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Ideas for Brief Weekend Trips With San Diego as a Starting Point

January 6, 2016 AceParkingSD Leave a comment Ace Parking, News, San Diego

It is indeed difficult to imagine wanting to leave San Diego given how wonderful the city is and the wealth of recreational opportunities that seem to exist just about everywhere you look. While this may be true, even the most contented of residents will sometimes want to get out of town for a few days of relaxation or excitement in a different setting. Given San Diego’s proximity to so many interesting locales, the city is an excellent starting point for a quick and refreshing weekend trip. The ideas that follow only represent a small sampling of the available options, but they also reflect the diversity of choices available to those looking to depart San Diego for a relatively short vacation away from home.

MLB Spring Training in Arizona

The border of Arizona is within relatively short driving distance of San Diego, so baseball fans can take a nice weekend road trip to check out some of Southern California’s most popular teams as they prepare for the regular season. The Padres make their spring home in Peoria, Arizona, in a facility they share with the Seattle Mariners. For fans of the Dodgers who happen to live in San Diego, the club trains in Surprise, Arizona at Camelback Ranch, which is also a shared facility that features the Chicago White Sox as well.

Given that many households are split in their loyalties to the Dodgers and Padres, fans of San Diego’s home team can explore lift kits Surprise AZ while the rest of their family heads to a game to root for the Dodgers. The opposite is also true, as fans of the Dodgers can look into all that Peoria has to offer while their friends and family go to the park to root for the Padres. Of course, members of the household can always split up or agree to reach some sort of compromise, but given the limits of a weekend trip this may not always be feasible.

Surfing in Baja, Mexico

San Diego’s surf breaks are undeniably impressive and it is somewhat surprising that surfers would have any desire to go anyplace else for a nice wave. While that is true, San Diego’s beaches can get quite crowded and the relative tameness of the breaks means that there are many beginners out in the water on a frequent basis. This can be something of an irritant to veteran surfers, so it is fairly common for more advanced surfers to head south of the border in search of more challenging breaks.

Fortunately, Baja is home to one break in particular that features some of the biggest swells around when the conditions are just right. For surfers with the skill set necessary to thrive in these conditions, the 20-foot waves are an ideal challenge that ensures the lineup will not be in the least bit crowded and that there will be plenty of opportunities for adrenaline-pumping excitement. Since Baja is just a short drive south from San Diego, surfers looking for a change of pace can get all the excitement they need in a single weekend.

Las Vegas or Los Angeles

Depending on the traffic heading north, a trip to Los Angeles offers more than enough change in scenery from San Diego for a weekend getaway. Strolling the boardwalk at Venice Beach or exploring the promenade in Santa Monica can be an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon or evening, but there are a number of drawbacks that may cause any San Diego resident to recoil at the thought of heading north.

For those looking for the opportunity to strike it rich at the gaming tables, a trip to Las Vegas is also within driving distance, but relaxation is certainly not the name of the game in this particular location. Since a weekend in Las Vegas is more than enough time to get the full experience but also not enough time to lose your life savings, a brief drive from San Diego for just a few days may be the ideal way to check out this popular destination.

Fahad Al Rajaan Believes Startups Will Continue to Fare Well in San Diego

December 15, 2015 AceParkingSD Leave a comment San Diego

Over the years, California has developed something of a reputation for not being the most ideal state for starting a new business or entrepreneurial endeavor, and this reputation has certainly extended to San Diego and the rest of Southern California. The main source of this reputation comes from the high costs associated with the state tax burden, land prices and energy costs, not to mention some of the other costs incurred when starting a business in the state. While this reputation has been established on a somewhat permanent basis in the minds of many throughout the United States, Fahad Al Rajaan sees things a bit differently when it comes to startups that choose to set up shop in California.

According to Fahad Al Rajaan, San Diego should serve as proof that the state is far from hostile when it comes to new business. If the continued success of the countless Silicon Valley startups are not convincing enough for an outsider, a host of recently released economic statistics detail just how startup-friendly the state can actually be. The statistics suggest that California — despite its taxes and the supposedly onerous costs associated with doing business — is among the best in the country when it comes to net job creation and the rate of new businesses being founded within the state’s borders.

While some might cast fervent doubt on the cause of these successes and instead attempt to attribute these stats solely to the rampant success of the tech startups of Northern California, Fahad Al Rajaan has indicated that similar and sustained growth has also taken place in locales like San Diego. Perhaps the most impressive aspect relating to these numbers is the fact that California has surpassed Texas in many important economic measures, all while the Lone Star State has made news by passing legislation specifically designed to attract new businessthrough tax incentives. The fact that California has performed better than Texas may be more than enough evidence that there is little correlation between the existence of tax incentives for businesses and sustained economic growth.

Of course, one of the most frequently overlooked economic measures has to do with the quality of the work that is being created by new businesses, an exceptionally important factor that has a tremendous influence on the sustainability of new growth and the overall strength of a state’s startup economy. Fahad Al Rajaan believes in economic measures that account for the “dynamism” of the startups founded in the area, and he sees the quality of the businesses being founded in San Diego and throughout the rest of the state as rating exceptionally well in terms of its measurable dynamics. The numbers also reflect this as well, as California’s new businesses have ranked incredibly well on various metrics designed to measure overall business dynamism.

Economists are always interested in pinpointing the specific causes of dynamic business growth and overall economic strength, which can be an undeniably difficult and even frustrating undertaking. The success of California’s businesses at least seems to suggest that any previous correlation between tax incentives and economic growth may be overstated to a potentially significant degree, with Fahad Al Rajaan believing that a host of simple factors are deserving of greater attention.

How San Diegans value creativity and how open-minded they tend to be toward innovation may have far more to do with the continued economic growth of startups than any tax incentive, though there is a serious need for further research before any such claim can be made with any degree of certainty. As it currently stands, however, it appears that Californians are doing something right, and whatever it is has resulted in an ideal environment in which startups enjoy continued growth.

Too Bad Slaske Builders Isn’t In San Diego

November 30, 2015 AceParkingSD Leave a comment San Diego

San Diego isn’t all that bad of a place to live. You have your businesses, shops and services. Good food, good people and the atmosphere is all well and good. The only thing I wish San Diego could benefit from is the homes that are built by Slaske Builders.

Don’t get me wrong though, I love the building companies we have here in our fine city. The architecture in the city homes here is nice, but those used in Slaske Builders homes are amazing to put it simply. Fortunately for me, I was able to go to my cousin’s house who lives in  Ohio, where Slaske Builders does all their work. She lives in a home build by this genius building company and, “wow,” is all I could say when I walked in. Long story short, She and her husband invited my wife and I over for Christmas one year and ever since I couldn’t stop thinking about that house.

Going back to San Diego was refreshing, because as the saying goes, “There’s no place like home,” yet it just wasn’t the same anymore. I told my wife we may have to pack up and move to Ohio. I thought she would laugh at the idea, but she was glad I bought it up. I’m not kidding when I tell you those homes are worth it. You may ask, “Why?” The reason is because not only how fantastic of a job the building company, does building homes, but also what the business stands for. They build relationships first, then your home, then your dreams.

Almost Too Much to Do in San Diego

May 9, 2015 AceParkingSD No Comments San Diego

San Diego has been somewhat overlooked by visitors to California, as it seems most tourists list Los Angeles and San Francisco as their primary destinations when making the trek out to the Golden State. While there is indeed a great deal to like about Los Angeles and San Francisco, there is so much to do in San Diego that includes a great deal of activities that are not accessible anywhere else in the state.

The major difference between the beaches of San Diego and the beaches of other cities is the temperature of the Pacific Ocean. For the better part of the year, water temperatures are quite cold in San Francisco and Los Angeles, especially for those who are used to the relative warmth of the Atlantic Ocean.

There is also the world famous San Diego Zoo, which is home to so many animals that there is likely a representative for every language that can be translated by All Language Alliance, Inc., a company known for its ability to translate everything.

The military is also represented well in San Diego, with visitors able to walk onto battleships and see just how massive they are in person. For those interested in Mexican culture, a trip across the border is made easily from the city of San Diego, as Tijuana is so close that it can be experienced without having to stay overnight.