The public comment portion of the meeting went on past 11:30 p.m. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming reports.

The future of a parking lot proposed for homeless people will be decided tonight in Encinitas. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more.

If approved, the parking lot will have no more than 25 parking spaces, including on-site support with case managers and overnight security, JFS said.

Wendy and Robert Stanley are preparing to throw the party of the year — a day’s worth of festivities all for their daughter, Kira Stanley. Kira Stanley died Christmas Day, two years after doctors diagnosed her with a rare brain cancer. She always told her parents she wanted to “go out with a bang.” “That’s what Kira wanted. She was...

NBC 7’s Allison Ash gives us the latest details on the parking lot proposed for the homeless in Encinitas.

The Encinitas Union School District’s board of trustees jumped into the debate over whether the city should give the go-ahead to a controversial overnight parking lot for the homeless.

NBC 7’s Alex Presha spoke with the family of a teen who passed away after a long cancer battle.

NBC 7’s Danica McAdam is in Encinitas where neighbors are voicing their concerns for a safe space homeless parking lot.

Residents in Encinitas do not want the city to pass a Safe Parking Program for homeless in their city, they met with County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar and City Councilman Tony Kranz on Thursday to voice their concern. The Safe Parking Program, waiting to be approved, will be run by the Jewish Family Service (JFS) and will provide individuals and families…

One person was killed in a fire that broke out at a home in Encinitas Friday night, deputies confirmed.

A young woman from North County died on Christmas Day, two years after a rare brain cancer diagnosis.

Christmas night’s rainfall has some neighbors worried about the Encinitas bluffs’ eroding more.

Businesses in Encinitas are no longer allowed to use gas powered leaf blowers as of Friday, Dec. 20. The Encinitas City Council approved the leaf blower ordinance back in August. Then in September, the ordinance went into effect for city operations. The goal of the city’s Climate Action Plan is to eventually ban all gas powered leaf blowers by January…

NBC 7’s Consumer Bob has a story of a early shopper whose warranty ran out before the purchase could be used.

Peter Stern was one of those lucky holiday shoppers for Christmas last year. He knew the perfect gift to buy for his girlfriend; a new computer from Dell.  So, last December the retired attorney from Encinitas bought a new computer and hid it in the closet until Christmas Day.  “On Christmas Day I presented the gift to my girlfriend,”...

NBC 7’s Danny Freeman explains how two brothers helped to save the life of a man trapped in a burning home in Cardiff.

Author and screenwriter Michael Allin, known for writing the classic Bruce Lee film “Enter the Dragon,” was rescued from his burning Cardiff home late Thursday night by two teenage neighbors. “It got close there for a second,” said 17-year-old Aidan Cohen, who lives next door to Allin. At around 11 p.m. Thursday, Aidan and his 19-year-old brother Ryan Cohen were…

Encinitas teen Kat Hammock’s sensational run on NBC’s “The Voice” came to an end Tuesday, but not without leaving one more lasting impression on her coach and fans back home. Hammock performed among the top 8 on the hit show Monday night but came in the bottom three in voting results. She was given another shot thanks to America’s...

On the eve of Thanksgiving, employees at several San Diego-area Little Caesar’s Pizza franchises claim they’re not getting paid.