Holiday

State authorities are requesting local coastal communities shut down its beach parking lots this holiday weekend as the county braces for an influx of visitors since it is the only Southern California jurisdiction without visitation restrictions.

San Diegans will have several opportunities to celebrate and observe Juneteenth — the commemoration of the end of slavery — with various local events and online viewings that will reflect and honor the holiday.

Juneteenth, a holiday, is now getting more widespread attention, amid the growing demands for racial justice. NBC 7’s Mari Payton has more.

Georgetown Professor Soyica Colbert explains that Juneteenth and other milestones in African American history are not studied enough in schools – in part because the legacy of slavery contradicts the American self-identity of being a beacon of freedom.

Target has announced plans to raise its hourly minimum wage beginning next month and will offer employees a one-time bonus and free access to virtual healthcare through the end of the year. The Minneapolis-based retailer said beginning July 5, the starting wage at the company will be $15 per hour. Current frontline store and distribution center hourly workers will also…

President Donald Trump has rescheduled a presidential reelection campaign rally from June 19, the same day as Juneteenth, to June 20, after he faced backlash for the rally’s date and location, Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre against the city’s Black residents. California Rep. Karen Bass and Texas Rep. Al Green have both called it a...

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy.

Now that holiday gifts have been opened, it’s time to take a moment to say thanks with a handwritten thank you note.

For 16 years, a local businessman along with his family, friends, and employees donate goods to the homeless during the holiday season

Hundreds of deserving families are finding financial relief ahead of the holidays through the 32nd annual Food and Toy Distribution Drive. More than 3,000 gifts were donated for boys and girls from San Diego and Imperial counties for the event hosted Friday in Mission Valley, Event organizers said they have enough food and presents for 650 families. Children received gifts…

While you’re gearing up for the holidays, fraudsters may be trying to take advantage of you.

Empty gift cards, bogus charitable solicitations, cyberattacks and thieves who steal packages from your porch aren’t necessarily unique to this time of year.

San Diego Fire-Rescue and the Burn Institute Held a fire safety demonstration.

Watch these waddlers take a morningtime walk, every day at 10 a.m., through Dec. 23, 2019.

Ready for a snowier expression of the yuletide? There are merry must-dos around Squaw Creek.

Oh goodness: Dec. 15 is the cupcake-iest day of the year, with deals and giveaways in tow.

The Serena & Lily Holiday Residence is one December delight at the Napa Valley property.

ICE RINKS AROUND CALIFORNIA? You can find an impressive number of seasonal pop-ups at the merry moment. There are those places that serve cocoa, and the locations that regularly play vintage tunes, and those spots that push the frosty fun into the late hours of the night. But finding a holiday roller rink? One that doesn’t involve blades under...

Have the best house on the block with these DIY Christmas decorations. As seen on California Live on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019.