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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%.

New bill aims to bolster fight against wildfires in California

The bipartisan-backed legislation comes as climate change is making wildfires worse.

Wildfires

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the West is introducing a bill to combat &quot;catastrophic&quot; wildfires and overhaul forest management.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Climate change" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/28/la-fires-cause-climate-change-more-likely" data-vars-content-id="e80d16d0-e489-42d1-9a86-ddf1d3853e1c" data-vars-headline="New bill aims to bolster fight against wildfires in California" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/28/la-fires-cause-climate-change-more-likely" target="_self">Climate change</a> and drought are <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="causing wildfires" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/08/24/california-wildfires-human-caused" data-vars-content-id="e80d16d0-e489-42d1-9a86-ddf1d3853e1c" data-vars-headline="New bill aims to bolster fight against wildfires 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/2023/08/24/california-wildfires-human-caused" target="_self">causing wildfires</a> to become <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more intense, widespread" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wri.org/insights/global-trends-forest-fires" data-vars-content-id="e80d16d0-e489-42d1-9a86-ddf1d3853e1c" data-vars-headline="New bill aims to bolster fight against wildfires in California" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wri.org/insights/global-trends-forest-fires" target="_blank">more intense, widespread</a> and harder to put out.

Pack these go-bag essentials for emergency evacuations

Having items already packed in an emergency kit can mean the difference between life or death.

There are several <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="essential items" data-vars-click-url="https://www.ready.gov/kit" data-vars-content-id="e17c3655-fb2e-4c3f-bfaf-ae539d644c55" data-vars-headline="Pack these go-bag essentials for emergency evacuations" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.ready.gov/kit" target="_blank">essential items</a> people need to grab if they must leave their homes when a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="wildfire" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/08/palisades-fire-los-angeles-residents-evacuated" data-vars-content-id="e17c3655-fb2e-4c3f-bfaf-ae539d644c55" data-vars-headline="Pack these go-bag essentials for emergency evacuations" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/08/palisades-fire-los-angeles-residents-evacuated" target="_self">wildfire</a>, flooding or other <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="natural disaster strikes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2023/05/31/hurricane-emergency-kit-checklist" data-vars-content-id="e17c3655-fb2e-4c3f-bfaf-ae539d644c55" data-vars-headline="Pack these go-bag essentials for emergency evacuations" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2023/05/31/hurricane-emergency-kit-checklist" target="_self">natural disaster strikes</a>.Why it matters: Being prepared with an accessible go-bag can reduce panic in the moment and could mean the difference between life or death, depending on how bad a situation becomes, Jonathan Sury, senior staff associate at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="told CNN" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/07/health/go-bag-what-to-pack-wellness/index.html" data-vars-content-id="e17c3655-fb2e-4c3f-bfaf-ae539d644c55" data-vars-headline="Pack these go-bag essentials for emergency evacuations" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/07/health/go-bag-what-to-pack-wellness/index.html" target="_blank">told CNN</a>.

Powerful Santa Ana winds bring fire risk to San Diego

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag risk for the eastern part of San Diego County.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Southern California" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/07/california-wildfire-risk-critical-fire-weather-santa-ana-winds" data-vars-content-id="14da353d-ec8f-4e3d-9c64-6fad0821ad16" data-vars-headline="Powerful Santa Ana winds bring fire risk to San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/07/california-wildfire-risk-critical-fire-weather-santa-ana-winds" target="_self">Southern California</a> is on high alert as the National Weather Service warned of a &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="life-threatening and destructive" data-vars-click-url="https://www.weather.gov/lox/" data-vars-content-id="14da353d-ec8f-4e3d-9c64-6fad0821ad16" data-vars-headline="Powerful Santa Ana winds bring fire risk to San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.weather.gov/lox/" target="_blank">life-threatening and destructive</a>&quot; windstorm in the Los Angeles area Tuesday.Why it matters: The threat is moving south Wednesday, and NWS forecasters are using unusually outspoken terms to caution Southern California residents of the fire risk presented by dry conditions combining with powerful Santa Ana winds.