Parks

San Diego city and county leaders Tuesday officially launched “Parks After Dark,” a program intended to transform three neighborhood parks into evening community festivals every weekend this summer.

A man was sentenced Friday to 27 years to life in prison for killing a 25-year-old woman whose dismembered body parts were found in two New York City parks.

Mayor proposes $1.2 million budget boost to eliminate inequities discovered in audit.

A city audit of San Diego’s Parks & Recreation Department revealed a funding disparity, which benefited recreation centers and parks in wealthier communities. Those locations also offered double the number of programs for families.

The proposed ordinance includes partial bans of street vendors in high-traffic places like public parks, bays and beaches, and requires vendors to obtain a business license and vendor permit.

The San Diego City Council heard from the community Wednesday on the proposed crackdown on street vendors. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea reports.

As visitor numbers to U.S. national parks boom, here’s a look at the top 10 most underappreciated parks, according to travel site ParkSleepFly.

Labor Day travelers looking for a last summer getaway are at least as eager, or more, to hit the road as they were during other long holiday weekends this year.

A park in Pacific Beach will be renamed to honor two Black educators who made history in San Diego.

The Pacific Beach Middle Joint Use Field will be renamed to the Fannie and William Payne Joint Use Field in honor of two black educators who made history in San Diego. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports.

San Diego City’s Parks Master Plan could get its first update in 65 years to focus on equitable access to quality parks in all local neighborhoods, it was announced Wednesday.

San Diego city leaders gathered together to introduce a new parks masterplan proposal, which hasn’t been updated since 1956. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more on what their goals are.

As part of an effort to invest in quality-of-life improvements in historically underserved neighborhoods, Mayor Todd Gloria was joined on Tuesday by District 4 City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe at a groundbreaking for La Paz Mini Park, which will transform a vacant dirt lot into green space in Valencia Park.

A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to mark the beginning of a project to turn a Valencia Park vacant lot into a park.

In an effort to increase equitable access to green spaces and parks across San Diego County, the San Diego Foundation is providing thousands of dollars in grants to make it possible, the organization announced Monday.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday morning to reveal a newly improved park in Mission Bay – a park that’s been named in honor of a late community leader.

Churches and gyms with permits may now offer services outdoors at San Diego City parks.

San Diego County leaders are considering a measure that would open allow places of worship and fitness centers to offer their services outdoors at county parks.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is considering opening county parks to places of worship and fitness centers.

The Poway Mayor is considering allowing local parks to be used to help businesses offer services outside.