SDMC mediators performed over 1,000 mediations last year. Benefits of mediation Confidential. No reporting to outside sources. Long lasting solutions. Parties involved control outcome.
Cases come from the courts, the community, and the corporate world.
SDMC takes pride in the excellence of its 230-member mediator corps of trained, experienced citizen mediators. An informal but orderly process where parties present their dispute to a trained, objective SDMC arbitrator or panel of arbitrators for a final and binding decision. Hearing and process rules available on request. Administrative Hearings SDMC hearing officers conduct adjudicative processes and hear appeals for various public entities to resolve outstanding disputes on issues such as zoning, parking, and code enforcement. The San Diego Housing Commission, various San Diego area municipalities, and the University of California at San Diego use SDMC hearing officers.