The San Diego Chargers are scheduled to meet Monday with representatives from a San Diego Citizens group to discuss proposals for a new NFL stadium downtown.

The meeting will involve the Chargers and a group called the Citizens' Plan, which will be represented by Attorney Cory Briggs and Donna Frye among others. 

The focus will be to set up a hotel room tax system to pay for Convention center expansion and possibly a Chargers stadium in Mission Valley.

The Chargers recently released the 110-page initiative they hope to get on the November ballot.

San Diego voters got their first look at the San Diego Stadium Initiative - the team's proposal for a new stadium on a 12-acre site in the East Village. The parcel of land is located between K Street and Imperial Avenue and between 12th Avenue and 16th Street.

The project "requires a private sector contribution of $650,000,000 be provided for the Stadium and that a covenant an d agreement be secured requiring a professional football team leasing the Stadium to agree not to relocate for a period of 30 years."

It would also require $350,000,000 from Transient Occupancy Tax funds.

The hybrid stadium and convention center facility presents a tricky set of logistical and environmental challenges. 

An historic building – the old Wonder Bread factory that now houses Mission Brewery – will also have to undergo the same process.

The San Diego Convention Center Corporation has said they prefer an on-site contiguous expansion.

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Signs along the street read 'justice for Shauna Haynes.' 

Friends returned Sunday to where Shauna's body was found in a suitcase just four days ago.

They came to remember a life lost, but also to hold on to the memory of a vibrant 21-year-old with her future ahead of her.

As the smell of burning sage filled the downtown street, friend Gage Miller and a crowd of loved ones surrounded a picture of Shauna.

“I just saw her about three weeks ago and she seemed fine,” Miller told NBC 7. “Just like the happy, loving Shauna like everyone knew. A piece of me left with her also. I feel like I died.”

Shauna not only impacted friends from Grossmont High School, but also coworkers at the Old Spaghetti Factory.

“Every time I was sad she would come and hold me,” one coworker said through tears. 

“For something so tragic to happen to someone we love so much and someone who gave us that warm feeling of family, even if she wasn’t family," friend Jessica Huffman said. 

As the sky dimmed the candles reminded them that Shauna’s light never did.

“I hope the suspect they found gets life. No mercy,” another friend said of 32-year-old Joshua Palmer who was arrested for Shauna’s murder Friday.

“We’re going to cleanse the space of any negative energy and we’re going to do a blessing for her to send her off with love and light,” human rights activist Bertha Gutierrez said.

Shauna’s friends set up a GoFundMe page for her funeral. Her family did not attend the memorial and asks for privacy.

A U.S. Navy officer faces multiple charges of espionage related to America's national security, NBC News reported. 

The Navy charge sheet redacts the suspect's identity and other details, but Reuters and the U.S. Naval Institute identified the accused as Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin. NBC News was not immediately able to verify those reports. 

He's accused of communicating "secret information relating to the national defense [of the U.S.] to a representative of a foreign government." Officials said he was spying for China or Taiwan, NBC News' Pete Williams reported. 

According to an interview on the Navy's official website, Lin was born in Taiwan and came to the U.S. aged 14 before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. 

Looking to adopt a new furry companion?

In honor of National Pet Day on Monday, social media app Nextdoor released a report on top pet names across the country and by animal.

For the Southwestern states, including California, that name is Lucy. Coincidentally, Lucy is the top names for cats.

Bella, the most popular pet name in the Pacific Northwest, also earned the top name for dogs.

In a similar list released last month, Nextdoor also named Bella the top dog name in San Diego County, followed by Lucy, Buddy, Max, Molly, Daisy, Bailey, Lola, Rocky and Chloe.

National Pet Day started in 2006 to celebrate the joy of animals and to draw light to those in need of permanent homes.

Here’s a look at the full Nextdoor map of most popular names:

Flying between San Diego and Stockton could cost you just $39 thanks to an introductory fare for a new airline route.

Allegiant began its new, nonstop service between the two cities on April 7. The flight will run twice a week between Stockton and San Diego International Airport, also known as Lindbergh Field.

“Allegiant is very excited to give Stockton travelers a chance to enjoy some fun in the San Diego sun with this new route,” Jude Bricker, Allegiant chief operating officer said in a news release.

The airline based in Las Vegas has more than 80 aircraft and offers more than 300 routes around the country.

The company also flies between Bellingham, Washington and San Diego.

Go to Allegiant.com to get information on the low fares. Tickets must be purchased by April 14 for travel by Nov. 13.

A new water pumping station in San Marcos is expected to be a cost savings, officials said Monday at the opening celebration. 

The San Elijo Pump Station and connects two water systems that provide water to most of the North County, the Olivenhain Municipal Water District and Vallecitos Water District.

 It cost more than $2 million to connect the two districts that were not joined despite being so close. 

The two districts serve residents from Carlsbad to Cardiff, San Marcos and 4S Ranch. 

The new pump station is located right in between the two. It’s able to move water back and forth which allows the districts to share resources and save money. 

“We're able to give them a better rate because we're so close. So we're able to buy the untreated water, treat it at our plant, and sell it back to Vallecitos that's beneficial to them, that's good for us. And in the end, ratepayers from both districts benefit,” said Lawrence Watt with the Olivenhain Municipal Water District. 

Officials say the two water districts will save $500,000 a year because of this pump station.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump is not happy with the GOP's delegate rules, saying they are "corrupt" and denying him delegates in states he won. But NBC's analysis shows Trump has actually benefited from the party's arcane rules for allocating delegates more than his rival Ted Cruz.

Trump now has 756 delegates — or 45 percent of all delegates awarded to date —yet he has won about 37 percent of all votes in the primaries, according to the NBC analysis. 

For each percentage point of total primary votes Trump has won, he has been awarded 1.22 percent of the total delegates. That means he has been awarded a delegate bonus of 22 percent above his raw support from voters. 

Meanwhile, Cruz has been awarded about 1.14 percent of the delegates for each percentage point of votes he has won — a delegate bonus of 14 percent above his raw support. The data show Trump has been awarded 8 percent more delegates than Cruz for the same rate of voter support.

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is coming to San Diego Monday.

"I think he's going to get a lot of media attention," Jason Roe, former adviser to Mitt Romney, told NBC 7. "We haven't had one of the Republican candidates in San Diego since fundraising months ago and they weren't really getting media attention for being here. So I think this is something that will draw a lot of attention on Ted Cruz." 

For the first time in years, Californians will have something to say about who the Republicans will nominate for president and some political experts are calling San Diego the new battleground.

“It demonstrates the importance of San Diego to the outcome of this election,” Roe explained. “San Diego is a battleground in this state. If you can win San Diego County, it gives you a much better chance of winning the state of California."

Here's how the delegate math breaks down. For the Republicans each of the five congressional districts in our county are worth three delegates meaning 15 delegates are up for grabs.

A total of 172 delegates are available statewide. Of that number 159 will be allocated across California Congressional Districts (3 each), 10 more go to the winner and three are pre-determined. 

As the June 7 primary nears, political experts expect to see more candidates make their way through town.

"They're going to be focused on 'how do I win a congressional district,'" Roe said. "You go into some of the more rural counties in the state with one congressional district, it's not a good spend of your time. So I do anticipate we're going to see a couple of candidates here over the next several weeks." 

Senator Cruz also has a rally in Irvine Monday. Donald Trump cancelled a scheduled trip to Los Angeles Friday to focus on the New York primary.

The Chargers and attorney Cory Briggs will be meeting on Monday. The purpose of that meeting is to get everyone involved in citizens’ initiatives on the same page moving forward.

“The Chargers, JMI (Realty) and the (San Diego Stadium) Coalition have had a good working relationship throughout,” said Briggs. “Today we’re talking about what we have in common and that’s the future of Mission Valley.”

Those three entities have been working towards the same goal for some time now, planning giant projects in both Downtown San Diego and Mission Valley. John Moores and JMI have a plan together to build a “boutique” stadium as part of a San Diego State West Campus expansion while Briggs wants a convention center expansion and the Chargers want a new stadium by the water.

“The Chargers have indicated they’re leaving Mission Valley,” said Briggs. “We don’t think the NFL has any intentions of putting another team in Mission Valley so we want to talk about what happens there. What we don’t want to happen is for developers get a-hold of it and build a bunch of high-rise condos and office buildings. That’s good for some private developers and some politicians who get money from those developers but we’re talking about the future of the city, what’s best for our kids.”

Briggs believes park space and an educational expansion are the best way to go. Many believe there will be another issue on the docket during Monday’s meeting.

The Chargers and Briggs should ultimately be discussing their competing Downtown citizens’ initiatives. Briggs has already authored one based on a convention center expansion. The Chargers have also authored one that overlaps the convention center idea and adds a new football stadium. Both would ask for a tax increase on hotel rooms. It’s likely one or the other. Now we have to wait and see which side blinks.

According to Briggs, who is further along in the process, it will not be him.

“The Chargers want to go Downtown and they’re going to continue with their initiative as we understand it,” said Briggs. “Our initiative will get turned in in a couple of weeks, it’s not changing.”

Briggs is confident he has been able to secure enough signatures to continue the process of placing his citizens’ initiative on the November ballot.

“I don’t know the exact number. We’re over the number we need. We’re working on the margin of error right now. We want to wrap this up with a bang, have a good push, and get a lot of people excited for the turn-in on April 27.”

If he does, the Bolts will have some big, tough decisions to make.

San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for a woman wanted in connection with a package theft.

The suspect was identified through a surveillance video taken at the front door of a home in San Marcos where the packages were placed, officials explained.

The video showed the female suspect knocking on the front door while attempting to use a piece of paper to cover the camera. She then picked up two United Parcel Services (UPS) packages worth an estimated value of $100 and left, according to Sheriff’s officials.

The incident occurred March 31 shortly before 1 p.m. on the 2500 block of Corbel Way in San Marcos.

The department asks anyone who recognizes this woman to contact Detective Monica Brown of the San Marcos Sheriff’s Station at (760) 510-5236.

Stealing mail or packages delivered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) is a federal offense. However, theft of items delivered by private carriers, such as UPS, is not be considered a federal offense. As a result, the suspect would face a petty theft charge, deputies said.

Officials urge individuals to remember mail safety tips to protect personal information and belongings. Requiring packages to be signed for or adding a tracking number can better safe guard parcels from theft.

Bernie Sanders may have won the last nine contests for the Democratic presidential nomination but, according to NBC News tally, his rival Hillary Clinton still leads the total popular vote by 14 points.

It's a sizable edge that is sometimes lost in the focus on her long primary battle.

As Sanders pledges to fight until the convention, the Clinton campaign is emphasizing her lead to offset potential worries over her recent string of losses.

Clinton is talking up her vote margin regularly. She told hosts of "The View" last week she has "two and a half million more votes" than Sanders, and recently reminded CBS anchor John Dickerson that she has won "more votes than Donald Trump." The Clinton campaign is also circulating an animated graphic showing her lead over Trump and Sanders.

Police in Hooksett, New Hampshire, are looking for a masked man who robbed a Subway restaurant and fought with an employee.

Around 8:26 a.m. Monday, Hooksett Police said they were called to the Subway at 140 Bicentennial Dr. for a report of a robbery. Upon arrival, police spoke to a Subway employee who had been confronted by a masked man wearing a camouflage jacket, tan pants, black boots and a mask over his face.

The man went directly for the cash box in the store and then headed for the back door, police said. When the man reached the back door, the employee grabbed the suspect and struggled with him before he was able to escape.

The employee followed the suspect outside the rear of the restaurant and saw the suspect get into a small black sedan with two other male occupants. The vehicle then fled the area.

The Subway employee was not injured during the robbery, and no weapon was shown.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Hooksett Police at 603-624-1560.

Brazil's government has taken the first steps toward impeaching the country's president.

A committee of the country's lower house of Congress voted on Monday to recommend impeaching Dilma Rousseff, who faces charges of breaking budget laws to support her re-election in 2014.

A vote in the full lower house is expected to take place on Sunday. If two-thirds vote in favor, the impeachment will be sent to the Senate.

If the upper house decides by a simple majority to put Rousseff on trial, she will immediately be suspended for up to six months while the Senate decides her fate, and Vice President Michel Temer will take office as acting president.

A shouting match between two men at a Donald Trump rally in Albany, New York, turned violent on Monday when a Trump supporter was recorded on video shoving another man in the face twice, NBC News reported. 

The man — who gave his name as "Mike" — told NBC News he shoved the other man because he was "yelling in my face."

Video of the incident captured by several people shows the two men shouting at each other in the middle of a loud crowd. "Mike" lunges and shoves his right palm into the other man's face, backs up, lunges and makes contact a second time before other people in the crowd wrestle the two men away from each other.

The man who was attacked was not immediately identified. It was unclear if any charges would be filed, and police on scene told NBC News that no arrests were made.

Rachel Dolezal, the former leader of the Spokane, Washington, chapter of the NAACP, who sparked debates about racial identity when it was discovered she was white by birth despite decades of identifying herself as a black woman, said Tuesday she's writing a book about racial identity. 

“I don’t have any regrets about how I identify. I’m still me," Dolezal said on NBC's "Today" show, adding that she's “ready to move on” after a difficult year. 

Dolezal, who gave birth to her third son earlier this year, said she's exploring new opportunities and hopes to go back to teaching and doing "racial and social justice work."  

Putting up eight Russian relatives of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and securing translators during his trial cost taxpayers more than $16,000, according to the Boston Herald.

Lodging and temporary admission to the country cost $6,310, and translators for the family cost more than $10,000, the Herald reported, citing 92 pages of emails, forms and receipts. Sixteen FBI agents were assigned to guard and protect the family during their time in the U.S.

Several relatives testified in Tsarnaev's defense, including an aunt who burst into tears when she took the stand. They were originally lodged in a hotel in Revere, Massachusetts, but were moved to an undisclosed location when their whereabouts were discovered.

Tsarnaev, 22, was convicted of 30 federal charges and sentenced to death for his role in the April 15, 2013, attack.

Three people were killed and more than 260 others were injured when twin bombs exploded near the marathon finish line.

A San Diego man accused of attempting to use pepper spray on a peace officer fought to get charges dismissed at a pretrial hearing Monday. 

Robert Branch was arrested May 4, 2015 after an altercation with a San Diego County Sheriff’s Detective.

Branch, who videotaped part of the incident, claims the plain-clothed detective was driving an unmarked car and did not identify himself before choking Branch.

Branch started recording after he pulled his vehicle over on a residential street in the Del Cerro area. In the video, Branch is heard repeatedly telling the detective that he has no right to touch him. The official then puts his arm around Branch’s neck, and the phone drops, fading to black.

However, a San Diego County Deputy District Attorney said Branch was speeding and driving erratically when he almost struck the detective’s car.

The prosecution claims that when the detective identified himself, showed his badge and asked for Branch’s license and registration, Branch refused and began to use his hands to keep the officer away.

The detective asked to search Branch for weapons, but the defendant responded by allegedly pulling out a can of pepper spray, prosecutor said.

In court Monday, the judge heard from Branch’s boss at Contemporary Services Corporation or CSC, a security company.

Security manager Robert Mohorc said Branch has worked for CSC for three years, passed a background check and completed 40 hours of online training and a four-hour orientation. 

Employees are not allowed to carry weapons, handcuffs or pepper spray, the manager said. He added that security guards do not wear tactical vests like the one Branch was wearing when he was pulled over. 

Branch told the detective that he was on his way to work for CSC when he was pulled over, but Mohorc testified that statement was not true.

Branch has since filed an excessive force lawsuit against the county, which is on hold until the allegations against him are resolved. 

Tuesday morning the Sheriff’s deputy who put Branch in the chokehold will testify. 

Monday afternoon the prosecutor charged Robert Branch with two more felonies. Branch pleaded not guilty to stalking and making crime threats in 2013. The prosecutor said it shows Branch has a temper.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, vowed to bring jobs and economic growth back to California when he spoke to supporters in San Diego Monday. 

Cruz spoke at the Town and Country Resort in Mission Valley to rally his conservative base, trying to enlist support in advance of California's primary.

Trying to get an early jump on the Golden State's delegate-rich soil, Cruz spoke earlier Monday in Irvine. He followed a familiar script in San Diego, touting himself as the candidate to secure jobs, freedom, and security for America.

Cruz told attendees he would repeal "every word of Obamacare" when he was elected president and wanted to increase economic opportunity for Americans, though he did not outline a plan to do so. 

"In 2017 we're going to pull the boot of Washington off of California and you're going to see jobs and economic growth back in California,” Cruz said during his speech.

It's unclear how many attendees were inside the venue during the rally. Organizers anticipated more than 2,000. Reserved tickets sold out in an hour. 

Protestors congregated outside the venue prior to the rally, holding signs reading "You Cruz, You Lose," and "Veterans Are Not Applause Lines." 

"As we know in the state of California, 'whine' is something best served with cheese,” Cruz said mocking Donald’s Trump’s complaint the delegate rules are unfair.

"You know, he knows the constitution inside and out, which is something very important to me," one Cruz supporter told NBC 7.

San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith was one of several people who spoke to introduce the Senator, who attended a private function in the city prior to the rally. Cruz left San Diego immediately after the rally. 

California’s primary election is June 7.

While the GOP nomination is usually decided well before the Golden State votes, California’s 172 delegates will play an important role to see if any candidate can reach the required 1,237 delegates to clinch the nomination without a contested convention.

As women fight what has been an uphill battle for equal pay, they continue to face another exacerbating factor: being penalized for the fact that they could – regardless of whether they will – have children, NBC News reports.

While much of the public discussion of the "wage gap" has focused on women getting equal pay for the same work as their male peers, this quiet "pregnancy penalty" has gotten less attention, in part because it's so much more difficult to measure. But some experts argue that even the mere possibility that a woman can have a baby can be enough for employers to push her to the back of the line.

"It is often the case that mothers are held to a higher standard than others in the work place," said Emily Martin, general counsel with the National Women's Law Center. "And they are penalized if they cannot meet that standard."

This higher standard is due to an antiquated notion that women who are pregnant are perpetually preoccupied with their babies and cannot possibly be productive, said "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" author Anne-Marie Slaughter, former director of policy planning for the U.S. State Department.