Originally Posted by
neko
If the OP has serious PTSD issues, perhaps flying CUN-TIJ, crossing the border in TIJ and picking up a rental car in San Diego is an option? Even if other family members traveled by air, it might be worth the time and hassle to the OP.
(That said, I'd be very careful about getting from the airport to the border crossing.)
There are busses. The OP could also fly Volaris OAK-TIJ-CUN. They have scanners at OAK, but last I saw, there was only 1 at T1 in OAK.
As for the scanners, just be observant! I've yet to be at an airport that has
all their scanners on and running. One or two might be up and one or two WTMDs are up. This makes the NoS easy to avoid...