The "historic" Gaslamp. (Hey, any excuse to bust out the vacation pics!) Credit: Photo by Wells Dunbar

In light of the below post, and, I dunno, the fact that half the state is still on fire, our City Council might wanna look into rescheduling their “InterCity Visit” to San Diego. But who knows. The allure of the faux-historic Gaslamp District, a Downtown entertainment area full of bars, restaurants, retail and now condos – basically a humongous outdoor T.G.I. Friday’s and frightening foreshadowing of the stuff council would love to see on Sixth Street – may be too much to bear.

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