Local science:
UCSD/SALK graduate program in Biological Sciences
UCSD graduate program in Neurosciences
UCSD graduate program in Biomedical Sciences
UCSD Interfaces graduate program 
SALK Neuroscience
Scripps Neuroscience
Scripps Oceanography
J. Craig Venter Institute
Sanford Burnham
SDSU Biology

Local news & happenings:
The UCSD Guardian
San Diego City Beat

Things to do:
La Jolla Shores tide charts
Hiking:           hidden san diego          hiking sd county          SD CityBeat hiking
Mountain Biking:       SDMBA          Mountain Bike Bill
Balboa Park (and it's 17 museums)
Temecula wine country
Local breweries:       sandiego.org     beeradvocate
Theater
Art galleries
Eating out
Local farmer's markets

​Research and career tips:
Scientific communication tips from the Broad Institute (Commkit)
An excellent discussion on series resistance from Bill Connelly at ANU
An overview of the academic job search from Talia Lerner at Northwestern
Recipes for healthier brain slices from Jonathan Ting at the Allen Insitute for Brain Science

Scientific resources:
IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology (read about your favorite ligands and receptors here)
​NIMH Psychoactive Drug Screening Program (look up your favorite ligand in the Ki database - run by Bryan Roth's lab at UNC)
UCSD Signaling Gateway (look up your favorite signaling protein here)
ibiology.org (colorful tutorials from experts on topics such as optogenetics, microscopy, in situ hybridization etc; some biology too)
Fluorescent Biosensor Database
​DropVis (Single cell gene expression database from various structures in the mouse brain)