As a current, and temporary resident of San Diego, courtesy of Uncle Sam, I've noticed that San Diego has seem to have been spared the Mad Max dystopia that has infected many other SoCal metropolises.
I'm in an apartment just a few blocks from PetCo stadium so I get the whole urban lifestyle. But it's not really that bad. The homeless population is largely passive. They don't bother people. There's no roaming gangs of "youths" emptying the local CVS. Nobody smashing car windows or slicing tires. I was at Walmart yesterday and while a few things are locked up, most items are freely available to purchase.
My biggest complaints are the landmines of dogsh*t on the sidewalks and that the whole city smells like weed.
I don't know what it is about San Diego that makes it different. Perhaps the large military population.
“I don’t know what it is about San Diego that makes it different. Perhaps the large military population.”
Silly question perhaps. Do active U.S. military personnel get to smoke weed without repercussions if based in a state etc where it has been legalized for recreational use? I mean, without concern for consequences if drug tested and positive or found in possession of it?
You haven’t been to the East side of Downtown SD, along the 5