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San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO, CA - MAY 30: In this handout image provided by SeaWorld San Diego, a flock of Caribbean flamingos make their way to their exhibit at SeaWorld San Diego as part of the park's new Manta attraction on May 30, 2012 in San Diego, California. The flock of more than 200 birds had been moved to a behind-the-scenes enclosure while Manta was under construction starting in March 2011. Manta, which features a double-launch coaster and 100,000-gallon aquarium, opened to the public on May 26, 2012.

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  • California's Coronado named nation's best beach

    States based on their environmental quality and safety for swimmers.Coronado Beach, on a peninsula across the bay from San Diego , has near-perfect Mediterranean weather and a postcard backdrop."I think it's one of the most super beaches around," said Leatherman,   Read more »

  • Ex-Mexican official pleads guilty to aiding cartel

    in the case. Quinonez is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 6.Quinonez was arrested in 2010 during a traffic stop in San Diego.Prosecutors said Quinonez shared information with a cartel associate in March 2010 about a double homicide in Tijuana. Days later, the   Read more »

  • Body found near where Calif. yacht was destroyed

    Baja California is the lost skipper of a yacht destroyed during a sailboat race from California to Mexico last month.The San Diego County medical examiner's office says a fishing boat crew discovered the body Sunday near the rugged Coronado Islands in Mexican   Read more »

  • Woman charged in death of Marine's wife

    the body of Killgore.Bail for Lopez was set at $3 million at her arraignment in Vista Superior Court, north of San Diego.Another Marine, Louis Ray Perez, 45, remained a person of interest in the case. Investigators say he was the last person seen with Killgore.San   Read more »

  • Sequel to anti-warlord video addresses criticisms

    video (http://apne.ws/HZvaiz ) is a traditional -- albeit hip -- documentary that addresses criticisms fired at the San Diego-based nonprofit since its overnight launch to fame.Among the complaints were that Kony 2012 was too American-centric, that the group   Read more »

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About San Diego, CA

San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,311,162 people. It is the second largest city in California and the eighth largest in the United States. The larger metropolitan area is the 21st-largest in the Americas, with a population over 4.8 million. It lies just north of the Mexican border (shares border with Tijuana, Mexico), and is a home for United States Navy, United States Coast Guard and United States Marine Corps bases, many miles of beaches, and a mild Mediterranean climate. The average temperarture is 72°F (22°C); with an average rainfall of 9 in (228.6 mm). San Diego's economy centers on the military, tourism, trade, agriculture, ship-repair and construction, defense-related companies, biotechnology, computer science, electronics, real estate speculation and the many maquiladora facilities. It is also home to some of the wealthiest enclaves in the country, including the suburbs of Cardiff, Del Mar, Fairbanks Ranch, Rancho Santa Fe and Bonita. The city and metro area have some of the highest real estate prices in North America.

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