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PCSing to Sunny San Diego
Hello, ladies. Its been a busy couple of months. I survived my husbands boot camp, PIR & A-school in P-cola. At this time, we are planning our move to San Diego! I've had much anxiety about moving across the country,however today - I finally feel EXCITED to start this new adventure. My husband is in San Diego, I'm still in Pittsburgh, PA. He's been house hunting at Bayview Hills, Prospect View, Howard Gilmore, & Woodlake. I've researched every one of these community online - the one thing that surprises me is finding comments about the safety and security of these military communities. I've read things dated a year or two ago such as break-in's, leaving lights on while your away or at night to ward off burglars, etc. This surprises me coming from a military community. Are these issues a thing of the past? I'd love to hear comments and/or suggestions about your PCS move to San Diego. Thank you, ladies. I've come to realize this page is more helpful than the majority of the "other" resources supposedly available to military families.
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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I didn't live in those communities but I lived in another, Murphy Canyon (just moved out 2 months ago) and I never had issues but I heard from neighbors they were still ongoing problems. There is security (24/7) but they don't catch everything. Car break-ins are a BIG thing but that's anywhere in San Diego.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The neighborhoods are privatized, meaning there's not a fenced in area like the base .... I'm not sure they're all gated. There were problems even when we were there in the 90s; although we lived in a private rental, hubby would hear things at work.
If you consider there are thefts in the barracks and on ships, then a few in housing aren't surprising either.
We were always very careful in San Diego to never leave anything visible our car, and to keep it locked tight. Christmas at the malls saw a lot of "smash and grabs". That's just city life.
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Permalink Reply by tiffanyk2010 on
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I live here in San Diego but chose not to live in privatized housing. It seems like there are theft issues in all of them. I live in the Otay Ranch area of Chula Vista and love it out here. Provides a little bit of distance from military life, which we like, and it's a beautiful area. Plus we are able to save a little bit of money which is a plus.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa on
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I was born and raised in San Diego , well in east Chula Vista. But crime in all big cities is realitivly common, just don't be dumb about it. Don't leave your purse in your car, etc. I've lived here forever and have never experience any kind of crime. Although my whole life when we would go out of town my dad would leave house lights on timers and have the neighbors pick up the mail and flyers so it looked like we weren't gone for weeks at a time. Just better safe then sorry. I love it here & wouldn't trade it for anywhere else. Welcome to San Diego, & good luck
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Permalink Reply by TropikalParadize on
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We love San Diego as well, and haven't had any issues with crime at all living here....like Melissa said, if you aren't dumb about it you will be fine. One of my best girlfriends has lived in Bayview Hills for the past 8 years and really likes living there, and two of my other close girlfriends live in Howard Gilmore and like it as well...not sure about Woodlake, I think that one is a ways out of town, and one of my coworkers lives in Santee (not Prospect View) but she really likes the area. We live in Coronado and absolutely love it, its an amazing area and really beautiful. Hope the rest of your search goes well, and feel free to message me if you have any questions! Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by navywifetiffany on
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I know this is off topic but what is your husbands rating
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Permalink Reply by Dina0106 on
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I lived in Bayview when we PCSd in June but unfortunately our house was broken into. Even I implemented all kinds of crazy security tactics, so it isn't about being dumb. Some people are a victim of crime and some aren't. Currently back home for my husband's 9 month deployment.
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Permalink Reply by Mrs.Rackley on
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I live in terrace view and i love it we are definitely safe abd gavent had or heard of break ins since moving here in july
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