Neighborhoods

It’s hardly a surprise that, when they ceded California to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexican negotiators attempted to hold onto San Diego. Few places afford a more enviable lifestyle. Located 120 miles below Los Angeles, it’s the state’s southernmost city — hop off the Blue Line trolley and you can literally walk to Tijuana. Like any dynamic community, it’s composed of dozens of distinct neighborhoods, each with its own cultural microclimate. Beyond beautiful white-sand beaches dotting its 70 miles of coastline, you’ll find world-class attractions like Balboa Park, Sea World and the San Diego Zoo, which help make San Diego an ideal place to live, work and play. Did we mention the absolutely perfect climate?