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San Diego's new dog poop rules are already closing fields

Two pilot schools have already triggered temporary closures under the city's new three-tier system.

Neighborhoods

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new plan" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/05/off-leash-dogs-school-fields-san-diego" data-vars-content-id="79eebe52-65af-4dcc-bf9e-e7b4583efc00" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s new dog poop rules are already closing fields" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/05/off-leash-dogs-school-fields-san-diego" target="_self">new plan</a> to let dog owners police themselves at school fields is still a bit….ruff.The big picture: The plan&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="honor system" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/28/san-diego-school-fields-off-leash-dogs-plan-delayed-humane-society-calls-get-it-done-app" data-vars-content-id="79eebe52-65af-4dcc-bf9e-e7b4583efc00" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s new dog poop rules are already closing fields" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/28/san-diego-school-fields-off-leash-dogs-plan-delayed-humane-society-calls-get-it-done-app" target="_self">honor system</a> (put in place after the city cut Humane Society enforcement) is meant to allow pooches to run free while kids enjoy clean fields during the school day.<ul><li>But already, owners aren&#x27;t picking up their dog poop, and it&#x27;s leading to field closures.</li></ul>

San Diego's Flock network is denser than most U.S. cities'

Volunteers mapped 732 readers across San Diego as privacy concerns and oversight questions grow locally.

Public Safety

San Diego has among the densest arrays of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="automated license plate readers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/29/san-diego-police-flock-nova-surveillance-technology-contract-review" data-vars-content-id="c0929a6d-aa9a-4f9a-8470-c6b90d0cd0d8" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s Flock network is denser than most U.S. cities&#x27;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/29/san-diego-police-flock-nova-surveillance-technology-contract-review" target="_self">automated license plate readers</a> (ALPR) in the nation, according to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="publicly available data" data-vars-click-url="https://www.findingflock.com/map" data-vars-content-id="c0929a6d-aa9a-4f9a-8470-c6b90d0cd0d8" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s Flock network is denser than most U.S. cities&#x27;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.findingflock.com/map" target="_blank">publicly available data</a>.Why it matters: The database&#x27;s insights come as questions have emerged about city oversight of San Diego police&#x27;s use of Flock cameras, and as Americans of all political stripes increasingly push back against Flock and other surveillance systems.

How San Diego residents can check for trash fee overcharges

Compare the city's Waste Portal with your property tax bill to see if you were charged too much.

Real Estate

Potentially thousands 0f San Diego residents were <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="overcharged" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/09/22/san-diego-is-overcharging-thousands-of-people-for-trash-pickup-some-by-1000-or-more/" data-vars-content-id="e605e0be-87ad-45fb-a3ce-087530711bba" data-vars-headline="How San Diego residents can check for trash fee overcharges" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/09/22/san-diego-is-overcharging-thousands-of-people-for-trash-pickup-some-by-1000-or-more/" target="_blank">overcharged</a> for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="trash pickup" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/06/05/san-diego-trash-pickup-fees-balboa-park-paid-parking-settlement" data-vars-content-id="e605e0be-87ad-45fb-a3ce-087530711bba" data-vars-headline="How San Diego residents can check for trash fee overcharges" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/06/05/san-diego-trash-pickup-fees-balboa-park-paid-parking-settlement" target="_self">trash pickup</a> on their most recent property tax bill, according to the city.The big picture: The city is still figuring out the scope of the problem and says everyone overcharged will get refunds. <ul><li>In the meantime, you can check yourself.</li></ul>

Torrey Pines closes most trails again for six months

Trails, the Lodge and upper parking lots are closed, while the beach and beach parking remain open.

Environment

Starting Tuesday, Torrey Pines will be largely closed again for the next six months.The big picture: This is the second phase of construction that is meant to upgrade utilities, replace an old restroom building and improve accessibility, according to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="news release" data-vars-click-url="https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1578" data-vars-content-id="8cbefe23-f8b7-4aea-b639-00ac5229fdb1" data-vars-headline="Torrey Pines closes most trails again for six months" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1578" target="_blank">news release</a> from California State Parks.

Blue Star Welcome Week welcomes military families to San Diego

Events across San Diego aim to help newly arrived military families feel at home in the region.

News

It&#x27;s Blue Star Welcome Week, a chance to help military families feel welcome in San Diego.The big picture: The nonprofit Blue Star Families organizes the week to recognize the 600,000 military families who move to new communities each year.

Trump's Roadless Rule plan could reshape San Diego trails

The proposal could open protected parts of Cleveland National Forest to new roads and more logging.

The Trump administration has moved closer to eliminating the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Roadless Rule" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/09/05/trump-roadless-rule-utah-wildfires-logging-national-forests" data-vars-content-id="88611756-335f-4a0f-833b-639a2c67805a" data-vars-headline="Trump&#x27;s Roadless Rule plan could reshape San Diego trails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/09/05/trump-roadless-rule-utah-wildfires-logging-national-forests" target="_self">Roadless Rule</a> in national forests, potentially opening popular hiking areas around San Diego to development.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="decades-old federal policy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless" data-vars-content-id="88611756-335f-4a0f-833b-639a2c67805a" data-vars-headline="Trump&#x27;s Roadless Rule plan could reshape San Diego trails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless" target="_blank">decades-old federal policy</a> has protected millions of acres of wilderness from new roads and logging — to the delight of conservationists and the ire of the timber industry.

SDSU housing could squeeze College-Rolando Library parking

Parking disruptions once slashed the branch's circulation and foot traffic, supporters say.

Politics

A construction project to build more <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="SDSU student housing" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/09/23/student-housing-rent-growth-san-diego-university" data-vars-content-id="adcceb70-1ff7-4ea1-87f3-ae4a3c25bfdf" data-vars-headline="SDSU housing could squeeze College-Rolando Library parking" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/09/23/student-housing-rent-growth-san-diego-university" target="_self">SDSU student housing</a> could make it harder to visit the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="College-Rolando Library" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/locations/college-rolando-library" data-vars-content-id="adcceb70-1ff7-4ea1-87f3-ae4a3c25bfdf" data-vars-headline="SDSU housing could squeeze College-Rolando Library parking" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/locations/college-rolando-library" target="_blank">College-Rolando Library</a>, according to library supporters.The big picture: The library on Montezuma Road has long shared a parking lot with a church, but that church is being turned into five stories of off-campus housing.

What months at sea do to San Diego sailors and their ships

Life at sea brings long separations, fewer comforts and mounting maintenance needs.

Those Navy ships you see coming in and out of San Diego Bay are often full of sailors who have either just endured the endless exhaustion of a deployment or are on their way to one.Why it matters: Deployments cause stress not only for the men and women onboard, but for their ships, too, raising questions of how much sailors and the gray hulls they serve on can sustain.

Mission Bay bathrooms reopen after outcry

The city found new funding to restore 13 restrooms a month after budget cuts shut them down in July.

After just a month, the closed <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bathrooms" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/07/06/mission-bay-bathrooms-closed-san-diego-budget-cuts-park-restrooms" data-vars-content-id="52ba1060-436f-46eb-8c57-6de1f258331d" data-vars-headline="Mission Bay bathrooms reopen after outcry" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/07/06/mission-bay-bathrooms-closed-san-diego-budget-cuts-park-restrooms" target="_self">bathrooms</a> in Mission Bay Park will be open once again.The big picture: Mayor Todd Gloria reversed the closures of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="13 park bathrooms" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/14/san-diego-budget-public-bathrooms" data-vars-content-id="52ba1060-436f-46eb-8c57-6de1f258331d" data-vars-headline="Mission Bay bathrooms reopen after outcry" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/14/san-diego-budget-public-bathrooms" target="_self">13 park bathrooms</a> after public outcry.

San Diego Magazine's new editor bets on a print revival

Her second full issue has the magazine's highest page count in five years, showing faith in print.

The new editor of San Diego Magazine thinks there is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="still life in print" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/complex-magazine-print-returns" data-vars-content-id="84ce19e4-ea09-427f-b9a9-e7774d594aa5" data-vars-headline="San Diego Magazine&#x27;s new editor bets on a print revival" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/complex-magazine-print-returns" target="_self">still life in print</a>.The big picture: The magazine has a long history in the city, publishing lifestyle, real estate and dining stories and documenting local character for about <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="40,000 subscribers" data-vars-click-url="https://citymag.org/wp-content/uploads/2019-SDM-Media-Kit_Local-Net.pdf" data-vars-content-id="84ce19e4-ea09-427f-b9a9-e7774d594aa5" data-vars-headline="San Diego Magazine&#x27;s new editor bets on a print revival" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://citymag.org/wp-content/uploads/2019-SDM-Media-Kit_Local-Net.pdf" target="_blank">40,000 subscribers</a> and a larger digital audience.

San Diego restricts rideshare pickups in Gaslamp

The new zones restrict pickups along 5th Avenue downtown on weekends.

Late-night Uber and Lyft pickups won&#x27;t be happening on Fifth Avenue in Gaslamp anymore. They&#x27;re now restricted to certain areas in downtown San Diego.Why it matters: The new designated rideshare locations are meant to ease traffic and the scramble to find your ride on busy nights.<ul><li>They arrived just in time for Comic-Con crowds.</li></ul>

One of Us gives San Diego women's sports fans a home

Fans won't have to fight to get women's games on TVs.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Diego&#x27;s first women&#x27;s sports bar" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/02/san-diego-womens-sports-bar-one-of-us-north-park-opening-watch-parties-wave-wnba" data-vars-content-id="2d8a9990-4aec-4f46-97f7-a6acff53ae01" data-vars-headline="One of Us gives San Diego women&#x27;s sports fans a home" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/02/san-diego-womens-sports-bar-one-of-us-north-park-opening-watch-parties-wave-wnba" target="_self">San Diego&#x27;s first women&#x27;s sports bar</a> opens Thursday after years operating as a pop-up.Why it matters: One of Us, in North Park, finally gives locals a permanent place where women&#x27;s games are the priority, not an afterthought.

Social events are enticing San Diegans to use public transit

Beer, hikes and ice cream are helping San Diegans choose public transit over driving.

Transit

If it&#x27;s been a while since you&#x27;ve hopped on a city bus, local organizers are hoping a beer will entice you.Why it matters: Advocacy groups are trying to convince locals that just because we live in a sprawling, car-centric city doesn&#x27;t mean driving is the only option, especially with more <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="housing near transit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-san-diego-038e29ea-537d-4fc2-9886-fe0eac326e20.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=sendto_localnewslettertest&amp;stream=top" data-vars-content-id="649c451a-7f21-4c73-91c0-d61deb454cbd" data-vars-headline="Social events are enticing San Diegans to use public transit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-san-diego-038e29ea-537d-4fc2-9886-fe0eac326e20.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=sendto_localnewslettertest&amp;stream=top" target="_self">housing near transit</a> on the horizon.

Volunteers wanted for the 2028 LA Olympics

Applications are open for roles at Olympic events, including soccer and surfing in San Diego.

Sports

You don&#x27;t need to be an elite athlete to participate in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2028 Summer Olympics" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/03/san-diego-to-host-la28-olympic-soccer-at-snapdragon" data-vars-content-id="a14d51a1-ac75-4285-a601-2f29d49eb43c" data-vars-headline="Volunteers wanted for the 2028 LA Olympics" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/03/san-diego-to-host-la28-olympic-soccer-at-snapdragon" target="_self">2028 Summer Olympics</a>. <ul><li>You can now <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="apply to be a volunteer" data-vars-click-url="https://la28.org/en/volunteer.html" data-vars-content-id="a14d51a1-ac75-4285-a601-2f29d49eb43c" data-vars-headline="Volunteers wanted for the 2028 LA Olympics" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://la28.org/en/volunteer.html" target="_blank">apply to be a volunteer</a> for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="games in Los Angeles" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/08/12/los-angeles-prepare-2028-olympics" data-vars-content-id="a14d51a1-ac75-4285-a601-2f29d49eb43c" data-vars-headline="Volunteers wanted for the 2028 LA Olympics" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/08/12/los-angeles-prepare-2028-olympics" target="_self">games in Los Angeles</a> and San Diego.</li></ul>Why it matters: This is your moment to be part of the world&#x27;s largest sporting event as more than just a fan.

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