Campfire’s octopus, chorizo, and celery-root entrée.
Gage Forster
What San Diego and Chicago also have in common are leaders who have vowed to defy Homan by protecting undocumented migrants from deportation. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted last month to become what one member called a “super sanctuary” community. In Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson has been reiterating in recent weeks that local law enforcement is prohibited from cooperating with federal immigration officials.
“San Diego better get the hell out of the way. We’re coming,” Homan, told a Republican group this month in Texas. “The Chicago mayor,” Homan continued, “said I am not welcome in Chicago. Well, guess where I am going to be on a day one?”
Trump’s team is planning a big immigration raid in the city starting Tuesday and continuing all week, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the planning.
While experts questioned whether the plans — dubbed Operation Safeguard, according to the New York Times — would differ dramatically from previous major actions by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the signaling right after Trump’s inauguration would be unmistakable.
The Chicago-based National Immigrant Justice Center is advising migrants to consult with an immigration attorney, memorize family phone numbers, establish an emergency contact with their children’s schools and keep all necessary documentation in a secure place.
US Representative Chuy Garcia, an Illinois Democrat, is working with churches and community groups to help immigrants understand their rights if ICE agents come calling.
“There are good reasons to expect that Chicago would be the primary target,” Garcia said. “We can expect ICE, under new leadership starting on Monday, to be targeting high visibility locations, whether it’s factories or possibly larger restaurants.”
While a flurry of executive orders on immigration and the border is expected when Trump takes office Monday, logistical details of the deportation operations have remained shrouded. Homan has signaled he’ll initially focus on deporting violent criminals, a view largely shared by Democratic leaders such as Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.
But Pritzker warned of the negative impact, including on the economy, of Homan’s gung-ho attitude.
“He seems like a blowhard to me, and I know that he’s going to go do things that really do affect people’s lives in a terribly negative way,” Pritzker said in an interview Jan. 14. “He thinks that he’s carrying out something that’s good for the country. But it’s not.”
Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding unless cities and states comply with the administration’s wishes. In Chicago, Mayor Johnson has fired back by vowing to defend his city’s immigrant community.
“I promise you we will not bend or break,” Johnson said after the November election. “Our values will remain strong and firm.”
Other cities are dealing with similar challenges while taking different approaches to the change of administration. New York Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted on federal corruption charges in September, met with Trump on Friday as an adviser emphasized City Hall’s willingness to work with the new president.
In San Diego, by contrast, the board of supervisors last month approved a policy to bar county agencies from working with federal immigration authorities trying to carry about mass deportations.
“We should be deporting felons, not farm workers,” said Terra Lawson-Remer, one of three Democrats who voted for the measure. “We are very concerned about the specter of mass deportations that will make our communities fundamentally less safe.”
Jim Desmond, a Republican supervisor in San Diego County and the lone dissenter in the vote on the super sanctuary proposal, predicted the measure would have little impact. The county sheriff, Kelly Martinez, downplayed the new policies and said her office will continue to follow California state law.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta underlined that state law already limits when and how local authorities can work with federal immigration agents.
“Here in California we are not going to spend our time, money and resources going backward,” Bonta said at a briefing Friday. “You can be sure that as California’s attorney general, if Trump attacks the rights of our immigrants I will be there. If Trump breaks the law, we will see him in court and hold him accountable.”
It remains to be seen exactly how the threats from Homan and vows of protection from local authorities will play out in the coming weeks and months. It’s also unclear which groups of immigrants the new administration will prioritize for deportation. And federal officials face limits in staffing, money and temporary detention space.
But cities are girding for a showdown amid the uncertainty of how Trump’s crackdown will play out. Restaurants from Texas to Colorado are grappling with the uncertainty around potential deportations.
In Denver, Mayor Mike Johnston has said he’s willing to go to jail in order protect migrants in his community. Homan said he’s willing to put him there if Johnston blocks ICE agents from doing their jobs.
“Look, me and the Denver mayor, we agree on one thing — he’s willing to go to jail, I’m willing to put him in jail because there’s a statute,” Homan said in an interview with Fox News in late November. “And what it says is it’s a felony if you knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien from immigration authorities. It’s also a felony to impede a federal law enforcement officer.”
With assistance from Miranda Davis, Daniela Sirtori and Kate Seaman.
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SANDY, Utah — SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergi Solans had two goals and an assist, Diego Luna added a goal and two assists, and Real Salt Lake beat San Diego FC 4-2 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to six games.
Morgan Guilavogui scored his first goal in MLS and had an assist for Real Salt Lake (5-1-1). The 28-year-old designated player has five goal contributions in his first six career games.
RSL hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat at Vancouver in the season opener.
San Diego (3-3-2) has lost three in a row and is winless in five straight.
Luna opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he re-directed a misplayed pass by Duran Ferree, San Diego’s 19-year-old goalkeeper, into the net.
Moments later, Solans headed home a perfectly-placed cross played by Luna from outside the right corner of the 18-yard box to the back post to make it 2-0. Solans, a 23-year-old forward, flicked a header from the center of the area inside the right post and past the outstretched arm of Ferree to make it 3-1 in the 37th minute.
Guilavogui slammed home a first-touch shot to give RSL a three-goal lead in the 45th.
Marcus Ingvartsen scored a goal in the 14th minute and Anders Dreyer converted from the penalty spot in the 66th for San Diego.
Ingvartsen has five goals and an assist this season and has 10 goal contributions (seven goals, three assists) in 16 career MLS appearances.
Rafael Cabral had three saves for RSL.
Ferree finished with five saves.
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When John Resnick opened Campfire on a quaint little street in Carlsbad, Calif., in 2016, some locals weren’t sure what to think. The coastal enclave wasn’t exactly awash in innovative, chef-driven establishments, so it was a shock to see the dining room consistently full. Early on, one woman wondered aloud to Resnick, “Where did all these people come from?”
It’s a moment he remembers vividly. “I was struck by her statement, because I think she was surprised that so many other people in Carlsbad were there,” Resnick says.
The rest of the culinary world would take some time to catch up to what was happening. In 2019, when Michelin expanded to rate restaurants throughout all of California—not just the San Francisco area—Addison was the only one in San Diego to earn a star. But since emerging from the pandemic, the region’s food scene has grown dramatically. Driven by outstanding farms, ingredients, a bumper crop of talented chefs, and a G.D.P. approximately the size of New Zealand or Greece, San Diego County has become one of America’s most underrated dining destinations.
Campfire’s octopus, chorizo, and celery-root entrée.
Gage Forster
Perhaps no single restaurant is a better emblem for this shift than chef William Bradley’s Addison, which opened in 2006. After landing his first star, Bradley knew he wanted more. To get them, he transformed his French-leaning fare to serve what he calls California Gastronomy, which combines the cultures of SoCal with impeccable ingredients and wildly impressive techniques, prizing flavor over flair. Michelin responded, awarding Addison a second star in 2022, and making it the first Southern California three-star restaurant just a year later. The accolade has created a halo effect, attracting culinary tourists from around the world.
Berry beet tartlets at San Diego’s three-star stalwart Addison.
Eric Wolfinger
“Earning three stars forces the global dining community to pay attention to a place that may not have been on their radar before,” says chef Eric Bost, a partner in Resnick’s four Carlsbad establishments.
Resnick recruited Bost, who spent time at award-winning outposts of Restaurant Guy Savoy, to run Jeune et Jolie, which he led to a star in 2021. They’ve since taken over an old boogie-board factory down the street and converted it to an all-day restaurant and bakery, Wildland. The space also hosts an exquisite tasting-counter experience called Lilo, which was given a Michelin star mere months after opening in April 2025. And as Resnick and Bost grew their successful Carlsbad operation, chef Roberto Alcocer earned a Michelin star for his Mexican fine-dining spot Valle in nearby Oceanside.
The stylish tasting counter at Michelin one-star Lilo in Carlsbad.
Kimberly Motos
About 25 miles to the south, another affluent coastal community is going through its own culinary glow up. In La Jolla, chef Tara Monsod and the hospitality group Puffer Malarkey Collective opened the stylish French steakhouse Le Coq. Chef Erik Anderson, formerly of Michelin two-star Coi, is preparing to launch Roseacre. And last year, Per Se alums Elijah Arizmendi and Brian Hung left New York to open the elegant tasting-menu restaurant Lucien, lured by the ingredients they’d get to serve. “A major reason we chose San Diego is the quality and diversity of the produce,” Arizmendi explains. “San Diego County has more small farms than anywhere else in the U.S., and its many microclimates allow farmers to grow an incredible range of ingredients year-round.”
Wildland’s spicy Italian sandwich.
Gage Forster
Chef Travis Swikard has also been a tireless advocate for the region’s ingredients since he returned to San Diego, his hometown, and opened Mediterranean-influenced Callie in 2021. There’s no sophomore slump with his latest effort, the French Riviera–inspired Fleurette in La Jolla, where he’s serving his take on classics like leeks vinaigrette and his San Diego “Bouillabaisse” with local red sheepshead fish and spiny lobster. Its food is bright, produce-driven, and attentive in execution, while the dining room maintains a relaxed and unpretentious style of service. And Swikard sees that approach cohering into a regional style with a strong network of professionals behind it.
“It’s really nice that we are developing our own identity, not trying to be like L.A. or any other market, just highlighting what’s great about the San Diego lifestyle and ingredients,” he says. “Similar to New York, a chef community is starting to develop where chefs are supporting each other. There is a true sense of pride to be cooking here.”
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