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Deadly shooting at San Diego's largest mosque

Officers evacuated people from the Clairemont mosque as police responded Monday afternoon.

Politics & Policy

Five people are dead — including two gunmen — after a shooting at the Islamic Center of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Diego" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego" data-vars-content-id="51a70942-b794-481d-b880-4f1c2617effa" data-vars-headline="Deadly shooting at San Diego&#x27;s largest mosque" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego" target="_self">San Diego</a> in Clairemont, according to San Diego Police.

San Diego mosque shooting victims praised for "heroic" actions

The 3 community members are being remembered for protecting children and others.

The three victims in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Monday&#x27;s shooting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/shooting-san-diego-islamic-center" data-vars-content-id="83203d6a-8309-4dcd-9b8e-91bb216300bc" data-vars-headline="San Diego mosque shooting victims praised for &quot;heroic&quot; actions" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/shooting-san-diego-islamic-center" target="_self">Monday&#x27;s shooting</a> at the Islamic Center of San Diego were all beloved members of the Muslim community and acted heroically to save other lives, according to community leaders and San Diego police.Security guard Amin Abdullah, as well as community members Mansour Kaziha and Nader Awad, were shot outside <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the center&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/san-diego-islamic-center-shooting-mosque-threats" data-vars-content-id="83203d6a-8309-4dcd-9b8e-91bb216300bc" data-vars-headline="San Diego mosque shooting victims praised for &quot;heroic&quot; actions" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/san-diego-islamic-center-shooting-mosque-threats" target="_self">the center&#x27;s</a> entrance and are being lauded for preventing violence from reaching children attending school inside.

What to know about California's June 2 primary

California voters will weigh in on crowded statewide races and key San Diego measures this June.

Politics

The June 2 primary is coming up, and California voters have a lot to decide.Why it matters: More than a dozen statewide elections will alter the political landscape in the Golden State, from the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="crowded governor&#x27;s race" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/13/eric-swalwell-drops-out-california-governor-race-scandal-democrats-open-field" data-vars-content-id="d5348f82-8210-44b5-bc7b-323cf802acbe" data-vars-headline="What to know about California&#x27;s June 2 primary" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/13/eric-swalwell-drops-out-california-governor-race-scandal-democrats-open-field" target="_self">crowded governor&#x27;s race</a> to the consequential campaign for insurance commissioner.<ul><li>The top two vote-getters in the primary advance to the November general election, regardless of party affiliation. (For a full list of candidates, check out <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="California&#x27;s official voter information guide" data-vars-click-url="https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/candidates/" data-vars-content-id="d5348f82-8210-44b5-bc7b-323cf802acbe" data-vars-headline="What to know about California&#x27;s June 2 primary" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/candidates/" target="_blank">California&#x27;s official voter information guide</a>.)</li></ul>

Some in San Diego Islamic Center community feared attack for years

Some in San Diego Muslim community feared attack for years

"This is all of our nightmares," she told Axios.

News

Homayra Yusufi has gone to the Islamic Center of San Diego since she was a child and told Axios that the community has long been afraid something like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Monday&#x27;s fatal shooting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/shooting-san-diego-islamic-center" data-vars-content-id="4352fb97-be0a-46aa-a06c-57fa0636331a" data-vars-headline="Some in San Diego Islamic Center community feared attack for years" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/05/18/shooting-san-diego-islamic-center" target="_self">Monday&#x27;s fatal shooting</a> would happen. <ul><li>&quot;The Islamic Center has gotten multiple threats of violence, and so this is all of our nightmares,&quot; she said.</li></ul>

You need to make $50 an hour to afford rent in San Diego

A new report shows the county's $2,606 average rent is out of reach for many workers.

Real Estate

Local households need to earn about $50 per hour to afford the average monthly asking rent of $2,606 in San Diego County, according to a new housing report.The big picture: San Diego is the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="12th-priciest rental market" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/05/13/san-diego-no-longer-among-the-most-expensive-rental-markets-its-not-even-in-the-top-10/" data-vars-content-id="096558bd-dc11-4b1d-bb28-8ce1d3c366e5" data-vars-headline="You need to make $50 an hour to afford rent in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/05/13/san-diego-no-longer-among-the-most-expensive-rental-markets-its-not-even-in-the-top-10/" target="_blank">12th-priciest rental market</a> in the U.S., and while <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="renting is cheaper than homeownership" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/05/renting-cheaper-than-owning-san-diego-home" data-vars-content-id="096558bd-dc11-4b1d-bb28-8ce1d3c366e5" data-vars-headline="You need to make $50 an hour to afford rent 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/2026/02/05/renting-cheaper-than-owning-san-diego-home" target="_self">renting is cheaper than homeownership</a>, it&#x27;s unaffordable for many.

California's most popular baby names in 2025

More Olivias and Liams coming to day cares and classrooms near you.

&quot;Olivia&quot; is the new queen and &quot;Liam&quot; remains king of California&#x27;s top <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="baby names" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/19/californias-trendiest-baby-names-2024" data-vars-content-id="58bdcecc-f44b-4f4c-81c2-ffda8536df7d" data-vars-headline="California&#x27;s most popular baby names in 2025" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/19/californias-trendiest-baby-names-2024" target="_self">baby names</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="according to Social Security" data-vars-click-url="https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/" data-vars-content-id="58bdcecc-f44b-4f4c-81c2-ffda8536df7d" data-vars-headline="California&#x27;s most popular baby names in 2025" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/" target="_blank">according to Social Security</a> card applications submitted at birth.The big picture: Those are the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="most popular names nationally" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/08/baby-names-most-popular-2025" data-vars-content-id="58bdcecc-f44b-4f4c-81c2-ffda8536df7d" data-vars-headline="California&#x27;s most popular baby names in 2025" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/08/baby-names-most-popular-2025" target="_self">most popular names nationally</a>, too, and have been for the past seven years.

Airlines bet on San Diego with new summer routes

New nonstop destinations are joining SAN's summer lineup as ticket prices climb.

Travel

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Summer travelers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/01/iran-us-war-oil-gas-travel-flights-jet-fuel-summer-vacation" data-vars-content-id="eb7afd58-f5bd-4f47-b191-229bc220211e" data-vars-headline="Airlines bet on San Diego with new summer routes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/01/iran-us-war-oil-gas-travel-flights-jet-fuel-summer-vacation" target="_self">Summer travelers</a> have dozens of new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="flight options" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/09/09/new-terminal-1-upgrades-san-diego-airport-open-september-2025" data-vars-content-id="eb7afd58-f5bd-4f47-b191-229bc220211e" data-vars-headline="Airlines bet on San Diego with new summer routes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/09/09/new-terminal-1-upgrades-san-diego-airport-open-september-2025" target="_self">flight options</a> to choose from, as long as they&#x27;re willing to pay up for a ticket.Driving the news: Airlines are betting on San Diego even as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="rising fuel costs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/29/jet-fuel-airline-dealmaking" data-vars-content-id="eb7afd58-f5bd-4f47-b191-229bc220211e" data-vars-headline="Airlines bet on San Diego with new summer routes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/29/jet-fuel-airline-dealmaking" target="_self">rising fuel costs</a> send <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="airfare prices soaring" data-vars-click-url="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/26/business/airlines-fuel-prices-fare-hikes" data-vars-content-id="eb7afd58-f5bd-4f47-b191-229bc220211e" data-vars-headline="Airlines bet on San Diego with new summer routes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/26/business/airlines-fuel-prices-fare-hikes" target="_blank">airfare prices soaring</a>.

Las Cuatro Milpas is back in Barrio Logan

The beloved family-run Mexican restaurant reopens Tuesday after a months-long closure.

Food and Drink

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Barrio Logan" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/20/here-in-sd-chicano-park-murals" data-vars-content-id="559f320b-ef15-4e35-bb17-c4ac43a28b54" data-vars-headline="Las Cuatro Milpas is back in Barrio Logan" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/20/here-in-sd-chicano-park-murals" target="_self">Barrio Logan</a>&#x27;s beloved Las Cuatro Milpas is reopening its doors Tuesday in a new space.Why it matters: The family-run Mexican <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="restaurant" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/12/09/san-diego-doordash-restaurant-survival-rates-2025" data-vars-content-id="559f320b-ef15-4e35-bb17-c4ac43a28b54" data-vars-headline="Las Cuatro Milpas is back in Barrio Logan" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/12/09/san-diego-doordash-restaurant-survival-rates-2025" target="_self">restaurant</a> that drew long lines out front had been a staple of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Diego neighborhood" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/10/01/fresh-tacos-fish-guts-barrio-logan" data-vars-content-id="559f320b-ef15-4e35-bb17-c4ac43a28b54" data-vars-headline="Las Cuatro Milpas is back in Barrio Logan" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/10/01/fresh-tacos-fish-guts-barrio-logan" target="_self">San Diego neighborhood</a> for nearly a century before it closed in December.

San Diego privacy board seeks more police tech oversight

The board is taking action after Axios revealed SDPD's new Flock Nova contract.

San Diego&#x27;s Privacy Advisory Board is asking to be more involved in the city <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="evaluating surveillance technology" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/30/san-diego-surveillence-tech-approval-review-process" data-vars-content-id="6bc74f7b-0865-4885-a731-15f6f66bf353" data-vars-headline="San Diego privacy board seeks more police tech oversight" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/30/san-diego-surveillence-tech-approval-review-process" target="_self">evaluating surveillance technology</a> following Axios&#x27; exclusive reporting on the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="police department&#x27;s Flock Nova contract" 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="6bc74f7b-0865-4885-a731-15f6f66bf353" data-vars-headline="San Diego privacy board seeks more police tech oversight" 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">police department&#x27;s Flock Nova contract</a>.Why it matters: The board was created to review how city departments use surveillance technology, but it was kept in the dark about this contract.

San Diego job market falls short for recent college grads

ADP ranked it among the worst metros for young workers' hiring, pay and affordability.

Education

San Diego is lagging when it comes to offering the best job opportunities for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="college graduates" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/jobs-labor-college-gallup" data-vars-content-id="9f726c46-edf5-466f-ac8d-c178c638584c" data-vars-headline="San Diego job market falls short for recent college grads" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/jobs-labor-college-gallup" target="_self">college graduates</a>, according to a new study.The big picture: Fast-growing Southern metros like Birmingham, Alabama, and Tampa Bay, Florida, top the list, based on payroll processor ADP&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text=" ranking" data-vars-click-url="https://www.adpresearch.com/2026-youve-graduated-now-what/" data-vars-content-id="9f726c46-edf5-466f-ac8d-c178c638584c" data-vars-headline="San Diego job market falls short for recent college grads" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.adpresearch.com/2026-youve-graduated-now-what/" target="_blank"> ranking</a> of 20-something hiring rates, wages and affordability.<ul><li>Portland, Oregon; San Diego; Riverside, California; and Salt Lake City, Utah, landed at the bottom of the rankings.</li></ul>

Scoop: San Diego e-bike crashes surge

Police data shows crashes quadrupling in recent years.

E-bike collisions across San Diego have nearly quadrupled over the past five years, police data obtained exclusively by Axios shows.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="E-bike" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/08/13/advocates-emotos-ebikes-legislation" data-vars-content-id="fdfe3897-9953-4bf8-bf09-d074ff246a2f" data-vars-headline="Scoop: San Diego e-bike crashes surge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/08/13/advocates-emotos-ebikes-legislation" target="_self">E-bike</a> injuries are <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="skyrocketing" data-vars-click-url="https://inewsource.org/2026/03/24/ebike-crashes-injury-data-san-diego-county/" data-vars-content-id="fdfe3897-9953-4bf8-bf09-d074ff246a2f" data-vars-headline="Scoop: San Diego e-bike crashes surge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://inewsource.org/2026/03/24/ebike-crashes-injury-data-san-diego-county/" target="_blank">skyrocketing</a> and becoming <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more severe" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/03/09/rady-childrens-study-finds-more-severe-trauma-with-e-bikes/" data-vars-content-id="fdfe3897-9953-4bf8-bf09-d074ff246a2f" data-vars-headline="Scoop: San Diego e-bike crashes surge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/03/09/rady-childrens-study-finds-more-severe-trauma-with-e-bikes/" target="_blank">more severe</a>, particularly for kids, as they hit speeds faster than regular bikes.

How San Diego gets surveillance tech approved

The public review process was created in 2022 to build trust and transparency.

When the City of San Diego wants to add <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new surveillance tools" 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="ff0fadf3-5ea2-493a-8067-b9d29df5c7e1" data-vars-headline="How San Diego gets surveillance tech approved" 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">new surveillance tools</a> to its arsenal, it must first go through a public review process.Catch up quick: City departments evaluate new tools to see if they meet the definition of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="surveillance technology" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiego.gov/police/data-transparency/technology" data-vars-content-id="ff0fadf3-5ea2-493a-8067-b9d29df5c7e1" data-vars-headline="How San Diego gets surveillance tech approved" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiego.gov/police/data-transparency/technology" target="_blank">surveillance technology</a> under the city&#x27;s Transparent and Responsible Use of Surveillance Technology (TRUST) ordinance.

A table lists the 10 most popular California baby names in 2025 for boys and girls. Liam ranks first for boys, followed by Noah and Oliver. Olivia leads girlsâ names, followed by Mia and Sophia.

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