[poorgradstudent]

Has anyone already pointed out what a terrible measure of student success API is? All it tends to reflect is the demographics of who lives in the district and to some degree what a student’s peer group would be like at that school. It tells nothing about how likely a particular school is to help a student reach their potential.

As for the Original Post; I’m really noticing that talking about “San Diego” real estate is tremendously broad and vague. A 3/2 in South Park is a lot more expensive than a 3/2 in less desirable areas. Santee, La Mesa and Chula Vista are all much cheaper than most of San Diego proper. We’re actually finding that San Diego real estate is expensive not so much in San Diego, but in areas of San Diego we actually want to live in.

Job-wise, San Diego is still much better than most of the country. Florida was cited by the original post, but Florida has a pretty weak economy. Miami has a pretty strong economy, but is also expensive.

From my browsing real estate listings in Seattle, San Jose and Minneapolis in neighborhoods comparable to the ones I like here, I don’t see that big a difference in price. Minneapolis is a little cheaper, but that’s truly due to the sunshine tax/cold rebate. Cities like Portland and Boise are way cheaper, but there are few jobs there except in fields like Health Care.

Off-hand, the only part of the country I can confidently say is cheaper with as good or better of an economy is Houston and Dallas. Notably their real estate market was one of the quickest to recover, and five years from now probably will be just as expensive.

[poorgradstudent]

Has anyone already pointed out what a terrible measure of student success API is? All it tends to reflect is the demographics of who lives in the district and to some degree what a student’s peer group would be like at that school. It tells nothing about how likely a particular school is to help a student reach their potential.

As for the Original Post; I’m really noticing that talking about “San Diego” real estate is tremendously broad and vague. A 3/2 in South Park is a lot more expensive than a 3/2 in less desirable areas. Santee, La Mesa and Chula Vista are all much cheaper than most of San Diego proper. We’re actually finding that San Diego real estate is expensive not so much in San Diego, but in areas of San Diego we actually want to live in.

Job-wise, San Diego is still much better than most of the country. Florida was cited by the original post, but Florida has a pretty weak economy. Miami has a pretty strong economy, but is also expensive.

From my browsing real estate listings in Seattle, San Jose and Minneapolis in neighborhoods comparable to the ones I like here, I don’t see that big a difference in price. Minneapolis is a little cheaper, but that’s truly due to the sunshine tax/cold rebate. Cities like Portland and Boise are way cheaper, but there are few jobs there except in fields like Health Care.

Off-hand, the only part of the country I can confidently say is cheaper with as good or better of an economy is Houston and Dallas. Notably their real estate market was one of the quickest to recover, and five years from now probably will be just as expensive.

[poorgradstudent]

Has anyone already pointed out what a terrible measure of student success API is? All it tends to reflect is the demographics of who lives in the district and to some degree what a student’s peer group would be like at that school. It tells nothing about how likely a particular school is to help a student reach their potential.

As for the Original Post; I’m really noticing that talking about “San Diego” real estate is tremendously broad and vague. A 3/2 in South Park is a lot more expensive than a 3/2 in less desirable areas. Santee, La Mesa and Chula Vista are all much cheaper than most of San Diego proper. We’re actually finding that San Diego real estate is expensive not so much in San Diego, but in areas of San Diego we actually want to live in.

Job-wise, San Diego is still much better than most of the country. Florida was cited by the original post, but Florida has a pretty weak economy. Miami has a pretty strong economy, but is also expensive.

From my browsing real estate listings in Seattle, San Jose and Minneapolis in neighborhoods comparable to the ones I like here, I don’t see that big a difference in price. Minneapolis is a little cheaper, but that’s truly due to the sunshine tax/cold rebate. Cities like Portland and Boise are way cheaper, but there are few jobs there except in fields like Health Care.

Off-hand, the only part of the country I can confidently say is cheaper with as good or better of an economy is Houston and Dallas. Notably their real estate market was one of the quickest to recover, and five years from now probably will be just as expensive.

[poorgradstudent]

Bottoms aren’t usually followed by a straight climb upwards. There are always hiccups.

This would still put 2009 as the true bottom, since an increase of 11.6% followed by a decrease of 7.1% is still a net increase.

You can already see from Rich’s charts that the recovery is sputtering. Still, I don’t see us crashing below that 2009 level, at least in terms of nominal dollars.

[poorgradstudent]

Bottoms aren’t usually followed by a straight climb upwards. There are always hiccups.

This would still put 2009 as the true bottom, since an increase of 11.6% followed by a decrease of 7.1% is still a net increase.

You can already see from Rich’s charts that the recovery is sputtering. Still, I don’t see us crashing below that 2009 level, at least in terms of nominal dollars.

[poorgradstudent]

Bottoms aren’t usually followed by a straight climb upwards. There are always hiccups.

This would still put 2009 as the true bottom, since an increase of 11.6% followed by a decrease of 7.1% is still a net increase.

You can already see from Rich’s charts that the recovery is sputtering. Still, I don’t see us crashing below that 2009 level, at least in terms of nominal dollars.

[poorgradstudent]

Bottoms aren’t usually followed by a straight climb upwards. There are always hiccups.

This would still put 2009 as the true bottom, since an increase of 11.6% followed by a decrease of 7.1% is still a net increase.

You can already see from Rich’s charts that the recovery is sputtering. Still, I don’t see us crashing below that 2009 level, at least in terms of nominal dollars.

[poorgradstudent]

Bottoms aren’t usually followed by a straight climb upwards. There are always hiccups.

This would still put 2009 as the true bottom, since an increase of 11.6% followed by a decrease of 7.1% is still a net increase.

You can already see from Rich’s charts that the recovery is sputtering. Still, I don’t see us crashing below that 2009 level, at least in terms of nominal dollars.

[poorgradstudent]

I grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis. I can say that horrible, horrible weather aside, Minneapolis just might be the best place to live in the US. Compared to SoCal, people in Minnesota are nicer, drive better, and less obsessed with money and appearance. Housing prices are better while unemployment is historically lower than most of the country. You also nailed that you can buy a beautiful vacation home on a lake within a couple hours of the city for $100K (although you do have to go through the trouble of opening it up in the spring and shutting it down in the fall so the pipes don’t freeze).

But yeah, did I mention the terrible weather? Most Decembers I fly home for a week, where I spend most of it indoors, complaining that my mom won’t turn the thermostat above 68 at night. I come home to San Diego after and go for a run outside, sometimes in just a t-shirt. Part of why housing is so reasonable in Minneapolis is it’s just a very hard city for the elderly to live in. Most retirees sell their homes and flee south to Arizona or Florida to live out their later years.

[poorgradstudent]

I grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis. I can say that horrible, horrible weather aside, Minneapolis just might be the best place to live in the US. Compared to SoCal, people in Minnesota are nicer, drive better, and less obsessed with money and appearance. Housing prices are better while unemployment is historically lower than most of the country. You also nailed that you can buy a beautiful vacation home on a lake within a couple hours of the city for $100K (although you do have to go through the trouble of opening it up in the spring and shutting it down in the fall so the pipes don’t freeze).

But yeah, did I mention the terrible weather? Most Decembers I fly home for a week, where I spend most of it indoors, complaining that my mom won’t turn the thermostat above 68 at night. I come home to San Diego after and go for a run outside, sometimes in just a t-shirt. Part of why housing is so reasonable in Minneapolis is it’s just a very hard city for the elderly to live in. Most retirees sell their homes and flee south to Arizona or Florida to live out their later years.

[poorgradstudent]

I grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis. I can say that horrible, horrible weather aside, Minneapolis just might be the best place to live in the US. Compared to SoCal, people in Minnesota are nicer, drive better, and less obsessed with money and appearance. Housing prices are better while unemployment is historically lower than most of the country. You also nailed that you can buy a beautiful vacation home on a lake within a couple hours of the city for $100K (although you do have to go through the trouble of opening it up in the spring and shutting it down in the fall so the pipes don’t freeze).

But yeah, did I mention the terrible weather? Most Decembers I fly home for a week, where I spend most of it indoors, complaining that my mom won’t turn the thermostat above 68 at night. I come home to San Diego after and go for a run outside, sometimes in just a t-shirt. Part of why housing is so reasonable in Minneapolis is it’s just a very hard city for the elderly to live in. Most retirees sell their homes and flee south to Arizona or Florida to live out their later years.

[poorgradstudent]

I grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis. I can say that horrible, horrible weather aside, Minneapolis just might be the best place to live in the US. Compared to SoCal, people in Minnesota are nicer, drive better, and less obsessed with money and appearance. Housing prices are better while unemployment is historically lower than most of the country. You also nailed that you can buy a beautiful vacation home on a lake within a couple hours of the city for $100K (although you do have to go through the trouble of opening it up in the spring and shutting it down in the fall so the pipes don’t freeze).

But yeah, did I mention the terrible weather? Most Decembers I fly home for a week, where I spend most of it indoors, complaining that my mom won’t turn the thermostat above 68 at night. I come home to San Diego after and go for a run outside, sometimes in just a t-shirt. Part of why housing is so reasonable in Minneapolis is it’s just a very hard city for the elderly to live in. Most retirees sell their homes and flee south to Arizona or Florida to live out their later years.

[poorgradstudent]

I grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis. I can say that horrible, horrible weather aside, Minneapolis just might be the best place to live in the US. Compared to SoCal, people in Minnesota are nicer, drive better, and less obsessed with money and appearance. Housing prices are better while unemployment is historically lower than most of the country. You also nailed that you can buy a beautiful vacation home on a lake within a couple hours of the city for $100K (although you do have to go through the trouble of opening it up in the spring and shutting it down in the fall so the pipes don’t freeze).

But yeah, did I mention the terrible weather? Most Decembers I fly home for a week, where I spend most of it indoors, complaining that my mom won’t turn the thermostat above 68 at night. I come home to San Diego after and go for a run outside, sometimes in just a t-shirt. Part of why housing is so reasonable in Minneapolis is it’s just a very hard city for the elderly to live in. Most retirees sell their homes and flee south to Arizona or Florida to live out their later years.

[poorgradstudent]

Unlike a lot of people, I actually think despite the recent economic hiccup, the United States is still the greatest country on earth, and perhaps has the strongest political system; certainly in the top ten. Direct Democracy has many flaws, but it beats every other system that’s been tried.

On national issues I support personal freedom. I could never vote for a candidate who believed in taking rights away from certain groups of people just because they’re different.

I also believe the income distribution in this country is ridiculous. The rich reap the rewards of what taxes pay for but don’t contribute their fair share. Most arguments about wealth creation and marginal tax rates are silly; we’re no where near overtaxing productivity. I admire the governments and systems of the Scandinavian countries; highly socially liberal, and strong economies despite relatively high tax rates. In my youth I considered moving to Sweden, where my family roots stem from.

All this means I just can’t vote for a Republican. George W. Bush did a lot of damage in my mind to a brand I wasn’t a huge fan of to begin with; he was truly *Anti*-science in his policies, including funding for research. I considered Arnold, but voted against him both times. Perhaps in two decades “South Park Republicans” (true small government, socially liberal) will be running the hen-house. I could vote for an openly Atheist Republican, assuming they supported rights for gays, women and minorities.

For example, in the current California Senate and Governor races, I watched the primaries closely. I love Barbara Boxer and what she stands for, and Fironia is a woman whose legacy at HP involves lay-offs and a Golden Parachute after running it into the ground. Whitman is a better businesswoman and candidate, and Brown is kinda mediocre. I’m voting for Brown, but I won’t cry in my beer if Whitman happens to win.

[poorgradstudent]

Unlike a lot of people, I actually think despite the recent economic hiccup, the United States is still the greatest country on earth, and perhaps has the strongest political system; certainly in the top ten. Direct Democracy has many flaws, but it beats every other system that’s been tried.

On national issues I support personal freedom. I could never vote for a candidate who believed in taking rights away from certain groups of people just because they’re different.

I also believe the income distribution in this country is ridiculous. The rich reap the rewards of what taxes pay for but don’t contribute their fair share. Most arguments about wealth creation and marginal tax rates are silly; we’re no where near overtaxing productivity. I admire the governments and systems of the Scandinavian countries; highly socially liberal, and strong economies despite relatively high tax rates. In my youth I considered moving to Sweden, where my family roots stem from.

All this means I just can’t vote for a Republican. George W. Bush did a lot of damage in my mind to a brand I wasn’t a huge fan of to begin with; he was truly *Anti*-science in his policies, including funding for research. I considered Arnold, but voted against him both times. Perhaps in two decades “South Park Republicans” (true small government, socially liberal) will be running the hen-house. I could vote for an openly Atheist Republican, assuming they supported rights for gays, women and minorities.

For example, in the current California Senate and Governor races, I watched the primaries closely. I love Barbara Boxer and what she stands for, and Fironia is a woman whose legacy at HP involves lay-offs and a Golden Parachute after running it into the ground. Whitman is a better businesswoman and candidate, and Brown is kinda mediocre. I’m voting for Brown, but I won’t cry in my beer if Whitman happens to win.

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