{"id":9276,"date":"2019-09-15T02:46:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T02:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=9276"},"modified":"2019-10-11T23:28:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T23:28:36","slug":"robert-stark-and-matthew-pegas-talk-about-urbanist-observations-from-trip-to-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=9276","title":{"rendered":"Robert Stark and Matthew Pegas talk about Urbanist observations from trip to San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Horton-Plaza-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9281 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Horton-Plaza-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Horton-Plaza-.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Horton-Plaza--245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Horton-Plaza--768x940.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Horton-Plaza--837x1024.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Robert Stark and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/altofcenter.com\/\">Matthew Pegas<\/a> talk about their recent trip to <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Diego\">San Diego<\/a> and their observations on cultural and urbanist trends.<\/p>\n<p>Topics:<\/p>\n<p>San Diego&#8217;s reputation as a smaller, cleaner, nicer version of LA and its unique attributes<br \/>\nThe layout of the city with a centralized downtown near the waterfront surrounded by suburban sprawl<br \/>\nSan Diego and Orange County among the largest areas of upper middle class sprawl in the nation<br \/>\n<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politics_of_San_Diego_County\">Politics of San Diego<\/a> as a historically Republican stronghold that has trended Democratic in recent years<br \/>\n<a title=\"Demographics of San Diego County\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_San_Diego_County\">Demographics of San Diego<\/a>\u00a0and how they relate to\u00a0overall CA trends<br \/>\nThe most stereotypical American City located in CA while the State is culturally drifting apart from the rest of the Country<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-pol-ca-big-cities-housing-plans-san-diego-20190225-story.html\">After decades of suburban sprawl, San Diego eyes big shift to dense development<\/a><br \/>\nThe historic <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gaslamp_Quarter,_San_Diego\">Gaslamp Quarter<\/a> which is the one section that feels truly urban<br \/>\nHorton Plaza: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curbed.com\/2019\/6\/5\/18652340\/horton-plaza-san-diego-postmodern-jerde\" data-chorus-optimize-field=\"hed\" data-analytics-link=\"feature\">Will this PoMo wonderland in San Diego be saved?<\/a><br \/>\nArchitect <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jon_Jerde\">Jon Jerde&#8217;s<\/a> inspiration for Horton Plaza from Ray Bradbury&#8217;s <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/29\/the-pomegranate-architect\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;The Aesthetic of Lostness&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0extolling the virtues of getting &#8220;safely lost&#8221;<br \/>\nWealthy beach community <a title=\"La Jolla\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Jolla\">La Jolla<\/a> and it&#8217;s village layout<br \/>\nThe importance of investing in communal places that the public can enjoy, particularly in wealthy areas<br \/>\n<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torrey_Pines_State_Natural_Reserve\" data-serp-pos=\"2\"><span class=\"searchmatch\">Torrey<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"searchmatch\">Pines<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"searchmatch\">State<\/span>\u00a0Natural Reserve<\/a><br \/>\nThe Victorian <a title=\"Hotel del Coronado\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hotel_del_Coronado\">Hotel del Coronado<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Friendship_Park_(San_Diego%E2%80%93Tijuana)\" data-serp-pos=\"1\"><span class=\"searchmatch\">Friendship<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"searchmatch\">Park<\/span><\/a> at the US\/Mexico Border and political symbolism of the border wall<br \/>\nThe\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inland_Empire\" data-serp-pos=\"0\"><span class=\"searchmatch\">Inland<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"searchmatch\">Empire<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Heavenly Action\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heavenly_Action\">Heavenly Action<\/a> by <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erasure\">Erasure<\/a>, the soundtrack of the trip with a message that friendship, love, and positivity can conquer anything<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9276-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/San-Diego-Trip.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/San-Diego-Trip.mp3\">https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/San-Diego-Trip.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/San-Diego-Trip.mp3\">Click Here<\/a>\u00a0to download!<\/p>\n<p>Checkout Robert Stark&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Artrstark\/\">Facebook page<\/a>,\u00a0<a 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