August 2023

Covering 75

THE WATER WORLD: POINT LOMA, MISSION BAY

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ave you heard? We’ve got oceans. In June 1959, SDM heralded the arrival of waterfront developments in Point Loma and Mission Bay, citing “San Diegans’ growing consciousness of the sea” as a driving force behind the builds. On the cover, a woman floats blissfully in a stretch of clear water—perhaps discovering for the first time the pleasure of perching

weightless in an inlet and imagining what it’s like to be an otter. San Diego’s been a beach town for a while now. But, this year, it’s settling into its status as a focal point of women’s soccer since the 2022 arrival of the National Women’s Soccer League team, Wave FC. So, in celebration of our 75 th anniversary, we recreated this retro cover with one of the newest icons making a splash in SD:

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