The San Diego melting pot

This editorial tells about the city of San Diego and shows the mix that many cities have now also. Just like 100 years ago in the older Eastern cities but the nationalities have changed. - - Donna Poisl

BY UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD

The statistic, part of a quiet trend, is startling only because of where it comes from: Escondido, the local city struggling most with ethnic change, empowerment and assimilation.

Escondido, by the latest estimates, is 46 percent Hispanic and 44 percent white. Coming Census figures may put Hispanics in the majority.

A changing blend of ethnicities and cultures is old news in the South County. But North County, too, is taking on more of a salsa flavor. Vista is 44 percent Hispanic, Oceanside 35 percent. In East County, sprinkle some tahini paste in El Cajon proper (26 percent Hispanic and possibly 15 to 20 percent Iraqi Chaldean).
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