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Drivers run new stop signs at fatal San Diego crash site

Police issued 39 tickets after new signs went up where 11-year-old Andrew Olsen was killed.

Public Safety

After an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="11-year-old was killed" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/12/11/san-diego-dangerous-intersections-traffic-deaths" data-vars-content-id="e0d5c171-daad-473b-b066-9639b341c2ea" data-vars-headline="Drivers run new stop signs at fatal San Diego crash site" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/12/11/san-diego-dangerous-intersections-traffic-deaths" target="_self">11-year-old was killed</a> by a car at a San Carlos intersection last October, the city installed stop signs that drivers have frequently been blowing through, records show.Why it matters: The stop signs were meant to prevent more tragedies like Andrew Olsen&#x27;s death. Instead, many drivers appear to be either missing or ignoring them.

Sips & Snacks: Sayulitas 2-pound burrito hits hard

It's currently holds the title for heavyweight champ among San Diego's California burritos.

Food and Drink

There&#x27;s a new heavyweight champ among <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Diego&#x27;s California burritos" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/28/california-burrito-san-diego-cost-increase-restaurant-inflation" data-vars-content-id="388a0dd5-43c0-45d0-b0f9-5e0cb5670dd1" data-vars-headline="Sips &amp; Snacks: Sayulitas 2-pound burrito hits hard" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/28/california-burrito-san-diego-cost-increase-restaurant-inflation" target="_self">San Diego&#x27;s California burritos</a>.Dig in: On our search to find the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fattest burrito in town" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/11/finding-san-diego-fattest-california-burritos" data-vars-content-id="388a0dd5-43c0-45d0-b0f9-5e0cb5670dd1" data-vars-headline="Sips &amp; Snacks: Sayulitas 2-pound burrito hits hard" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/11/finding-san-diego-fattest-california-burritos" target="_self">fattest burrito in town</a>, readers recommended <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sayulitas" data-vars-click-url="https://sayulitaseats.com/" data-vars-content-id="388a0dd5-43c0-45d0-b0f9-5e0cb5670dd1" data-vars-headline="Sips &amp; Snacks: Sayulitas 2-pound burrito hits hard" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sayulitaseats.com/" target="_blank">Sayulitas</a> again and again. And rightfully so.

What ChatGPT secretly thinks about San Diego

A new study looks at how AI models rank U.S. cities and reinforce stereotypes.

News

Researchers have found that large language models (LLMs), such as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ChatGPT" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/09/chatgpt-ads-testing-go-free" data-vars-content-id="fc721872-653b-4845-bd2d-1dc98a673468" data-vars-headline="What ChatGPT secretly thinks about San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/09/chatgpt-ads-testing-go-free" target="_self">ChatGPT</a>, are just as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="biased" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/13/study-chatgpt-bias-chicago-oxford-kentucky-llm-city-stereotypes-ranking" data-vars-content-id="fc721872-653b-4845-bd2d-1dc98a673468" data-vars-headline="What ChatGPT secretly thinks about San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/13/study-chatgpt-bias-chicago-oxford-kentucky-llm-city-stereotypes-ranking" target="_self">biased</a> as the rest of the world, including in their perception of San Diego&#x27;s chill culture.The big picture: Internet scholars at University of Oxford and University of Kentucky <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="recently compared" data-vars-click-url="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768624251408919" data-vars-content-id="fc721872-653b-4845-bd2d-1dc98a673468" data-vars-headline="What ChatGPT secretly thinks about San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768624251408919" target="_blank">recently compared</a> 91 U.S. cities with populations over 250,000 across a range of categories to gauge AI inequality and bias, including social and physical attributes, food quality, governance, politics and business climate.

San Diego income growth outpaces national rate

New federal data shows local personal income climbed 5.9%, outpacing the national gain.

Money

Personal <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="income levels" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/25/trump-economy-inflation-income-growth" data-vars-content-id="d9d81d75-7c16-46fa-91a2-fe7dbf3b9890" data-vars-headline="San Diego income growth outpaces national rate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/25/trump-economy-inflation-income-growth" target="_self">income levels</a> rose 5.9% in San Diego County from 2023 to 2024, according to new U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="data" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-by-county" data-vars-content-id="d9d81d75-7c16-46fa-91a2-fe7dbf3b9890" data-vars-headline="San Diego income growth outpaces national rate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-by-county" target="_blank">data</a>.The big picture: That&#x27;s bigger than the national increase of 5.6%.

Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race

After a campaign based on her record fighting to protect residents from the Tijuana sewage crisis, Imperial Beach's mayor would give Democrats a majority at the county.

Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre is poised to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="become San Diego&#x27;s new county supervisor" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/06/24/san-diego-county-special-election-aguirre-mccann" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/06/24/san-diego-county-special-election-aguirre-mccann" target="_self">become San Diego&#x27;s new county supervisor</a>, based on early ballot returns Tuesday night.Why it matters: Aguirre gives Democrats a 3-2 majority on the County Board of Supervisors, which <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="controls an $8.6 billion budget" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/05/san-diego-county-budget-deficit-2025" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/05/san-diego-county-budget-deficit-2025" target="_self">controls an $8.6 billion budget</a>.Driving the news: Aguirre took a roughly 6 percentage point lead — 53.2% to 46.8% — over Republican <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Chula Vista Mayor John McCann" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/21/san-diego-county-supervisor-race-district-1-runoff-2025" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/21/san-diego-county-supervisor-race-district-1-runoff-2025" target="_self">Chula Vista Mayor John McCann</a> on election night.<ul><li>About 70,000 ballots were counted, mostly mail-in, with a projected 9,500 outstanding. </li></ul>What they&#x27;re saying: &quot;It&#x27;s a new day in the South Bay! Today belongs to the working class families of South County, a nuestra gente trabajadora,&quot; Aguirre said in a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="statement on X" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/paloma4D1/status/1940277916790923391" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/paloma4D1/status/1940277916790923391" target="_blank">statement on X</a> late Tuesday night. <ul><li>&quot;Now, it&#x27;s time for urgent action our families need: clean up the sewage, lower costs and deliver results. Thank you, South County! Let&#x27;s get to work.&quot;</li><li>Meanwhile, McCann told the Union-Tribune that he was in a &quot;competitive position,&quot; after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the initial results" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/01/mccann-or-aguirre-voters-head-to-the-polls-in-south-county-special-election-for-supervisor/" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/01/mccann-or-aguirre-voters-head-to-the-polls-in-south-county-special-election-for-supervisor/" target="_blank">the initial results</a>.</li></ul>State of play: The vacancy opened in December when former Board Chair Nora Vargas resigned a month after winning re-election.<ul><li>Aguirre would fill the remainder of that four-year term, representing the district that covers the southern part of the county.</li></ul>Between the lines: Despite its 2-2 partisan deadlock, the board of supervisors <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="struck a budget compromise" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kpbs.org/news/politics/2025/06/24/san-diego-county-supervisors-approve-8-63b-budget-for-2025-26-fiscal-year" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/politics/2025/06/24/san-diego-county-supervisors-approve-8-63b-budget-for-2025-26-fiscal-year" target="_blank">struck a budget compromise</a> last week.<ul><li>But Aguirre&#x27;s win could lead to policy changes opposed by Republicans, like proposals to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="unleash county reserves" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/17/san-diego-state-county-address-lawson-remer-trump-tax-reserves" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/17/san-diego-state-county-address-lawson-remer-trump-tax-reserves" target="_self">unleash county reserves</a> to prevent service cuts, to put a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tax measure on an upcoming ballot" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/02/10/san-diego-county-supervisors-tax-hike-trump-budget" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/02/10/san-diego-county-supervisors-tax-hike-trump-budget" target="_self">tax measure on an upcoming ballot</a>, or to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="further prevent county cooperation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-county-supervisors-vote-to-deny-aid-to-feds-on-immigration/3697646/" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-county-supervisors-vote-to-deny-aid-to-feds-on-immigration/3697646/" target="_blank">further prevent county cooperation</a> with federal immigration enforcement.</li></ul>The bottom line: Aguirre <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="focused her campaign message" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/15/aguirre-pitches-sewage-plan-as-part-of-county-supe-bid" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/15/aguirre-pitches-sewage-plan-as-part-of-county-supe-bid" target="_self">focused her campaign message</a> on her record fighting to clean up the cross-border sewage crisis that plagues her city.<ul><li>A win would put her in position to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="expand the county&#x27;s role in that fight" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/01/trump-epa-chief-zeldin-visiting-san-diego-tijuana-sewage-crisis" data-vars-content-id="15c0a6ae-ce2c-4f1e-a936-1f7c30b5ff6a" data-vars-headline="Aguirre takes lead in San Diego County supervisor race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/01/trump-epa-chief-zeldin-visiting-san-diego-tijuana-sewage-crisis" target="_self">expand the county&#x27;s role in that fight</a>.</li></ul>

So you're telling me there's a chance: GOP again eyes county board of supes

Five months after going all-in on what they thought was their last shot, Republicans have another opportunity to try flipping a supervisor seat.

In last year&#x27;s District 3 supervisor race, Republicans saw <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="their last, best chance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/10/08/san-diego-county-supervisor-election-faulconer-lawson-remer" data-vars-content-id="f0c913d6-dc4e-4a7f-b854-c4e5f5c11c0d" data-vars-headline="So you&#x27;re telling me there&#x27;s a chance: GOP again eyes county board of supes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/10/08/san-diego-county-supervisor-election-faulconer-lawson-remer" target="_self">their last, best chance</a> to retake a majority on the county board of supervisors. Five months later, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="their last, best chance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/09/mccann-aguirre-south-bay-county-supervisor-special-election" data-vars-content-id="f0c913d6-dc4e-4a7f-b854-c4e5f5c11c0d" data-vars-headline="So you&#x27;re telling me there&#x27;s a chance: GOP again eyes county board of supes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/09/mccann-aguirre-south-bay-county-supervisor-special-election" target="_self">their last, best chance</a> may be here again.Why it matters: The special election for the county&#x27;s District 1 seat will determine partisan control of a board that controls an $8.5 billion budget — and had a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="5-0 GOP majority as recently as 2018" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/10/29/gop-stronghold-november-elections-democrat-voters" data-vars-content-id="f0c913d6-dc4e-4a7f-b854-c4e5f5c11c0d" data-vars-headline="So you&#x27;re telling me there&#x27;s a chance: GOP again eyes county board of supes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/10/29/gop-stronghold-november-elections-democrat-voters" target="_self">5-0 GOP majority as recently as 2018</a>.

McCann, Aguirre advance in special supervisor election

Early results released Tuesday give they mayors of Chula Vista and Imperial Beach comfortable leads ahead of a July runoff.

Politics

Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre are headed to a runoff to be <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="South Bay&#x27;s next county supervisor" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/08/san-diego-county-supervisor-special-election-south-bay-voters" data-vars-content-id="a9ea386b-3247-4b05-8aa6-3b362b6833f2" data-vars-headline="McCann, Aguirre advance in special supervisor election" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/08/san-diego-county-supervisor-special-election-south-bay-voters" target="_self">South Bay&#x27;s next county supervisor</a>.Why it matters: The July 1 election will determine partisan control of the county board of supervisors, which has been stuck at a 2-2 stalemate since former Supervisor Nora Vargas&#x27; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="surprise resignation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/12/20/county-board-chair-nora-vargas-resigns" data-vars-content-id="a9ea386b-3247-4b05-8aa6-3b362b6833f2" data-vars-headline="McCann, Aguirre advance in special supervisor election" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/12/20/county-board-chair-nora-vargas-resigns" target="_self">surprise resignation</a>.

San Diego County supervisor special election: South Bay voters head to the polls

The race to fill the vacancy left by former County Supervisor Nora Vargas' resignation is reaching the end of its primary.

It&#x27;s Election Day in the South Bay, whatever that means in a race where the vast majority of voters will cast a ballot by mail, and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more than 50,000 people already have" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/04/turnout-watch-votes-san-diego-county-district-1-special-election" data-vars-content-id="871077c7-b5be-4cc6-872f-49b6ee359872" data-vars-headline="San Diego County supervisor special election: South Bay voters head to the polls" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/04/turnout-watch-votes-san-diego-county-district-1-special-election" target="_self">more than 50,000 people already have</a>.Why it matters: It&#x27;s the primary for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="special election" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/14/county-supervisors-special-election-vargas-resignation" data-vars-content-id="871077c7-b5be-4cc6-872f-49b6ee359872" data-vars-headline="San Diego County supervisor special election: South Bay voters head to the polls" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/14/county-supervisors-special-election-vargas-resignation" target="_self">special election</a> to fill the vacancy left by former <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Supervisor Nora Vargas&#x27; abrupt resignation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/12/20/county-board-chair-nora-vargas-resigns" data-vars-content-id="871077c7-b5be-4cc6-872f-49b6ee359872" data-vars-headline="San Diego County supervisor special election: South Bay voters head to the polls" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/12/20/county-board-chair-nora-vargas-resigns" target="_self">Supervisor Nora Vargas&#x27; abrupt resignation</a> last year.

Turnout watch: Votes trickle in ahead of San Diego County District 1 special election

Four high-profile electeds — one Republican and three Democrats — are vying for an expected two places in a July runoff.

About 13% of South Bay voters had cast ballots as of Friday in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="special election" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/14/county-supervisors-special-election-vargas-resignation" data-vars-content-id="7c2b15f3-e579-447e-baa2-14a08a710b21" data-vars-headline="Turnout watch: Votes trickle in ahead of San Diego County District 1 special election" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/14/county-supervisors-special-election-vargas-resignation" target="_self">special election</a> to elect a new District 1 county supervisor.Why it matters: Election Day is Tuesday. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The last special election" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/07/24/voter-guide-san-diego-district-4-county-supervisor-special-election" data-vars-content-id="7c2b15f3-e579-447e-baa2-14a08a710b21" data-vars-headline="Turnout watch: Votes trickle in ahead of San Diego County District 1 special election" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/07/24/voter-guide-san-diego-district-4-county-supervisor-special-election" target="_self">The last special election</a>, in 2023, for a county supervisor saw just 22.7% voter turnout — compared with 55% turnout in November&#x27;s general election — and this one could be on track for similarly low engagement.

Gloria survived a tough cycle for big city California mayors

Voters ousted mayors in Oakland and San Francisco, while San Diego's mayor survived a surprisingly tight challenge.

Big city mayors had a rough election night, which Mayor Todd Gloria pointed to as evidence that his own reelection slog could&#x27;ve been worse.Why it matters: Voters in California&#x27;s biggest cities are taking their frustration over the cost of living, housing and homelessness out on incumbent mayors.

How California and San Diego County are swinging red in 3 charts

San Diego voters' presidential choice shifted to the right, though the state remains solidly blue

California is seeing undercurrents of the election&#x27;s red tide, an exclusive Axios analysis finds.Why it matters: Voting trends show the solidly blue state swung heavily toward President-elect Trump in the 2024 election, but California still went to Vice President Harris.

7 things we learned about San Diego from Tuesday's election

Dive into what voters' choices told us about where the city is headed.

The presidential results are dominating attention spans across the country today, but San Diego voters told us where they stand on the biggest issues facing the city.Driving the news: Here are seven observations of what voters&#x27; choices told us.

Support for transit sales tax Measure G trails in early results

The Registrar estimates it has 590,000 countywide votes remaining as of Wednesday morning.

Measure G, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="countywide half-cent sales tax increase" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/10/25/measure-g-san-diego-county-sales-tax-transit-transportation" data-vars-content-id="c0e1b562-7c6c-439c-a380-72a17aba4e00" data-vars-headline="Support for transit sales tax Measure G trails in early results" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/10/25/measure-g-san-diego-county-sales-tax-transit-transportation" target="_self">countywide half-cent sales tax increase</a> to pay for regional transportation projects, is trailing in the first batch of results, but the outcome remains too close to call.Why it matters: The region&#x27;s hopes for major transit projects — like an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="airport-trolley connection" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/11/san-diego-airport-transit-connection-lose-funding-southwest-alaska-airlines" data-vars-content-id="c0e1b562-7c6c-439c-a380-72a17aba4e00" data-vars-headline="Support for transit sales tax Measure G trails in early results" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/11/san-diego-airport-transit-connection-lose-funding-southwest-alaska-airlines" target="_self">airport-trolley connection</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="moving the rail corridor from the erosion-plagued Del Mar bluffs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/16/southern-california-rail-revival-amtrak-surfliner" data-vars-content-id="c0e1b562-7c6c-439c-a380-72a17aba4e00" data-vars-headline="Support for transit sales tax Measure G trails in early results" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/16/southern-california-rail-revival-amtrak-surfliner" target="_self">moving the rail corridor from the erosion-plagued Del Mar bluffs</a> — relied on the new funding source.

Backing for Measure E, San Diego sales tax hike, trails early

City voters narrowly opposed Measure E as of Wednesday morning.

Measure E, San Diego&#x27;s one-cent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sales tax increase for general city services" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/11/san-diego-voter-guide-november-2024-general-election" data-vars-content-id="62414e07-2e3b-42ad-8fda-ac89bbc4bd8e" data-vars-headline="Backing for Measure E, San Diego sales tax hike, trails early" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/11/san-diego-voter-guide-november-2024-general-election" target="_self">sales tax increase for general city services</a>, is trailing in early results, but the race remains too close to call.Why it matters: The city last year <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="balanced its budget" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/04/12/san-diego-mayor-gloria-budget-homelessness" data-vars-content-id="62414e07-2e3b-42ad-8fda-ac89bbc4bd8e" data-vars-headline="Backing for Measure E, San Diego sales tax hike, trails early" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/04/12/san-diego-mayor-gloria-budget-homelessness" target="_self">balanced its budget</a> by using one-time revenue sources to pay for ongoing expenses, a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="structural deficit years" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2023/11/10/san-diego-faces-1b-in-budget-deficits-over-5-years-heres-why-and-how-it-might-close-the-gaps/" data-vars-content-id="62414e07-2e3b-42ad-8fda-ac89bbc4bd8e" data-vars-headline="Backing for Measure E, San Diego sales tax hike, trails early" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2023/11/10/san-diego-faces-1b-in-budget-deficits-over-5-years-heres-why-and-how-it-might-close-the-gaps/" target="_blank">structural deficit years</a> in the making that the tax was meant to address.

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