In 2008, during the great recession, I opened a BBQ joint in Spring Valley, San Diego. For years I believed great food and real hospitality would be enough. It wasn’t. I was invisible. no agency, no PR team, no one coming to save me. So I stopped trying to look perfect, I stopped selling, and I started documenting the reality of building a business. That decision changed everything #calibbq #storytelling #digitalhospitality | Shawn P. Walchef

🚨 Sheriff’s SWAT, Drones & Robot Dog Used in 5-Hour Spring Valley Standoff Mon, Jan 26, 2026 — 5:35 PM�9801 Austin Drive, Spring Valley Spring Valley, CA — An hours-long sheriff’s standoff in Spring Valley ended peacefully just after midnight with the arrest of a man accused of making criminal threats and allegedly brandishing a firearm at a neighbor. According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, deputies from the Rancho San Diego Sheriff’s Station were called just after 5:30 p.m. to