How is San Diego for tech jobs and startups? I generally like to work at startups and would look at rails type jobs (if my startup does not work out for some reason). If it does work out, I'd be interested in whether there is a decent population of high tech folks in San Diego as a talent-pool.
Edit: I'm in Boston, now, for comparison.
It has a similar sprawling ticky-tack faux automobile-metropolis feel, and the food except in places like downtown generally sucks.
On the other hand, San Diego's weather is probably the best in the whole US, the people (except maybe for the far-righters and far-lefters) are pretty cool, there's nice history, beach access, culture ... sigh. Wish I was there.
If you're close to the beach, where property and rent is ridiculously expensive, yes, the weather is pretty nice.
East County, though (El Cajon, Santee, etc.) lack nearly everything that is good about San Diego. No biotech startups, no weather, no college kids, no nothing.