I'm in the Marina for now, but I'm leaning towards buying a house closer to work (Mission Valley). In my opinion downtown needs more to justify the cost of living there. I read this literally 10 seconds before reading your post:
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Downtown group orders its priorities
Residents rank library, dog park, other projects
By Jeanette Steele
Union-Tribune Staff Writer
12:02 p.m. February 3, 2009
Everybody seems to be penning wish lists these days for government funding, what with President Obama poised to dole out $500 billion for public works projects.
The San Diego Downtown Residents Group has a wish list, too. Gary Smith, president of the 300-member association, delivered it to San Diego's downtown redevelopment agency last month.
The nonprofit Centre City Development Corp. has been leaderless since July, when former President Nancy Graham resigned, meaning there's no one at the top to dictate which projects get attention. But the downtown residents want to be heard.
Topping the list is the Quiet Zone project, which would install new railroad crossings from Laurel Street to Fifth Avenue so trains wouldn't have to blow their horns at night (and downtown residents can get a good night's sleep). City officials have asked the Obama administration for $20 million toward this project.
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I'd love to see something done about the waterfront. There's unlimited potential there and, unfortunately, the city seems to be satisfied with the status quo. Over the weekend I ran into some French tourists and that was their number one complaint as well (they ended up going to PB instead).