Overpriced homes in Santee by Standard Pacific

[CardiffBaseball]

Those 25 years of Mexican control of this area are hardly significant.

Not that I support anti-Mexican talk, just saying this place hardly even had a chance to truly become part of Mexico. Hell there were disputes that entire time they had control. Judging by how shitty they have managed the rest of the Mexico, the hombres who stayed here made a wise decision.

[Anonymous]

Not to defend gatos’ seemingly anti-Mexican overtones, but who gives a shit whether this land used to belong Mexico? Before that it was Native American land, and before that it belonged to the Bison. So what? Like it or not Santee is currently in the U.S.A.

[VoZangre]

” Who cares.” typical gringo…

So…hypothetically, you’d not feel wronged if say, China took over and this became Chinese territory? Your family and history would not rebel against the injustice of it? While they said ” Who cares if this used to be USA ” (In Mandarin)

I’m sure you could be doing better things now than actually having a historical conscience… like, say, shopping for a wide screen telly.

ps- I surely shant defend the Mexican style of “management”… its strangely sad and none too effective…

[little lady]

Deadzone:

I have figured out that these people are not the normal folks around hear with a viable opinion about the subjects we discuss.

It is just “feeding the trolls” when you respond to their nonsense.

I mean really, all they are doing is bashing, what does that help?

It is awful to think that a place where I thought there were intelligent people commenting on realestate, is a place where they just insult people of color.

It is a shame. It is just a place where people can try to feel better by throwing out any old nonsense (like the guy that can’t spell but claims to be a genius, doesn’t know the school district could possibly have your test scores,and information for funding and so forth-certified lunatic is more like it)just to have a jab at someone that they don’t know.

By the way my bestfriend is half mexican, and though she has lived a long time in Santee, apparently she is in the minority…….

demographics

http://www.bestplaces.net/zip-code/Santee_CA-79207100010.aspx

[NotCranky]

Vozangre,
Mucho puedes hacer para Mexico o Los Mexicanos sin hacerte el estupido aca en la red. Has hecho algo? No? Eres un pinchi mal criado, sin verguenza, inutil.Vete al la fregada!Asi te gusta pendejo mal hablado? Ahora donde vas a cagar idiota?

[Anonymous]

I go fishing in Santee, it seems like a nice place to me. Not a lot of mexican slums, anywaay

[Bugs]

This is the weirdest thread I’ve seen here in a while.

Santee isn’t a bad town and I don’t know why it’s taking a beating. The crime rate out there is more or less like all of the El Cajon valley, which itself is like other regions: Oceanside/Vista, Escondido/San Marcos, Chula Vista/National City.

Yeah, the weather’s hot, but it’s no worse in Santee than anywhere else along the I-15 corridor, like Poway, Escondido, Fallbrook and points north.

There’s almost as much employment in the El Cajon area as there is in northern SD. Sure, it’s not biotech but then again most businesses aren’t biotech.

I can well imagine Santee being a better location for commuting for some people than northern SD county – it depends on where the job is. Santee is a lot more central to employment than Temecula is.

As for schools, well that’s what you make of it. I think parental involvement is a lot more meaningful to a kids education than test scores or how homogenous the population is. The schools always seem to offer the bright kids all the opportunities they need to thrive. Not paying the extra $300k it takes to live in Carlsbad or Torrey Pines probably makes it a lot easier to pay for a private school that’s tons better than those school districts.

Seriously, not everyone has to be the cool edgy hip urban type and shoot for the prestige address. It’s okay to like
Downtown or North Park or Mira Mesa or Spring Valley or Chula Vista. If I didn’t surf I could do okay in Temecula or Murietta. Or Santee. Just don’t make me move to Carmel Valley or 4s.

[Coronita]

Wow, I missed this thread and the party that's going on in here.

 

So far I learned,

 

Santee is drug invested. No wait it isn't.

America use to belong to Mexicans, but was taken by the gringos.

There was some concerns the Chinese would take over land in the U.S. and force people to speak mandarin  (oh wait, but they sort of already are, and americans don't seem to mind). It takes somewhere between 10mins-1hr to drive from Santee to La Jolla.

The school system in Santee is decent. Oh wait, it's 70% percentile oh wait it's not.  Test scores speak for themselves. Oh wait, the CA test scores are a joke. Oh wait they're not.

 Wow. This thread struck a few nerves 🙂

[Critter]

And, if you are not gifted, you are retarded.

And, if you disagree with anything pro-Santee, you do not know anything (s).

One thing we can all agree on (MAYBE):

The vitriol and name-calling takes away from the discussion. State the facts and leave what you think of people’s intelligence / nationality out of it if you want credibility.

Just my 2 cents, please don’t tell me I am retarded.

[Coronita]

Critter,

 

You're not retarded. You're just mentally challenged.  But not any less or more than me  🙂

Everyone's special, as special can be 🙂

 

[Critter]

F_L_U….

Thanks! That means a lot, coming from someone as gifted as you. Now if only I could figure out what your name means!

Back to being “at risk,”

C

[little lady]

“And, if you are not gifted, you are retarded.

And, if you disagree with anything pro-Santee, you do not know anything (s). ”

That is utter nonsense. No one said that. Maybe you should read it again.

What happened was there were several people on here making statements that were blatantly incorrect.

If you are going to say that the test scores suck, then you should know what you are talking about.

IT’S IGNORANT.

Base your comments in fact not on what you feel you think is right.

I could care less if anyone likes Santee or wants to come here. I won’t allow people to make statements that are false go unanswered, when the “DATA” is there to support the truth.

I don’t care if you disagree, FACTS ARE FACTS. I never said it was Shangrila, I said IMO, it is the best deal for the money, and a GREAT place to raise a family.I am not alone in thinking that.

Everyone jumped on me. I was not attacking anyone’s ideas, just the untruth.

“The crime rate out there is more or less like all of the El Cajon valley, ”

Bugs

I completely agree, except that El Cajon actually has ALOT more crime than Santee. It’s a big city. Santee is more of a bedroom community,though it is a city. It has one of the lowest crimerates in the whole county.

From wikpedia,
AND I QUOTE “Santee has one of the lowest crime rates in the County and the city also prides itself on having a stable local economy, well-maintained streets and infrastructure, and family-based neighborhoods.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santee,_California

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

Math API quiz :

1. If you leave Santee at 8:00 am traveling west at 65 MPH, what time will you arrive in La Jolla 20 miles away ?

a. 8:10 am
b. 8:10 am
c. 8:10 am
d. All of the Above

2. Rank in order according to the number of years that the following tribes/countries that ruled Southern California over the past 700 Years:
a. Chumash, Kuymeyaay, Cahuilla, and Tongya tribes
b. Spain
c. Mexico
d. United States of America

3. True or False:
The Majority of people taking a test fall above the 70th Percentile.

Answers :

1. B.

2. A, B, D, C

The various native tribes ruled until approximately 1600 (unknown # of years) The Spanish from the 1600’s through 1821 (About 200 years) and the USA from 1848-present (159 years), Mexico from 1821-1846 (25 years).
Note: Mexico actually acquired the state for 25 years as the result of Spanish colonists stealing the area from the natives in the first place.

It is currently officially ruled by its inhabitants through what is known as a Democracy. It’s inhabitants include primarily those who descended from European, North American, South American, Asian, and African descent, as well as every combination thereof.

3. Either answer is acceptable, as long as you feel good about it.

[Ex-SD]

Wikpedia subjects can be composed and edited by about a zillion people so whomever wrote that propaganda about Santee in Wikipedia had a self-serving agenda.
Anyone who has ever lived in San Diego knows that Santee is a crap hole. Nobody who is truly financially successful aspires to live there. Santee is not on the desirable list of places to visit when tourists are vacationing in San Diego and the locals who live in the better areas of San Diego go out of their way to avoid even driving through Santee. There are NO high end restaurants in Santee. No business that offers high end goods is located in Santee. Many long-term San Diegans refer to Santee as “The Redneck Riviera”. Those are the facts.

I’m not quite sure why you posted that your child was a genius on this forum but if your child truly tested well, that simply indicates that they have the ability to learn and formulate a little easier than many other people. It is not a free pass for prosperity for the child and if you make a big deal about it with your child, chances are that they will develop a complex which will cause them to have more problems than good due to having a high “I.Q.”. If you would quit getting so emotional & get off of this ridiculous, “Santee is wonderful” kick……..people would stop making fun of your posts.
Chill out!

[patientlywaiting]

Yeah Little Lady is a little emotional about her city and her children.

Like I said, Santee is a good middle America place. I go there frequently and I don’t think there are too many Mexicans immigrants there.

Santee is mostly white and off-white non-college degreed population of auto body men, mechanics, military and ex-military, construction workers and their wives. Solid trades people who “made it” in part thanks to the real estate bubble. The construction contractors prospered because of real estate and all houses appreciated during the boom.

Mission Gorge is full of body shops and auto shops. Phil Thearle is a body man who now has a huge building where the 52 meets Mission Gorge Rd. He’s very successful and does a lot of insurance work. I’m sure he no longer lives in Santee or El Cajon.

The people are not pretentious. They are the alright types who are generally patriotic and god fearing. In Santee I see a lot of “In Loving Memory of John Doe” on people’s vehicles. Straight forward in their thinking and manners, they don’t really like the new immigrants but if you marry into their families or become their friends, you’ll be warmly accepted. Many white men have Hispanic wives. I think there is a drug and alcohol element. Afterall, hardworking men need some relaxation time.

People there tend to let things hang out. So when you go to restaurants, you can see children running around having fun. The manners are not most refined but the emotions are genuine.

Santee started changing about 10 years ago with the 52 connecting the city to San Diego. Corporate encroachment and rising real estate values are turning Mission Gorge Rd into Big Box shopping district. The old bars and bowling alleys are making way for national chain stores. The Hartford has a big presence. They are building a business park along the river.

Slowly Santee is being cleaned up into sterile suburb.

Interestingly, there’s a huge buddhist temple in Santee. I heard they located there years ago because of the cheap land or perhaps thanks to to a donation.

Overall, Santee is alright and upright. Much more preferable to Temecula in my view. When the 52 is completed, Santee will be in the middle of a growing metropolitan area. It will have all the Big Box stores and Costco to grow its tax base. Standard Pacific and Lennar have huge development plans for Santee so the future is bright. Skyranch Living promises hilltop Mc Mansions with views down the valley.

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