[- The other side of San Diego - and other islands
By amyalexander, Section whatever... Posted on Mon Apr 14th, 2003 at 08:16:24 PM EURODISCORDIA TIME
For the past year and a half, I've been based mostly in The Most Efficiently Run Big City in California. It's got quite a reputation, alright... and its public persona for a gentle mix of conservatism and downright blandness comes not only from its status as a beachy tourist trap + retirement community, but also from its large military population. After all, if the city had a personality, who would come to Sea World? The local economy would crumble. The local mainstream media do their part to follow right along, with reporting that ranges from the astonishingly reactionary to the astonishingly bland. But, there's another side....
