After the rain, comes the rainbow. But in San Diego County, we get more potholes.

Since Friday, the City of San Diego has received more than 1,300 requests to repair potholes. Most of the requests were made through the city's new Get It Done app, launched in June, 2016.

A trio of storms slammed the County from Thursday until Tuesday morning, bringing rain, hail, wind and snow. In the aftermath, some streets across San Diego were left riddled with potholes.

Since the rain has stopped, crews were out in full force, working to repair the damage. There are 8 crews of two workers each responding to reports, as well as two crews for emergency pothole calls.

The city said it usually takes approximately seven days for crews to respond to a request. But because of the increased number of reports, it could take longer.

"The sidewalks are also bad, so there's not a lot of opportunity to either walk in the street or walk on the sidewalks, so it's a problem," said Jan Stamm, a Normal Heights resident.

Stamm told NBC 7, her husband put in a request through the app and hoped crews would get there fast.

"We have a lot more traffic in the neighborhood then we used to, so I think the pothole problem, it's gotten even worse, and it's more destructive to other people who come in to the neighborhood as well," she added.

Chritiana Mercier, another Normal Heights resident said she's lived in the area for years and potholes have caused problems to her car.

"I've lived here since 2011, and I've had to re-allign, or whatever that is, to re-adjust my car three times and replace my tires once," she said.

The city is encouraging residents to report potholes through the app or online.

The app will ask for a location, the type of repairs need and has an option to add a picture.

Some beachgoers found an unusual sight Wednesday at Dog Beach in the Ocean Beach area of San Diego.

Several dead sharks had washed ashore this weekend, including leopard sharks. 

NBC 7 spoke with one woman who said she came across the sharks on Sunday. They were cleaned up quickly.

At this time, it's unknown what caused the sharks to die and wash ashore.

No other information was immediately available.

Six people, including a 12-year-old girl, were shot Wednesday night on Chicago's South Side during a memorial for a victim of a previous act of gun violence, police said.

The shootings occurred about 8:16 p.m. in the city’s Greater Grand Crossing community in a "business establishment" on the 500 block of East 75th Street, Chicago police said.

Community activist Jedidiah Brown told reporters that "the opposition" to those attending the memorial came through an alley before opening fire on the group of mourners. He added that the mother of the person being memorialized was also among the victims, though police have not confirmed that information.

A 12-year-old girl suffered a graze wound to the head from a bullet, police said, and was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where her condition had stabilized.

A 20-year-old woman shot in the right leg was taken to Stroger Hospital, where her condition had stabilized, police said.

A 43-year-old who was shot in the hand was also taken to Stroger Hospital, where her condition had stabilized, police said.

A 16-year-old boy shot in the neck and a 20-year-old woman shot in the left leg and buttock were taken to Christ Hospital, both in serious condition, according to police.

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the arm and took himself to Jackson Park Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, police said.

“I’m asking that those individuals who may see this, that are planning retaliation right now, that you stand down from that and that we look for peaceful alternatives,” Brown said.

Police vehicles were still parked in the street about 9:30 p.m. Yellow crime scene tape cordoned off the block as witnesses and neighbors stood in the cold.

As of Wednesday night, no one was in custody and Area South detectives were investigating.

Investigators say the suspect arrested in a violent hammer attack in North Park washed off the blood in a sink for a more secure grip and then returned to hit the victim six more times.

Louis Cedarholm, 29, was booked into county jail on Monday on four felony counts including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.

The attack was recorded through security cameras in Jack's Mufflers where the victim, Henry Rader works.

"There is no words. There is no words for it, " Rader’s brother Richard said of the violent attack.

Rader's family told NBC 7 on Wednesday, he is now out of a coma.

Now, several restaurants, bars and shops in North Park are trying to help pay for his recovery.

Dexter's Deli said they will donate 20 percent of its gross sales on Thursday to help pay for Rader's medical bills.

The store is one of seven North Park Businesses stepping up to help.

Karen Sterton, a client of Rader's collected money holding a small sign and bucket Wednesday night.

"It's terrifying and I hope it is not a symptom of what’s to come. I just hope that love overpowers hate,” Sterton said.

Last weekend, North Park Beer Company raised $500 and on Wednesday, City Taco and Tostadas combined efforts with a goal of $1,000.

"We live in a society that is almost immune to seeing these images, to seeing what is happening out there and it is just not right,” City Tacos owner Gerald Torres said.

Rader's brother told NBC 7, there are five titanium plates holding his brother's face and skull together. He's not yet able to speak but can move his legs, arms and hands.

"If you ask him a question, he can nod his head yes or no. I asked if he could recognize me and the other people that were there, he recognized everybody,” Richard Rader said.

He added: "There is a lot of good people here a lot of decent people that care."

Cedarholm's bond was set at $2 million. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday.

The victim's brother said Cedarholm lives next door to the shop and last summer complained several times about the noise.

Although authorities have not found a motive for the attack, Richars believes it could be the reason.

One local organization is turning trash from recent storms in San Diego into art and showcasing it at Imperial Beach.

"We have heavy flows of scrap tires, of single use plastics and foam, plastic bottles, the truth is that more than 70 percent of the material that's found in the river, we can re-purpose," explained co-founder of 4Walls International Steven Wright.

Signs posted in Imperial Beach warn visitors that it is sewage contaminated water and not safe for people to be in. Much of the dirty runoff is coming from the Tijuana River, which at times, is full of trash.

The endless trash in the Tijuana River is a problem that has been happening for a long time, and part of the reason Steven Wright said he and a friend started 4Walls International nine years ago.

The nonprofit has completed some projects all over the world, including in Imperial Beach.

One was at Border Field State Park where they re-purposed 4,000 plastic bottles and trash, as well as more than 250 tires into a beautiful area, displaying the park's sign.

They've also re-purposed plastic bottles into benches all around town and colorful art sculptures. It doesn't stop there, they also helped build the first homes using trash in Colombia.

“Using the right kind of engagement methodology, and combining that with art and with sustainable construction technologies that we can encourage communities to become more resilient and sustainable," Wright added.

4Walls International has even more projects lined up in Imperial Beach this summer.

Meanwhile, health experts say you should wait at least 72 hours after it rains before going back in the water.

President Donald Trump's executive orders to build a wall and crack down on illegal immigration could have explosive policy implications, experts say, but many of his changes face an uncertain path of legislative, legal, and logistical obstacles before they hit their intended goals, NBC News reported.

The wall was the headline grabber, but it could take years to plan, fund, and build, and faces serious geographic and legal constraints along the way. Much of the border, especially in Texas, runs along private property, through state and national parks, and through areas with natural barriers that already limit illegal crossings.

Perhaps the bigger and more immediate change, which Trump has broad authority to enact, concerns which people Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are told to target for deportation.

There are an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants and the federal government has only limited capacity to identify, prosecute, and deport violators. That means it has to set priorities as to which groups deserve the most attention.

Chelsea Manning offered a nuanced criticism of the Obama administration in the Guardian Wednesday, writing the former president too quickly compromised with his opponents. 

President Donald Trump responded to Manning on Twitter Thursday morning in more direct terms, calling her an "ungrateful traitor." 

"Ungrateful TRAITOR Chelsea Manning, who should never have been released from prison, is now calling President Obama a weak leader. Terrible!" Trump wrote. 

Manning—then known as Bradley—was arrested for leaking hundreds of thousands of military documents to Wikileaks in 2010 and sentenced to 35 years in prison. She was not convicted of a more serious charge of aiding the enemy and had her sentence commuted by Obama in January.

In her criticism of the Obama administration, she pointed to his foreign policy and signature health care bill to make her argument. 

"Even when they agreed with him on policy, they resisted. For example, when it came to health care reform, Obama opened the debate starting with a compromise. His opponents balked," she wrote. "They refused to move an inch. When he would push for the concessions they asked for, they only dug in deeper in opposition."

She added about foreign policy, "even though he was only carrying out the expanding national security policies of the previous administration, they would ceaselessly criticize him for being too weak, or too soft or too sympathetic.

Manning concluded: 

"The one simple lesson to draw from President Obama’s legacy: do not start off with a compromise. They won’t meet you in the middle. Instead, what we need is an unapologetic progressive leader," she wrote. 

Despite coming to Obama's defense now, Trump repeatedly questioned Obama's leadership, even saying Russian president Vladimir Putin was "far more" a leader than the former president. 

Wikileaks made note of this on Twitter Thursday morning, writing "Trump denounces Manning for agreeing with him," and included a picture of one of Trump's tweets in which he calls Obama "weak." 

Two local leaders in San Diego County spoke out Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump's announcement to cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities in the United States.

Currently, there are no cities in the county that identify as sanctuary cities.

But Chula Vista Mayor Mary Salas said President Trump's announcement is still a cause of concern.

The executive order, in part, reads: "The Secretary has the authority to designate, in his discretion and to the extent consistent with law, a jurisdiction as a sanctuary jurisdiction."

According to Salas, this could cut off federal funding for cities that aren't necessarily sanctuary cities but rather are deemed to be.

"I think cities all over the United States should be very concerned, doesn't matter if you say sanctuary city or welcoming city because all of that will be defined by secretary and attorney general," Salas said.

She added that she believes President Trump does not have a full understanding of how executive orders impact local communities and how they will be implemented.

"We need to remind him he's not Putin and we're not Russia," she said.

National City Mayor Ron Morrison told NBC 7, his city could lose almost $10 million in federal funding used for things such as public safety and housing.

"We don't have immigration problem here. We don't have a community living in fear," Morrison said.

Both mayors also said that their respective police departments follow the law, but they are not immigration officers who make traffic stops to check the immigration status of the driver.

"We're not paid to do federal job, no more than we ask them to go out and fix our streets or check on people," Morrison said.

Although Mayor Salas said Chula Vista is not a sanctuary city, the Chula Vista Elementary School District sent a letter to families on Jan. 13, noting that schools will be a "Safe Zone for students and families threatened by immigration enforcement."

NBC 7 asked Salas if Chula Vista plans to become a sanctuary city in the future.

In response, Salas said they directed the City Attorney "to examine all state and federal laws relative to laws on the book."

The City of San Diego's plan to expand the Convention Center - in the works for years - has passed one hurdle: it has been ruled legally sound. 

Superior Court Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil ruled Wednesday that the plan is compliant with the California Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality Act. 

A convention center expansion would add a new exhibit space and meeting rooms designed to accommodate large conventions, like San Diego Comic-Con International.

The expansion would also include an elevated five-acre public park, improvements to an exisiting pier, and a public recreational viewpoint. It would replace loading docks with visitor-serving amenities. 

“Today’s strong ruling is tremendous news for San Diego’s economy and removes one of the biggest hurdles to expanding the convention center,” Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer said in a statement. “This expansion is all about creating jobs and growing tourism as well as keeping and attracting large conventions like Comic-Con. I want to thank the City Attorney’s Office, the Port and the California Coastal Commission for their hard work in winning this important case.”

The plan was previously approved by the San Diego City Council and the Port Commission in 2012; it was approved unanimously by the Coastal Commission in 2013. 

However, the plan faces additional hurdles on its path to success. 

One big issue is the fact that there is no financing plan for the estimated $700 million construction project. In fact, the City doesn’t even have access to the land where it would go. To complicate things further, another company is planning to build a 500-room hotel in the exact same spot.

Port Commissioner Bob Nelson, who has also served as the chairman of the convention center, has said despite the many obstacles, the plan has broad public support.

“Whether it’s because people realize the convention center generates tens of millions of dollars of tax revenue a year to use for police services, roads and parks, or whether it’s just because they like to attend the auto show every year, the plan to expand has strong public support,” Nelson said.

One company has the lease plans to build a hotel in the exact same spot where the convention center would expand. Nelson said the city could negotiate a deal with that company or even take the land by eminent domain.

A study into the environmental impacts of the proposed hotel just began, and the hotel blueprint has not gained approval of the Coastal Commission.

Faulconer wants to raise the tax on hotel room rates to fund the expansion, after the previous financing plan was thrown out in court.

That could be the biggest hurdle because it would now require approval of two-thirds of voters, after a recent change in state law.

“The financing is a big deal. When you have to get two-thirds of the voters to agree on anything, it’s very, very difficult,” Nelson has said. “I’m not even sure that you could get two-thirds of voters to agree that today is Friday.”

Tiffany Trump is registered to vote in New York City and Philadelphia, state election records show, despite claims by President Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway that she is not, "Today" reported.

A Philadelphia County elections official confirmed to NBC News on Thursday that Tiffany continues to be listed as active in the voter rolls there. In addition, public records in New York City, where she now lives, also list her as registered to vote there.

Trump was a student at the University of Pennsylvania, but graduated in May.On "Today," Conway said she spoke to Tiffany Trump about the issue and "she said it is flatly false that she is registered in two states."

Until Wednesday, Steve Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist, was also registered in both Florida and New York, according to local election officials.

President Trump on Wednesday continued to perpetuate unsubstantiated claims of mass voting irregularities by calling for a "major investigation" into what he described as voter fraud. Trump's examples in his tweets all relate to voter registration issues, not fraudulent votes. Election law experts told NBC News it was "completely natural" to have people on voter rolls in two states or for some people to remain on the voter rolls after they have died. They stressed this did not equate to actual fraudulent voting.

A former student of a San Diego-area high school who sued the San Diego School Unified School District (SDUSD) after she was forced by a teacher to urinate in a bucket when she asked to go to the bathroom will received a $1.25 million payout from the school district, according to a published report.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Wednesday that a Superior Court jury had decided in favor of the student, a former student at Patrick Henry High School. The student sued the SDUSD and the teacher involved in the incident, saying it caused her much grief at school. The teen was a victim of rumors, depression and a suicide attempt following the humiliating ordeal, the UT said.

The incident happened at Patrick Henry High School on Wandermere Drive in late February 2012, during a 25-minute advisory period.

When the then-14-year-old student asked her teacher if she could take an urgent break to use the restroom, the teacher denied the teen’s request and told her she could instead urinate in a bucket in a storage room in the back of the classroom – or not go at all. The teen was told that after she was done, she could pour the contents of the bucket in a sink in the storage room.

In March 2012, the student’s family attorney, Brian Watkins, filed a claim against the SDUSD. He said the incident was traumatic for the student and would seek to ensure that something like this never happened again at a school in San Diego.

The teacher had never been involved in any type of disciplinary incident prior to this, Watkins and the SDUSD said at the time. The teacher was placed on administrative leave while the school district investigated the incident. She never returned to campus, the report said.

According to the UT, school district denied the former student’s initial claim of $25,000. Watkins said the former student – who is now 19 – took the stand and told the jury the “embarrassing” story and how the ordeal has impacted her life.

Ultimately, the jury ruled in her favor.

The UT said the SDUSD was not pleased with the verdict. District spokeswoman Shari Winet told the UT the school district may consider appealing over the next few weeks.

SDUSD attorneys said the teacher had a “lapse of judgment” and never sought to humiliate the student. She was under the impression that there was a strict policy in place at the school that did not allow students to take bathroom breaks, the UT reported, especially during a short, 25-minute class.

To that end, attorneys for the district said the teacher had purchased a bucket to comply with the policy and to serve as an emergency toilet in case of a lockdown on campus. The teacher herself had even used it, the teacher’s attorney said.

Watkins said the teen was teased after the incident and transferred schools twice. But widespread media coverage of the incident continued and, at one point, the girl tried to take her own life. Eventually, she went on to graduate from a charter school.

The UT said the jury awarded the teen $1.25 million in damages and $41,000 to cover past and current medical expenses. Five years later, the teen is still in therapy due to the incident, Watkins said.

The Doomsday clock has ticked 30 seconds closer to apocalyptic midnight, and the scientists who control it are laying some blame at the feet of President Donald Trump.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the clock, a symbolic countdown to the world's end, to two-and-a-half minutes to midnight Thursday. It's the closest the clock has been to midnight since the 1950s, when the country was in the midst of the Cold War.

The Bulletin noted a darkening international security landscape featuring rising nationalism and the United States and Russia at odds in several regional conflicts. Scientists expressed concern about Trump's refusal to take climate change more seriously — he's skeptical of the scientific consensus on climate change — and his "disturbing" nuclear rhetoric.

Trump refused during the campaign for president to rule out using nuclear weapons and in December said the U.S. must increase its nuclear arsenal.

"To step back further from the brink will require leaders who have both vision and restraint. President Trump and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, who claim great respect for each other, can choose to act together as statesmen, or act as petulant children," said Lawrence Krauss, director of the Bulletin's Board of Sponsors.

The Doomsday Clock was created 70 years ago. This is the first time the scientists behind it have moved it 30 seconds, which reflects the fact that Trump has only just taken office.

"Even though he has just now taken office, the president's intemperate statements, lack of openness to expert advice, and questionable cabinet nominations have already made a bad international security situation worse," the Bulletin said in a statement.

The clock held no closer than five minutes to midnight from the 1980s until 2015, when it ticked to three minutes to midnight.

Some leaders of San Diego’s immigrant community were expected to speak Thursday in response to President Donald Trump signing several executive actions regarding immigration.

Trump signed several measures Wednesday including one to jumpstart construction of the promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. He also ordered cuts in federal grants for immigrant-protecting "sanctuary cities" and a boost in the number of border patrol agents and immigration officers, pending congressional funding.

There are an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., NBC News reports, and the federal government has only limited capacity to identify, prosecute, and deport violators.

The San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium will gather at the San Diego County Administration Center at 11:30 a.m. NBC 7 plans to provide a live stream of the event.

The consortium includes local community activists and organizations that work to support comprehensive immigration reform, among other issues.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

The Trump administration began cleaning house Thursday in the State Department by ousting four top officials.

They are Undersecretary for Management Patrick Kennedy, two assistant secretaries, Joyce Barr and Michele Bond, and Gentry Smith, who heads the department's Office of Foreign Missions, NBC News has confirmed.

Two State Department officials confirmed to NBC News that Bond had intended to stay on into the next administration. Now her last day is Friday.

The departure of the quartet means President Trump must fill more posts— and comes on the heels of the departures of other long-serving diplomats who have chosen to quit rather than serve in the new Republican administration.

Nearly three weeks after allegedly opening fire inside of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Esteban Santiago was officially charged Thursday for the deadly mass shooting.

Santiago, an Iraq War veteran who flew from his home in Anchorage, Alaska to South Florida on Jan. 6, was indicted on 22 federal charges by a grand jury, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

The 26-year-old faces two charges each for the five people killed during the incident near the baggage claim of Terminal 2. Santiago also faces two counts each for the six people wounded in the shooting.

Santiago is due back in court Monday, where he will enter a plea on all charges. He confessed to planning the shooting following interrogation from officials with the Broward Sheriff’s Office, FBI and other agencies, authorities said. 

It’s time for tee in San Diego: the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open starts Thursday, bringing the best of the PGA Tour to the links – plus plenty of opportunities for mixing and mingling.

The prestigious PGA Tour golf tournament runs Thursday through Sunday at the scenic Torrey Pines Golf Course. Fans will be able to see their favorite players, including Tiger Woods, who will make his 2017 on the course.

Woods played early Wednesday in the Zurich Pro-Am at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Phil Mickelson, a three-time winner of the event, also played in the Pro-Am Wednesday.

Woods has won eight times as a professional playing at the Torrey Pines Golf Course, including his last major championship at the 2008 U.S. Open. He loves the tracks on the San Diego coast and his appearance at the Farmers Insurance Open will certainly be a big draw for spectators.

Woods won the Farmers Insurance Open in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2013.

With the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open teeing off Thursday, Woods and Mickelson will be joined on the green by several players with ties to San Diego, including Poway High School alum and four-time PGA Tour winner Charley Hoffman, San Diego State University alums J.J. Spaun and Xander Schauffele, and Torrey Pines High School graduates Michael Kim and Pat Perez.

Spectators can purchase several ticket options for the tourney, depending on which day they want to head to the links and what they want to do when they get there. 

Several party “zones” along the course will offer food, drinks and music.

The Servpro Fan Village, for instance, is located at the convergence of three holes: behind the 15th green, adjacent to the 17th fairway and a few hundred feet from the 18th tee. Farmers Insurance Open organizers call that area the “epicenter” of the action.

That area includes a 30,000-square-foot Michelob ULTRA Zone serving free samples of Michelob ULTRA, plus food offerings.

That’s also where Harrah’s Resort SoCal will host the Post Party Thursday, Friday and Saturday, once the last group has played through the 15th hole. The bash begins around 3:30 p.m. each day and will feature live music, food and Happy Hour drink specials. This area can be accessed by purchasing a Grounds ticket to the tournament.

There’s also a section dubbed The Fringe (on the 15th green), an open-air sports bar where Harrah’s Resort SoCal will offer artisan snacks and a premium drinks. See ticket prices for The Fringe here.

The Surf Club, an open-air venue off the 17th green and overlooking the 18th tee, boasts an outdoor patio where spectators can watch the action. Surf Club tickets can be purchase here.

Meanwhile, between the 7th and 18th fairways, spectators will find The ZTE Grove, an area where fans can recharge their mobile devices and grab a drink in some 21+ sections. The Grey Goose 19th Hole (located on the north side of the par-3 8th green) will serve Grey Goose cocktails, also with breathtaking views. The William Hill Wine Lounge (located on the south side of the 8th) will offer a bevy of wine varietals from William Hill.

The Vantage Point – located near the 1st tee and 18th hole of the South Course also offers some nice rest areas. There’s La Cantina (behind the 1st tee on the South Course, near the Pro Shop) which serves the Torrey Breakfast Burrito (egg, potato, cheddar cheese and fresh salsa), mimosas, margaritas and more.

At The Vantage Point golf fans will also find the practice putting green where they can watch the pros as they prepare to play. There’s also an autograph area where fans can meet their favorite players after the round and the Torrey Pines Golf Shop where fans can buy official swag from the tournament.

For Citi Card members, there’s also a little area on the 14th green called the Citi Card Member Club, which will feature some fun elements, too.

Finally, for small and medium-sized groups, there's The Trophy Club presented by Genesis, an upscale venue with all of the action of the finishing hole of the tournament. This VIP section includes indoor seating and a tiered patio, plus an all-inclusive bar and food.

With food and drink vendors galore, it’s easy to spend an entire day (or the whole weekend, really) at the golf tournament. Check out the Farmers Insurance Open website for tickets, tips for planning your day at the golf course and details on who is serving what as you take in the tourney and those spectacular, unmatched ocean views that make this event a favorite among golf pros and fans alike.

A family in Oceanside has brewed up an interesting new business venture: a subscription service that sends different types of coffee – paired perfectly with snacks – right to your door.

North County resident Alex Moen, along with his sister, Kimberley DeLauro, and his brother-in-law, Adrian, recently launched Match Made Coffee, a monthly subscription service that delivers to its customers this treat: a wooden box filled with a collection of artisanal coffee from around the globe, along with snacks chosen to perfectly complement the flavors of the javas.

Moen likens the concept to what wine sommeliers do when they match wine with food but the focus here is on pairing different roasts of coffee with snacks.

“There’s something very interesting about tailoring something to match you and what you like,” Moen told NBC 7. “The coffee beans we use are from all over the world – gathered at different altitudes, producing different tastes. Different roasters bring out the intricacies in coffee.”

Here’s how the service works: each month, the company introduces subscribers to a new artisanal coffee roaster from around the world. Then, the featured roaster and the Match Made Coffee team curates a special box for subscribers filled with three top-notch roasts, each matched with a snack to help create the perfect flavor palette and enhance the tasting experience.

Those snacks might include cookies, candies, crackers or other goodies. Moen said sweet snacks often pair well with coffee, as do salty snacks.

“Sugar and salt can neutralize bitter flavor from caffeine,” he explained.

He said an example of a perfect match might be a bold South American coffee with a traditional treat from that bean’s respective country. Or, a coffee with berry notes paired with a Nutri-Grain-style snack bar.

Moen – an avid coffee enthusiast himself – said his personal favorite match would be a Turkish bean coffee with some kind of cranberry or strawberry fruit bar. He said you can also never go wrong with some kind of dark chocolate with mint or berry flavors paired with a cup of Joe.

He also offered a few tasting tips for those just getting into finer, roasted coffees.

“The best and easiest way to enjoy coffee is to make sure to order whole beans and grind it as soon as you want to make it so that it is as fresh as possible, and then do what's called the ‘pour over method,’” he said.

For that, one would use a vase-type cup with a filter and the ground coffee on top. Then, you pour hot water on top of the ground coffee and brewed coffee falls into the vase.

“It's the method that best keeps the bitterness down to better appreciate the other complexities within the coffee, as the bitterness is what keeps most people from appreciating coffee's natural flavors,” Moen explained. “This method allows people to appreciate the flavor without much need for creamer or flavorings, and it's very inexpensive.”

When going for that first taste of coffee, Moen said one should first smell the brew, exhale, then take a small sip and do a quick swish around the mouth to cover all taste receptors.

“Do a little chewing to activate the saliva and get your brain in tune with consuming something and [make it] more aware of the flavors,” he added.

Currently, Match Made Coffee offers beans from all over the world – from Africa and Asia, to South America and even beans grown near a volcano in Argentina. Moen said that means each monthly subscription box will contain a lot of variety.

“No two roasters are the same,” he said. “We pick a mix of what is new and enticing. We’re all coffee drinkers here, so it’s a labor of love.”

Moen said he has also started connecting with many San Diego County coffee roasters so the service can also feature local offerings.

The coffee roasting trending globally and locally, Moen thinks craft coffee is next big thing.

“You can definitely expect micro-roaster coffees to reach the status of wines and craft beers in the upcoming years,” he added.

Moen’s buzzy business launched last month and he said it’s already picking up steam. He recently delivered this month’s box to customers who signed up last month and renewed their subscriptions. One box costs $29.99 per month, or $169.95 for a pre-paid six-month subscription.

He hopes each special delivery feels like a treat – and an opportunity to slow down and take a very special little coffee break.

To learn more about Match Made Coffee, visit the company’s website.

The founder of CorePower Yoga, Trevor Tice, died after striking his head multiple times in what has been ruled an accidental death according to an autopsy report.

Tice, 48, was found dead on December 12 in his Sunset Cliffs mansion by a contractor who had been working at the home.

The bloody scene found inside the home prompted an investigation by San Diego homicide detectives.

On Thursday, the San Diego County Medical Examiner released the completed autopsy and toxicology reports.

The coroner said Tice was last seen alive by a woman walking her dog on the night of December 9. The autopsy report said Tice stumbled out of an Uber vehicle and bumped into the woman before falling face-first into an ornamental palm tree in front of his home.

When his body was found, there was blood splatter in several rooms of the home along with blood stains on his bedsheets, the autopsy report states.

He suffered multiple fractures and contusions to his scalp, forehead, face and chin.

Tice's blood tested positive for alcohol along with anxiety and anti-depressant medications.

Based on the evidence, investigators concluded, "[Tice] struck his head on more than one occasion, apparently while intoxicated with alcohol; resting on the beds and the sofa, until he fell or collapsed again."

The official cause of death was "blunt force head trauma" and the loss of blood caused by the multiple injuries.

Tice founded CorePower Yoga in 2002 starting with just a few studios and growing it into a company which now includes more than 160 yoga studios across the U.S.

El Cajon police shooting victim Alfred Olango was Tased and shot four times simoultaneously during a confrontation with officers, according to an autopsy report released Thursday by the Medical Examiner's office (ME). 

Alfred Olango, 38, was shot and killed by El Cajon police officers on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. He was first reported to be walking in and out of traffic in the middle of the street and “not acting like himself,” when his sister called officers for a psychiatric evaluation, according to the ME's report.

El Cajon Police Department Lt. Rob Ransweiler said two officers first arrived at the scene at approximately 2:10 p.m. Tuesday. The officer-involved shooting happened at 2:11 to 2:12 p.m., between one to two minutes after they arrived.

The ECPD said officers called PERT, a psychiatric emergency response team that deals with calls involving subjects in mental distress, to help with Olango before their encounter with him, but that team was not immediately available because it was responding to another call in the area.

Video of the shooting captured Officer Gonsalves approaching Olango in the parking lot of a strip mall in El Cajon, then firing several rounds just moments later.

El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis said Olango refused multiple instructions to remove his hand from in his pocket before he pulled out an object and held it in front of him “like he would be firing a gun.” The object was later determined to be a vaping device.

Accoding to the ME's report, after Olango pulled the object from his pants pocket, one officer simoultaneously deployed a Taser while the other officer fired four shots at Olango. 

The autopsy found Olango had four gunshot wounds and one graze wound. The bullets hit his neck and torso.

Cocaine, levamisole (an antihelmintic, also used as a cutting agent in cocaine), Cocaethylene (an active compound formed in the body by the liver when cocaine and ethanol are both in the bloodstream), and etomidate (an anesthetic), were found in his blood during a toxicology test. 

After the shooting, paramedics took Olango to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he was stabilized and taken to the operating room. While surgeons were performing an emergent thoracotomy and exploratory laparotomy, Olango went into shock and despite life saving measures, he was pronounced dead. 

The ME's office ruled the death a homicide; the cause of death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds. 

A review by the San Diego County District Attorney's office this month concluded that the officer who fatally shot Olango was justified in using lethal force. 

DA Bonnie Dumanis said that the only reasonable conclusion after looking at the facts of Olango's case was that the "officer's actions were legally justified and understandable."

Dumanis said their review does not review policy or procedure. However, she wanted to clarify a common police practice come under question in this particular case. 

"It’s worth noting that it is common police practice for one officer to arm themselves with lethal backup in case the less lethal option is not effective," she said.