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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%.

10+ fun weekend events in San Diego

There's also a vintage market, waterfront yoga and a museum cocktail party.

Things to Do

The rain has passed, so get out and enjoy the weekend.It&#x27;s packed with fun things to do around San Diego, from festivals and concerts to big sports games.

Terrible dancer tries San Diego classes

Science says I lack rhythm. San Diego instructors say: Check your shame at the door.

👋🏻 Claire here! I am truly a terrible <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="dancer" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/13/san-diego-lion-dancing-lunar-new-year-tradition-youth-interest" data-vars-content-id="5cd4cfd1-63fc-41bb-937b-9eb704a41979" data-vars-headline="Terrible dancer tries San Diego classes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/13/san-diego-lion-dancing-lunar-new-year-tradition-youth-interest" target="_self">dancer</a> (no, really, I am). <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="An actual scientific experiment" data-vars-click-url="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2010/04/01/hoping-my-rhythm-less-brain-can-beat-it/" data-vars-content-id="5cd4cfd1-63fc-41bb-937b-9eb704a41979" data-vars-headline="Terrible dancer tries San Diego classes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2010/04/01/hoping-my-rhythm-less-brain-can-beat-it/" target="_blank">An actual scientific experiment</a> once found I have less rhythm than a cockatoo.Why it matters: Undeterred by science, I made it <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="my new year&#x27;s resolution" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/06/san-diego-2025-new-years-resolutions-community-goals" data-vars-content-id="5cd4cfd1-63fc-41bb-937b-9eb704a41979" data-vars-headline="Terrible dancer tries San Diego classes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/06/san-diego-2025-new-years-resolutions-community-goals" target="_self">my new year&#x27;s resolution</a> to take a dance class.

San Diego summer camps are filling up fast

From Balboa Park to the YMCA, here's what local camps cost and when to register.

Education

Parents looking to book their kids&#x27; calendar after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="summer programming" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/17/san-diego-unified-free-summer-school-tk-6-primetime-2026" data-vars-content-id="f827914d-2917-4d84-a8b2-41a96b69524f" data-vars-headline="San Diego summer camps are filling up fast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/17/san-diego-unified-free-summer-school-tk-6-primetime-2026" target="_self">summer programming</a> ends July 17 have lots of options for local camps.Why it matters: Most camp sign-ups are happening now and fill up quickly, so act fast.

San Diego readers share their best first dates

From Point Loma motorcycle rides to fireworks at Presidio Park, romance bloomed locally.

Holidays

We asked our readers recently to tell us their San Diego first date stories and got some great responses.Why it matters: We have some romantics among our readers.

Feed your ex to the wolves this Valentine's Day

The California Wolf Center will name a mouse after your least-favorite human and make it snack.

This <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Valentine&#x27;s Day" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/valentines-day-sweethearts-conversation-hearts" data-vars-content-id="74907c31-5c0d-4487-85a5-b657ff0c677e" data-vars-headline="Feed your ex to the wolves this Valentine&#x27;s Day" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/valentines-day-sweethearts-conversation-hearts" target="_self">Valentine&#x27;s Day</a>, you can feed your ex to the wolves. Well, symbolically, at least.How it works: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="California Wolf Center in Julian" data-vars-click-url="https://www.californiawolfcenter.org/" data-vars-content-id="74907c31-5c0d-4487-85a5-b657ff0c677e" data-vars-headline="Feed your ex to the wolves this Valentine&#x27;s Day" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.californiawolfcenter.org/" target="_blank">California Wolf Center in Julian</a> wants you to name a mouse after your least-favorite human, and staff will toss the snack to their hungry wolves. <ul><li>Don&#x27;t worry, the mice are already dead.</li></ul>

Jack in the Box marks 75 years with PB pop-up

The San Diego chain kicks off its anniversary tour with a 10pm pop-up on Mission Blvd.

Pacific Beach <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="night owls" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/07/08/prince-st-pizza-irvs-burgers-pacific-beach-late-night" data-vars-content-id="66bf40f3-b9bb-4df5-9097-e47a4db15952" data-vars-headline="Jack in the Box marks 75 years with PB pop-up" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/07/08/prince-st-pizza-irvs-burgers-pacific-beach-late-night" target="_self">night owls</a> can stop by a Jack in the Box pop-up on Friday night from 10pm to 2am.Why it matters: Because of course that&#x27;s when you&#x27;d most want Jack in the Box munchies.

New artsy matchmaking event hits San Diego

Profiles first, then museum mingling with a DJ, a free cocktail and matchmaker-made introductions.

&quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Art &amp; Attraction: An Evening of Connection for Singles" data-vars-click-url="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-attraction-an-evening-of-connection-for-singles-tickets-1980218762625" data-vars-content-id="6fd1b3c9-012d-49c5-b94c-31e43e1b893a" data-vars-headline="New artsy matchmaking event hits San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-attraction-an-evening-of-connection-for-singles-tickets-1980218762625" target="_blank">Art &amp; Attraction: An Evening of Connection for Singles</a>&quot; aims to create romance through art and culture at the San Diego Museum of Art this Thursday.Why it matters: Finding love at an art museum certainly would be a good <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="meet-cute" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/02/13/romance-book-recommendations-valentines-day-san-diego" data-vars-content-id="6fd1b3c9-012d-49c5-b94c-31e43e1b893a" data-vars-headline="New artsy matchmaking event hits 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/2024/02/13/romance-book-recommendations-valentines-day-san-diego" target="_self">meet-cute</a> story.

Things to do in San Diego this weekend

What else to do in San Diego this Super Bowl weekend

As if the Super Bowl and the Olympics weren&#x27;t enough, lots of things are happening in San Diego this weekend.The big picture: From live theater and concerts to family-friendly performances and cultural events, there are options beyond major sporting events.

Top picks for San Diego Museum Month

Check out modern art, aquariums, Legoland and trains and taco museums.

It&#x27;s the time of year to explore the more than 70 museums and attractions offering 50% off admission for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Diego Museum Month" data-vars-click-url="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/specials/museum-month/" data-vars-content-id="7e9b8c1c-21a5-4ba1-847d-a33fc27d8eb3" data-vars-headline="Top picks for San Diego Museum Month" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/specials/museum-month/" target="_blank">San Diego Museum Month</a>.How it works: Throughout February, pick up a free printed pass at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="public libraries" data-vars-click-url="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/specials/museum-month/" data-vars-content-id="7e9b8c1c-21a5-4ba1-847d-a33fc27d8eb3" data-vars-headline="Top picks for San Diego Museum Month" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/specials/museum-month/" target="_blank">public libraries</a>, print passes at home, or download the digital pass to your phone to get the discount for up to four guests.

Take a Hike: Sea breezes at Sunset Cliffs

Sunset Cliffs' flat trails and stunning views make it a great option for a casual family hike.

Given the unseasonably <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="warm winter weather" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/12/12/san-diego-winter-weather-outdoor-wellness" data-vars-content-id="4102e5c7-7fcc-416d-a64b-726a3fc0bbfd" data-vars-headline="Take a Hike: Sea breezes at Sunset Cliffs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/12/12/san-diego-winter-weather-outdoor-wellness" target="_self">warm winter weather</a>, it might be a good time for an ocean <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hike" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/05/2026-outdoor-bucket-list-hikes-swim-bike-challenges" data-vars-content-id="4102e5c7-7fcc-416d-a64b-726a3fc0bbfd" data-vars-headline="Take a Hike: Sea breezes at Sunset Cliffs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/05/2026-outdoor-bucket-list-hikes-swim-bike-challenges" target="_self">hike</a>.The big picture: Walking through Sunset Cliffs Natural Park is family-friendly, with easy, mostly flat trails and plenty to explore.

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