Crews were out on Tuesday morning clearing homeless encampments, including 40 tons of trash from the San Diego Riverbed, NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports.

The city, set to clear homeless encampments at the San Diego Riverbed, posted notices telling people who live there that they have to leave by Tuesday morning.

The city of San Diego is planning to clear out homeless encampments at the riverbed early Tuesday morning, telling people who live there they have to be out by 7:30 a.m. It’s a large, coordinated effort with multiple agencies – the first of its kind at the riverbed, and it’s being paid for with millions of dollars in state funding. NBC 7’s...

While investigators are looking for an exact cause, they do believe the blaze began near a homeless encampment, reports NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer.

California voters will be asked this November to vote on Proposition 36, a measure that would roll back a resolution passed by voters in 2014 to reclassify some “non-violent” felonies as misdemeanors.

A brush fire in the College Area grew quickly Thursday afternoon and was threatening structures in the area.

Local leaders gathered in Mission Bay for a conference on shared housing — one of the many new tools to battle the homeless crisis. NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer has more on the effort.

About a quarter of San Diego County’s registered voters have already voted. And, the expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant is underway. Plus, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new state funding to tackle the homeless crisis, and the San Diego region will receive nearly $60 million.

Mayor Todd Gloria is running for re-election against Larry Turner, a police officer and retired Marine Larry Turner, in a race where homelessness and housing are central issues.

The city of San Diego is adding more beds to its shelter system in an effort to replace the over 600 beds the city will lose at the end of this year. And, San Diego County now has two reported cases of dengue fever. Plus, local law enforcement warns some treats sold at gas stations and shops may contain dangerous...