Originally Posted by
flyingagain
I'd bang out those hours somewhere like FL or AZ where you aren't waiting for the marine layer to burn off before you can take students up. Depending on what airline you end up working for, SAN may not be where you want to live due to commuting hassles out of there.
Skywest has a base there. Plus the marine layer isn't that thick and usually burns off by 9am. Also vfr on top works as well.