San Diego CA Moving Companies

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth largest city in the U.S. whose urban city holds over 2,880,000 people. The San Diego and Los Angeles Metropolitan area holds about 22 million people. The local economy is very healthy here. This is sure to the fact that the Eleventh Naval District Headquarters is here for the U.S. Navy Pacific fleet. The military and defense presence brings over $13 billion each year to the local economy. Tourism also contributes to the city’s economy through the presence of the San Diego Zoo and Sea World. It’s so wonder why Travel + Leisure magazine named San Diego America’s second favorite city after Honolulu, Hawaii. Its pristine beaches, wonderful neighborhoods and bountiful agricultural supply must have helped secure that title.

Economy:
 San Diego’s economy consists of military and defense industries as well as manufacturing, machinery, computers, metals, toys, sporting goods and trade. International trade accounts for 37 percent of its manufacturing dollars, according to a City Data Report. The location of the San Diego Bay is really great because it offers the City of San Diego five major ports. One of the main ports allows for entries by Honda, Acura, Volkswagon, Isuzu, Mitsubishi Fuso, and Hino Motors vehicles to come in.         

History:
The first settlers of San Diego, California were the Shoshonean Native Americans.
The San Diego harbor was discovered by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo who sailed from Mexico in 1542. He named the area after San Miguel after the King of Spain. After Sebastian Vizcaíno arrived in 1602 in a ship named “San Diego,” he renamed the bay after San Diego de Alcalá after a Spanish Catholic saint. A couple years later, the first contact between the U.S. and their Mexican neighbors was established in the Mexican-American War. After the war was over, Mexico relinquished a huge part of their country to the U.S. As people began to flow between the border and people began moving to San Diego from different countries, San Diego became a very diverse city with adopted traditions from Native Americans, United States easterners, Mexicans, Asians and Spaniards.

Tourism:
San Diego is the place to go if you want to enjoy your vacation time, but not spend all your money there. First off, there are over 70 miles of beaches in the City of San Diego, giving you plenty of opportunities to snooze in the sun or enjoy the crisp clear ocean water. There are also fun and free things to so all year round, according to San Diego’s official website. There’s the La Jolla Cove where you can see the sun set of the ocean surface, the Seaport Village where there is free entertainment, shopping and bay-view eateries, the historic Gaslamp Quarter, the Mission Bay Park, and the Misson Beach Boardwalk amongst so much more. Step back in time with a visit to Juliam, the century-old minging town in the Cuyamaca Mountains, or drive an hour away to Mount Laguna for wicked hiking trails. Whatever you choose to do, you can enjoy yourself with pristine views and perfect weather. It’s so wonder so many people are moving to San Diego to enjoy one of the greatest cities in our nation. San Diego moving companies are really benefiting from these exciting moves.

Colleges/Universities:
• California State University—San Marcos
• California Western School of Law
• San Diego Christian College   
• Point Loma Nazarene University
• San Diego State University
• University of California—San Diego
• University of San Diego
• Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Interesting Facts:
• The sales tax in San Diego, California is 7.5 percent making it fairly easy to just double it up to calculate a 15 percent tip at a restaurant.
• San Diego, California is famed for having “the best climate in the United States.”
• Seventy miles of beaches surrounds San Diego, California.

Helpful Links:
• City of San Diego
• San Diego Real Estate
• San Diego Dental Offices
• San Diego Moving Guide