San Diego’s mayor and City Council need to get off their butts and out of their offices and see for themselves how many homeless people are still living in tents on the sides of the streets, especially on weekends. I was downtown on a recent Saturday and at the intersection of 15th Street and Interstate 5, there was an encampment with five tents and a lot of trash. There was a naked man squatting and going to the bathroom. I also saw tents along Imperial Avenue and in a parking lot by Petco Park. The next day, I saw more encampments on Moreno and in Old Town.

I feel that the camping ban is not being enforced much and that the mayor and council aren’t doing enough to help the homeless by providing resources and mental health services.

,— Gary Colborn, Carlsbad

Oregon volleyball swept host San Diego to wrap up its weekend at the USD Invitational.

Mimi Colyer and Noemie Glover each each 12 kills to lead the No. 12 Ducks in a 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-23) win Saturday night.

Cristin Cline had 32 assists and 15 digs, Daley McClellan had 14 digs and Michelle Ohwobete had 10 digs and nine kills for Oregon (6-1).

The Ducks built a 5-2 lead in the first, but San Diego scored 10 of the next 15 to go ahead. Oregon scored three straight to go ahead 19-17 and never trailed again, though USD got within one multiple times before a kill by Ohwobete closed the frame.

UO built a 14-7 lead in the second and never looked back en route to a 2-0 advantage.

The Ducks led 11-6 in the third, then San Diego gained a 15-14 edge. UO scored five of the next six to regain control and USD, led by Kennedy Osunsanmi (14 kills) and Nemo Beach (14 digs, 12 kills) fended off three match points before an attack error sealed the sweep.

The numbers are in for NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s monthlong Clear the Shelters campaign that wrapped up this week.

During the pet adoption and donation campaign, which ran from Aug. 10 to Sept. 10, 5,370 animals were adopted from 19 participating shelters in the San Diego area.

San Diegans especially showed out on Sept. 7 for our annual Clear the Shelters event at the San Diego Humane Society’s campus on Gaines Street. More than 250 furry friends found their forever homes during the one-day-only event, which also offered waived adoption fees and free pet-related items for pet adopters. Team members from both stations came to support.

The heat didn’t stop San Diegans from showing out to NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s annual Clear the Shelters event. NBC 7 and T20’s Ana Cristina Sánchez has the story.

Although this year’s campaign ended, it’s never too late to help clear the shelters.

“San Diego Humane Society had a very successful Clear the Shelters day,” Jasmin Belisario with San Diego Humane Society told NBC 7. “That being said, we still have more than 600 animals available for adoption.”

For a full list of available pets at the San Diego Humane Society, click here.

Clear the Shelters is a nationwide initiative that celebrated a decade this year. The campaign’s 10th anniversary comes after the campaign surpassed 1 million all-time adoptions in 2023.

Clear the Shelters is NBCUniversal Local’s pet adoption and donation initiative that has helped more than 1 million pets find homes.