Weatherman2020
Diamond Member
You hear the left scream a lot about tax breaks and subsidies. I lived in San Diego County for over 3 decades. In the 80’s the Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego was a seedy ghetto of abandoned buildings and drug dealers and high crime.
Because of tax breaks and subsidies it is now 5 star hotels, 6 figure condos, and a go-to destination in the world.
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Because of tax breaks and subsidies it is now 5 star hotels, 6 figure condos, and a go-to destination in the world.
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News 8 Throwback: The vibrant, sometimes seedy history of Downtown San Diego and the Gaslamp Quarter
These News 8 Throwback videos explore some of the seedy history of the areas, the efforts to redevelop and revitalize them over the years and more.
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