Can you tell which picture is in Laguna Beach and which one is in Ocean Beach? If your from a beach city in California you should. As many beach cities in California have turned into pretty faces, hotels, restaurants etc. with a focus on trend and lavish luxury, Ocean Beach has become the exception. Ocean Beach represents the smaller population of beach towns that don't get as much attention from tourism and even local Californians. Here mom and pop shops rule and corporate America is shut out--with the acception of Starbucks and Jack in the box which were however fought with much opposition. It's a place where the homeless and the hippie have become the majority. How has this happened? I believe as a born and raised Californian that it is because of the massive amount of people here. There is such a variety of people with different beliefs, attitudes and opinions that they have segregated over the years it is how santee and lake side in san diego have become known as white trash towns and how south east san diego and compton have become known as the places you don't want to go; it's a trend that has settled most California areas with their own mostly locally known identities. Because everyone needs a place where they feel the same as everyone else. And even though California has become thought of as the melting pot, it is still a segregated melting pot.
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