Jewel of the Pacific
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
What happens when a sleepy California beach town starts conforming to middle-class tastes?
Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA used to be a sleepy beach town until gentrification began reshaping its landscape. Surfers moved in. Next, college students made it a bustling neighborhood of their own. Then came entrepreneurs and work professionals, whom demanded better restaurants, better bars, and of course their own farmers market. The cost of living went up, and pushed out original residents.
EXPLORE San Diego is a local public television program presented by KPBS
Jewel of the Pacific
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA used to be a sleepy beach town until gentrification began reshaping its landscape. Surfers moved in. Next, college students made it a bustling neighborhood of their own. Then came entrepreneurs and work professionals, whom demanded better restaurants, better bars, and of course their own farmers market. The cost of living went up, and pushed out original residents.
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EXPLORE San Diego is a local public television program presented by KPBS