The Oceanside Transit Center is a depot for Amtrak and Greyhound, as well as the northernmost stop for the Coaster commuter rail line into San Diego and the southern terminus of the Metrolink commuter rail line to Los Angeles. The North County Transit District already has purchased the rights of way, she notes. Nydegger says the east-west route not only would help visitors reach Oceanside on hot summer days, but would get more employees off congested 78. Passing birds and pilots get the best view of Otay Ranch's future size. Oceanside wants to attract more high-tech businesses such as Idec, but will not concentrate exclusively on that sector.
Every company needs machinists, injection molding and repair people.
There's not a lot of coastal property that's not frozen tundra. We look at supply and demand and know Oceanside's a desirable place to be, from a business as well as an individual standpoint. Just as Oceanside's Marine presence is a mixed blessing, Chula Vista both benefits and is sometimes vexed by its closeness to the Mexican border. And when Mexico's economy goes into recession, the effects are felt throughout the region as cross-border retail traffic falls off. Chula Vista Assistant City Manager George Krempl praises forward thinking leaders.