California’s second largest city and the United States’ eighth largest, San Diego has a citywide population of nearly 1.3 million residents and a countywide population of more than 3 million residents. It’s bordered by Riverside and Orange counties to the north, Imperial County to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Mexico to the south.
San Diego has a long association with the United States Navy and Marines, being on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. More than 360,000 jobs in San Diego County are either directly or indirectly tied to defense spending and San Diego has emerged as a leading healthcare and biotechnology development center.
The city of San Diego is known for sailing, kayaking and jet skiing and touristing. San Diego also has extensive beaches such as iconic and hippyish Ocean Beach,then there is Mission Beach_ land of the roller skater, bicyclist and skate boarders, also Pacific Beach known for it’s pubs and restaurants and then of course “The Jewel” La Jolla… plus many more. This website highlights some of my takes on San Diego from 1975 until ……!
