TIPS
Local know-how for San Diego — where to go, what it costs, what trips people up — checked against the agency, the dataset or the law that decides it, and dated so you can see how fresh it is.
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Will El Niño mean a desert superbloom at Anza-Borrego in spring 2027?
It raises the odds but doesn't guarantee one: a superbloom needs steady, gentle rain spread from fall through winter without heat or wind spikes, not just a few big storms — so watch the bloom reports from late January and plan to go in February or March.
Typical peakMid-March
Coyotes and pets in San Diego: who to call, and what actually keeps a pet safe
Coyotes live in nearly every San Diego neighborhood that borders a canyon. Keep cats indoors, don't leave small dogs out alone at dawn, dusk or night, and haze any coyote that doesn't leave. Nobody removes roaming ones.
Who to call619-299-7012
Half-day, full-day or overnight: which San Diego fishing trip actually catches tuna?
Not the half-day. Half-day boats fish the kelp for bass, yellowtail and barracuda for about $80. Tuna usually means a full-day or overnight trip, and bluefin mostly 1.5 days or more. Bluefin season runs roughly May to October.
Half day~$80
How to actually get a tee time at Torrey Pines if you don't live in San Diego
Non-residents book 8 to 90 days out on the City's foreUP site, with a $50-per-player booking fee on top of greens fees ($258 weekday on the South Course in 2026). Or show up and join the standby waitlist.
South, non-resident$258 / $322
Where can you fly a drone in San Diego?
Mostly with FAA permission. Much of coastal San Diego sits in controlled airspace around the airport and military fields, so you need a free LAANC authorization. Cabrillo and the Torrey Pines reserve ban drones outright.
Altitude cap400 ft
Can you see whales from shore in San Diego, and when?
Yes — gray whales pass close to Point Loma on their migration from late December to mid-March, and Cabrillo National Monument has a purpose-built overlook for watching them.
SeasonLate December – mid March
