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Welcome to San Diego, California.
San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. The larger metropolitan area is the seventeenth-largest in the United States, with a population over 2.9 million. It lies just north of the Mexican border (shares border with Tijuana, Mexico), and is a home for United States Navy and Marine Corps bases, many miles of beaches, and a mild Mediterranean climate.
Mountains rise to the east of the city, and beyond the mountains are desert areas. Cleveland National Forest is a half-hour drive from downtown San Diego. Numerous farms are found in the valleys northeast of the city. The city of San Diego itself has deep canyons separating its mesas, creating small pockets of natural parkland scattered throughout the city.
Downtown San Diego
The area has long been inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. The first European to visit the region was Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, who sailed his flagship, the San Salvador, from Navidad (Mexico). Cabrillo claimed the bay for Spain and named the site San Miguel. In November of 1602, Sebastian Vizcaino arrived with his flagship "San Diego," sent north by Spain from Navidad in Mexico. Vizcaino surveyed the harbor and what is now Mission Bay and Point Loma, naming the area for the Spanish Catholic saint St. Didacus (More commonly known as San Diego).
Tagged one of six centers of innovation, San Diego has strengthened its economy. The unemployment rate has been low and San Diego business entrepreneurs and civic leaders are said to be building one of the great technology regions of the twenty-first century.
Much of the credit for San Diego's revitalized economy goes to the University of California, San Diego, which is world-class in its academic quality and home to many Nobel Prize winners and members of the National Academy of Sciences.
San Diego has a strong Mexican influence due to its proximity to the international border between the United States and Mexico. In addition, San Diego has other significant immigrant communities. Older immigrant groups include those from Sicily and Portugal, which settled in Little Italy and Point Loma respectively.
Owing to its privileged position on the Pacific Ocean and its warm Mediterranean-like climate, San Diego enjoys an abundance of quality produce and dining. The renowned Chino Farms in nearby Rancho Santa Fe provides fresh organic produce both to local restaurants and two restaurants in San Francisco and other cities. There is also a wine growing industry in San Pasqual Valley and Temecula. Given its ethnic and cultural mix, it is not surprising that San Diego has a wide range of cuisines. One can find Mexican, Italian, French, Spanish, Filipino, Greek, Latin, German, Indian, Central and East Asian, Middle Eastern and Pacific Islander food throughout the city. In addition, there are numerous seafood restaurants and steakhouses. The city's long history and close proximity to Mexico has endowed the area with an extensive variety of Mexican restaurants. Regional homemade specialties, border fare and haute cuisine are all readily available.
San Diego's warm, dry climate and access to the ocean have also made it a center for fishing and for the growing of fruit and vegetables. Long a center of the tuna industry, San Diego benefits from an abundant supply of seafood.
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Local daily news in San Diego:
Police: Foot Fetishist Jailed In San Diego Preyed On Young Girls
An East County man remained in custody Friday on suspicion of giving underage girls money, drugs and alcohol to let him play with their feet, authorities said. via KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4
Police Officer Attacked at Normal Heights Party
A San Diego police officer is recovering after being attacked at a party in Normal Heights. via KFMB-am
Razor-sharp concertina wire installed at U.S.-Mexico border
"One has to keep in mind that the illegal alien trying to enter the U.S. is responsible for his own actions." SAN DIEGO -- -- The U.S. Border Patrol is installing razor-sharp concertina wire atop border fencing between San Diego and Tijuana, marking a major shift in approach along a frequently violent stretch of the ... via Los Angeles Times
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Places of interest:
Coronado, CA (7.2 miles), National City, CA (8.4 miles), Lemon Grove, CA (8.4 miles), La Mesa, CA (8.5 miles), La Presa, CA (10.8 miles), Bonita, CA (11.3 miles), Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA (11.7 miles), Spring Valley, CA (11.8 miles).
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Hotels in San Diego
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Comfort Inn
719 ASH ST - San Diego, CA, US 92101
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Hyatt Regency Islandia
1441 QUIVIRA RD - San Diego, CA, US 92109
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Embassy Suites San Diego Bay
601 Pacific Hwy
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Ramada Plaza
2151 HOTEL CIRCLE SOUTH - San Diego, CA, US 92108
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Ramada Ltd San Diego Airport
1403 ROSECRANES STREET - San Diego, CA, US 92106
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Quality Inn & Suites
1430 7TH AVENUE - San Diego, CA, US 92101
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Days Inn San Diego Ca
833 Ash St., San Diego, CA 92101 US
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Shelter Pointe Hotel & Marina
1551 SHELTER ISLAND DR - San Diego, CA, US 92106
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Horton Grand
311 ISLAND AVE - San Diego, CA, US 92101
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Thriftlodge San Diego Downtown
1345 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
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Marina Inn And Suites
1943 PACIFIC HWY - San Diego, CA, US 92101
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Travelodge San Diego
2353 Pacific Hwy., San Diego, CA 92101
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Travelodge Mission Valley
1201 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA 92108
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Travelodge San Diego Rancho Ber
16929 W. Bernardo Dr, San Diego, CA 92127
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Hilton Airport/Harbor Island
1960 HARBOR ISLAND DR. - San Diego, CA, US 92101
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Comfort Inn At The Harbor
5102 N HARBOR DRIVE - San Diego, CA, US 92106
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Fairfield Inn & Suites
641 CAMINO DEL RIO S. - San Diego, CA, US 92108
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Vagabond Inn
625 HOTEL CIRCLE SOUTH - San Diego, CA, US 92108
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Vagabond Inn Point Loma
1325 SCOTT ST - San Diego, CA, US 92106
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Hilton Mission Valley
901 Camino Del Rio South
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