> Wasn't it San Diego county that banned the word "minority" to refer to...uh, minorities? This sort of liberal-y move probably made an impression. Also the impression that urban = liberal, which is admittedly a general rule with exceptions. Though L.A. is worse, San Diego is still one of the more populated areas in the country.

Well, the thing is, San Diego County no longer has any minority ethnic groups since we don't have a majority. So, by definition, referring to minorities is kind of weird.

Are we one of the most populated areas in the country? Maybe so, but much of S.D. County is not heavily urban; there are million of us spread out over a very large area. Even the metropolitan part of San Diego is far less dense than, say, L.A. or San Francisco. There also tends to be a lot more money in San Diego County (it's simply expensive to live here), which increases the level of conservativeness. If that's a word.

Stephen