I found a Tuesday available in the sticks, but I don't want to drive 4 hour one way. Would it be worthwhile to check for cancellations for Wednesday or just call it and start studying for the new exam?
i'm just disappointed, i felt so good about taking the exam.
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my mocks showed the opposite where i was AT in people and BT in business environment. *sigh* idk what happened. i'm going to go focus on people mini exams in SH and try to schedule for next tuesday before the test changes.
So I failed the Udemy tests by just 2 questions.
Fnished AR's full 180-question Udemy mock today. 67% (needed 70%), but finished in 2h32min of the 3h50min limit, so pacing isn't my issue. Sharing what got me in case it's useful, then asking for advice on what to do next.
My issues:
So what I'd like help on is: Should I go TIA next or straight to Study Hall? Also, how does everyone feel about the Udemy mock: is it easy, on par, or hard?
Mixed reviews from what I read. Some say TIA is easier and gives false confidence, others say Study Hall is brutally harder than the real thing and can mess with your head this close to test day. With limited time, would you prioritize one over the other, or split time across both? Trying to figure out where the highest-leverage prep is for the final stretch.
According to Doc's letter, he said that the lightning bolt damaged the flying circuits. If he was transported to 1885 and was still substantially high in the air, that would have caused the DeLorean to nose dive and crash into the ground causing substantial damage. How was this mitigated, let alone transferred to a mine with minimal operating condition?
Seems like they will be opening soon.
Check it out fam!
ugh. Fourth of July.
I sent two emails to Concierge 12 and 4 days ago, still crickets. Their listed phone number says to text and not leave a VM. Anyone else experiencing CS issues?
Full meeting here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wRcjM5-\\\_\\\_g&ra=m
No Data Center’ Chants Ring Out at Imperial County Board Meeting
May 28, 2026
E**L CENTRO** — Imperial Valley residents held “Not In My Backyard” signs and chanted “No Data Centers,” demonstrating overwhelming opposition to the proposed hyperscale AI data center as they gathered for a special Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday evening, March 26.
The 6 p.m. meeting quickly reached capacity before it even began, prompting the county to open two overflow rooms where people could watch and make public comments via livestream. These overflow rooms reached capacity by the time the meeting began, leaving out more than 50 people who would then gather in the administration building parking lot.
“This community will remember who stood with the people and who stood with the developer; this community will remember the decisions made here and will respond accordingly through public process, public record, and at the ballot box,” said Franscico Leal during his public comment.
Sebastian Rucci, founder of Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing LLC and the principal developer, was given the podium to give his presentation on the proposed Imperial Valley Data Center Campus.
The 110 slides and video prepared by Rucci covered site plans of the data center and briefly covered results from commissioned studies regarding the impacts of the data center project. According to Rucci, the 950,000-square-foot AI data center is planned to be in the southeastern corner of West Aten Road and Clark Road in order to avoid California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.
“You only have some areas that are industrial; there’s not that much of it, because if I went and found some land farther away from houses, which I would most definitely welcome, it would be agricultural, it would require CEQA, and it would go through all that torture, and probably wouldn’t happen in four years,” said Rucci during his presentation on Thursday’s special meeting.
In November 2025, the county granted the data center project an exemption from CEQA, state law that requires state and local agencies to disclose and evaluate the significant environmental impacts of proposed projects and adopt all feasible mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate those impacts.
As Rucci continued with his presentation, “No Data Centers” chants could be heard from people outside the administration building, shifting the energy as residents in the chamber audience joined the chants, leading to County Executive Officer Kathleen Lang to call for a recess.
During the recess, Rucci left the meeting and exited the administration building as the crowd of people held anti-AI data center signs high and continued chanting “No Data Centers.” Rucci entered his car and drove off. Once the special meeting resumed, public comments regarding the proposed hyperscale AI data center began.
Jared Sanchez, a school teacher and resident of Imperial County, commented on the necessity of CEQA review and how data centers in other towns have greatly increased their average temperature, such as in Loudoun, Virginia. He noted that for Loudoun, between 1996 and 2020, the temperature had an average increase of 1°F. But from 2022 to 2025, when the first data center was introduced in Loudoun, the temperature had an average increase of 4°F.
“As soon as the data center started getting put in, we could already see it doubled or tripled its speed; that’s an issue that we need to at least get investigated, because if I have to get 3 to 4 more degrees in our 120 degrees, I’m gonna be paying a lot more than $25 to get that AC going back up,” said Sanchez.
Ian Hayasaka, an electrical engineering student, questioned the security of the AI industry and noted the lack of trust in the developers to ensure permanent jobs for Imperial County residents.
“Open AI itself has lost $16 billion, with a B, since 2023. What’s the developer’s plan in the event that the AI industry collapses?” asked Hayasaka. “Also, data center jobs, if it’s around 100 jobs, would account for less than a percent of our unemployment, less than a percent.”
Hayasaka referred to the 100 jobs figure from a presentation by Mike Bracken, managing partner and chief economist of Development Management Group, presenting unbiased and factual findings of the economic impacts of the data center project. Bracken’s findings concluded that the project would create between 100 and 200 permanent direct operation jobs.
Hayasaka also commented on the ethical concerns of AI. He raised concerns that AI has been used to generate child abuse material, and companies such as X are under investigation for such material. “Does the developer understand that data centers have created abusive material, and we risk this happening here?”
Shirley Mah, a lifelong Imperial Valley resident, raised her concerns regarding the power demands of data centers, using the residents of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, as an example, as they are going to lose power from their longtime power supplier due to data centers there.
“The data center is soaking up all of Nevada’s energy. 49,000 people are losing their utility company because they can’t afford the electricity, because the data center is getting it and I don’t want that to happen here.”
“They’re only concerned about making the fast buck. It’s like, I want to protect this planet, and this county for children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and that’s what the board needs to do,” said Mah.
“He’s posturing in front of us that he’s putting all his money and time to get this project done as if he is doing us a favor, but Rucci enjoys the lawsuits, he enjoys the smalltown drama this is not extraneous labor for him, this is all part of his process, he thinks we are stupid and most importantly that you guys are stupid,” Reina Adame said in his public comment to the board.
Jose Garcia, representing Laborers International Union of America Local 1184, gave his full support of the data center project, commenting that it is a difficult time for laborers and that finding jobs to support themselves and their families seems harder than ever. He explained how another union member wanted to join him at the special meeting to show support for the data center, but had to take up a second job to provide for his family.
“There’s no work for him right now; he has to travel out to San Diego or to Riverside County to find work.”
“I understand about being part of the community, I do, but we can’t just block out one sector of your constituents; we’re all taxpayers, we all live here,” said Garcia.
Adame, alongside other residents opposing the AI data center, rallies behind the demands to the board to reject the ministerial classifications of the project, require full CEQA review, and impose a moratorium on the data center.
it's like 60 ft wide, check it out at 11201 S. Firmona Ave
Gardena is on it with its programming.
So I'm including details about the grand opening and how to sign up for lap / rec swimming. Go to Gardena Events for registration. FINALLY!
During the TPUSA "Celebrate America" event at Canyon Hills, Katherine Gorka went on stage to speak to our youth. Katherine is associated with the Vitézi Rend who is labeled as a Nazi extremist group by US intelligence. Her association stems from her husband, Sebastian Gorka, who took an oath to the Nazi party in 1998 on behalf of himself and his family (which he married Katharine in 1996). Sebastian even wore Nazi paraphernalia in the White House with his wife present. You can find more on the event in multiple spaces, but here is one source that include Gorka's response: https://lobelog.com/why-is-trump-adviser-wearing-medal-of-nazi-collaborators/
This is also a link to a book for more information on the Order of Vitèz: https://books.google.com/books?id=c2ISDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA68
Next is a link that dives deeper: https://humanrightsfirst.org/library/sebastian-gorka-a-deeper-look-at-controversial-allegations/
This is not the first time Sonja Shaw has associated herself with Nazis.
If you want to know who in your community supports Sonja Shaw...and well...Nazis, you can go to the following website and view who donated to Sonja's campaign:
https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2026/superintendent-of-public-instruction/
Note: if anyone adamantly objects to this information, they can always defend their position, on camera, in a civil discourse transparent to the public.
Porn stash Chad Bianco caught lying within the first minute, then he gets heated LOL!
Full video:
Sorry can't post direct YT links, so if you want to see the full version gotta search YT for, "OFF THE RAILS: Sheriff running for CA governor DEFENDS old Oath Keeper membership"
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Just received my CCW last week and wanted to share my experience comparing two very different application processes.
The Gardena Police Department Experience (or lack thereof)
I started my CCW journey with the GPD in August 2024. Here's the condensed timeline:
As of the day I received my SBCSD license 148 days later compared to 604 days with GPD, I was still waiting for an interview.
As some of you may know regarding local jurisdictions, only Gardena residents can apply for a CCW through GPD. It's not like Los Angeles or Long Beach. Gardena is a city of roughly 60,000 people. The pool of eligible applicants is finite and relatively small. Yet a queue of applicants took over 19 months to reach me, apparently through a single investigator managing the entire process solo. There's no Permitium portal, no status tracker, just one detective you periodically email hoping for a response.
My last actual substantive update was April 2025 when I was informed that, "there are 25 applicants ahead of you." I followed up again later in the year and received no reply for five months. GPD then mailed a physical letter to my old address stating they had "been trying to contact me." Our entire communication history was conducted via email. When I finally responded to that letter via emai I was called by phone, seemingly the preferred method despite email being our established channel for 19 months.
During that phone call, I finally got answers to questions I had been asking for nearly two years:
To be clear, this is not a critique on the investigator. The problem is structural. One investigator managing 200 applicants through a three-layer approval chain with no digital infrastructure, no dedicated unit, and no apparent plan to scale is terrible resource allocation. For a resident-only applicant pool in a city of 60,000, this level of operational capacity is difficult to justify.
GPD Cost Breakdown (estimated):
On the training vendors, yet something else I'm just not understanding. GPD's approved training provider list spans Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, Orange County, and beyond. If you're a Gardena resident, why are there vendors listed in Chico, Lake Sherwood, Dana Point, and Corona? I understand that some applicants may work or travel to other areas, but the geographic spread felt more like a formality than a curated resource. The cheapest quote I received from the four closest vendors was $250; the most expensive was $480. The average across all four was $368 which is genuinely painful compared to what SBCSD charges for the same mandatory 16-hour course.
The San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department Experience
I since relocated to the Inland Empire and decided to start fresh with SBCSD. Here's that timeline:
The contrast in operational infrastructure tells the story. SBCSD has a dedicated CCW unit with staffed offices at two locations, a dedicated phone line, a dedicated email address, and a digital portal through Permitium where you can track your application status in real time. Every step was clearly communicated with defined next actions. I never once had to chase them for an update.
SBCSD Cost Breakdown (actual):
SBCSD came in at 56% less than GPD's estimated total at roughly $481 cheaper for a process completed in less than a quarter of the time.
On the day I received my SBCSD license, I formally emailed GPD to withdraw my application. I did it out of principle more than necessity. I had long since moved on but I was genuinely curious where I'd stand on the day my license arrived. My guess is that I'd still be waiting reaching the 2 year mark.
For anyone still navigating the LA County CCW landscape: the costs are real, the timelines are unpredictable, and the experience varies wildly depending on your issuing authority. If you have the option to apply through a county sheriff's department with a dedicated CCW unit and real infrastructure behind it, the difference is not subtle. It's a completely different experience.
To everyone still in the queue somewhere, hang in there. It's worth it. 🤙