San Ysidro

A public information campaign began Wednesday urging travelers to be on the lookout for a practice known as “wildcatting,” in which unregulated ride-hailing drivers operate without oversight, largely at San Diego’s border crossings, putting riders at risk.

“Wildcatter” drivers are basically unregulated taxi or rideshare drivers. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has more on why they’re such a problem in San Ysidro. 

Construction is underway on the long-awaited Beyer Park in San Ysidro, following a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday with elected officials.

A neighborhood in the South Bay is one step closer to getting some much-needed green space. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez attended the historic groundbreaking of Beyer Park.

The Avanzando housing project will feature 103 rental units — 101 of them designated “affordable” — near public transit

NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada spoke with an excited neighbor about the park coming to his community.

Construction on the long-awaited Beyer Park in San Ysidro kicks off this week, with a goal of completing the eight-acre park by spring 2026, officials announced Tuesday.

Thursday marks 40 years since one of the country’s first-ever mass shootings, which occurred at a San Ysidro McDonald’s. On July 18, 1984, a gunman shot 40 people, killing 21 and injuring 19 others.

In 1984, a gunman walked into a San Ysidro McDonald’s and killed 21 people. Nineteen others were also injured on that day. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea spoke with survivors on July 17, 2024.

IBWC commissioner said there’s enought funding to get started on repairs, however

That plant is supposed to keep millions of gallons of raw sewage from Mexico from flowing into San Diego County every day. As part of NBC 7’s ongoing “Toxic Tide” special coverage, Joe Little explains why the millions of dollars just granted by Congress to fix the issue just isn’t cutting it.

It was a full house at Wednesday’s meeting the Imperial Beach Council held to address the sewage crisis where dozens of community members voiced their concerns.

Imperial Beach has been dealing with cross-border pollution for decades. The local problem is finally getting some federal attention. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada reports on March 27, 2024.

A woman died after falling from the U.S.—Mexico border near the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Thursday night, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man who was likely the victim of a homicide before his body was found in the Tijuana River near the San Ysidro Port of Entry last month.

San Diego Fire-Rescue crews were working to recover the body Thursday morning. 

Two bodies were found in a channel near the San Ysidro Port of Entry Thursday, marking the third time this month San Diego rescue crews have been called to retrieve bodies from the area.

Several San Diego police officers and border patrol agents were called to the area behind Las Americas outlets for reports of a body found in the Tijuana River Channel. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada, has the latest from the border in San Ysidro.

An investigation is underway after a body was found Tuesday in the Tijuana River, just west of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told NBC 7.

A group of people held an event in San Ysidro near the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday to voice their opposition to illegal immigration.