Remember that scene from Animal House where a young Kevin Bacon is trying to convince a panicked parade crowd it has nothing to fear? He just stood with his hands up screaming "All is well!"

But Bacon knew all was not, indeed, well. And the Padres are now in the same runaway Deathmobile.

The Friars lost to the Giants 10-1 on Friday night. It was a fireworks night, and people were still leaving early, the game was so upsetting.

It's crazy, too, because the day had started out with so much Padres promise. Jedd Gyorko and Yonder Alonso came off the disabled list. Valhalla H.S. alum Sean O'Sullivan made his first start for his home town team. They wore the classic 1940's-era PCL Padres throwback uniforms. They even gave out some great-looking fedoras to the crowd.

O'Sullivan was solid (5 IP, 2 ER, 4 K). The fedoras were a hit. The uniforms looked great. But, the other guys playing in them did not.

Gyorko and Alonso combined for an 0-8 night and the Padres bullpen gave up 8 runs in 4 innings. San Diego has lost 13 of their last 14 games. At this point, they're actually less fun to watch than Sharknado.

Blistering heat in Vista Saturday morning didn’t stop more than 300 dedicated walkers from the American Cancer Society from showing up to support loved ones and friends affected by cancer.

Teams gathered at Rancho Minerva Middle School for the 24-hour relay and fundraiser honoring the lives of those who have battled cancer. Participants also celebrated the 100th birthday of the American Cancer Society.

"Someone is always on the track during the 24-hour relay because cancer never sleeps" said Cathy Johnston, chair of the event.

As a teacher at North Terrace Elementary in Oceanside, Johnston helped coordinate a cancer education program focusing on the importance of cancer research and prevention, promoting healthy habits like skin protection, a good diet and avoiding smoking. Students raised $2,500 by collecting dimes in empty water bottles across campus.

At the start of Saturday's Relay for Life event, $60,000 had already been raised by the relay's 24 participating teams - more than the $57,000 raised last year at the end of this same event.

By the time the event concludes Sunday morning, organizers hope to raise an additional $15,000.

Besides walking during the 24-hour event, the celebration includes plenty of other activities, from a free Jazzercise class to a performance from a hypnotist.

Those who would like to join in on the fun can visit Rancho Minerva Middle School, partake in the fundraising activities and donate to the American Cancer Society. The relay in Vista runs through 8 a.m. Sunday.

Donations can also be made through this website.

The American Cancer Society offers all kinds of resources for those who have been diagnosed with cancer. For answers and support, visit this website, or call (800) 277-2345.
 

Firefighters are crediting a 12-year-old boy with alerting residents of a fire that broke out in a building Saturday morning, causing an extra-alarm blaze in Chicago’s Canaryville neighborhood.

Firefighters were called around 10 a.m. to the 4400 block of South Union Avenue for reports of the fire, according to Fire Media. The fire began at one home on the block and spread to three neighboring homes, sparking fire officials to call a 3-11 alarm, Fire Media said.

Officials said several residents of the buildings that caught fire were alerted and evacuated early in the blaze due to the efforts of a young boy who saw the flames and went through the building to alert residents.

"I just started screaming 'There's a fire,'" said Edwin Perez. "I was so, so scared."

Fire officials said no injuries were reported and credited the boy's efforts.

“This young man should be commended,” said Mark Nielsen, assistant deputy fire commissioner for the Chicago Fire Department."That’s an amazing young man.”

The fire took over an hour to put out and required 10 handlines and four master streams. At one point, an emergency evacuation of firefighters was called, but all personnel were accounted for in a roll call, Fire Media said.

Officials said the flames began on the back porch of one home on the block and spread to the neighboring 2.5-story homes, which were close in spacing.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
 

Bay Area Rapid Transit police are investigating an amateur sex tape that was apparently shot on a moving BART train.

Deputy Chief Ben Fairow said his officers are trying to track down the cell phone video that shows a partially disrobed couple having intercourse on a seat at the end of a BART train car.

The windows are dark, suggesting the train was in a tunnel at the time the video was shot, but the timeline and exact location were not known.

It shows grainy images of the couple's faces, but BART has not been able to identify the people.

If they do, Fairow says the couple faces a misdemeanor charge and a system-wide ban.

“It’s not considered a serious, violent offense, but it is something that we take seriously. It’s also one of the crimes that’s eligible for an AB 716 prohibition order which is a new law that went into effect to prohibit certain individuals who commit certain offenses from being in or around our properties," Fairow said.

BART is also using the incident to call for all riders to alert them of inappropriate behavior. The agency says it tries to make sure officers are waiting at the next stop anytime illegal activity is reported on a train. 

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is currently experiencing a serious baby boom, with tons of newborn, exotic animal babies joining the park’s furry family.

According to Safari Park officials, the park is brimming with babies, including eastern bongo, scimitar-horned oryx, South African springbok, Ankole cattle, East African eland and white-bearded gnu running about in the “African Plains” exhibit.

In the last month alone, zookeepers say four white-bearded gnu (see photo above), also known as wildebeest, were born at the park.

Keepers say wildebeest calves weigh about 40-pounds at birth and can grow to weigh anywhere from 260 to 600-pounds as adults. Within minutes of being born, the little gnu in the photo above was standing and running, following its mother and their herd.

With these latest babies, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has had 306 white-bearded gnu birth since opening in 1972.

Currently, more than 100 exotic animal babies are roaming the plains at the park and also include Kenya impala, Thomson’s gazelle and Nile lechwe. An endangered Przewalski's horse filly and warthog piglets are also living in the park’s “Heart of Africa” exhibit, zoo officials said.

Safari Park senior keeper Justine Zafran says the summer baby boom is hard to miss.

"We have babies, babies, everywhere," said Zafran. "Mother nature plans well. Spring and summer brings lots of rich resources in the form of food so new nursing moms can provide plenty of nourishment to their offspring."

"From the brand new eland calves tucked in the rocks by their mothers for protection, to the wildebeest calves seen frolicking with their herd but never straying far from mom, there are so many babies for guests to enjoy," she added.

Park officials say guests can spot the majority of the young animals from the park’s Africa Tram Safari, Caravan Safari or Balloon Safari.

 

A brush fire sparked in Ramona Saturday afternoon, Cal Fire officials confirmed.

The blaze, dubbed the “Main Fire” by officials, began around 1 p.m. near Main Street and Day Street, off State Route 67.

By 2 p.m., Cal Fire officials said the fire had grown to 5 acres. Officials said some structures near the site of the fire were initially being threatened.

By 2:40 p.m., Cal Fire officials said the fire had scorched 10 to 15 acres, but crews were able to stop it from spreading any further. No nearby structures were damaged, and no injuries were reported.

CHP issued a SigAlert on portions of SR-67 as fire crews worked. Get traffic updates here.

By 5:30 p.m., fire officials said the blaze was fully contained, and crews were mopping up hot spots.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. Check back for updates on this developing story.

A crash involving a MUNI light-rail train and a van in San Francisco's Bayview District has sent more than a dozen people to the hospital, according to a San Francisco Fire dispatcher.

The crash was reported around 1 p.m. near the intersection of 3rd Street and Evans Avenue in the Bayview District. 

MUNI spokesman Paul Rose said the van and light-rail train were traveling parallel on Third Street toward San Francisco's downtown when the van made an illegal left turn onto Evans Avenue in front of the train and the two vehicles collided.

The van crashed into a signal post, which fell and shattered a window on the light-rail train, he said.

Initially, 11 victims were reported to be hurt in the crash and taken to hospitals with minor to moderate injuries.  That number to jumped to 19 people by 2:30 p.m.

The crash happened at a busy main commercial street in the City.

A fire officials said 14 people suffered moderate injuries in the collision, and the rest were minor. Most of the patients were sent to San Francisco General Hospital.

Crews on the scene said they thought the crash would not be cleared for a couple hours. 

Photos from the scene show no apparent damage to the MUNI train other than the shattered window. The white van had front end damage and was sitting in the middle of the street. 

None of the injuries were considered life-threatening.

The crash has prompted major delays on MUNI's KT line. Shuttles were sent to take riders on that line from Mission Rock to Bay Shore Boulevard.

The scene was cleared and the trains were up and running by 5 p.m.

Thousands of people flocked to Hillcrest Saturday for the 2013 San Diego LGBT Pride Parade and annual street party.

As an endless stream of colorful floats cruised the San Diego streets, thousands upon thousands of spectators cheered from the sidelines, holding signs and flags in support of LGBT pride.

The theme of this year’s celebration is “Freedom to Love and Marry” – an appropriate slogan given last month’s Supreme Court decisions that brought same-same marriage back to the state of California.

SD Pride organizer Fernando Lopez said he’s expecting to break attendance records at this year’s event, far surpassing the 200,000 people that attended last year’s festivities.

He also said the energy feels different this year, since there are historic same-sex milestones to celebrate.

“So many people have worked so hard for so many years in the struggle for equality. We’re coming off of two historic court cases that have brought back the freedom to love and marry to the state of California, so there’s a lot to celebrate here at San Diego Pride,” Lopez told NBC 7. “The energy out here today is just kinetic. You can feel it.”

Parade attendee Tonya May was excited to partake in the celebration.

“It’s actually the best year ever because now we can get married and it’s totally amazing. It’s the most amazing thing ever,” May told NBC 7.

Local Candice Cooley said this is a pride celebration that she will never forget.

“I’ve been standing on this corner [at this parade] for the past 13 years and I finally found the love of my life, and I’m so excited that I get to marry her. This is the best day,” said Cooley.

The weekend pride party also brought a couple of celebrity sighting on Saturday.

Singer-songwriter and philanthropist LaToya Jackson was a celebrity grand marshal at the parade in Hillcrest and happily waved at spectators along the route.

She told NBC 7 she was thrilled be involved in San Diego Pride.

“We have to bring awareness, and we have to show peace, and we have to show justice,” Jackson told NBC 7.

“Star Trek” actor, author and social activist George Takei was also a grand marshal at the parade, along with his husband, Brad Takei.

The actor delivered a speech to the crowd and later told NBC 7 that he was honored to be in San Diego for this major celebration.

“We want equality for everyone – our work isn’t finished yet. This weekend we celebrate, with joy and with pride. I love San Diego,” said Takei.

San Diego resident Jenny Mozo said the parade was very special for her, as it was the first time her family has joined her at the parade.

"My sisters are here with me, it's the first time they've come to join me and my girlfriend in the parade," said Mozo.

The parade was also special for Navy servicemembers, who were given the green light last week from the United States Navy Region Southwest to wear their uniforms at the celebration.

Tim Lincecum threw his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder Hunter Pence in the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 win against the last-place San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

Lincecum, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, was the loser when Cincinnati's Homer Bailey no-hit the Giants on July 2, the first in the majors this year.

Lincecum (5-9) was in control from the start, striking out 13 and throwing a career-high 148 pitches.

Still, he needed some help. Pence caught Alexi Amarista's sinking liner with a full dive to end the eighth.

Lincecum had been struggling coming in, losing his previous four decisions and hadn't won since June 4 against Toronto. He hadn't won on the road since April 3 at the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Then again, he'd gotten only 12 runs of support in his last 10 starts.

The Padres remain the only team without a no-hitter. 

A very stinky flower is getting ready to bloom, and its unique aroma is attracting visitors rather than driving them away.

The U.S. Botanical Garden Conservatory said its titan arum, or corpse flower, is about to bloom – something it hasn’t done since 2007. Once fully open, the flower will produce a very putrid smell, often compared to the stench of rotting flesh.

After 24 to 48 hours, the plant will quickly collapse.

The Botanical Garden said the plant is native to the tropical rainforests of Indonesia and was first discovered in 1878. It does not have an annual blooming cycle and requires special conditions to bloom.

The titan arum is also very large, reputed to have the largest known unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom. The unique smell is most potent during the night into the early morning. It also generates heat, which carries the stench even further.

The combination of heat and smell attracts pollinators, such as dung and carrion beetles. The U.S. Botanical Garden last displayed a blooming titan arum in 2007.

The Conservatory has extended visiting hours so more people can catch a glimpse of the blooming plant. They will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday and Monday.

If you can’t make it to the Conservatory, they have also set up a live web cam for people to watch the plant.

But, you won’t be able to smell it.

A new bill passed by California Governor Jerry Brown will now ensure that lifeguards working fulltime in San Diego will receive better benefits for injuries sustained on the job.

SB-527, penned by San Diego Senator Marty Block, was signed Friday by Gov. Brown in Sacramento.

The measure aims to give approximately 90 lifeguards employed fulltime by the City of San Diego the same worker’s compensation benefits as other public safety employees. That means lifeguards will receive enhanced compensation for injuries sustained in the line of duty.

The bill will go into effect on January 1, 2014.

According to Block, the measure is much needed to protect the hard-working lifeguards in San Diego.

Block says local lifeguards perform between 4,000 and 6,000 water rescues and 40 to 70 cliff rescues per year, along with various additional duties.

“Lifeguards frequently perform tasks similar to police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians. They also suffer injuries from difficult water and coastal cliff rescues and perform hazardous duties such as making arrests,” Block said in a statement released Friday.

“Our lifeguards help ensure that beach goers and tourists can enjoy our beautiful coastline with a sense of security,” he continued.

However, while lifeguards are classified as police officers, firefighters and EMTs, their disability benefits are just like those of non-safety employees.

When other public safety employees are injured on the job, they receive leave of absence of up to one year without loss of salary. Lifeguards, however, are excluded from this benefit and instead receive the temporary disability benefits paid to non-safety employees.

Now, through Block’s bill, there will be a change in benefits for local lifeguards.

Leading up to the passing of the measure, SB-527 was sponsored by the California Teamsters Public Affairs Council and received bipartisan support in both houses.
 

San Diego FBI officials are warning the public of two types of scams involving rentals of apartments and houses, specifically properties posted online.

According to the FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the scams have been reported by many victims who have advertised their rental properties on the internet.

Officials say one rental scam works like this: the victims post their ad and are contacted by an interested party, who then agrees to a rental price. The scammer forwards a check for the deposit on the rental property to the victim.

The check, which covers housing expenses, is either written in excess of the amount required or in the correct amount.

In the first instance, the scammer asks for the excess to be remitted back. In the latter case, the scammer backs out of the rental agreement and asks for a refund.

Since many banks don’t typically place a hold on the funds, the victim believes the scammer’s check has been cleared. In the end, the check turns out to be counterfeit, and the victim is held responsible by the bank for all losses.

FBI officials say a second housing scam involves real estate posted on classified advertisement websites.

The scammer copies postings from legitimate real estate websites, alters the ads and reposts them. In some cases, officials say the scammers even use a real estate broker’s real name to create a fake email.

The victim, interested in the home, sends an email through the classified advertisement website and they receive a response from the scammer pretending to be the owner. The scammer claims he or she is currently on missionary work in a foreign country and needs someone to rent their home while they’re away.

The victim interested in renting the home is then asked to send money to the “owner” in a foreign country.

The FBI says victims of these popular rental and real estate scams should file a complaint with the IC3. That can be done by visiting this website.
 

The 22 children who became ill Thursday after eating lunch at a San Diego school cafeteria made themselves sick on purpose as part of a game, school officials confirmed on Friday.

According to San Diego Unified School District spokesman Jack Brandais, a group of students at Audubon Elementary School in the Lomita area were playing a game of “dare” in the cafeteria, urging one another to put different ingredients into their milk to see who could keep the milk down without vomiting.

Brandais said the ingredients included hot sauce, salt, pepper, carrots and other vegetables being served at lunch.

The result was not pretty -- and the game, led by a group of 4th graders, turned serious quickly.

Twenty-two children became ill after lunch, with most of them nauseous, vomiting and suffering abdominal pains.

After a number of students reported to the school nurse's office with stomach problems, paramedics were called to the school, and officials said nearly two dozen ill children were transported to a local hospital.

The San Diego Unified School District confirmed the 22 sick kids were in kindergarten through 7th grade. The district said the students were evaluated at the hospital and then released to their parents or guardians.

After the incident, San Diego Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Robert Garcia said the children possibly drank a beverage that had gone bad, perhaps juice or milk, and may have suffered food poisoning.

San Diego County health officials began investigating, and said they would work with the school district’s food services department to determine the cause of the incident. An investigation report is expected to be released as early as next week.

After learning that the children’s sickness at the cafeteria was self-imposed, Brandais said Audubon Elementary School principal Jean Freeman will now decide how to proceed, and whether disciplinary action will be taken against the students involved in the incident.

Freeman was told about the "dare" game by several students who witnessed kids putting things into their milk, as well as parents who reported the incident, school officials said.

Meanwhile, some students at Audubon Elementary School, including 7th grader Jazveline Martinez, had their own thoughts on the game involving schoolmates.

“Well, I think they should be more careful. They probably think it’s just a joke, mixing stuff together, but it’s not,” Martinez told NBC 7.

Audubon parent Ana Navarro told NBC 7 the incident worries her, because her own child could experience peer pressure at school someday.

“Just anybody saying, ‘Oh, I dare you,’ could make them do something,” said Navarro.

Leslie Allen’s granddaughter, who’s in first grade at Audubon, was one of the children who became ill at school. She was taken to the hospital as a precaution after becoming nauseous.

Allen initially thought the cause of her granddaughter’s illness may have been food poisoning, but on Friday, she was somewhat relieved to learn that wasn’t the case.

“I don't blame the school district. I wonder who was watching them but you know, kids do things. I'm relieved to hear that,” Allen told NBC 7.

Audubon Elementary School is located at 8111 San Vicente St. in San Diego’s Lomita neighborhood. It’s a year-round school that is in session through Jul. 19.

School officials said the school's kitchen, cafeteria and outdoor lunch areas were sanitized overnight.

School – and lunchtime – resumed as normal on Friday.

California Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins has called for San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to “either come forward and declare his innocence or resign immediately.”

The statement from the District 78 leader came after Filner was accused of sexually harassing female employees. The mayor later apologized, saying he needed help and promised to change his behavior.

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“Sexual harassment is incompatible with public service,” Atkins said in a statement. “Mayor Filner is the CEO of a government organization of almost 20,000 employees, at least half of whom are women.  With his admission yesterday of mistreatment of the women on his staff, I believe he can no longer lead this city. “

She went on to say that his actions would not be accepted anywhere else.

“We would not tolerate this from a CEO or senior government employee,” she stated. “We would not tolerate this if his actions were homophobic or racist.  We cannot tolerate the mistreatment of women in the workplace.”

Atkins concluded her statement saying she does not believe Filner can continue to serve as mayor.

Friday afternoon Atkins was joined by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, who said she heard from victims that had been physically and verbally harassed by Filner.

“What I heard was astonishing and devastating,” Gonzalez said.

She did not detail what the victims described to her, but asked that the mayor spare the public a lengthy embarrassing process and asked him to resign.

San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria joined other Democratic leaders Friday afternoon, saying he is asking for Filner's resignation "as a San Diegan."

"While I believe coming forward and admitting to this unacceptable behavior is the right thing to do, I do not believe he can effectively continue as mayor of San Diego after these admissions," Gloria stated.

He also stated that even though the two have disagreed, he is not asking Filner to step down for that reason.

"The severity of these allegations, and the legal and financial risk they pose to the City and the taxpayers, cannot be ignored or understated," Gloria stated. "Our City government cannot maintain the full faith and trust of the people of San Diego if Mayor Filner continues to serve in this office."

District 8 councilmember David Alvarez also issued a statement Friday evening calling for Filner’s resignation.

“This afternoon I received new and first-hand information regarding sexual harassment allegations against Mayor Filner. I immediately reported this information to the City of San Diego’s Human Resources Department,” said Alvarez.

The councilmember went on to say he has “personally met with Mayor Filner and demanded his resignation.”

“My heart goes out to the victims of this abhorrent treatment. Please know that you have my support during this difficult time,” he continued.

Anti-war and anti-racism activist groups, including Occupy Oakland, held sometimes violent protests on both sides of the Bay Area throughout the weekend, in response to the "not guilty" verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.

In Oakland, hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown on Saturday and Sunday nights, blocking streets, burning American flags, vandalizing a police car and smashing windows. The protests were mostly mild on Sunday, as owners cleaned up storefronts, including the Sears, Oakland Tribune building and some banks, that were damaged the night before. But police said a small group of demonstrators turned to vandalism along Broadway about 10 p.m. Sunday. Small fires were set after midnight, police said.

In San Jose, a smaller gathering of about 50 people voiced their disapproval of the of the verdict outside City Hall on Sunday evening.

The protests came in the wake of a jury in Florida on Saturday evening acquitting Zimmerman of all charges in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin after 16 hours of testimony. Zimmerman, 29, shot Martin, 17, on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Florida. His defense team had successfully argued that the shooting was in self-defense.

Though the most vocal showings since the verdict was read have been in support of Martin, others have used social media to stand up for Zimmerman following his acquittal. Facebook pages proclaiming support for him have thousands of “likes.” 

On the NBC Nightly News Facebook page, one supporter reacted to the verdict, writing, “The justice system works. Zimmerman should never have been arrested.”

The shooting and trial has sparked a national debate as well over racism as Martin was African American. President Obama called for calm in the wake of the verdict, realizing that “passions” may be running high. “But we are a nation of laws,” he said in a statement, “and a jury has spoken.”

The protests in the Bay Area mirrored others across the country. In Los Angeles on Sunday night, protesters shut down the 10 Freeway for about 30 minutes just after 6 p.m. At one point, the LAPD said its officers shot rubber bullets into the crowd in an attempt to get them to disperse. In San Francisco mostly peaceful protesters marched from Market and Powell to Union Square to Justin Herman Plaza for a rally. 

MORE: Protesters Take to Streets in Los Angeles

In the Bay Area, the tensest moments stemmed from Oakland, where protesters set fires and vandalized buildings, police said. The Sears store on Telegraph suffered the most damage with multiple shattered windows. The Alameda County courthouse was also tagged and had a few windows smashed. One person Tweeted a photo of a police car that had been vandalized.

Oakland police officer Cynthia Espinoza said a group of masked protesters were seen running down Telegraph Avenue and Broadway throwing objects at several windows, smashing them in the process.

Protesters were also seen tagging buildings and windows with the letters "FTP" or the phrase "Kill Cops."

Oakland police said in the end, no arrests were made and no injuries reported.

Marchers held banners that read "We are all Trayvon Martin."

Police in riot gear surrounded the protesters about 30 minutes later.  The protest didn't end there, as marchers continued to march on the streets past midnight.

MORE: Thousands March Nationwide After Zimmerman Acquittal

Over the weekend, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said her prayers were with Martin’s loved ones and that she recognized the case had raised "powerful, incredibly difficult issues that affect us all," including racial profiling.

"Oakland is a community that grapples with many of these issues," Quan said. "I know many of us are living with hard emotions as we continue working toward solutions in the wake of the verdict."

But she called out the protesters saying the vandals "dishonored the memory of Trayvon.'' She said her city won't tolerate violence.

Below is raw video of the protest taken by a helicopter around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

To read President Obama's full statement:

The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son. And as we do, we should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities. We should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis. We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that’s a job for all of us. That’s the way to honor Trayvon Martin.

What began as presumably innocent “play fighting” between a group of men at San Diego's Mission Bay Park ended with a man being stabbed in the buttocks and arm, police said.

According to the San Diego Police Department, a group of men were roughhousing in the 900 block of Fiesta Island Road around 10:45 p.m. Saturday when the play fighting escalated into a real fight.

During the altercation, a 29-year-old man was stabbed in the rear-end and arm by a man in his mid-20s, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening stab wounds.

The pair knew one another, police said.

The incident is under investigation, and charges have not been filed.
 

A South Bay summer program is helping under-served communities such as Chula Vista, San Ysidro and Imperial Beach while helping young students with big medical school dreams.

In a crowded conference room at this Kaiser clinic in Clairemont, future nurses and doctors are learning the ropes.

Dr. Pablo Inzunza with Kaiser's Family Medicine Residency Program is giving students a chance to experience what giving an injection would be like or how to stitch up a wound.        

For six weeks, students from San Ysidro High School, pair up with college and medical students and go over real life emergency situations.

Inzunza came up with the concept to help young aspiring medical students across the South Bay.

"A lot of these kids their parents didn't go to college some of them didn't even graduate high school,” said Inzunza, who is in his first year of residency at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego.

It's an experience Luz Razo said she takes to heart.

“There’s so many people who are in need of help in medicine," said the 21-year-old UCLA student through tears. “I would like to go back and give that care to that community who needs it."

But for 27-year-old Inzunza, it's a familiar story. He grew up on both sides of the border. He said his family was low income and struggled without medical care.

“My parents basically had to work two jobs each, to be able to put me through school,” said Inzunza.

Despite hardships, he pursued his dream of becoming a doctor and is now giving back -- not only to communities along the border, but also to its future physicians.

“The thing that I take away from this program more than anything is just the satisfaction of knowing that I am able to help out [and] that when I look at them, I see myself."

The Summer Urban Fellowship Program wraps up with a Health Fair. It is being held Sunday July 21 from noon to 4 p.m. at the San Ysidro Seventh Day Adventist Church. The address is 521 Blackshaw Ln. in San Ysidro.

Attendees will get one-on-one time with Kaiser doctors, screenings for blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. They will also receive referrals for pap smears, family planning and STD prevention.