SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — What started as one man playing music for friends at Golden Hill Park turned into a weekly gathering of hundreds, until the city shut it down.

Daniel Joseph Hernandez, who has been DJing since he was 14-years-old, said his deep connection to Golden Hill inspired him to bring music to the park last year. Within months, his casual hangouts grew into events he would promote on social media, drawing 500 people every Friday night.

“It became such a cool thing, and really felt like a community,” Hernandez said. “People were close, they were sharing food, dogs were running around — it was so much fun.”

But the gatherings ended earlier this month when park rangers told Hernandez he needed a city permit, along with insurance, security and even portable restrooms. Officia

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