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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.

More free parking for city residents at Balboa Park

City officials modified the new paid parking program following backlash.

News

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Parking rules" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/19/san-diego-city-council-new-paid-parking-plan-balboa-park" data-vars-content-id="12a16cf8-b1b1-4476-85d2-5c51856c0a1c" data-vars-headline="More free parking for city residents at Balboa Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/19/san-diego-city-council-new-paid-parking-plan-balboa-park" target="_self">Parking rules</a> are changing again at Balboa Park next week, this time to expand free options.Why it matters: It&#x27;s a small win for San Diego residents navigating the historic and unpopular <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="shift to paid parking" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/05/balboa-park-san-diego-zoo-parking-fees-2025-city-budget" data-vars-content-id="12a16cf8-b1b1-4476-85d2-5c51856c0a1c" data-vars-headline="More free parking for city residents at Balboa Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/05/balboa-park-san-diego-zoo-parking-fees-2025-city-budget" target="_self">shift to paid parking</a>, which city officials are banking on to help close the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="city&#x27;s massive budget gap" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/26/san-diego-budget-crisis-101-ash-inflation-employee-raises-covid-money" data-vars-content-id="12a16cf8-b1b1-4476-85d2-5c51856c0a1c" data-vars-headline="More free parking for city residents at Balboa Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/26/san-diego-budget-crisis-101-ash-inflation-employee-raises-covid-money" target="_self">city&#x27;s massive budget gap</a>.

Most violent crime continues to drop in San Diego

The decrease mirrors what police departments across America's biggest cities reported last year.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Violent crime" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/04/cities-homicide-rates-fall-2025" data-vars-content-id="f7d862eb-897b-424f-837b-b4ad738463cc" data-vars-headline="Most violent crime continues to drop in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/04/cities-homicide-rates-fall-2025" target="_self">Violent crime</a> in San Diego dropped in 2025 in all but one major category, according to new police data reviewed by Axios.The big picture: Crime rates, particularly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="homicides" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/18/san-diego-crime-drop-2025-homicide-violent-crime-trends" data-vars-content-id="f7d862eb-897b-424f-837b-b4ad738463cc" data-vars-headline="Most violent crime continues to drop in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/18/san-diego-crime-drop-2025-homicide-violent-crime-trends" target="_self">homicides</a>, have been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="dropping locally" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/02/25/san-diego-homicides-robberies-assaults-rapes-decline-2024" data-vars-content-id="f7d862eb-897b-424f-837b-b4ad738463cc" data-vars-headline="Most violent crime continues to drop in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/02/25/san-diego-homicides-robberies-assaults-rapes-decline-2024" target="_self">dropping locally</a> and across major U.S. cities for years following a COVID-era <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="crime wave" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2021/09/23/rising-crime-rate-anticipated-latest-fbi-report" data-vars-content-id="f7d862eb-897b-424f-837b-b4ad738463cc" data-vars-headline="Most violent crime continues to drop in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2021/09/23/rising-crime-rate-anticipated-latest-fbi-report" target="_self">crime wave</a>.

The volunteers keeping Balboa Park blooming

Tree, garden and rose stewards train for hours to care for thousands of plants.

Environment

Multiple times a week, an army of volunteers tend to the thousands of plants and trees rooted in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Balboa Park" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/07/16/san-diego-paid-parking-balboa-park" data-vars-content-id="a4a9d9d8-6935-4692-92d3-bdb71a74cf7e" data-vars-headline="The volunteers keeping Balboa Park blooming" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/07/16/san-diego-paid-parking-balboa-park" target="_self">Balboa Park</a>.Why it matters: Volunteers fill a gap in garden upkeep, delivering more than $1.2 million in services last year, providing relief to the city&#x27;s perpetually stretched budget, officials told Axios.

Opioid use in pregnancy has more than doubled, per California data

A recent study using California data links a sharp rise in opioid use to poor outcomes for mothers and babies.

Health

The rate of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="opioid use" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/02/20/oregon-overdose-deaths-fentanyl" data-vars-content-id="77ba5d0b-c434-4335-8853-7e8ed1477dd3" data-vars-headline="Opioid use in pregnancy has more than doubled, per California data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/02/20/oregon-overdose-deaths-fentanyl" target="_self">opioid use</a> in pregnancy more than doubled in 12 years, a new Oregon Health &amp; Science University <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="study" data-vars-click-url="https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/abstract/9900/maternal_opioid_related_diagnosis_in_pregnancy_and.632.aspx" data-vars-content-id="77ba5d0b-c434-4335-8853-7e8ed1477dd3" data-vars-headline="Opioid use in pregnancy has more than doubled, per California data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/abstract/9900/maternal_opioid_related_diagnosis_in_pregnancy_and.632.aspx" target="_blank">study</a> using California hospital data found.Why it matters: Researchers warn the sharp rise puts both mothers and babies at risk — increasing the chance for negative complications such as hypertension, respiratory distress, preterm birth, infant withdrawal syndrome and death.

San Diego County measles vaccination rate falls short of herd immunity

The rising rate still doesn't hit the level experts say is needed to stop the disease's spread.

San Diego County&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="measles vaccination rate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/31/measles-flu-vaccine-mmr-rates-2026" data-vars-content-id="3b1b5b58-eaec-4c00-af00-7f18dfd55118" data-vars-headline="San Diego County measles vaccination rate falls short of herd immunity" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/31/measles-flu-vaccine-mmr-rates-2026" target="_self">measles vaccination rate</a> has slightly increased since the pandemic, but it&#x27;s one of 18 counties in California that doesn&#x27;t hit the 95% threshold experts say is needed to stop the disease from spreading.Why it matters: The battle against infectious diseases like the flu and measles has taken a hit with sinking <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="vaccination rates for children" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/kids-health-vaccination-rates-world-drop" data-vars-content-id="3b1b5b58-eaec-4c00-af00-7f18dfd55118" data-vars-headline="San Diego County measles vaccination rate falls short of herd immunity" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/kids-health-vaccination-rates-world-drop" target="_self">vaccination rates for children</a> in many parts of the U.S., per new data collected and analyzed by the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Washington Post" data-vars-click-url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2025/measles-vaccine-schools-outbreaks-public-health/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzY3MTU3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY4NTM5NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjcxNTcyMDAsImp0aSI6ImE3ZDE5NjMzLWU1NGMtNDVjMy04NzllLTQ1ZmM5NTg4MDhlOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9oZWFsdGgvaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNS9tZWFzbGVzLXZhY2NpbmUtc2Nob29scy1vdXRicmVha3MtcHVibGljLWhlYWx0aC8ifQ.YVNK2Csiqf58uH7d_RB2KlDmCOBAaL3I3qEg90ApgeA&amp;itid=gfta" data-vars-content-id="3b1b5b58-eaec-4c00-af00-7f18dfd55118" data-vars-headline="San Diego County measles vaccination rate falls short of herd immunity" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2025/measles-vaccine-schools-outbreaks-public-health/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzY3MTU3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY4NTM5NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjcxNTcyMDAsImp0aSI6ImE3ZDE5NjMzLWU1NGMtNDVjMy04NzllLTQ1ZmM5NTg4MDhlOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9oZWFsdGgvaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNS9tZWFzbGVzLXZhY2NpbmUtc2Nob29scy1vdXRicmVha3MtcHVibGljLWhlYWx0aC8ifQ.YVNK2Csiqf58uH7d_RB2KlDmCOBAaL3I3qEg90ApgeA&amp;itid=gfta" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>.

Pilates is San Diego's top workout class

Try hot Pilates or strength training on a reformer at new studios popping up around the city.

San Diego is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="all about Pilates" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/03/14/pilates-low-impact-classpass-san-diego" data-vars-content-id="f388f113-e546-44b5-8d02-2922235afe05" data-vars-headline="Pilates is San Diego&#x27;s top workout class" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/03/14/pilates-low-impact-classpass-san-diego" target="_self">all about Pilates</a> — the city&#x27;s top workout, according to 2025 data ClassPass shared with Axios.The big picture: This low-impact exercise was also the most popular fitness format nationwide in 2025 — just like in 2024 and 2023 — with class bookings increasing 66% from 2024 to 2025, per workout reservation app <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ClassPass" data-vars-click-url="https://classpass.com/blog/2025-classpass-look-back-report/" data-vars-content-id="f388f113-e546-44b5-8d02-2922235afe05" data-vars-headline="Pilates is San Diego&#x27;s top workout class" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://classpass.com/blog/2025-classpass-look-back-report/" target="_blank">ClassPass</a>.

Flu cases rising in San Diego amid super flu surge

Health officials have warned this could be one of the worst flu seasons in recent memory.

Unlike much of the U.S., San Diego isn&#x27;t yet seeing the massive surge in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="flu cases" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/02/07/san-diego-flu-cases-surge-vaccine-respiratory-illness" data-vars-content-id="4e8f72d4-44d4-427f-bc6d-c4113fdefbed" data-vars-headline="Flu cases rising in San Diego amid super flu surge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/02/07/san-diego-flu-cases-surge-vaccine-respiratory-illness" target="_self">flu cases</a> this winter largely attributed to the so-called &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="super flu" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/30/superflu-symptoms-2025-flu-h3n2" data-vars-content-id="4e8f72d4-44d4-427f-bc6d-c4113fdefbed" data-vars-headline="Flu cases rising in San Diego amid super flu surge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/30/superflu-symptoms-2025-flu-h3n2" target="_self">super flu</a>.&quot;Why it matters: An unprecedented rise in flu cases comes as other illnesses — such as the &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="winter vomiting bug" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/24/norovirus-winter-vomiting-bug-variant-symptoms" data-vars-content-id="4e8f72d4-44d4-427f-bc6d-c4113fdefbed" data-vars-headline="Flu cases rising in San Diego amid super flu surge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/24/norovirus-winter-vomiting-bug-variant-symptoms" target="_self">winter vomiting bug</a>,&quot; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="COVID" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/health/coronavirus" data-vars-content-id="4e8f72d4-44d4-427f-bc6d-c4113fdefbed" data-vars-headline="Flu cases rising in San Diego amid super flu surge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/health/coronavirus" target="_self">COVID</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="whooping cough" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/28/whooping-cough-pertussis-symptoms-cases-november-kentucky" data-vars-content-id="4e8f72d4-44d4-427f-bc6d-c4113fdefbed" data-vars-headline="Flu cases rising in San Diego amid super flu surge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/28/whooping-cough-pertussis-symptoms-cases-november-kentucky" target="_self">whooping cough</a> — are slamming the United States.

Lawmakers seek expanded IVF coverage for military families

About 1 in 4 service members and their spouses report infertility.

Politics

U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs is pursuing a new way to expand <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fertility coverage for military families" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/09/12/jacobs-military-fertility-coverage" data-vars-content-id="ab0d427a-3f08-49f6-872b-64b004ab1c1b" data-vars-headline="Lawmakers seek expanded IVF coverage for military families" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/09/12/jacobs-military-fertility-coverage" target="_self">fertility coverage for military families</a> after it was stripped from the latest <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="national defense policy bill" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/house-defense-bill-pentagon-boat-strike-video" data-vars-content-id="ab0d427a-3f08-49f6-872b-64b004ab1c1b" data-vars-headline="Lawmakers seek expanded IVF coverage for military families" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/house-defense-bill-pentagon-boat-strike-video" target="_self">national defense policy bill</a>.Why it matters: San Diego has one of the largest concentrations of military personnel, and about <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="one in four service members" data-vars-click-url="https://bluestarfam.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BSF_MFLS_Results2021_ComprehensiveReport_03_14.pdf" data-vars-content-id="ab0d427a-3f08-49f6-872b-64b004ab1c1b" data-vars-headline="Lawmakers seek expanded IVF coverage for military families" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://bluestarfam.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BSF_MFLS_Results2021_ComprehensiveReport_03_14.pdf" target="_blank">one in four service members</a> and their spouses report infertility.

Local fitness program empowers people with disabilities

Kids and seniors with physical or cognitive challenges can get free personal training at local gyms.

A new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="adaptive fitness" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/10/surf-therapy-is-helping-ease-veteran-ptsd" data-vars-content-id="be657816-d013-47e1-a76d-544dbb0177b7" data-vars-headline="Local fitness program empowers people with disabilities" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/10/surf-therapy-is-helping-ease-veteran-ptsd" target="_self">adaptive fitness</a> program in San Diego is helping kids and adults with physical, cognitive and developmental <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="disabilities" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/29/disability-services-staffing-struggles" data-vars-content-id="be657816-d013-47e1-a76d-544dbb0177b7" data-vars-headline="Local fitness program empowers people with disabilities" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/29/disability-services-staffing-struggles" target="_self">disabilities</a> build muscle, confidence and social skills.State of play: Three friends, two of them moms whose sons are on the autism spectrum, brought the Special Strong national franchise here after struggling to find a suitable exercise program locally.

Surf therapy is helping ease veteran PTSD

Hitting the waves has benefits for those who served, recent research shows

Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="turning to surfing" data-vars-click-url="https://medicalmuseum.health.mil/index.cfm/media/news/article/2018/surfing_studied_as_therapy" data-vars-content-id="1dd12739-4a59-4588-a1e0-4c63685e71b8" data-vars-headline="Surf therapy is helping ease veteran PTSD" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://medicalmuseum.health.mil/index.cfm/media/news/article/2018/surfing_studied_as_therapy" target="_blank">turning to surfing</a> for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mental health therapy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/11/11/veterans-psychedelic-mental-health-therapies" data-vars-content-id="1dd12739-4a59-4588-a1e0-4c63685e71b8" data-vars-headline="Surf therapy is helping ease veteran PTSD" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/11/11/veterans-psychedelic-mental-health-therapies" target="_self">mental health therapy</a> and finding <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="peace in the water" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/07/03/blue-mind-water-data-peaceful" data-vars-content-id="1dd12739-4a59-4588-a1e0-4c63685e71b8" data-vars-headline="Surf therapy is helping ease veteran PTSD" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/07/03/blue-mind-water-data-peaceful" target="_self">peace in the water</a>.Why it matters: About 29% of veterans who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq will have PTSD at some point, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Take a Hike! South Fortuna from the west

The bridge isn't built yet, but this alternate route gives you a scenic, 5-mile climb to the top.

South Fortuna in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mission Trails" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/31/here-in-san-diego-mission-trails-is-growing" data-vars-content-id="11a3d73f-4bb2-42e4-96c3-948b1787da67" data-vars-headline="Take a Hike! South Fortuna from the west" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/31/here-in-san-diego-mission-trails-is-growing" target="_self">Mission Trails</a> is one of my favorite hikes — at around 5 miles, it&#x27;s not too long, but also more of a challenge than <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Cowles Mountain" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/11/07/favorite-places-watch-sunsets" data-vars-content-id="11a3d73f-4bb2-42e4-96c3-948b1787da67" data-vars-headline="Take a Hike! South Fortuna from the west" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/11/07/favorite-places-watch-sunsets" target="_self">Cowles Mountain</a>.The big picture: The fastest way up the mountain is from the Mission Trails Visitor Center, but that route entails walking over the river.

California has one of America's lowest lung cancer rates

Survival rates for the disease are rising, but screenings for early detection remain low.

California has the third-lowest rate of annual <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="lung cancer diagnoses" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/05/lung-cancer-rates-map" data-vars-content-id="75201920-b100-4b90-8a97-568d73beb379" data-vars-headline="California has one of America&#x27;s lowest lung cancer rates" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/05/lung-cancer-rates-map" target="_self">lung cancer diagnoses</a>, according to the American Lung Association&#x27;s 2025 State of Lung Cancer <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.lung.org/research/state-of-lung-cancer" data-vars-content-id="75201920-b100-4b90-8a97-568d73beb379" data-vars-headline="California has one of America&#x27;s lowest lung cancer rates" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.lung.org/research/state-of-lung-cancer" target="_blank">report</a>.Why it matters: Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer deaths — but the five-year survival rate has increased to almost 30% nationwide, the group finds, up from 18% about a decade ago.<ul><li>That&#x27;s thanks in part to screening, testing and treatment developments.</li></ul>

Young adult suicide rates are rising in California

The prevalence of suicide among 18‑ to‑27-year-olds in California rose 10% from 2014 to 2024.

The young adult <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="suicide rate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/parents-sue-openai-chatgpt" data-vars-content-id="2dfd4724-7bb4-453e-a6d0-5d5176ec6ae6" data-vars-headline="Young adult suicide rates are rising in California" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/parents-sue-openai-chatgpt" target="_self">suicide rate</a> increased in California and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="most U.S. states" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/young-adult-suicide-rate-map" data-vars-content-id="2dfd4724-7bb4-453e-a6d0-5d5176ec6ae6" data-vars-headline="Young adult suicide rates are rising in California" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/young-adult-suicide-rate-map" target="_self">most U.S. states</a> from 2014 to 2024, a new analysis finds.Why it matters: The numbers underscore the toll of the country&#x27;s mental health crisis, which rages on even as the Trump administration <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cuts funding for programs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/06/24/california-lgbtq-988-suicide-hotline-cut" data-vars-content-id="2dfd4724-7bb4-453e-a6d0-5d5176ec6ae6" data-vars-headline="Young adult suicide rates are rising in California" 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/california-lgbtq-988-suicide-hotline-cut" target="_self">cuts funding for programs</a> designed to help vulnerable groups, including <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="LGBTQ+ kids" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/03/05/california-lgbtq-youth-mental-health" data-vars-content-id="2dfd4724-7bb4-453e-a6d0-5d5176ec6ae6" data-vars-headline="Young adult suicide rates are rising in California" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/03/05/california-lgbtq-youth-mental-health" target="_self">LGBTQ+ kids</a>.

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