San Diego Consumers’ Action Network helps San Diegans find practical information to save money, avoid scams, and make informed decisions. From neighborhood shopping resources to warnings about misleading offers, our goal is to help you understand your options and point you toward useful, reliable resources.
We focus on everyday consumer concerns: finding better value, recognizing questionable claims, avoiding unnecessary expenses, and identifying opportunities to recover money. As we expand our coverage, that includes information about consumer class action settlements that eligible San Diegans can participate in. Whether an issue starts locally or affects consumers nationwide, we want to explain why it matters here and where to go next.
SanDiegoCAN is an informational website shaped by the needs and experiences of its readers. If you know about a useful local resource, have encountered a possible scam, or have an idea for something we should cover, please share it through our contact form.
Our Founder Michael Shames
SanDiegoCAN exists because of Michael Shames. He founded the site as a place to share his longstanding interest in consumer issues and help people look more closely at the claims, prices, and practices affecting their lives. His writing explored subjects ranging from utility costs and local services to questionable supplements, purported cures, and consumer scams.
Michael’s work established the foundation for the site and much of the information collected here over the years. He is no longer involved in its day-to-day operation, although he remains welcome to contribute articles and perspectives. As SanDiegoCAN develops new resources and updates older material, we are building on his commitment to helping consumers ask better questions and find useful answers.
The video below features Michael during an earlier chapter of SanDiegoCAN. We have kept it here as a look back at the person and personality behind the site’s beginnings.
