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San Diego is a very red city/county. It has always had an extremely strong military presence. It also has a very high retiree population. And add the fact that

by clsec 6y ago

San Diego is a very red city/county. It has always had an extremely strong military presence. It also has a very high retiree population. And add the fact that it sits right on the border with Mexico and you might start to see why it is the way it is. I lived there for a short while after living in SF my entire life and had to cut my stay short because of the overall atmosphere of the county. To me it feels like the reddest place in CA.

lonelappde 6y ago
Nothing in there says "hate the homeless more than other places".
- _bxg1 6y ago
  Yes, it does.
34679 6y ago
Redding would certainly give them a run. I've lived in the Bay Area and San Diego, and my experience is that San Diego is the cleanest, most well organized city in California and I absolutely love it. As far as the "atmosphere", I found the people of San Diego to generally be much nicer and open to individuals with different opinions than anywhere around SF. The level of elitism in the SF Bay area is despicable.
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- threatofrain 6y ago
  Here we see that part of SD's cleanliness is from police fining or enforcing on the unclean, whereas SF just throws money at the homeless. SD's cleanliness is very similar to Irvine's concept of cleanliness.
socalnate1 6y ago
That was true 15 years ago, but is not true any more. (It's still "redder" than LA or SF, but not even close to the reddest place in CA). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_San_Diego_County https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_San_Diego_County
readarticle 6y ago
10 Democrat reps for every 1 Republican, a 20% loss in the last presidential election, a sanctuary city and a Republican mayor. That’s not a very red city or county in any sense of the phrase, it’s at best purple regardless of whether you’re comparing it to California, Californian cities, or cities in general. Simply experiencing shades of red after an entire life spent in the bluest city in America can color one’s thinking, mind. I thought Houston of all places at the time was a very blue city when I first moved away from home.

by clsec 6y ago

lonelappde 6y ago

Nothing in there says "hate the homeless more than other places".

_bxg1 6y ago
Yes, it does.

34679 6y ago

Redding would certainly give them a run. I've lived in the Bay Area and San Diego, and my experience is that San Diego is the cleanest, most well organized city in California and I absolutely love it. As far as the "atmosphere", I found the people of San Diego to generally be much nicer and open to individuals with different opinions than anywhere around SF. The level of elitism in the SF Bay area is despicable.

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threatofrain 6y ago
Here we see that part of SD's cleanliness is from police fining or enforcing on the unclean, whereas SF just throws money at the homeless. SD's cleanliness is very similar to Irvine's concept of cleanliness.

socalnate1 6y ago

That was true 15 years ago, but is not true any more. (It's still "redder" than LA or SF, but not even close to the reddest place in CA). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_San_Diego_County https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_San_Diego_County

readarticle 6y ago

10 Democrat reps for every 1 Republican, a 20% loss in the last presidential election, a sanctuary city and a Republican mayor. That’s not a very red city or county in any sense of the phrase, it’s at best purple regardless of whether you’re comparing it to California, Californian cities, or cities in general. Simply experiencing shades of red after an entire life spent in the bluest city in America can color one’s thinking, mind. I thought Houston of all places at the time was a very blue city when I first moved away from home.