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10 events to enjoy Memorial Day weekend in San Diego

Catch a concert, comedy show, pups at Petco Park, zoo at night and military tributes.

Things to Do

It&#x27;s Memorial Day weekend, and if you don&#x27;t want to spend every day at the beach, here&#x27;s what&#x27;s happening around San Diego.🐅 Explore the zoo at night, when it has live music, acrobats, dancers, and other entertainment with nocturnal wildlife.<ul><li>This is the final summer for this nighttime experience, which runs Friday through Aug. 9.</li></ul>

San Diego mosque shooting victims praised for "heroic" actions

The 3 community members are being remembered for protecting children and others.

Politics & Policy

The three victims in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Monday&#x27;s shooting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/shooting-san-diego-islamic-center" data-vars-content-id="83203d6a-8309-4dcd-9b8e-91bb216300bc" data-vars-headline="San Diego mosque shooting victims praised for &quot;heroic&quot; actions" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/shooting-san-diego-islamic-center" target="_self">Monday&#x27;s shooting</a> at the Islamic Center of San Diego were all beloved members of the Muslim community and acted heroically to save other lives, according to community leaders and San Diego police.Security guard Amin Abdullah, as well as community members Mansour Kaziha and Nader Awad, were shot outside <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the center&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/san-diego-islamic-center-shooting-mosque-threats" data-vars-content-id="83203d6a-8309-4dcd-9b8e-91bb216300bc" data-vars-headline="San Diego mosque shooting victims praised for &quot;heroic&quot; actions" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/san-diego-islamic-center-shooting-mosque-threats" target="_self">the center&#x27;s</a> entrance and are being lauded for preventing violence from reaching children attending school inside.

Why e-bikes are becoming a pediatric trauma crisis

The ER is seeing more kids with spine and skull fractures and brain bleeds from e-bike crashes.

News

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="E-bikes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/06/san-diego-ebike-crashes-rise-kids-injuries-speed-safety-rules" data-vars-content-id="57925dd1-dbda-47d9-a28d-01c01cd6622e" data-vars-headline="Why e-bikes are becoming a pediatric trauma crisis" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/06/san-diego-ebike-crashes-rise-kids-injuries-speed-safety-rules" target="_self">E-bikes</a> are on track to become the most common cause of child trauma cases at Rady Children&#x27;s Hospital this year, trauma medical director Romeo Ignacio told Axios.Why it matters: As e-bikes have become a popular ride for San Diego kids in recent years, crashes, injuries and ER visits have also spiked.

From prison to USD master's graduate

Shawn Khalifa was released in 2020 after a law change. Now he's earning a USD degree.

Education

When Shawn Khalifa steps onto the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="graduation stage" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/20/college-grad-population-grows-san-diego" data-vars-content-id="850a1ee7-905a-46d5-9c4f-afb1db0e201b" data-vars-headline="From prison to USD master&#x27;s graduate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/20/college-grad-population-grows-san-diego" target="_self">graduation stage</a> at the University of San Diego this weekend, he&#x27;ll be continuing a path he never thought possible a few years ago.The big picture: Khalifa went to prison at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="age 15" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kpbs.org/news/midday-edition/2019/08/09/mother-rides-rollercoaster-hope-while-her-son-sits" data-vars-content-id="850a1ee7-905a-46d5-9c4f-afb1db0e201b" data-vars-headline="From prison to USD master&#x27;s graduate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/midday-edition/2019/08/09/mother-rides-rollercoaster-hope-while-her-son-sits" target="_blank">age 15</a> after being convicted under a since-changed California felony murder law, and he was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="released in 2020" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kpbs.org/news/evening-edition/2020/02/26/after-16-years-prison-californias-felony-murder-la" data-vars-content-id="850a1ee7-905a-46d5-9c4f-afb1db0e201b" data-vars-headline="From prison to USD master&#x27;s graduate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/evening-edition/2020/02/26/after-16-years-prison-californias-felony-murder-la" target="_blank">released in 2020</a> at age 31.

Construction ramps up across Mission Bay

From new amenities to major overhauls, multiple projects are underway across the popular park.

Development

Construction is everywhere around <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mission Bay" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/09/mission-bay-cleanup-san-diego-volunteers-trash-collected-iloveacleansd-cox-event" data-vars-content-id="3d57fc2c-5d38-4459-8000-629c8179a3e6" data-vars-headline="Construction ramps up across Mission Bay" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/09/mission-bay-cleanup-san-diego-volunteers-trash-collected-iloveacleansd-cox-event" target="_self">Mission Bay</a> as multiple projects and updates are in the works.Why it matters: The park is one of the city&#x27;s biggest attractions and has its own source of funds, so it&#x27;s easier to pay for upgrades, even as the city faces budget issues, according to city officials.

The push to make Chula Vista the next Hollywood

Producer Aaron Roberts says the space could grow into a major film and TV hub.

Aaron Roberts said he&#x27;s well on his way to creating a 90,000-square-foot studio space in Chula Vista that could one day also become a sound stage for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="movies and TV shows" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/23/oscar-nominees-which-movies-to-watch-streaming" data-vars-content-id="aa952300-6232-4c1f-8cdd-bd8325f176aa" data-vars-headline="The push to make Chula Vista the next Hollywood" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/23/oscar-nominees-which-movies-to-watch-streaming" target="_self">movies and TV shows</a>.Why it matters: The Chula Vista Entertainment Center would create space for photographers, podcasters and digital creatives to work, and ultimately bring movie and TV filming to Chula Vista, Roberts told Axios.

What's next for Midway Rising

City leaders say the $3.9B Sports Arena redevelopment is still moving ahead despite a court loss.

Developers and city leaders aren&#x27;t giving up on the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Midway Rising project" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/09/25/san-diego-midway-rising-development-plan-vote" data-vars-content-id="35dc3dfb-d077-41df-a3e5-bf1476e48755" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s next for Midway Rising" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/09/25/san-diego-midway-rising-development-plan-vote" target="_self">Midway Rising project</a> despite a recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="California Supreme Court ruling" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kpbs.org/news/quality-of-life/2026/01/06/midway-district-height-limit-will-remain-in-place-after-california-supreme-court-denies-city-appeal" data-vars-content-id="35dc3dfb-d077-41df-a3e5-bf1476e48755" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s next for Midway Rising" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/quality-of-life/2026/01/06/midway-district-height-limit-will-remain-in-place-after-california-supreme-court-denies-city-appeal" target="_blank">California Supreme Court ruling</a>.Why it matters: The city has been trying for years to get clearance for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the $3.9 billion project" data-vars-click-url="https://sandiegomagazine.com/features/midway-rising-redevelopment-project-san-diego/" data-vars-content-id="35dc3dfb-d077-41df-a3e5-bf1476e48755" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s next for Midway Rising" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sandiegomagazine.com/features/midway-rising-redevelopment-project-san-diego/" target="_blank">the $3.9 billion project</a> to move ahead, potentially remaking Sports Arena into a mixed-use development with thousands of apartments, shops, parks and a stadium.

San Diego's new apartment construction can't keep up

San Diego's housing growth slowed this year, trailing other U.S. cities even after a major surge.

San Diego is trailing other major U.S. cities in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new apartment construction" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/21/new-apartment-construction-rent" data-vars-content-id="f27c476c-cfbc-431c-8698-64e620ae68ed" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s new apartment construction can&#x27;t keep up" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/21/new-apartment-construction-rent" target="_self">new apartment construction</a> this year, even after a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="surge in housing production" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/05/08/affordable-housing-construction-development-boom-future-drop-off" data-vars-content-id="f27c476c-cfbc-431c-8698-64e620ae68ed" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s new apartment construction can&#x27;t keep up" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/05/08/affordable-housing-construction-development-boom-future-drop-off" target="_self">surge in housing production</a>.Why it matters: More <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="housing" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/16/salary-needed-buying-home-renting-san-diego" data-vars-content-id="f27c476c-cfbc-431c-8698-64e620ae68ed" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s new apartment construction can&#x27;t keep up" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/16/salary-needed-buying-home-renting-san-diego" target="_self">housing</a> can drive down the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cost of living" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/28/apartment-rent-square-footage-metro-area" data-vars-content-id="f27c476c-cfbc-431c-8698-64e620ae68ed" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s new apartment construction can&#x27;t keep up" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/28/apartment-rent-square-footage-metro-area" target="_self">cost of living</a> in the city.

San Diego's Midway Rising faces major vote

The plans for the entertainment district include a new sports arena and high-rise apartments.

The Midway Rising project could reach a major milestone today that would move forward grand <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="plans to redevelop" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/03/21/san-diego-midway-rising-redevelopment-eifd" data-vars-content-id="10b59183-fd6c-4391-9f4d-df66752d410b" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s Midway Rising faces major vote" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/03/21/san-diego-midway-rising-redevelopment-eifd" target="_self">plans to redevelop</a> the Sports Arena area.Why it matters: The $3.9 billion project seeks to transform the 49-acre site into a walkable residential, retail and entertainment district with thousands of new apartments, shops, parks and a new arena.

New roadway into SAN opens to ease congestion

The first phase of the new Terminal 1 is slated to open in September.

San Diego International Airport is opening a new, dedicated road to both terminals Friday, shifting airport traffic off of Harbor Drive.Why it matters: The three-lane road on airport property is expected to divert 45,000 vehicles per day, at least initially clearing up congestion for both airport trips and local traffic.

Council to consider $267 million affordable housing project at troubled high-rise

The City Council will decide Tuesday whether to lease 101 Ash St. to affordable housing developers.

San Diego&#x27;s years-long <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="101 Ash St. saga" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/09/07/san-diego-high-rise-office-apartment-conversion" data-vars-content-id="cd469b36-48c8-4435-b1f8-3f127c8dffcd" data-vars-headline="Council to consider $267 million affordable housing project at troubled high-rise" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/09/07/san-diego-high-rise-office-apartment-conversion" target="_self">101 Ash St. saga</a> could me moving into a new chapter.Why it matters: The downtown high-rise has dominated City Hall politics since the city <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="acquired it" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2021/07/05/anatomy-of-the-deal-what-happened-on-ash-street/" data-vars-content-id="cd469b36-48c8-4435-b1f8-3f127c8dffcd" data-vars-headline="Council to consider $267 million affordable housing project at troubled high-rise" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2021/07/05/anatomy-of-the-deal-what-happened-on-ash-street/" target="_blank">acquired it</a> in 2016, but it was only briefly occupied due to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="major asbestos problems" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2020-03-15/contractor-for-ash-street-property-had-serious-doubts-over-safety-of-moving-into-building" data-vars-content-id="cd469b36-48c8-4435-b1f8-3f127c8dffcd" data-vars-headline="Council to consider $267 million affordable housing project at troubled high-rise" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2020-03-15/contractor-for-ash-street-property-had-serious-doubts-over-safety-of-moving-into-building" target="_blank">major asbestos problems</a>.

San Diego weighs moving City Hall for Civic Center project

Council members received a report on the vision for a new heart of downtown, and took the step of saying it's time to vacate their obsolete home.

City leaders seem ready to find a new City Hall to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="make way for redevelopment" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/07/prebys-foundation-san-diego-civic-center" data-vars-content-id="b0ed4a38-67cd-48bc-b47f-1aa8781444c3" data-vars-headline="San Diego weighs moving City Hall for Civic Center project" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/07/prebys-foundation-san-diego-civic-center" target="_self">make way for redevelopment</a> of six city-owned blocks around the Civic Center.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="philanthropy-led effort" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/02/13/san-diego-civic-center-revitalization-prebys-gloria-downtown-partnership-city-hall" data-vars-content-id="b0ed4a38-67cd-48bc-b47f-1aa8781444c3" data-vars-headline="San Diego weighs moving City Hall for Civic Center project" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/02/13/san-diego-civic-center-revitalization-prebys-gloria-downtown-partnership-city-hall" target="_self">philanthropy-led effort</a> to relocate City Hall and redevelop the obsolete Civic Center is inching along, after the city <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="repeatedly" data-vars-click-url="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2010/06/24/new-city-hall-same-as-the-old/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" data-vars-content-id="b0ed4a38-67cd-48bc-b47f-1aa8781444c3" data-vars-headline="San Diego weighs moving City Hall for Civic Center project" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2010/06/24/new-city-hall-same-as-the-old/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">repeatedly</a> tried and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="failed" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/08/02/san-diego-city-hall-redevelopment-bid-deadline" data-vars-content-id="b0ed4a38-67cd-48bc-b47f-1aa8781444c3" data-vars-headline="San Diego weighs moving City Hall for Civic Center project" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/08/02/san-diego-city-hall-redevelopment-bid-deadline" target="_self">failed</a> to revitalize the area in the heart of downtown San Diego.

New ADU rules could let San Diego homeowners sell backyard units

San Diego could join San Jose as cities that allow property owners to sell ADUs like condos.

Politics

San Diego property owners may soon be able to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="build accessory dwelling units" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/06/17/adu-development-surge-bonus-program" data-vars-content-id="60f8bcc4-e0cf-4d90-a402-579f453ca64b" data-vars-headline="New ADU rules could let San Diego homeowners sell backyard units" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/06/17/adu-development-surge-bonus-program" target="_self">build accessory dwelling units</a>, or granny flats, and sell them as separate properties, like condos.Why it matters: The expected change could spur more property owners to consider building backyard units, just as the city <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reins in ADU policies" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/03/05/san-diego-council-adu-policy-backyard-apartments" data-vars-content-id="60f8bcc4-e0cf-4d90-a402-579f453ca64b" data-vars-headline="New ADU rules could let San Diego homeowners sell backyard units" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/03/05/san-diego-council-adu-policy-backyard-apartments" target="_self">reins in ADU policies</a> that generated neighborhood backlash.

Imperial Beach, National City have the most suburban renters

Nearly 70% of Imperial Beach and National City households are renters.

The San Diego suburbs with the highest share of renters are both in the South Bay.Why it matters: Housing <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="affordability" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/homes-buyers-sellers-redfin" data-vars-content-id="4bb755f2-cb1c-4291-bdc7-62e833da99c5" data-vars-headline="Imperial Beach, National City have the most suburban renters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/homes-buyers-sellers-redfin" target="_self">affordability</a> and changing demographics are transforming suburban life.

Development 🏗️

Construction ramps up across Mission Bay

The push to make Chula Vista the next Hollywood

What's next for Midway Rising

San Diego's new apartment construction can't keep up

San Diego's Midway Rising faces major vote