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92122 includes south UC – which is 90% SFR on larger lots. 92122 is schizophrenic – north UC (north of Rose Canyon is mostly high density condos, south UC (north of 52, but south of Rose Canyon) only has 2 apartment/condo developments – the rest is SFRs.

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92122 includes south UC – which is 90% SFR on larger lots. 92122 is schizophrenic – north UC (north of Rose Canyon is mostly high density condos, south UC (north of 52, but south of Rose Canyon) only has 2 apartment/condo developments – the rest is SFRs.

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92122 includes south UC – which is 90% SFR on larger lots. 92122 is schizophrenic – north UC (north of Rose Canyon is mostly high density condos, south UC (north of 52, but south of Rose Canyon) only has 2 apartment/condo developments – the rest is SFRs.

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Add me to the club that disagrees that PQ was ever lower middle class.

And I find it funny to call PQ a bedroom community when compared to Chula Vista. Sure it’s a bedroom community because there are only a few largeish employers in PQ proper… but many are nearby. Just my personal observations (based on watching freeway congestion) More people commute OUT of Chula Vista than into it.

Like a large percentage of San Diego county residents, I work in Sorrento Valley. Qualcomm (largest private employer in the county), Websense, etc are all here. And Torrey Pines is home to most of the biotech/pharma. For many, this is where the jobs are.

But southbay has NASSCO, 32nd street, North Island, etc… so there are jobs in south bay. I guess it’s all persepective. You see people around you that have reasonably short commutes – because they purchased near their job, or because they sought jobs close by. I see the same thing in the North part of San Diego…. (Except those coworkers who bought in Otay because they wanted BIG houses for less than 4S prices.)

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Add me to the club that disagrees that PQ was ever lower middle class.

And I find it funny to call PQ a bedroom community when compared to Chula Vista. Sure it’s a bedroom community because there are only a few largeish employers in PQ proper… but many are nearby. Just my personal observations (based on watching freeway congestion) More people commute OUT of Chula Vista than into it.

Like a large percentage of San Diego county residents, I work in Sorrento Valley. Qualcomm (largest private employer in the county), Websense, etc are all here. And Torrey Pines is home to most of the biotech/pharma. For many, this is where the jobs are.

But southbay has NASSCO, 32nd street, North Island, etc… so there are jobs in south bay. I guess it’s all persepective. You see people around you that have reasonably short commutes – because they purchased near their job, or because they sought jobs close by. I see the same thing in the North part of San Diego…. (Except those coworkers who bought in Otay because they wanted BIG houses for less than 4S prices.)

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Add me to the club that disagrees that PQ was ever lower middle class.

And I find it funny to call PQ a bedroom community when compared to Chula Vista. Sure it’s a bedroom community because there are only a few largeish employers in PQ proper… but many are nearby. Just my personal observations (based on watching freeway congestion) More people commute OUT of Chula Vista than into it.

Like a large percentage of San Diego county residents, I work in Sorrento Valley. Qualcomm (largest private employer in the county), Websense, etc are all here. And Torrey Pines is home to most of the biotech/pharma. For many, this is where the jobs are.

But southbay has NASSCO, 32nd street, North Island, etc… so there are jobs in south bay. I guess it’s all persepective. You see people around you that have reasonably short commutes – because they purchased near their job, or because they sought jobs close by. I see the same thing in the North part of San Diego…. (Except those coworkers who bought in Otay because they wanted BIG houses for less than 4S prices.)

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Add me to the club that disagrees that PQ was ever lower middle class.

And I find it funny to call PQ a bedroom community when compared to Chula Vista. Sure it’s a bedroom community because there are only a few largeish employers in PQ proper… but many are nearby. Just my personal observations (based on watching freeway congestion) More people commute OUT of Chula Vista than into it.

Like a large percentage of San Diego county residents, I work in Sorrento Valley. Qualcomm (largest private employer in the county), Websense, etc are all here. And Torrey Pines is home to most of the biotech/pharma. For many, this is where the jobs are.

But southbay has NASSCO, 32nd street, North Island, etc… so there are jobs in south bay. I guess it’s all persepective. You see people around you that have reasonably short commutes – because they purchased near their job, or because they sought jobs close by. I see the same thing in the North part of San Diego…. (Except those coworkers who bought in Otay because they wanted BIG houses for less than 4S prices.)

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Add me to the club that disagrees that PQ was ever lower middle class.

And I find it funny to call PQ a bedroom community when compared to Chula Vista. Sure it’s a bedroom community because there are only a few largeish employers in PQ proper… but many are nearby. Just my personal observations (based on watching freeway congestion) More people commute OUT of Chula Vista than into it.

Like a large percentage of San Diego county residents, I work in Sorrento Valley. Qualcomm (largest private employer in the county), Websense, etc are all here. And Torrey Pines is home to most of the biotech/pharma. For many, this is where the jobs are.

But southbay has NASSCO, 32nd street, North Island, etc… so there are jobs in south bay. I guess it’s all persepective. You see people around you that have reasonably short commutes – because they purchased near their job, or because they sought jobs close by. I see the same thing in the North part of San Diego…. (Except those coworkers who bought in Otay because they wanted BIG houses for less than 4S prices.)

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[quote=bearishgurl]See this educational and enlightening page:

http://members.cox.net/mkpl2/hist/sdhist.html

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Hijack:
Thanks for posting that link. Interesting pics.

I also remember the old 395… even further south down by Friars – my mom got in an accident when I was a kid on what is now 15, but at the time was Murphey Canyon Rd. (The new murphey canyon is slightly west of the old one.)

I remember riding my bike on 805 from Governor to University Ave before they opened it to cars, the next day. I remember before 52 was built… I could go out my back gate to San Clemente Canyon.

Lots of changes to the freeway infrastructure over the years.

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[quote=bearishgurl]See this educational and enlightening page:

http://members.cox.net/mkpl2/hist/sdhist.html

[/quote]

Hijack:
Thanks for posting that link. Interesting pics.

I also remember the old 395… even further south down by Friars – my mom got in an accident when I was a kid on what is now 15, but at the time was Murphey Canyon Rd. (The new murphey canyon is slightly west of the old one.)

I remember riding my bike on 805 from Governor to University Ave before they opened it to cars, the next day. I remember before 52 was built… I could go out my back gate to San Clemente Canyon.

Lots of changes to the freeway infrastructure over the years.

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[quote=bearishgurl]See this educational and enlightening page:

http://members.cox.net/mkpl2/hist/sdhist.html

[/quote]

Hijack:
Thanks for posting that link. Interesting pics.

I also remember the old 395… even further south down by Friars – my mom got in an accident when I was a kid on what is now 15, but at the time was Murphey Canyon Rd. (The new murphey canyon is slightly west of the old one.)

I remember riding my bike on 805 from Governor to University Ave before they opened it to cars, the next day. I remember before 52 was built… I could go out my back gate to San Clemente Canyon.

Lots of changes to the freeway infrastructure over the years.

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[quote=bearishgurl]See this educational and enlightening page:

http://members.cox.net/mkpl2/hist/sdhist.html

[/quote]

Hijack:
Thanks for posting that link. Interesting pics.

I also remember the old 395… even further south down by Friars – my mom got in an accident when I was a kid on what is now 15, but at the time was Murphey Canyon Rd. (The new murphey canyon is slightly west of the old one.)

I remember riding my bike on 805 from Governor to University Ave before they opened it to cars, the next day. I remember before 52 was built… I could go out my back gate to San Clemente Canyon.

Lots of changes to the freeway infrastructure over the years.

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[quote=bearishgurl]See this educational and enlightening page:

http://members.cox.net/mkpl2/hist/sdhist.html

[/quote]

Hijack:
Thanks for posting that link. Interesting pics.

I also remember the old 395… even further south down by Friars – my mom got in an accident when I was a kid on what is now 15, but at the time was Murphey Canyon Rd. (The new murphey canyon is slightly west of the old one.)

I remember riding my bike on 805 from Governor to University Ave before they opened it to cars, the next day. I remember before 52 was built… I could go out my back gate to San Clemente Canyon.

Lots of changes to the freeway infrastructure over the years.

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I’m not sure why some schools get tinged with stigma while others get not as well deserved props.

AN opened my eyes about Mira Mesa high school a while back. They’ve got great scores.

My kids will be going to University City high – which has a great reputation… but the latest API scores are lower than Mira Mesa HS.

It just goes to show that reputation and hard data don’t always align.

(FWIW – breaking it down to subgroups – white/asian/filipino do equally well in both schools, UCHS & MMHS (mid 800’s), and better than the school overall.)

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I’m not sure why some schools get tinged with stigma while others get not as well deserved props.

AN opened my eyes about Mira Mesa high school a while back. They’ve got great scores.

My kids will be going to University City high – which has a great reputation… but the latest API scores are lower than Mira Mesa HS.

It just goes to show that reputation and hard data don’t always align.

(FWIW – breaking it down to subgroups – white/asian/filipino do equally well in both schools, UCHS & MMHS (mid 800’s), and better than the school overall.)

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