{"id":273,"date":"2022-02-12T10:20:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T10:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2026-09-06T06:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T06:53:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"273\" class=\"elementor elementor-273\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5181be2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5181be2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aec3b1\" data-id=\"3aec3b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1a454 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da1a454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional German Network &amp; Meetup in San Diego, CA<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1235936 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1235936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional German Network &amp; Meetup in San Diego, CA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce22e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ce22e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"1334\" class=\"elementor elementor-1334\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5122aafa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5122aafa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d98425b\" data-id=\"6d98425b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1626e668 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1626e668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/meetups\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Upcoming Meetup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c5b9163\" data-id=\"7c5b9163\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8e5542 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4c8e5542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/meetups\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\u2709\ufe0f Join Mailing List<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcb17a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcb17a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-577ccb6\" data-id=\"577ccb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f922efe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f922efe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f58c264\" data-id=\"f58c264\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5421e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e5421e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/San-Diego-Germans-Logo.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"San-Diego-Germans-Logo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2RnZXJtYW5zLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMDJcL1Nhbi1EaWVnby1HZXJtYW5zLUxvZ28ucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/San-Diego-Germans-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/San-Diego-Germans-Logo.png 500w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/San-Diego-Germans-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/San-Diego-Germans-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e5ebc0\" data-id=\"0e5ebc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3e093 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e3e093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SD Germans as a German-Speaking professional network in San Diego is one of the oldest German Stammtisch Meetups since 2001 in San Diego, California. We keep the original idea of the Meetup has been that Germans in San Diego can come together to help each other out in terms of sharing their experiences, knowledge, and takeaways from their day-to-day life in San Diego, California and the U.S.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e806551 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e806551\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c00806\" data-id=\"3c00806\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31f810 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d31f810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are most likely the biggest German-speaking community up-do date, and holding at the moment over 1200 members as of 2026 in our mailing list from which around we count 200 active members regularly coming to our meetups.<\/p><p>The usual meetup groups are usually around 10-30 people, depending on the time of year and the mood of people, since we don&#8217;t have any memberships nor RSVP it&#8217;s completely up to everywhere to show up. To get some impressions, <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/gallery\/\">visit our gallery<\/a>.<\/p><p>SD Germans is a nonprofit meetup group with no commercial or profit-driven intentions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7fd5dc\" data-id=\"d7fd5dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb33b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb33b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2025-09--SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2RnZXJtYW5zLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDlcLzIwMjUtMDktU0QtR2VybWFucy1NZWV0dXAtU2FuLURpZWdvLTA5LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09-1024x542.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-498\" alt=\"San Diego German Meetup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a27e8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a27e8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e82bc1b\" data-id=\"e82bc1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be48d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be48d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Are The Organizers?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d08c7a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d08c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Meetup\/Stammtisch is being organized by Jana &amp; William Sen, and J\u00fcrgen Schmerler. If you have any questions, suggestions or any other inquiry, please <a href=\"\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-587da79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"587da79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-842564a\" data-id=\"842564a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5889b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5889b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>William<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc5614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7dc5614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr-William-Sen.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-939\" alt=\"Dr. William Sen from San Diego\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr-William-Sen.webp 256w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr-William-Sen-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591acef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"591acef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bill is the main organizer who created SD Germans, an <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/profiles\/william-sen\/\">SEO expert<\/a>, and ensures the meetup appears prominently in search results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e2b7c e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"13e2b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-de47502\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/williamsen\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-f4cf22d\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/lebenusa\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-0f5fed3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LebenUSA\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-link elementor-repeater-item-d9472d1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gobluemedia.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83b8dde\" data-id=\"83b8dde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0c1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f0c1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJana\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889908e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"889908e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jana-Sen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-287\" alt=\"Jana Sen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jana-Sen.jpg 256w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jana-Sen-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a73a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a73a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jana and William usually attend every meetup and serve as the main organizers. Jana handles email communication. <a style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Contact her here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fdd44 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"73fdd44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-de47502\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jana-sen-41147b106\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d569c4\" data-id=\"7d569c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447e247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447e247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>J\u00fcrgen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d40f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d40f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jurgen-Schmerler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jurgen-Schmerler.jpg 256w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jurgen-Schmerler-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35add7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35add7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>J\u00fcrgen is one of the original founders of the German Business Network San Diego since 2001. He is being supported by Jana &amp; William.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a182edb e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"a182edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-de47502\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/schmerler\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3368fbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3368fbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-882bf18\" data-id=\"882bf18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e168d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3e168d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Come To Us?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ec0b4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ec0b4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff94012\" data-id=\"ff94012\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3cfad6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3cfad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are several reasons for people to come to the meeting. The main reason would be to meet new people or meet the ones they already know from the meeting. The meeting is <b>not <\/b>accompanied by events or presentations, it is <b>self-regulated<\/b> and <b>free of charge<\/b>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The atmosphere is rather relaxed where we eat, drink, talk, and have a good time together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The goal of the meeting is to have a pleasant get-together where friendships and business contacts can form.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34c3da3\" data-id=\"34c3da3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e744800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e744800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTM0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2RnZXJtYW5zLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTBcLzIwMjUtMTAtMTQtU0QtR2VybWFucy1HQUJBLU1peGVyLTAxLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01-1024x672.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-534\" alt=\"San Diego Germans Meetup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01-1536x1008.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48851f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48851f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Are Our Guests?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3d64d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3d64d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a2cf3a\" data-id=\"6a2cf3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7b1f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f7b1f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2RnZXJtYW5zLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTBcLzIwMjUtMTAtMTQtU0QtR2VybWFucy1HQUJBLU1peGVyLTEwLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-543\" alt=\"San Diego Germans Meetup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10-1536x684.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653f1ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"653f1ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Around 90% of our meetup guests grew up in Germany, but live in South California. Some of our guests are also from Switzerland and Austria.<\/p><p>However, everyone is welcome regardless of their background. For example, we host people who have lived in Germany, worked with German companies, or are simply interested in connecting with the German community.<\/p><p>Guests sometimes bring spouses who do not speak German, and they are always welcome. <strong>In short, everyone is welcome.<\/strong><\/p><p>There is no formal set of rules for the Meetup. But we see ourselves as a professional network, meaning the focus is less on festive activities and more on meaningful conversations, including business topics and the exchange of practical, useful insights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a8bae6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a8bae6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d79d1d\" data-id=\"6d79d1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1b9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"cf1b9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"354\" class=\"elementor elementor-354\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff022c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff022c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aba4c7a\" data-id=\"aba4c7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-659322c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"659322c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7503cd\" data-id=\"a7503cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fc3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25fc3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impressions from our German Meetups<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6a6df elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"4f6a6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/gallery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10.jpg\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"342\" aria-label=\"San Diego Germans Meetup\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d08884 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d08884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/meetups\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lapper Sports Bar &amp; Kitchen<br>500 Hotel Cir N, San Diego, CA 92108<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">6:30 PM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-ticket-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Free Entrance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f765a07 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f765a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can use the paid parking and validate at the bar for 4 hours of free parking (see below)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18d22c4\" data-id=\"18d22c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5cee32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5cee32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lapper-Sports-Bar-San-Diego-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1195\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lapper-Sports-Bar-San-Diego-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lapper-Sports-Bar-San-Diego-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lapper-Sports-Bar-San-Diego.webp 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05458a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"05458a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe 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