1

ron claims: Vehicles using the road perfectly arrive at their intended destination, as such, his guests can use his turnaround, and my guests should use my driveway. 

Response: this is not about my guests vs ron's, there are many lost community vehicles, or community vehicles that simply miss their intended destination - those vehicles have nothing to do with my household, but all require proper and safe turnaround. This is the community's traffic problem, I just live closest to it.

2

ron claims: His home was burglarized and he needs a way to protect his family.  

Response: I empathasize with ron's trauma of being burglarized, but while securing his property is understandable, it should not be at the expense of community safety. Why doesn't ron follow the advice of SD Superior Court Judge, Keri Katz, "There is nothing preventing 'ron' from building a gate/fence on his property at a location which will not prevent access to the turnaround."

3

ron claims: This is his property!

Response: ron chose to live in a community with an HOA, but does not want to abide by their rules. Imagine if all homeowners in our community can do whatever they like. I may want my home to look like this! In addition, the turnaround has been open and continuously used from the community's founding in 2007. Precedent and prescriptive easement have unequivocally been established.

4

ron claims: His roadblock is not causing any safety issue.

Response: Ofcourse it is! As indicated by numerous independent entities, like the City of SD, 

"…it is the unanimous opinion of City staff that the encroachment will create a dangerous and unsafe condition to vehicular traffic, pedestrian traffic and will be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the public."

Traffic consultant retained by The Preserve HOA, 

"The videos quickly illustrate the operational and safety hazards caused by an unapproved encroachment in the public easement and on the street. With insufficient space to turnaround, vehicles are forced to back down the street and into the intersection of The Preserve Terrace and the Preserve Way. This is a hazard…."

Or any of the videos that objectively indicate as such. How about this one?

5

ron claims: If the HOA places a "No Outlet" sign at the entrance of the road, it would address the problem of delivery vehicles getting stuck on our street.

Response: Nonsense. If ron truly thought road signs were so effective at stopping vehicles from entering our street, he would also believe that his "Private Property" sign could single-handedly keep vehicles out of 'his' turnaround, and not need the cones.

6

ron claims: The police captain and fire marshal support a gate and cones. 

Response: While highly respected in their specific roles, those individuals do not have jurisdiction over traffic safety and easement decisions. They might express support towards placing gates or cones as a deterrence for burglaries, but they cannot review these actions within the context of community planning/regulations, aesthetics, or traffic safety. The responsibility for such evaluations belongs to the HOA and the City of San Diego DSD (Development Services Department). Both entities have resoundingly rejected ron.

7

ron claims: San Diego Senior Deputy City Attorney Jana Will is biased against him.

Response: Really ron!! The neighbors are a nuisance, multiple HOA board members are wrong, independent traffic engineers are mistaken, the City is biased. When are you going to take a long look at your actions and the harm you are causing our community?

8

Asaf claims: ron can build a gate on his property at a location which will not prevent access to the turnaround.

Apr 17, 2024

ron sends me a cease and desist letter to remove this very website.  I replied back a week later that he can go fly a kite.

Apr 9, 2024

ron responds to the HOA with a long-winded, nonsensical diatribe and subsequently mails the documents to all community members.

Feb 28, 2024

HOA sends a violation letter to ron indicating that his persistent cones blockage of the road is causing the HOA to themselves be in violation of City Permits.

Dec 21, 2023

ron takes action against the city of San Diego because they denied his application to block the turnaround with his gate.

Dec 12, 2023

Cones are back! 

Dec 11, 2023

ron parks his car in the middle of the road! 

Dec 10, 2023

ron actively blocks mother and daughter trying to egress! 

In between

Peace and Quiet :)

Sep 22, 2023

ron removes his roadblock!

Sep 20, 2023

The City’s Design Services Department (DSD) Engineering Division emphatically and unconditionally denied ron’s encroachment agreement/permit. 

Aug 10, 2023

The HOA attorney sent out an Updated Litigation Disclosure indicating they don't agree with ron’s vehicular gate. They cite ron’s “lack of governmental approvals” and “expert report findings” as reasons to reject his gate application. Also, the HOA filed its anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss ron’s lawsuit. Anti-SLAPP laws are intended to prevent people from using courts, and potential threats of a lawsuit, to intimidate people who are exercising rights concerning a matter of public concern. If successful, ron will be forced to pay the HOA’s attorney fees. Hearing set for January 2024.

Aug 8, 2023

The HOA finally got their own traffic study expert, and they are affirmatively saying no to both the cones and the gate. The traffic expert summarizes his extensive report “...it is my professional opinion that the gate proposed by the owner of Lot 18 should not be installed as this would prevent access to the turnaround at the end of The Preserve Terrace creating a dangerous condition within the common area of the Association.”

Apr 27, 2023

San Diego Superior Court Judge, the Hon. Keri Katz issued ruling denying ron’s preliminary injunction request to build a gate, stating, “there is nothing preventing ‘ron’ from building a gate/fence on ‘his’ property at a location which will not prevent access to the turnaround.” and “Plaintiff submit evidence that altering the status quo to allow ‘ron’ to construct a gate/fence would block access to the turnaround thereby creating a dangerous condition.” Next court hearing is scheduled for August 11, 2023. 

Apr 20, 2023

I sur replied to ron’s new BS defense claim.

Apr 19, 2023

ron replied to my memorandum and the HOA’s memorandum and introduced a new defense to my prescriptive easement claim, indicating a prescriptive easement cannot take hold on an existing city easement.

Apr17, 2023

I submitted a memorandum to reject ron’s application, accompanied by an expert witness declaration. Similarly, the HOA also submitted a memorandum to reject ron’s application. 

Apr 13, 2023

ron submitted a memorandum to support his application for preliminary injunction with a declaration from his expert witness.

Mar 29, 2023

The matter was brought up before San Diego Superior Court Judge, the Hon. Keri Katz, and ron lost his TRO claim with resounding clarity, the Judge at one point stating, “...there is clearly no emergency here” and “...no judge in San Diego would grant this.” A preliminary injunction hearing is set for April 27, 2023.

Mar 22, 2023

ron countersued me and the HOA with baseless allegations, AND filed for a Temporary Restraining Order on the matter.

Mar 15, 2023

I responded to the HOA’s request for information in extreme detail accompanied by an opinion from a licensed traffic engineer, notably ron chose not to respond.

Mar 9, 2023

I filed complaint in superior court against ron to enforce a prescriptive easement.

Feb 2023

The new HOA board established a "briefing schedule” to evaluate the issue. The HOA’s letter specifically mentioned they will not address the prescriptive easement claim, as they believe it is a neighbor to neighbor dispute. I disagree with this premise, as I maintain this is a community traffic issue, I just happen to live closest to it.

The HOA determined it needed more information from ron and requested that he furnish a completed architectural application which includes a permit among other documents. In the meantime, the HOA instructed him to remove the cones from blocking the street as it presents a clear safety hazard.

ron complied with the HOA's instruction and removed the cones for a few days. However, he then contradicted the HOA's directive and placed the cones back, claiming his home was being staked by thieves. During this time, the 3 member HOA board experienced some turnover, requiring time for new board members to familiarize themselves with the matter.

Sep 2022

Both parties plead their case to the HOA highlighting their concerns and positions on the matter.

Aug 13, 2022

On this lovely summer day, I am in my backyard spending time with my son when I notice, through the side fence, ron positioning cones in the middle of the street. I carry on with my day, assuming this to be a temporary exercise of some sort. However, the following day, I see that the cones are still in the middle of the road, arranged in a manner that prevents vehicles from making a turnaround. Consequently, I send this email to ron about this issue. Despite my concerns, he disagrees that the cones would cause any problems on the street.