A French bulldog named Rocket takes part in the annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon in Del Mar, California, on Sunday, September 7, 2025. (Photo by K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune/Getty Images)
Attnedees dressed in Zombie outfits walk down the Gaslamp Quarter outside of the 2015 Comic-Con International in San Diego, California July 8, 2015. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Reuters)
A woman dressed up as a zombie takes part in a zombie walk in the Gaslamp Quarter during the Comic Con International convention in San Diego, California July 13, 2012. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
People in Mexico wave at U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border fence near San Diego, California, U.S., November 10, 2016. (Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters)
American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo shows off her excitement ahead of her San Diego show in the second decade of May 2022. (Photo by oliviarodrigo/Instagram)
A cosplayer portrays Himiko Toga from “League of Villains” outside the convention center during Comic-Con International 2022 on July 22, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP Photo)
The Philly Phanatic has fun with a fan during game four of the NLCS against the San Diego Padres for the 2022 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 22, 2022. (Photo by Kyle Ross/USA TODAY Sports)
A dog competes during the during the 6th annual Loews Coronado Bay resort surf dog competition in Imperial Beach, near San Diego on June 4, 2011. (Photo by AFP)