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San Diego Magazine's Neighborhood Series

A close-up look some of San Diego's unique communities.

Hillcrest: Uptown and Offbeat
It was the very first San Diego suburb. Now it's chock full of coffee beans, colorful characters and the city's greatest concentration of gays. Got a problem with that? Hillcresters don't.

Everybody's Hometown
La Mesa may be America’s perfect small city. The weather certainly is tops. But the reasons go beyond its year- round sunshine.

Ocean Beach: A Lifestyle Frozen in Time
Bleached-out surfer dudes, boomer Yuppies, beach rats, aging hippies and pink-kneed Midwest transplants coexist in one of the last of the old-time Pacific Coast beach towns.

Postcards from Chula Vista
A decidedly personal look at the county's second largest city.

Barrio Yes, Junkyards No!
Neighborhoods: Subdivided by freeway and by bridge, Logan Heights and Barrio Logan have fought to maintain a sense of community and pride.

Spicing Up Little Italy
San Diego’s old Italian neighborhood just isn’t the same anymore—
and that’s a good thing.

El Cajon Redux?
City fathers seek to recast the image of this throwback valley community. How about a café latte stand at the new Olaf Wieghorst Museum?

Oceanside Surfs the Boom
The Neighborhoods: Try to put the redneck/Marine Corps stomping grounds stereotype aside. The economic sun is shining brightly on this coastal North County city.

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