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NBC 7’s Dave Summers spoke to the woman’s attorney about what she’s experienced since the incident, and heard reaction to the lawsuit from the creator of the fundraiser.

The man who created the viral “Tips for Lenin” GoFundMe page is being sued by the San Diego woman who tried to shame the Starbucks barista online for following COVID-19 safety protocols and refusing to serve her.

NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda caught up with a Starbuck barista who had a fundraiser started for him after he was berated for not serving a customer who refused to wear a mask.

Remember Lenin Gutierrez, that San Diego-based Starbucks barista who refused service to a maskless woman last year? Here’s what he’s up to today — and how he hopes the people of the world keep lifting each other up in tough times.

Jayme Mejia was a dedicated father of eight who was heavily involved in the community, now his family is hoping others will learn from their experience. NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo has their story.

San Diegans are remembering a local father, coach, and musician who died after contracting the coronavirus. Jayme Mejia was a dedicated father of eight children and heavily involved in his community. Before the pandemic, his reggae band, JamKwest, would play music venues all over San Diego County. “They would do the Del Mar Fair, they’d be at Balboa Park...

NBC 7 takes a look back at 7 San Diego stories that you couldn’t turn away from in 2020. These stories were very popular on NBC7.com this year.

NBC 7’s Joe Little shares the story of San Diego’s selfless Highwayman and his plea for help.

Decades before today’s pay-it-forward ethos got kick-started (20 years ago!) by the movie title of the same name, San Diego’s Highwayman was pulling up behind stranded motorists and offering aid, free of charge.

Angie Bitsko lost her job and was diagnosed with leukemia, all while trying to get her adult son with Down syndrome back in school, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.

Angie Bitsko is going toe-to-toe with 2020. She has taken several punches on the chin, but the Rancho Peñasquitos woman isn’t likely to get knocked down. “I figure if I can stay positive and strong, that kind of sets the tone for everyone else,” she said Wednesday from a hospital bed at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center. NBC 7 first…

As protective equipment, social distancing and other pandemic protocols become the new normal at businesses across the country, some employees on the front lines are suffering at the hands of unhappy customers. Last month, Maria Resendiz, a 19-year-old McDonald’s cashier from Oakland, California, was physically attacked after she asked a customer coming through the drive-thru to wear a mask. Now, a...

The barista received the tips from a GoFundMe page after he refused a woman service at a Starbucks for not wearing a mask.

The Starbucks barista shamed on social media for refusing service to a customer who was not wearing a mask just received the tip of a lifetime. Lenin Gutierrez’ story started at a San Diego Starbucks, and after it was first shared by NBC 7 it spread throughout country. A couple of fundraising strangers recorded the moment they officially made that…

NBC 7’s Jackie Crea was there when the barista first met the men who organized the fundraiser.

NBC 7’s Niala Charles spoke to the campaign leaders after they said donations were frozen by GoFundMe.

Dozens of homeless people seeking shelter during this pandemic are now back on the streets. A local group, #HotelVouchers4All, was using a GoFundMe page to raise money to temporarily house about 30 homeless people at the Heritage Inn during the coronavirus pandemic. But Saturday they were kicked out after GoFundMe froze #HotelVouchers4All’s funds. Shane Mitchell is one of them....

A Chester County woman is accused of pretending to have cancer, impersonating a doctor and nurse and even lying about her own father dying in an elaborate scheme to steal thousands of dollars from donors on GoFundMe and Facebook.

Authorities have identified three men who died after a gunman opened fire from an alley into a party, fatally shooting them and wounding nine others.