u/TypoChampion

There you go.

Just so the tragedy of this accident doesn’t fade from the news without prompting any meaningful change, I wanted to document and understand it better. I didn’t get the chance to be at the scene while it was active, but enough has been released to see some obvious problems that go well beyond “who’s at fault.” My infographic tells most of this story.

The victim was a man in his 20s, a student at USD. Like most universities, it’s surrounded by the medium- to high-density housing where students live. Conveniently, there’s a long ramp and staircase down from the grade level of the campus to the street near 5800 Linda Vista Rd. At around 1:30 a.m., an SDPD officer in a marked patrol car traveling westbound struck the student, who later died at the hospital.

A note on what we don’t know: the investigation is ongoing, and there are factors in this collision none of us can see from the outside — speed, attention, visibility, what the officer and the student each did in the final seconds. This is not a verdict on fault. It’s about the conditions that were fixed, visible, and fixable long before 1:30 a.m.

More here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SDSlackers/comments/1u8q3ap/stairway_to_tragedy_how_poor_urban_design_leads/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

A vegetation fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2026, in open space north of Sorrento Valley Boulevard and south of E. Ocean Air Drive in San Diego. SD Slackers documented a multi-agency aerial response on scene — county and city helicopters plus Cal Fire fixed-wing tankers, including the newly stationed Ramona C-130H. Per Watch Duty, citing incident command, the fire was knocked down by late afternoon at roughly 90 acres and 20% containment, with most evacuations lifted, three zones still under order, and crews expected to remain at least 24 hours.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SDSlackers/comments/1u0r10m/aerial_assault_halts_sorrento_valley_fire/

[CLAIREMONT, Mon May 18, 11:30 a.m.]

Five people are dead after a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Eckstrom Ave. this morning. Three victims were killed inside the mosque, including a security guard. Two suspects — ages 17 and 19 — were later found dead in a white BMW on Hatton St. after firing on a gardener over on Salerno St.

SDPD was on scene in under 4 minutes and did not fire any shots. A massive multi-agency response followed, with BearCats and SRT teams clearing the building while families waited at the tape for hours hoping for word on loved ones.

https://sdslackers.com/2026/05/18/police-five-killed-in-mass-shooting-at-san-diego-islamic-center/

(Notice - the photos and text here and on my site are my property. The content I put here on Reddit are for the community to view, but are not offered as free for other purposes. They are available for license. Only saying this because people steal my stuff all the time)