BryanS

Hello everyone, my name is Bryan and I'm a gringo from here in Southern California. In a few weeks I'm driving down to Tijuana to visit a friend. So I have some questions for those familiar with TJ and/or live in TJ.
I plan on parking my car in San Ysidro and walking across the border, if my friend can't pick me up will the taxis at the border take me down into Tijuana, she lives about 20 minutes from the border, and how much am I looking to pay for that?
Also should I bring as little stuff as possible I.E Credit Cards etc? Lastly, what kind of wait times will I be expecting to endure when I walk back across the border? Thanks!