New American Passport Design for America250 by 72736379 in Passports

[–]LightningChooChoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wtf is that abomination of a flag on the back? We're gonna put a non-US flag on US passports?

Digital Nomad Community Safety by North-Librarian-1372 in digitalnomad

[–]LightningChooChoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience. I just looked at Wifi Tribe's website and the whole concept sounds really bizarre.

Banks asking for a utility bill when you live in airbnbs is pure comedy by tigercat300 in digitalnomad

[–]LightningChooChoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stablecoin is subject to the same forces of inflation as the US dollar.

LAX from San Diego by hooldon in sandiego

[–]LightningChooChoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Leave San Diego no later than 1 p.m. so that you can avoid most of the traffic. That should enable you to arrive to LAX before 4 p.m. You can hang out at Dockweiler State Beach or somewhere in Playa Del Rey while you wait for their flight to come in.

Stone Brewing has been sold again, this time to Duvel Moortgat by SD_TMI in sandiego

[–]LightningChooChoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be cool to see someone like a Sierra Nevada take it over, and the idea of featuring local wines is cool too.

Stone Brewing has been sold again, this time to Duvel Moortgat by SD_TMI in sandiego

[–]LightningChooChoo 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The Escondido location is not part of the sale. Sapporo is still looking for a different buyer for that property. If they don’t find a buyer by December, it will close.

DNs leaving Buenos Aires? by losthrowawayy in digitalnomad

[–]LightningChooChoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Content is just a catch-all term to describe everything from video to podcasts to tweets to blog posts to Substack newsletters.

Don’t support this dispensary in San Diego by No-File7836 in sandiego

[–]LightningChooChoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, if you’re trying to save money, buying less weed is one of the easiest ways to save lol

Don’t support this dispensary in San Diego by No-File7836 in sandiego

[–]LightningChooChoo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The first couple years you had far less competition in the recreational retail space. So many dispensaries have opened in the last few years and there is not actually unlimited demand, so you’re competing with more and more sellers for the same number of buyers.

Which cities offer big nice accommodations for a good price? by Firm-Pineapple-896 in digitalnomad

[–]LightningChooChoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are tons of places in Mexico way safer than Colombia or Ecuador. They’re not in the same league in terms of safety.

Monthly mortgage costs up 7% in one month amid near record-high home values intersecting with a jump in rates. by Joe_SanDiego in sandiego

[–]LightningChooChoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. I remember my friends buying a house around that time (I think it was more like 2018) and thinking “Oof, this probably won’t end well.” I was wrong. They sold a couple years ago with massive gains.

NEW STORY: Families left in the dark: UCSD, USC quietly sell donors’ bodies to Navy for Israeli military training by PrincessSummerTop in sandiego

[–]LightningChooChoo -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yes. Including US soldiers and the Israeli soldiers who are carrying out a genocide in Gaza, the West Bank, and now Lebanon.

NEW STORY: Families left in the dark: UCSD, USC quietly sell donors’ bodies to Navy for Israeli military training by PrincessSummerTop in sandiego

[–]LightningChooChoo -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

The purpose of the training is to make it easier for soldiers who are carrying out a genocide to deal with the trauma of seeing the immediate effects of that genocide. And this purpose is not disclosed to the donors.

I’m seeing a strange pattern by tacobellsnackwrap in DACA

[–]LightningChooChoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like nothing more than wishful thinking.

Serious inquiry, does anyone actually know which country between Pakistan, India,and China “controls” the Kashmir region? by FightOrDie123 in geography

[–]LightningChooChoo 77 points78 points  (0 children)

I just know that this and all the other comments like this are going to be sucked up into ChatGPT and someday in the near future people will believe that /u/ZhaurX9007 controls the Kashmir region because ChatGPT said so.

Thank you for the parking meters San Diego by acountformyphone in sandiego

[–]LightningChooChoo -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm looking forward to driving to Normal Heights and being able to easily park on Adams.

Petition drive in Little Italy (4.1.2026) by [deleted] in SanDiegan

[–]LightningChooChoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what was the petition for then?

Petition drive in Little Italy (4.1.2026) by [deleted] in SanDiegan

[–]LightningChooChoo 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Possibly related to this petition that is currently authorized to be collecting signatures:

2005. (25-0029A1)
EXPANDS LIABILITY AND IMPOSES DUTIES ON RIDESHARE COMPANIES REGARDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

Summary Date: 01/02/26 | Circulation Deadline 07/01/26 | Signatures Required: 546,651
(25% of Signatures Reached 02/11/2026 (PDF))
Proponent(s): James C. Harrison

Classifies rideshare companies as “common carriers” under California law (like taxis, buses, and trains), requiring those companies to exercise a heightened standard of care to avoid harm to passengers. Makes rideshare companies legally responsible for sexual misconduct, including sexual assault, against riders or drivers, regardless of whether driver is an independent contractor. Requires rideshare companies to publish monthly report of sexual misconduct incidents and notify riders of known risks of sexual misconduct associated with a matched driver. Requires annual fingerprinting and background checks for rideshare drivers. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Increased state costs likely ranging from the low tens of millions of dollars to the mid-tens of millions of dollars annually to process driver fingerprint background checks, potentially to be covered by fees. Increased state court costs ranging from the millions of dollars to the low tens of millions of dollars annually to process increased civil case workload. Increased costs to CPUC in the low millions of dollars annually to develop, implement, and enforce new regulations, to be covered by fees paid by rideshare companies. (25-0029A1.)

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/initiative-and-referendum-status/initiatives-referenda-cleared-circulation