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{staff} editor’s note Celebrating the best of everyday life in San Diego VOL.4 ISSUE 08 AUGUST 2010 PUBLISHERS David Perloff Simone Perloff EDITOR Seth Combs CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kenny Boyer CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Brandon Hernández CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Dave Good Chantal Gordon Scott McDonald Michelle Mowad Sasha Orman Noel Reed Cookie “Chainsaw” Randolph PHOTOGRAPHERS Darrell Alonzi, alonziphoto.com Brevin Blach, brevinblach.com Jeff ìTurboî Corrigan, turbo.fm Stacy Marie Keck, stacymariesd.com Bradley Lamont, bradleylamont.com Gabriela Lingenfelder, photographybygabriela.com James Norton, shootnorton.com EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Logan Broyles INTERN Sara Cunningham ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Cambria Dotterer Jason Gregory Advertising in this magazine is the wrong thing to do... …unless you want your business to grow right away. In that case, call 619.296.6300 or visit pacificsandiego.com today to start benefiiting from immediate countywide exposure via print, web and social media. WHY I STAY. I never planned on staying. In fact, when I first moved here from Atlanta in 2000, the only real plan I had was finishing school, spending some time with my mother and then getting back to the ATL. But here I am a decade later, and I have no plan to leave. Yeah, I’ll still root for the Braves when they come into town (that home opener back in April where the Padres killed them 17-2 had me seriously reconsidering my allegiance), but other than a predilection for bourbon and a rather unpronounced southern accent (that mostly reveals itself when I’ve had too much bourbon), I’m a San Diegan in almost every way. However, it’s worth pointing out that the things that make San Diego the ideal spot to visit and live—the sunny weather, the beautiful beaches, the zoo and Sea World—are probably the things I like the least. Me? I like seasons. I’m fine with cold winters (but not too frosty) and hot summers (but not too humid). The beach is too, uh, sandy and I can’t go down there without a jug of SPF 45. As an animal lover who believes that the best place for them is in their own habitat (read: not in a cage with a bunch of bratty kids gawking at them), I’d have to say that places like Sea World and the San Diego Zoo just make me sad. I have visited both of them only once and don’t plan on returning. So what makes me stay? Why do I love living here? Because when it comes to the things that are most important to me, San Diego is the most underrated and understated city in the nation. We have an art scene here that is chock full of talent, not to mention people who are going out of their way to bring that fact to the attention of the rest of the world (just check out Page 19 if you don’t believe me). We have a music scene that’s truly inspiring. I can go out any night of the week and check out a local band that deserves to be the next-big-thing (evidence on Pages 24, 50 and 52). And what a dining scene! San Diego consistently attracts some of the best chefs in the world and, unlike in cities like L.A., New York and Vegas, you can actually get a reservation without offering up your first-born (see Page 42 and 44 for just a couple examples). But I think what I love most about San Diego is that it’s filled with people just like me, folks who migrated here from other cities in search of something new. Meeting a local, born and bred, is almost as rare as a yeti sighting, but the fact that our city is made up of so many out-of-towners, all looking for their chunk of the California dream, only makes for a truly vibrant and diverse scene. And that’s why I stay. No, it’s not the sunshine or the beach or the fact that Shamu lives a few miles away. It’s the people that have kept me here. Passion pervades throughout San Diego, and everywhere I look, these movers and shakers are working hard in their respective fields to put San Diego on the map. I can only hope that by giving them a little ink in PacificSD, that I’m dong my part. Oh, and the fact that I can’t get fish tacos or California burritos in Atlanta certainly doesn’t help their chances of my ever returning. Just sayin’ ya’ll. “I think what I love most about San Diego is that it’s filled with people just like me, Folks who migrated here from other cities in search of something new.” Seth Combs, Editor 12 pacificsandiego.com | AUGUST 2010
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