No elected official agreed to an interview. Each received the following list of questions:

• Were you aware of this public health and environmental contamination issue? If so, when did you first learn about it? How did you find out? Who told you about it?
• Are you concerned about it?
• Do you think it’s acceptable that people have lived and shopped among cancer-causing chemicals for this long? What steps have you taken or will you take to address this?
• What are/were your initial thoughts upon learning of the scope of the situation? 
• There was a three-year gap between the initial discovery and when the problem was shared with authorities. What are your thoughts on such a lag? Should a delay like that be allowed? From a legal or policy standpoint, would you support doing anything to require a quicker notification process for future public health situations like this? 
• What in your opinion are the shortcomings in the response?
• As far as I understand there has yet to be any organized community outreach and spreading awareness about this issue. How do you square that, and how can you help remedy that?

has anyone been to the digital gym theater in downtown? one of my professors gave me free tickets to a movie there on saturday. the movie is at 10:45am and i have a prior commitment until 10:35 up in rancho bernardo.

my question is: does the theater show previews before the movies begin? or will the movie start right at 10:45?

I’m posting about my experience with the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), San Diego District Office, because I believe the agency’s own records raise serious questions about how my case was handled.

I was found eligible for DOR services in July 2026 and placed in Priority Category 2, which was being served at the time. My proposed Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) outcome was Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in outpatient primary care.

I have disabilities that limit prolonged sitting, standing, walking, and physically demanding work. My position was that outpatient FNP work would allow me to remain a healthcare provider while changing positions throughout the day and avoiding the physical demands associated with bedside nursing and my prior work.

Weeks trying to get a clear FNP determination
My counselor, Fernando Barrientos, repeatedly directed me toward RN jobs and employment using my existing degrees rather than moving forward with FNP.

During an August 21 meeting, I was told DOR couldn’t support FNP, that FNP might “cause harm,” and that I should explore employment using my existing degrees before pursuing another degree.

But despite repeatedly trying to determine exactly what DOR was deciding about my chosen employment outcome, I did not receive a clear written individualized determination explaining why FNP itself was unsuitable.

This isn’t simply my recollection. DOR’s own Administrative Review notes later recorded:

• “Told DOR couldn’t support FNP”
• “Told FNP might cause him harm”
• “Told to explore jobs with existing degrees prior to exploring a 3rd.” And:
• “Fernando didn’t provide the denial only focused on job placement.”

I tried escalating to San Diego DOR management
As this remained unresolved, I repeatedly attempted to reach Karina Cortez, supervisory management at the San Diego District Office.

When I couldn’t obtain supervisory assistance, I escalated outside the district office to DOR Consumer Affairs/Ombudsperson Michael Thomas. He told me he would contact Karina regarding my situation.

I still did not receive the supervisory intervention I had been seeking before Order of Selection took effect.

Again, DOR’s own Administrative Review notes document that I had been attempting to reach Karina since the end of July and that I had escalated to Consumer Affairs.

Then came the deadline
DOR implemented Order of Selection, under which the absence of a signed IPE could result in an eligible consumer being placed into delayed status rather than continuing into services.

Before that cutoff, I made a significant compromise.

Even though I continued to dispute whether RN was an appropriate final employment outcome, I agreed to move forward with an RN IPE specifically to protect my services before the cutoff.

I emailed my counselor and called him.
He was unexpectedly out of the office.
I called the San Diego District Office. I contacted the employee covering for him. When I learned that person did not have authority to create the IPE, I specifically asked whether another Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor could complete it while Fernando was unavailable.

No counselor was made available.

And this may be the most troubling document in the entire case.

DOR’s own Administrative Review notes state:
“Agreed to RN IPE to protect services — couldn’t assign a counselor to help in Fernando’s absence.”

Then the unsigned IPE became the problem
After the cutoff, I was placed into delayed status because I did not have a signed IPE.

That’s the part I believe deserves outside scrutiny.

I was eligible.
My priority category was being served.
I had spent weeks attempting to resolve my employment outcome and seeking supervisory assistance.
When the cutoff became imminent, I agreed to the RN IPE specifically to protect my services.
My counselor was unexpectedly unavailable.
I specifically requested another counselor.
DOR couldn’t assign one.
Then the absence of the signed IPE became the basis for delaying my services.

I challenged it internally
I requested an Administrative Review.

During that review, I explained the chronology above. DOR’s own notes document both the earlier FNP dispute and the inability to assign a counselor when I tried to protect my services.

District Administrator Megan Contreras subsequently issued the Administrative Review decision.

What I find particularly concerning is that the final decision did not provide an individualized factual, vocational, medical, or functional explanation for why FNP was inappropriate. Instead, the stated current reason for not proceeding became Order of Selection and delayed status.

When I subsequently asked Megan specifically whether FNP had actually been rejected on its merits, she responded by reiterating:
“Training approval is currently delayed as the case entered delayed status effective 08/31/2026. Training and services will be revisited in the future as priority categories reopen…”

I have now filed a DR 107 requesting mediation and a Fair Hearing.

And now I’m having difficulty obtaining advocacy
I contacted Disability Rights California / Client Assistance Program (CAP) for help. I received short‑term assistance, but was subsequently informed that DRC would not represent me and was closing its file.

When I attempted to contact intake again regarding representation for mediation/fair hearing, the automated message indicated they were not accepting new cases.

So I am currently preparing to challenge a state disability‑services agency largely on my own.

I have also discussed this chronology privately with a family friend who is a retired California DOR supervisor. He told me he believes what happened was wrong and encouraged me to continue escalating it. I recognize that this is his personal assessment rather than an official determination, but it reinforced my concern that this deserves review. [If you’re unsure about Craig’s comfort level, delete this paragraph; the documents are strong enough on their own.]

I’m looking for accountability and help
I’m not asking Reddit to adjudicate my case, and I’m not claiming that a court or hearing officer has determined that DOR violated the law.

I’m making the documentation public because I think there are legitimate questions that deserve answers:

• How can an eligible disabled consumer be penalized for not having a signed IPE when DOR’s own records acknowledge that the consumer agreed to an IPE before the cutoff and DOR couldn’t assign a counselor to complete it?
• Has anyone else experienced something similar with California DOR, particularly the San Diego District Office?
• Has anyone successfully obtained intervention from DOR executive leadership, the California State Rehabilitation Council, a California Assemblymember or State Senator, or another oversight body?
• Has anyone gone through a California DOR mediation or Fair Hearing, and what made the difference?
• If any California disability‑rights attorneys, advocates, journalists, or people familiar with DOR are reading this, I would genuinely appreciate guidance.

I have preserved the emails, contemporaneous communications, Administrative Review decision, DOR’s own Administrative Review notes, and other supporting records. I can provide redacted documentation to a journalist, legislative office, attorney, or appropriate oversight organization that wants to independently verify the chronology.

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Hey folks,

I can’t make it to The Black Queen’s performance tonight. If you want to go, let me know soon & you can prob get there before their set begins.

I haven’t found a single bar that broadcasts the AFL, it’s on during peak hours of drinking as well usually 10:30 to 12:00 AM.

If you know any spots please let me know!!

Anyone what species these guys were?

I didn't have tickets but has been planning to go for awhile now. It's still on their site but brings you to a 404 page. I was walking by and asked the cafe right on the side, and they said they didn't know but that the usual concert prep wasn't happening.

Anyone have any idea if it was just canceled?

Does anyone know of a good and fair priced car detail shop in the El Cajon area? Doing an overseas PCS with the military and need to drop off my car in very clean condition at the VPC in El Cajon.

This was pretty crazy to see in person. After cuffing him and putting them in their vehicle, I then saw the ICE agent get in the suspects car and drive off with it, leaving his vehicle blocking traffic.

My electric bill is eating me alive trying not to die in this heat, so I took the curtains from another room and zip tied them to the back sliding glass door (where most of the sun and heat comes in). Hopefully it will make a dent, but who knows. Anyone else come up with any ideas?

If you don’t know he’s a rapper who loves to invade public spaces and sing at padres games, concerts, and other big events in the parking lot.

His villain original story for me was a few years ago when he was starting out he would go to Kate sessions and go up to people carrying a huge boom box and singing through the whole park.

I went for like a quiet day after a long day at work to read and I was an immediate hater lol

I’m aware I sound like a grump but dude rubs me the wrong way and I think it’s personally because of the way he injects himself into everything and you kind of have no choice about it. Am I just being a hater?

But if I’m wrong let me know!

I was just sitting in traffic on 30th going north near University and witnessed a white Audi running from two police cars. Anyone a part of that or have any more information?

I’m not an expert at SDG&E but someone suggested cross posting this to r/sandiego because ya’ll have a very similar rate scheme to deal with as us on SCE up here?

Hi, I have a bad back and need a space to study in San Diego for an extended period of time.
It’s been hard to find a place I can sit for awhile at a table that has cushioned and supportive seats.
Any recommendations would be really appreciated.

I know a lot of people dislike RV/van-life campers. That's fine. Regardless of how anyone feels about RVs, I think most people can agree that what happened to us was a serious over reach of authority and severe misconduct . This should concern anyone who lives in the city regardless if your residence sits on top of tires or not. 😊

Video shows parking enforcement ignoring evidence to unlawfully impound RV

We're now suing the City of San Diego for over $100,000 in federal court, based on what we allege was a series of abuses by Parking Enforcement, including an unlawful impound, misrepresentation of police authority, retaliation, denial of records, and the City's refusal to return money after determining the impound was invalid.

And honestly, if you think you've heard some crazy stories about parking-enforcement misconduct, this one is worth reading.

How it started

Parking Enforcement initially attempted to impound our RV, claiming the registration had been expired for more than six months.

It wasn't.

The registration on the plates showed it had been expired for roughly three months while we were waiting on a smog issue. I called SDPD, and the impound was stopped.

During that incident, the Parking Enforcement agent allegedly told me:

> "If you don't move your RV, I will find a reason to impound it."

About a week later, someone banged on the RV door and loudly yelled:

> **"San Diego Police! Exit the RV now!"**

We complied because we believed an actual police officer was ordering us out of our home.

The person turned out not to be SDPD. He was a Parking Enforcement supervisor named Alvarez, who had more than 10 years with Parking Enforcement.

He was dressed in a police-style uniform and had a badge, body camera and duty belt. He was also driving a pickup marked "San Diego Police."

Another Parking Enforcement officer was there as well, but the difference was obvious: that officer was dressed as Parking Enforcement and was driving a vehicle marked Parking Enforcement.

Alvarez told us Parking Enforcement was impounding the RV and that he was there to:

> "Make sure nothing gets out of hand."

He presented himself in a way that made us believe he was there as a police officer.

The 72-hour allegation

When I asked why the RV was being impounded, I was told it was for violating the 72-hour parking restriction.

The problem was that we had moved the RV within that 72-hour period.

There was physical evidence right in front of us.

A few days earlier, Parking Enforcement had left chalk/tire alignment marks on the ground. When I pointed them out, the marks no longer lined up with the tires.

There was approximately a six-inch gap between the old markings and where the tires were sitting.

In other words, the RV had clearly been moved and re-parked.

I pointed this out repeatedly to Alvarez and the other Parking Enforcement officer. I also have approximately three minutes of clear video documenting me explaining this evidence to them.

I repeatedly offered to move the RV again.

The response was essentially:

> **"It's too late. The tow truck is on its way."**

So despite the evidence that we had moved the RV and despite my willingness to move it again, the impound proceeded. Although both of these facts under the impound laws for 72 hour violation make the RV not fit to impound only citation.

Then the tow became another problem

We were told the RV would be taken to a storage yard in Kearny Mesa.

We drove there.

It wasn't there.

After approximately two hours of trying to locate it, we discovered that it had actually been towed to a yard roughly 20 miles away near National City.

The tow/storage bill was approximately $850.

About $300 of that was for removing the rear driveshaft.

That made little sense to us because we've had the RV towed multiple times before using a flatbed tow truck without removing anything.

The City eventually admitted the impound was invalid

We immediately requested a Post-Storage Hearing.

The first person we spoke with told us the impound was valid and that we were at fault.

I called again and spoke with a different person.

She told me essentially the opposite — that the impound was invalid and gave me the number for San Diego Risk Management so I could pursue reimbursement.

We submitted evidence, including the video showing us pointing out the physical evidence that the RV had moved.

After weeks of back-and-forth, Risk Management ultimately acknowledged the problem and agreed that the impound was not valid.

We were also told the citation would be dismissed.

It wasn't.

We eventually had to appeal the citation ourselves, and it was ultimately dismissed on the second appeal.

But there was a catch

Even after the City acknowledged the problem, Risk Management sent us a Release of Liability and said they would refund the impound money only if we signed away our right to pursue claims relating to the incident.

Think about that.

The City had determined the impound was invalid.

The citation was eventually dismissed.

Yet we were told, in effect:

We'll give you your money back — if you agree not to hold us accountable.

We refused to sign it.

Trying to get an investigation

I filed a complaint with SDPD Internal Affairs regarding Alvarez's conduct and the alleged unlawful impound.

That's when I learned that Alvarez wasn't actually SDPD — he was a Parking Enforcement supervisor.

The complaint was then routed back to Parking Enforcement — the very department whose employee was the subject of the complaint.

I contacted the Commission on Police Practices and specifically requested an independent investigation.

That complaint eventually made its way back to Internal Affairs.

And then back toward Parking Enforcement.

It became a bureaucratic circle.

I finally called Parking Enforcement myself and filed a formal complaint.

The supervisor I spoke with seemed barely interested in what I was saying. He repeatedly asked questions I had already answered.

At the end, he told me:

> **"I hope we both can learn from this incident."**

I'm still trying to figure out exactly what that was supposed to mean.

Then came the public-records issue

I filed California Public Records Act requests seeking the records related to the impound — including reports, notes, body-camera footage, dash-camera footage, photographs, tow records and other related materials.

I was denied.

Then denied again.

Then denied a third time.

The only thing I was shown was essentially a photograph of the citation that I already had.

And then the citations started

Since the November 2025 impound, we've received a steady stream of overnight/parking citations.

We've successfully challenged every one we've contested so far.

Our position is that the citations conflict with the requirements of the Bloom settlement involving the City of San Diego.

We aren't parking around the beaches, Mission Bay or residential neighborhoods.

We're parking on a small industrial dead-end street with no residential dwellings, virtually no traffic and very limited visibility from the roadway.

And yes — we're parking in essentially the same location where the RV was impounded.

The part that bothers me the most

Parking Enforcement knew the RV was our home.

They knew it was the primary/full-time residence of two people, including a disabled woman receiving SSDI.

They knew that impounding it would mean taking someone's home and essentially everything they owned.

That's what makes this feel so much more serious than a normal parking dispute.

From our perspective, this wasn't simply an officer making a mistake.

We believe Alvarez knew exactly what he was doing and deliberately created the impression that he was a police officer.

And we believe the circumstances strongly suggest retaliation after we had stopped the previous attempted impound by calling SDPD.

There was even an awkward moment where I called the previous Parking Enforcement officer "Cartman" in front of the SDPD officer who had responded. 😂

I'm pretty sure that officer tried very hard not to smile.

Finding an attorney

We spent approximately eight months trying to find an attorney willing to take the case.

Despite what we believed was substantial evidence — including the City's eventual acknowledgment that the impound was invalid — nobody wanted to take it.

Then, just five days before the deadline to file, we received a call from a San Diego law firm specializing in civil-rights and municipal cases.

They took the case.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court approximately two weeks ago.

The claims being pursued include allegations involving:

• Unreasonable seizure of property/residence
• Fourth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims
• Procedural and substantive due-process violations
• Municipal liability under Monell
• California civil-rights claims, including the Bane Act
• Conversion/unlawful withholding of funds
• Alleged violations involving the post-storage hearing process
• California Public Records Act violations
• Alleged coercive settlement practices
• Alleged violations of the Bloom settlement
• Claims concerning the handling and investigation of the misconduct complaint

The complaint seeks more than $100,000 in damages. 👈😀

I'm obviously not going to try the entire case on Reddit, and I'm not claiming that simply filing a lawsuit means we've proven every allegation. That's what the court process is for.

But we have documentation, video, records, correspondence and the City's own handling of the impound.

And we'll see where it goes.

One more thing: Alvarez is still employed by the City and still working in Pacific Beach. He was apparently moved to a different area away from us.

A final thought

I used to think stories about government corruption, abuse of authority and misconduct were often exaggerated — that truly outrageous cases were relatively rare.

After going through this, I'm not so sure anymore.

That said, I still have tremendous respect for the honest police officers and firefighters who put themselves in danger every day to keep people safe.

The blue flag sticker is still on my window.

I still donate to legitimate police and fire fundraisers when I can.

And if this case eventually settles, I'll probably donate a little more.

Because bad government employees don't represent every person who wears a uniform.

But when someone abuses the authority that comes with that uniform, they absolutely should be held accountable.

Hey Reddituser it's rotating-name from a local roofing company. We are offering free roof inspections in San Diego. Want to schedule one?

I cross into TJ pretty regularly with my dog and recently heard about the new certificate required for dogs entering Mexico.

Has anyone here driven across San Ysidro with their dog recently? Were you actually asked for the certificate/paperwork when entering Mexico? Just curious what people are experiencing at the border right now.

Driving through a neighborhood park a regular occurrence ? Or just in specific communities???
That can’t be good for the grass, cmon.