I am a third generation native of San Diego.
I like to “go home” a lot.
To visit.
I wasn’t born in CA, but grew up 90 miles north of Sacramento. My father was in the USAF, and we moved around quite a bit before my parents divorced. Both my father’s and mother’s ancestors originated in Virginia (1653 on my father’s side, and late 1800’s on my mother’s). We have relations scattered throughout the U.S.
I like to go home a lot.
To visit.
I can relate. My dad retired in Washington, DC after 28 years in the Navy. So, a lot of my family is still there (northern VA). I went to high school there.
I go visit, because I love seeing my family.
But the nice thing is, then I leave. :-)
BTW, we lived in San Diego also, when I was a little one.