I left SoCal in 1993 for the Southeast. Growing up in California now seems like a long strange trip that I was on once.
I lived in San Diego,Ca from 68 to 96. The quality of life in 68 was excellent. In 96 acceptable. I was back in 2006 for 2 weeks. Semi third world hell hole was the best way to describe the place. Couldn’t wait to leave.