| A well known comedian has joked that the easiest job | | | | and sits as the economic center of a major |
| in the United States is that as weatherman in San | | | | metropolitan area. Like many parts of California, the |
| Diego, California. The joke is that since the weather is | | | | economy of San Diego is largely technology-based, |
| seventy-two degrees and sunny all the time, a | | | | especially in biotechnology and computer sciences. |
| meteorologist could get away with just saying every | | | | The mild climate and well-paying technology jobs, along |
| day that the weather is "nice." There is more to the | | | | with a crime rate that is among the lowest in the |
| Southern California city, however, than just pleasant | | | | country and has been declining for over a decade, |
| weather. With an estimated population of about 1.2 | | | | make San Diego a great place to live and raise a |
| million, San Diego is the eighth largest city in the country | | | | family. |