Hillcrest

City leaders in San Diego Monday announced the creation of a reward fund to generate tips about hate crimes, a category of criminal offenses trending up in recent months.

San Diego is no place for hate. That’s the message from city leaders and community members during this “Unite Against Hate Week.”

Hate crimes are rising in San Diego County, according to a recent SANDAG report, and San Diego leaders are calling for action. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports.

The Hillcrest community is feeling some relief as a man accused in several pellet gun attacks is behind bars. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada reports.

San Diego police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with recent pellet gun attacks in the Hillcrest neighborhood, a hub for members of San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community, which prompted a hate-crime investigation.

Authorities reached out to the public Tuesday for help in identifying the suspect or suspects who fired a pellet gun at night spots in the Hillcrest area last spring, injuring one person in what is being investigated as hate crimes.

The San Diego Police Department is investigating a series of pellet gun attacks in Hillcrest as possible hate crimes.

The San Diego Police Department is investigating a series of pellet gun attacks in Hillcrest as possible hate crimes.

San Diego Police are investigating a suspected hate crime in the Hillcrest neighborhood.  Business-owners reported seeing an anti-semitic symbol and anti- LGBTQ+ slur painted on a building.  NBC7’s Kelvin Henry has the story.

The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the program due to fraud concerns. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada reports on how this may affect policy at our southern border.

Authorities are investigating “hate crime-related vandalism” targeting the LGBTQ+ community in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, police said Saturday.

Mayor Todd Gloria signed off on the plan, which would allow for thousands of new housing units, reports NBC 7’s Joey Safchik

Two San Diego neighborhoods will look significantly different in the coming years, as the city gave the green light to a new vision for housing.  NBC7’s Omari Fleming shows us why not everyone agrees with the plan.

The San Diego City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved plans to add more housing to Hillcrest and University City.

City leaders passed an amendment to a community plan in the Hillcrest neighborhood. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry spoke to people who are not fans of the changes.

The San Diego City Council could approve the “Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment” on Tuesday. This would pave the way for 17,000 new housing units in Hillcrest, helping to more than double the population in the Uptown area from about 40,000 to 100,000 by the year 2050.

San Diego Pride Parade is notorious for being the city’s largest annual event, and this year, police have beefed up security, NBC 7’s Dana Williams reports.

San Diego Pride Parade is notorious for being the city’s largest annual event, and this year, police have beefed up security.

San Diego Pride weekend kicked off Friday with two big events in the heart of Hillcrest: a ceremony honoring community leaders and a block party leading a full schedule of celebration.

NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer is in Hillcrest with a look at what you can expect during San Diego Pride weekend.