgive my intrusion into a thread I know nothing about, but why are you moving here? I ask because what you have said you want can be found other places too. You work from home, so that isnt an issue. You dont like June Gloom, but dont want heat in the summers either. You want community but dont really care about age. You dont like desert landscaping but are moving to a place that maybe sees 10-15 inches of rain a year. You have a kinda idealistic idea of what your kids want, but prefer a more rural area. You are moving outa Sacramento, which in culture and environment is quite differnt than the areas you are talking about. You have young childern but are closing in on retirment age and have a strong worry about crime and risk your kids may encounter (as every parent does).
May I suggest the Central Coast? Paso Robles, San luis Obispo, Santa Barbara seem more to your professed interests, especially since price seems to be of little worry to you. You could find a great place on a large lot with summer breezes and no fog in the SLO area. This area gets way more rain and has many more of the physical features you profess to enjoy, with all the admenities of beaches and good weather in SoCal. Crime is a joke in these areas and trust me, the cops have NOTHING to do. It is a Great place to grow up as a kid, personal experience, and it has a character that is much more similar to Sacaramento than SD. Plus you are a 3 hour drive from current friends and family instead of a 7 hour drive (not counting LA traffic which is one giant disaster 12 hours a day).
I dont want this to seem a “go away” or anything. If you do move let me be the first to say Hi. I just think sometimes people get an idea into their head, usually something they are casually familiar with, and then never do any more research. I read your post, and everything I heard read SLO way more than North county. Maybe family ties, or spouse reasons lead you to this decision. I have no idea. But if I had the means it seems you do, and the ideas you do, id go there.
March 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM #168352DWCAPParticipantPlease forgive my intrusion into a thread I know nothing about, but why are you moving here? I ask because what you have said you want can be found other places too. You work from home, so that isnt an issue. You dont like June Gloom, but dont want heat in the summers either. You want community but dont really care about age. You dont like desert landscaping but are moving to a place that maybe sees 10-15 inches of rain a year. You have a kinda idealistic idea of what your kids want, but prefer a more rural area. You are moving outa Sacramento, which in culture and environment is quite differnt than the areas you are talking about. You have young childern but are closing in on retirment age and have a strong worry about crime and risk your kids may encounter (as every parent does).
May I suggest the Central Coast? Paso Robles, San luis Obispo, Santa Barbara seem more to your professed interests, especially since price seems to be of little worry to you. You could find a great place on a large lot with summer breezes and no fog in the SLO area. This area gets way more rain and has many more of the physical features you profess to enjoy, with all the admenities of beaches and good weather in SoCal. Crime is a joke in these areas and trust me, the cops have NOTHING to do. It is a Great place to grow up as a kid, personal experience, and it has a character that is much more similar to Sacaramento than SD. Plus you are a 3 hour drive from current friends and family instead of a 7 hour drive (not counting LA traffic which is one giant disaster 12 hours a day).
I dont want this to seem a “go away” or anything. If you do move let me be the first to say Hi. I just think sometimes people get an idea into their head, usually something they are casually familiar with, and then never do any more research. I read your post, and everything I heard read SLO way more than North county. Maybe family ties, or spouse reasons lead you to this decision. I have no idea. But if I had the means it seems you do, and the ideas you do, id go there.
March 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM #168379DWCAPParticipantPlease forgive my intrusion into a thread I know nothing about, but why are you moving here? I ask because what you have said you want can be found other places too. You work from home, so that isnt an issue. You dont like June Gloom, but dont want heat in the summers either. You want community but dont really care about age. You dont like desert landscaping but are moving to a place that maybe sees 10-15 inches of rain a year. You have a kinda idealistic idea of what your kids want, but prefer a more rural area. You are moving outa Sacramento, which in culture and environment is quite differnt than the areas you are talking about. You have young childern but are closing in on retirment age and have a strong worry about crime and risk your kids may encounter (as every parent does).
May I suggest the Central Coast? Paso Robles, San luis Obispo, Santa Barbara seem more to your professed interests, especially since price seems to be of little worry to you. You could find a great place on a large lot with summer breezes and no fog in the SLO area. This area gets way more rain and has many more of the physical features you profess to enjoy, with all the admenities of beaches and good weather in SoCal. Crime is a joke in these areas and trust me, the cops have NOTHING to do. It is a Great place to grow up as a kid, personal experience, and it has a character that is much more similar to Sacaramento than SD. Plus you are a 3 hour drive from current friends and family instead of a 7 hour drive (not counting LA traffic which is one giant disaster 12 hours a day).
I dont want this to seem a “go away” or anything. If you do move let me be the first to say Hi. I just think sometimes people get an idea into their head, usually something they are casually familiar with, and then never do any more research. I read your post, and everything I heard read SLO way more than North county. Maybe family ties, or spouse reasons lead you to this decision. I have no idea. But if I had the means it seems you do, and the ideas you do, id go there.
March 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM #168450DWCAPParticipantPlease forgive my intrusion into a thread I know nothing about, but why are you moving here? I ask because what you have said you want can be found other places too. You work from home, so that isnt an issue. You dont like June Gloom, but dont want heat in the summers either. You want community but dont really care about age. You dont like desert landscaping but are moving to a place that maybe sees 10-15 inches of rain a year. You have a kinda idealistic idea of what your kids want, but prefer a more rural area. You are moving outa Sacramento, which in culture and environment is quite differnt than the areas you are talking about. You have young childern but are closing in on retirment age and have a strong worry about crime and risk your kids may encounter (as every parent does).
May I suggest the Central Coast? Paso Robles, San luis Obispo, Santa Barbara seem more to your professed interests, especially since price seems to be of little worry to you. You could find a great place on a large lot with summer breezes and no fog in the SLO area. This area gets way more rain and has many more of the physical features you profess to enjoy, with all the admenities of beaches and good weather in SoCal. Crime is a joke in these areas and trust me, the cops have NOTHING to do. It is a Great place to grow up as a kid, personal experience, and it has a character that is much more similar to Sacaramento than SD. Plus you are a 3 hour drive from current friends and family instead of a 7 hour drive (not counting LA traffic which is one giant disaster 12 hours a day).
I dont want this to seem a “go away” or anything. If you do move let me be the first to say Hi. I just think sometimes people get an idea into their head, usually something they are casually familiar with, and then never do any more research. I read your post, and everything I heard read SLO way more than North county. Maybe family ties, or spouse reasons lead you to this decision. I have no idea. But if I had the means it seems you do, and the ideas you do, id go there.
March 12, 2008 at 1:08 PM #168074heavydParticipantI am an SD native who left the area for college, then moved back ~3 years ago before again moving to NYC in order to get my kids some medical attention not available in SoCal.
My 2c on this issue…
I most recently spent 2+ years living in Carmel Valley and working nearby. My kids are not yet school age but will be soon. I like SD, including some of the communities mentioned in this thread, but they all have a major disadvantage: if you live on an acre+ in a gated suburban community, getting ANYthing done requires getting yourself and your kids into a car a driving several miles.
From my own observations I would echo what others here have said, which is that kids and especially teenagers in these communities DO NOT hang out at the community centers within the gated communities mentioned (Santa Luz, Fairbanks, etc). For the most part I see teens hanging out at the beach communities or at the shopping centers nearest their schools, and younger kids seem to spend a lot of time at organized activities at the various community rec centers.
There is nothing wrong with that (I s’pose it’s what I did growing up in the area) but the downside is that once your kids reach a certain age (and that age seems to be falling…), they will either demand their own wheels or they will require that a parent or other helper chauffeur them about the neighborhood. From RSF or Santa Luz to ANYwhere is a couple of miles…too far for most kids to walk and given the way people drive I would not want my kids on bikes / skateboards on those roads.
Even in relatively cramped CV, I enjoyed having a bit of personal space but my wife and I were endlessly frustrated by having to jump in the car to pick up a 1/2 gallon of milk, Chinese food, for ‘playdates’, trips to the pediatrician, a drink after a long day…anything.
That’s maybe more than the 2c promised…long story short, if somehow we found ourselves back in SD we’d probably end up buying either in La Jolla or Del Mar or Solana Beach and putting up with June gloom and a relatively small lot in exchange for being closer to services. NYC is not exactly my cup of tea, but having lived in the ‘burbs in the Bay Area and SD, I can see very easily the advantages in being able to walk or ride to basic services here. Especially if you have young kids.
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March 12, 2008 at 1:08 PM #168401heavydParticipantI am an SD native who left the area for college, then moved back ~3 years ago before again moving to NYC in order to get my kids some medical attention not available in SoCal.
My 2c on this issue…
I most recently spent 2+ years living in Carmel Valley and working nearby. My kids are not yet school age but will be soon. I like SD, including some of the communities mentioned in this thread, but they all have a major disadvantage: if you live on an acre+ in a gated suburban community, getting ANYthing done requires getting yourself and your kids into a car a driving several miles.
From my own observations I would echo what others here have said, which is that kids and especially teenagers in these communities DO NOT hang out at the community centers within the gated communities mentioned (Santa Luz, Fairbanks, etc). For the most part I see teens hanging out at the beach communities or at the shopping centers nearest their schools, and younger kids seem to spend a lot of time at organized activities at the various community rec centers.
There is nothing wrong with that (I s’pose it’s what I did growing up in the area) but the downside is that once your kids reach a certain age (and that age seems to be falling…), they will either demand their own wheels or they will require that a parent or other helper chauffeur them about the neighborhood. From RSF or Santa Luz to ANYwhere is a couple of miles…too far for most kids to walk and given the way people drive I would not want my kids on bikes / skateboards on those roads.
Even in relatively cramped CV, I enjoyed having a bit of personal space but my wife and I were endlessly frustrated by having to jump in the car to pick up a 1/2 gallon of milk, Chinese food, for ‘playdates’, trips to the pediatrician, a drink after a long day…anything.
That’s maybe more than the 2c promised…long story short, if somehow we found ourselves back in SD we’d probably end up buying either in La Jolla or Del Mar or Solana Beach and putting up with June gloom and a relatively small lot in exchange for being closer to services. NYC is not exactly my cup of tea, but having lived in the ‘burbs in the Bay Area and SD, I can see very easily the advantages in being able to walk or ride to basic services here. Especially if you have young kids.
D
March 12, 2008 at 1:08 PM #168407heavydParticipantI am an SD native who left the area for college, then moved back ~3 years ago before again moving to NYC in order to get my kids some medical attention not available in SoCal.
My 2c on this issue…
I most recently spent 2+ years living in Carmel Valley and working nearby. My kids are not yet school age but will be soon. I like SD, including some of the communities mentioned in this thread, but they all have a major disadvantage: if you live on an acre+ in a gated suburban community, getting ANYthing done requires getting yourself and your kids into a car a driving several miles.
From my own observations I would echo what others here have said, which is that kids and especially teenagers in these communities DO NOT hang out at the community centers within the gated communities mentioned (Santa Luz, Fairbanks, etc). For the most part I see teens hanging out at the beach communities or at the shopping centers nearest their schools, and younger kids seem to spend a lot of time at organized activities at the various community rec centers.
There is nothing wrong with that (I s’pose it’s what I did growing up in the area) but the downside is that once your kids reach a certain age (and that age seems to be falling…), they will either demand their own wheels or they will require that a parent or other helper chauffeur them about the neighborhood. From RSF or Santa Luz to ANYwhere is a couple of miles…too far for most kids to walk and given the way people drive I would not want my kids on bikes / skateboards on those roads.
Even in relatively cramped CV, I enjoyed having a bit of personal space but my wife and I were endlessly frustrated by having to jump in the car to pick up a 1/2 gallon of milk, Chinese food, for ‘playdates’, trips to the pediatrician, a drink after a long day…anything.
That’s maybe more than the 2c promised…long story short, if somehow we found ourselves back in SD we’d probably end up buying either in La Jolla or Del Mar or Solana Beach and putting up with June gloom and a relatively small lot in exchange for being closer to services. NYC is not exactly my cup of tea, but having lived in the ‘burbs in the Bay Area and SD, I can see very easily the advantages in being able to walk or ride to basic services here. Especially if you have young kids.
D
March 12, 2008 at 1:08 PM #168434heavydParticipantI am an SD native who left the area for college, then moved back ~3 years ago before again moving to NYC in order to get my kids some medical attention not available in SoCal.
My 2c on this issue…
I most recently spent 2+ years living in Carmel Valley and working nearby. My kids are not yet school age but will be soon. I like SD, including some of the communities mentioned in this thread, but they all have a major disadvantage: if you live on an acre+ in a gated suburban community, getting ANYthing done requires getting yourself and your kids into a car a driving several miles.
From my own observations I would echo what others here have said, which is that kids and especially teenagers in these communities DO NOT hang out at the community centers within the gated communities mentioned (Santa Luz, Fairbanks, etc). For the most part I see teens hanging out at the beach communities or at the shopping centers nearest their schools, and younger kids seem to spend a lot of time at organized activities at the various community rec centers.
There is nothing wrong with that (I s’pose it’s what I did growing up in the area) but the downside is that once your kids reach a certain age (and that age seems to be falling…), they will either demand their own wheels or they will require that a parent or other helper chauffeur them about the neighborhood. From RSF or Santa Luz to ANYwhere is a couple of miles…too far for most kids to walk and given the way people drive I would not want my kids on bikes / skateboards on those roads.
Even in relatively cramped CV, I enjoyed having a bit of personal space but my wife and I were endlessly frustrated by having to jump in the car to pick up a 1/2 gallon of milk, Chinese food, for ‘playdates’, trips to the pediatrician, a drink after a long day…anything.
That’s maybe more than the 2c promised…long story short, if somehow we found ourselves back in SD we’d probably end up buying either in La Jolla or Del Mar or Solana Beach and putting up with June gloom and a relatively small lot in exchange for being closer to services. NYC is not exactly my cup of tea, but having lived in the ‘burbs in the Bay Area and SD, I can see very easily the advantages in being able to walk or ride to basic services here. Especially if you have young kids.
D
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