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How to watch Artemis II land off the San Diego coast

San Diego-based Navy teams are conducting the recovery mission alongside NASA.

News

NASA&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Artemis II" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/03/artemis-ii-earth-photo-picture" data-vars-content-id="540d1a4e-b383-4b92-a795-5b543a644017" data-vars-headline="How to watch Artemis II land off the San Diego coast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/03/artemis-ii-earth-photo-picture" target="_self">Artemis II</a> crew is set to splash down off the coast of San Diego on Friday after their 10-day mission around the Moon.Why it matters: The astronauts and their <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="record-setting spaceflight" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-distance-record-apollo-13" data-vars-content-id="540d1a4e-b383-4b92-a795-5b543a644017" data-vars-headline="How to watch Artemis II land off the San Diego coast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-distance-record-apollo-13" target="_self">record-setting spaceflight</a> have captured our attention and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hearts" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/04/08/nasa-astronaut-wife-moon-crater-carroll-artemis" data-vars-content-id="540d1a4e-b383-4b92-a795-5b543a644017" data-vars-headline="How to watch Artemis II land off the San Diego coast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/04/08/nasa-astronaut-wife-moon-crater-carroll-artemis" target="_self">hearts</a> over the past week, and a local Navy team will play a key role in their recovery.

Many San Diegans may not have valid parking permits

Many residents stopped after step one, risking tickets in lots reserved for permit holders.

It&#x27;s likely that many San Diegans who think they&#x27;ve secured Balboa Park <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="resident permits" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/25/more-free-parking-city-residents-balboa-park" data-vars-content-id="8a52399d-2f6d-4b83-a5d7-a71119e17bf7" data-vars-headline="Many San Diegans may not have valid parking permits" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/25/more-free-parking-city-residents-balboa-park" target="_self">resident permits</a> have not completed the process correctly, according to city officials.Why it matters: If you didn&#x27;t finish signing up, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="you could get a ticket" 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="8a52399d-2f6d-4b83-a5d7-a71119e17bf7" data-vars-headline="Many San Diegans may not have valid parking permits" 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">you could get a ticket</a> for parking in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="lots reserved for residents" 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="8a52399d-2f6d-4b83-a5d7-a71119e17bf7" data-vars-headline="Many San Diegans may not have valid parking permits" 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">lots reserved for residents</a>.

AI is reshaping what and how college students study

SDSU researchers found mixed reviews of how students are using and thinking about the tech.

Education

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="California college students" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/19/college-degree-earnings-san-diego" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" 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/college-degree-earnings-san-diego" target="_self">California college students</a> vary when it comes to how they&#x27;re using and thinking about <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="AI" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" target="_self">AI</a> in their academics, personal lives and future careers, according to a massive new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Diego State University study" data-vars-click-url="https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/technology/ai-empowered-csu/Pages/ai-survey.aspx" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/technology/ai-empowered-csu/Pages/ai-survey.aspx" target="_blank">San Diego State University study</a>.The big picture: College graduates are entering a job market that&#x27;s been rocked by a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="massive tech evolution" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/09/jobs-early-career-college-artificial-intelligence" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/09/jobs-early-career-college-artificial-intelligence" target="_self">massive tech evolution</a>, reshaping how students are preparing for the workforce and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="career prospects" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/ai-entry-level-jobs" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/ai-entry-level-jobs" target="_self">career prospects</a> for entry-level employees.

California has the country's worst tippers, according to Toast

California diners at restaurants using the Toast platform left 17.2% on average.

Business

California is home to America&#x27;s worst tippers at restaurants using the Toast platform, with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="diners" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/solo-dining-self-care-fast-food" data-vars-content-id="ff128ef7-e5ec-4890-a0e2-d43608564d68" data-vars-headline="California has the country&#x27;s worst tippers, according to Toast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/solo-dining-self-care-fast-food" target="_self">diners</a> leaving 17.2% on average.The big picture: Nationwide, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tips" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/01/no-tax-on-tips-jobs-trump-bill" data-vars-content-id="ff128ef7-e5ec-4890-a0e2-d43608564d68" data-vars-headline="California has the country&#x27;s worst tippers, according to Toast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/01/no-tax-on-tips-jobs-trump-bill" target="_self">tips</a> at full-service restaurants using the platform averaged 19.2% in Q4 2025, the same as the previous quarter, per Toast&#x27;s latest <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="restaurant trends report" data-vars-click-url="https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/data/toast-restaurant-trends-report-coffee-prices-2026" data-vars-content-id="ff128ef7-e5ec-4890-a0e2-d43608564d68" data-vars-headline="California has the country&#x27;s worst tippers, according to Toast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/data/toast-restaurant-trends-report-coffee-prices-2026" target="_blank">restaurant trends report</a>.

Not so fast on lower speed limits in San Diego

The City Council approved lower speeds, but $2.4M in funding is still uncertain.

Public Safety

It may take at least a year for San Diego to lower speed limits on some streets following a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="City Council vote" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/23/murray-park-drive-belle-glade-stop-sign-request-lake-murray-san-carlos" data-vars-content-id="9f56b351-fa31-44d7-b920-c9dcdd9ce354" data-vars-headline="Not so fast on lower speed limits 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/2026/02/23/murray-park-drive-belle-glade-stop-sign-request-lake-murray-san-carlos" target="_self">City Council vote</a> to improve traffic safety.Why it matters: The council vote came after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="multiple children were killed" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/23/jackson-drive-lake-baldwin-stop-sign-tickets-andrew-olsen-san-carlos" data-vars-content-id="9f56b351-fa31-44d7-b920-c9dcdd9ce354" data-vars-headline="Not so fast on lower speed limits 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/2026/02/23/jackson-drive-lake-baldwin-stop-sign-tickets-andrew-olsen-san-carlos" target="_self">multiple children were killed</a> by drivers, but the plan still needs millions in funding.

San Diego ranks near bottom for street safety

A new index places the region 75th of 100 metros for overall street safety.

The San Diego region ranks among the bottom of cities with the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="safest streets" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/12/11/san-diego-dangerous-crossings-ranked-pedestrian-bike-crashes" data-vars-content-id="20beb770-8f56-494e-b24d-babd2d602b01" data-vars-headline="San Diego ranks near bottom for street safety" 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-crossings-ranked-pedestrian-bike-crashes" target="_self">safest streets</a>, per StreetLight Data&#x27;s new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="U.S. Safe Streets Index" data-vars-click-url="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" data-vars-content-id="20beb770-8f56-494e-b24d-babd2d602b01" data-vars-headline="San Diego ranks near bottom for street safety" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" target="_blank">U.S. Safe Streets Index</a>.The big picture: Street safety has come into the spotlight after drivers have hit and killed <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="multiple children" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/12/11/san-diego-dangerous-intersections-traffic-deaths" data-vars-content-id="20beb770-8f56-494e-b24d-babd2d602b01" data-vars-headline="San Diego ranks near bottom for street safety" 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">multiple children</a> in San Diego in the last year, and some <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="residents complain" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/23/murray-park-drive-belle-glade-stop-sign-request-lake-murray-san-carlos" data-vars-content-id="20beb770-8f56-494e-b24d-babd2d602b01" data-vars-headline="San Diego ranks near bottom for street safety" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/23/murray-park-drive-belle-glade-stop-sign-request-lake-murray-san-carlos" target="_self">residents complain</a> it takes a pedestrian death for the city to make a street safer.<ul><li>The new index offers fresh insight into how our city compares to other big cities.</li></ul>

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.

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.

Lake Murray parents fear next traffic tragedy

Residents near Lake Murray Park are pushing the city to install a stop sign at an intersection with "many close calls."

Residents fought a long battle to try to get stop signs installed at an intersection where an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="11-year-old boy was later 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="dd02e9f5-f9d3-4120-b391-027e579a970c" data-vars-headline="Lake Murray parents fear next traffic tragedy" 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 boy was later killed</a> last fall. A mile away, residents are waging a similar campaign that has yet to yield results.Why it matters: Their push for traffic controls shows how difficult it can be to meet the city&#x27;s strict criteria for changing such things.

Nick Shirley visit raises alarm for some San Diego child care providers

Providers say strangers with cameras have shown up outside their facilities.

Child care providers in San Diego say they&#x27;re facing increasing harassment as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="MAGA-friendly YouTuber Nick Shirley" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/29/nick-shirley-minnesota-fraud-vance-fbi-somali" data-vars-content-id="8a91ad8b-5e58-4afb-a0fd-05dd493cd5f3" data-vars-headline="Nick Shirley visit raises alarm for some San Diego child care providers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/29/nick-shirley-minnesota-fraud-vance-fbi-somali" target="_self">MAGA-friendly YouTuber Nick Shirley</a> arrived in town recently to investigate child care centers.Why it matters: Shirley&#x27;s visit puts San Diego directly in the crosshairs of a self-described independent journalist whose profile soared after he posted a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="video" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8AulCA1aOQ" data-vars-content-id="8a91ad8b-5e58-4afb-a0fd-05dd493cd5f3" data-vars-headline="Nick Shirley visit raises alarm for some San Diego child care providers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8AulCA1aOQ" target="_blank">video</a> in December alleging child care <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fraud" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/06/minnesota-fraud-cases-timeline" data-vars-content-id="8a91ad8b-5e58-4afb-a0fd-05dd493cd5f3" data-vars-headline="Nick Shirley visit raises alarm for some San Diego child care providers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/06/minnesota-fraud-cases-timeline" target="_self">fraud</a> in Minnesota.

New documentary questions how gangs are defined

"California Story" follows two San Diegans charged with gang crimes despite no ties to violence.

What does it mean to be <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="in a gang" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/27/san-diego-police-reform-five-years-after-george-floyd" data-vars-content-id="3abbd17b-5986-4c89-83b7-5bc99f2c9d24" data-vars-headline="New documentary questions how gangs are defined" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/27/san-diego-police-reform-five-years-after-george-floyd" target="_self">in a gang</a>? That&#x27;s the central question of the new documentary &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="California Story" data-vars-click-url="https://www.californiastorydoc.com/" data-vars-content-id="3abbd17b-5986-4c89-83b7-5bc99f2c9d24" data-vars-headline="New documentary questions how gangs are defined" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.californiastorydoc.com/" target="_blank">California Story</a>.&quot;Why it matters: The film answers that question by focusing on the neighborhoods of Southeast San Diego, where two men were arrested for being associated with a gang, despite having no confirmed ties to any gang crimes.

Child's death highlights hundreds of dangerous San Diego intersections

The city didn't act on safety complaints before Andrew Olsen's death. Now it says hundreds of intersections pose similar risks.

Nearly 500 intersections across San Diego <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="carry similar risks" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/10/27/interstate-8-freeway-risky-car-crashes" data-vars-content-id="d5683e1f-3644-4d78-a858-08e8a72ea0c3" data-vars-headline="Child&#x27;s death highlights hundreds of dangerous San Diego intersections" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/10/27/interstate-8-freeway-risky-car-crashes" target="_self">carry similar risks</a> to the one where 11-year-old Andrew Olsen <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="died in October" data-vars-click-url="https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/10/21/boy-killed-san-carlos-identified-andrew-olsen-11/" data-vars-content-id="d5683e1f-3644-4d78-a858-08e8a72ea0c3" data-vars-headline="Child&#x27;s death highlights hundreds of dangerous San Diego intersections" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/10/21/boy-killed-san-carlos-identified-andrew-olsen-11/" target="_blank">died in October</a>, according to the city.Why it matters: This ticking traffic time bomb has some locals worrying it will take someone dying at another intersection for the city to act.

San Diego's 15 most deadly intersections

A safe streets group found these intersections had the most crashes and no post-death improvements.

The safe-street advocacy nonprofit Circulate San Diego ranks San Diego intersections and found 15 it considers <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the most dangerous" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/11/12/vision-zero-san-diego-traffic-deaths-increas" data-vars-content-id="b3259623-64c8-4330-b28c-9ab4f085bbfb" data-vars-headline="San Diego&#x27;s 15 most deadly intersections" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/11/12/vision-zero-san-diego-traffic-deaths-increas" target="_self">the most dangerous</a>.All these intersections have had:<ul><li>More than three pedestrian or cycle traffic crashes in the last 10 years.</li><li>The most pedestrian fatalities.</li><li>No repairs or improvements since the most recent fatality.</li></ul>

Historic settlement for San Diego teen shot by police

The settlement for the killing of unarmed 16-year-old Konoa Wilson is among the largest in U.S. history.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Diego City Council" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/10/01/san-diego-city-council-pushes-vote-water-rates" data-vars-content-id="472d6076-356a-41e4-907f-5ba1144f01dd" data-vars-headline="Historic settlement for San Diego teen shot by police" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/10/01/san-diego-city-council-pushes-vote-water-rates" target="_self">San Diego City Council</a> agreed Tuesday to pay $30 million to the family of Konoa Wilson, an unarmed 16-year-old boy shot by police in January. The big picture: It&#x27;s one of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="largest settlements" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/konoa-wilson-police-shooting-san-diego.html" data-vars-content-id="472d6076-356a-41e4-907f-5ba1144f01dd" data-vars-headline="Historic settlement for San Diego teen shot by police" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/konoa-wilson-police-shooting-san-diego.html" target="_blank">largest settlements</a> in a police killing case in U.S. history. The money will come from the city&#x27;s public liability fund.

After 20 years in prison, woman says she had to settle for "pittance"

The San Diegan says she felt forced to settle after years of legal and emotional toll.

Jane Dorotik&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="20-plus-year battle for justice" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/08/30/jane-dorotik-true-crime-podcast-murder-kpbs" data-vars-content-id="bf0d19d6-e882-4b0f-ab28-53cb71cea6cd" data-vars-headline="After 20 years in prison, woman says she had to settle for &quot;pittance&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/08/30/jane-dorotik-true-crime-podcast-murder-kpbs" target="_self">20-plus-year battle for justice</a> after being convicted of murdering her husband ended this month with a settlement from San Diego County of just under $500,000.Why it matters: That&#x27;s far less than the $20 million Dorotik was hoping for. In her first interview since the settlement was announced, she tells Axios that the San Diego County District Attorney&#x27;s Office used &quot;threats&quot; to make her accept the offer.<ul><li>The DA&#x27;s office denies the allegation.</li></ul>