The president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP has resigned.

President Leon Jenkins resigned, the NAACP said in a statement.

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"Please be advised  that the legacy, history and reputation of the NAACP is more important to me than the presidency," Jenkins said in his resignation letter. "In order to separate the Los Angeles NAACP and the NAACP from the negative exposure I have caused the NAACP, I respectfully resign my position as President of the Los Angeles NAACP."

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The national office of the NAACP is developing guidelines for its branches to help them in their award selection process.

The move comes days after the nation's oldest civil rights group withdrew Clippers owner Donald Sterling's lifetime achievement award.

"I just found (the award) mindboggling," civil rights leader and former LA police commissioner John Mack said. "Don Sterling had a well-known track record as an old-fashioned racist, a plantation type."

The NBA banned Sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million Tuesday for making racist comments. Sterling can have no association with the league or the team.

In addition to rescinding the award, the NAACP announced it would return previous donations by Sterling.

"Basically, it really felt like our pride and our respect was for sale by the organization, like if you just write a check, youre all good with black people and that really wasn’t the case," community advocate Jasmyn Cannick said.

Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell has known Jenkins for 20 years. He told NBC4 that he believes Jenkins didn't resign, and instead, he was forced out.

“If the NAACP LA chapter believe that this matter is resolved by his resignation – forget it,” Terrell said.

NBC4's Robert Kovacik reached out to Jenkins, but Jenkins did not return his calls Thursday.

An adorably armored zoo baby strutted his stuff into the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for the first time Thursday.

With his not fully developed horn held high, the rhinoceros calf named “Parvesh” seemed excited to explore his 40-acre Asian Plains habitat, according to zoo officials.

The nine-week-old male ran with just a few stumbles as he tried to keep up with his mother Alta, who gave birth to Parvesh on Feb. 25.

The two have spent the last couple of months in a protected area inaccessible to the other animals so they could properly bond.

As the dominant female of the herd, Alta introduced Parvesh to the other rhinos, including his 2 ½-year-old sister Charlees.

Parvesh, which means the “lord of celebration” in Hindi, is the 66th greater one-horned rhino born at the park since 1975.

His species were once found across Southeast Asia, but now they can only be found in Nepal and India. They are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with an estimated 3,250 greater one-horned rhinos remaining in the wild.

Zoo officials said the Safari Park is the foremost breeding facility in the world for the rhino species.

San Diego is heating up, and we don’t just mean the temperature. There are hot local events happening at every turn and the best place to find them is on the Yelp events page. Beat the “May Gray” with these fun spring activities!

Kentucky Derby Day, May 3 (Surfside Race Place Del Mar):
Kentucky Derby Day is the Super Bowl of horse racing: the best horses, trainers, and jockeys will compete for their place in history in the biggest race day of the year. While the event is not live down in old Del Mar, you can catch all the action broadcast across more than 1,000 televisions and celebrate the season at Surfside Race Place. Bust out those fabulous hats and get tickets ASAP. While you’re watching the adrenaline-pumping action from horse racetracks around the world, enjoy mint juleps and a patio barbecue – sounds like a winning combo right there.

5th Annual Taste Of Cardiff, May 8 (Cardiff-By-The-Sea):
Immerse yourself in the flourishing culinary vibe of Cardiff-by-the-Sea at the 5th Annual Taste of Cardiff event. Enjoy an evening of strolling through the beautiful coastal community while savoring the very best of Cardiff's delectable cuisine. Downtown Cardiff has more than 20 unique eateries and many of these restaurants are well-known throughout San Diego County for their excellent food. Pre-sale Tickets cost $25 per person online and $35 the day of, if it doesn’t sell out first.

FWSD Bikini Fashion Show @ Neon Nights, May 16 (Harrah’s Resort Southern California):
The FWSD Bikini Fashion Show will take place at Harrah's Resort Southern California, with the resort’s incredible luxury pool area serving as the backdrop. Just when you thought things would be cooling off for the day, FWSD will heat things up with the “Hautest” pool party in town. Models will strut down the runway clad in the latest bikini trends created by local designers while guests enjoy music, sip on blended cocktails and lounge poolside. This will be one staycation you surely won't want to miss.

Wines, Blues & Booze Festival, May 17 (California Center For The Arts)
The ticket price to this 19th annual festival presented by the Rotary Club of Bonsall includes wine tasting from more than 80 wineries and beer tasting from many of your favorite local microbreweries. Plus, more than 20 local restaurants will provide tasty samples all night long will live musicians including the Restless Blues Band and SugarRay provide the entertainment. This premier North County fundraising event also boasts a fabulous silent auction, and all proceeds will benefit local charities.

Fiesta del Sol, May 31-June 1 (Solana Beach)
The Fiesta del Sol rocks Solana Beach with a diverse showcase providing continuous live music. The musical lineup is rich with rock, reggae, soul, funk, jazz, blues, Latin and world beat, spanning cultures and countries from Africa and Brazil to the USA. As the tunes fill the air, festival-goers can shop an eclectic array of arts and crafts exhibits that include original paintings, locally handcrafted jewelry, pottery, clothing and other one-of-a-kind items. To keep up the energy for groovin’, gourmet food trucks will offer a variety of choices along with several food vendors and booths offering sweets, coffee and more.
 

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Permits for a newly proposed charter school in downtown San Diego’s East Village community were approved by a board Wednesday, meaning plans will move forward.

The city-owned non-profit, Civic San Diego (CivicSD), held a public hearing to discuss the issuing of several permits for the Urban Discovery Academy project.

Ultimately, the CivicSD board voted 4-0 to approve the permits and give the charter school proposal the green light, Brad Richter, assistant vice president of planning for CivicSD, confirmed Thursday.

Project manager Evan Gerber told NBC 7 that if all goes according to plan, the charter school will be in session by fall 2014.

“We’re moving fast,” he said. “It’s a very exciting project.”

Gerber said the charter school will likely have between 330 and 450 students enrolled in classes. The project manager said the school will aim to give families with students living in the urban downtown area an accessible education option.

Per the proposal, the project would consist of a K-8 charter school located on a 36,000-square-foot site at the corner of 14th and G streets in the East Village.

The school would be housed within an existing 20,000-square-foot, two-story building at that location, plus a new two-story, 16,000-square-foot building directly to the north.

The proposed project within the plan area would also include a four-story, 47-foot-high building containing six residential units, a small retail ground-floor space along 13th Street and outdoor playgrounds.

Also in the plan: a small parking lot at the southwest corner of 14th and E streets that would accommodate student pick-up and drop-off functions.

For now, it is anticipated that vehicles will line up along eastbound E Street to pull into the parking lot to pick up and drop off students. However, as things develop, that parking lot may be dropped from the project.

• Read details of the proposal here

Urban Core Development, LLC, is the company applying for the permits. The project requires permits for new construction and a Neighborhood Use Permit to re-establish previously conforming educational uses on the site, according to CivicSD.

A group of students walking home from school helped alert residents of a brush fire burning near homes in Spring Valley Thursday afternoon, officials said.

The blaze began just after 3 p.m. in a grassy drainage area at Jamacha Road and the State Route 125 off-ramp, near Elkelton Boulevard.

According to a deputy from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, high school students were walking home when they saw smoke. They ran door-to-door and warned homeowners of the fire.

Richard Jas, a homeowner who is legally blind, said the blaze sparked two houses away and came dangerously close to his home.

“I looked behind me and it moved down here and flames were above the tree tops easily,” he explained. “The pine trees went up; the fire just moved from one to the other. These pine trees are dangerous. They just explode.”

Jas was grateful for the warning from the teenagers in the neighborhood.

“It moved so fast – I’m glad [the kids] did that,” he added.

Jas’ neighbor, Jackie Brick, suffered a big loss in the fire: five of her eight pot belly pigs were killed in the blaze, which ripped through part of her backyard.

“It was like a shock out of nowhere, to come home and see your house busted out. You look in your backyard and it's to nothing left of it,” she said.

Still, Brick is thankful that firefighters were able to prevent the brush fire from spreading to her home.
“I'm grateful, very grateful they saved my house, that's the most important thing to me,” said Brick.

At around 4:10 p.m., Cal Fire San Miguel officials said the fire had scorched approximately two to three acres and was burning near the backyards of ten homes in the area. Firefighters were put in place to protect those threatened homes.

Kendal Bortisser of Cal Fire said 10 engines and one helicopter assisted in battling the blaze. About an hour after it began, the forward rate of spread stopped.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the emergency response. Deputies patrolled the impacted area and blocked off streets, and a sheriff’s helicopter was sent to help with water drops.

Deputies also assisted with evacuating 12 homes to the west of the fire along Elkenton Boulevard. A command post was established in the 1000-block of the street, and Elkelton Boulvard between Jamacha Road and Stansbury Street were closed off to traffic as Cal Fire crews worked the scene.

Officials asked people to steer clear of the area so emergency crews could work quickly.

Resident Mike Pompeo – who bought a house in the area last August with his wife – said the fire burned a portion of his fence. He rushed home after his wife called to tell him about the fire, scared the blaze would spread to their home.

Pompeo told NBC 7 that several pine trees line the backyards of homes in the area, and he believes the fire started in the trees and then jumped onto fences.

His wife voluntarily evacuated their home, taking Pompeo’s motorcycle and a few other belongings with her just in case.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Fire officials believe it began near the SR-125 off-ramp.

No homes were damaged, but brush in several yards did burn. Crews remained on scene monitoring hot spots and making sure homes were safe.

Other than Brick’s pet pigs, no other injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A 29-year-old woman from Santa Rosa, Calif. died Thursday after falling nearly 150 feet into a ravine in Hawaii.

Patricia Rabellizsa was working as a zipline tour guide during the fatal fall, officials said.

Maui officials said the accident occurred shortly before 10 a.m.

Emergency crews had a difficult time trying to get to Rabellizsa due to difficult terrain, vegetation and tree cover, according to officials. Firefighters were able to hike to the woman, who was then airlifted back up to a ridge.

The Pi'iholo Zipline company Rabellizsa worked for issued the following statement:

The Piiholo Zipline Ohana expresses its condolences and sympathy to those involved in today's tragic event. We especially offer our deepest aloha and prayers to the family and friends of our co-worker Patricia "Trish" Rabellizsa at this difficult time. We are working in full cooperation with the Maui Police Department's ongoing investigation.

 Maui police are investigating the incident.

A Manhattan-bound F train with 1,000 riders on board derailed Friday morning in Queens, injuring at least 19 people, and firefighters had to rescue hundreds of passengers out of the subway tunnel through a sidewalk grate. 

Fifteen passengers had minor injuries and four were seriously hurt after the derailment near Broadway and 60th Street in Woodside, FDNY said.

• WATCH: Exclusive Video From the Tunnel Just After Train Derails

The tunnel was dark, hot and full of dust as emergency responders climbed down through a sidewalk grate to evacuate the train, leading people out in groups of 20. Firefighters and EMTs went into every car to talk to riders and keep them calm before the evacuation began, Deputy Assistant Chief James Leonard said.

The message was, "Listen, the Fire Department is on the scene, the NYPD is on the scene, you are safe, we will get you out of here," he said.

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As they guided terrified riders through the dark, emergency responders were concerned that people would become hysterical.

"It was hot for people down there. On top of that there was a substantial cloud of dust, which people could associate with smoke ... which panics people," Leonard said.

The evacuation took about an hour, he said.

• PHOTOS: Dramatic Images From the Scene
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The MTA is investigating what caused the derailment. Authorities said the first and last cars of the eight-car train stayed on the tracks while the middle six cars derailed. 

Some passengers told NBC 4 New York they heard screeching and banging as the train came to a sudden halt. 

"We heard these sounds of metal clanging," one rescued rider told NBC 4 New York. "It just stopped and no one knew what it was."

One woman described the feeling of flying off the tracks as "kind of like riding a roller coaster."

Another man said "the train shook really badly."

The train that derailed was on the express track, but it was near a local stop at 65th Street.

Officials said the track was also damaged, and it would be several days before full service could be restored. 

The MTA said it was not immediately clear how fast the train was going, or what the speed limit is in that area.

An E train had to be evacuated near the derailment site after authorities turned off power to the tracks, and two other trains were backed up to the nearest stops so riders could get out.

Riders should expect delays on the E, R, F and M lines. Here are the latest service advisories:

 A bill that would strike the traditional definition of marriage from California law was approved by the state Senate on Thursday after the U.S. and state supreme courts allowed same-sex unions to resume last year.

SB1306 would remove from the state Family Code language that marriage must be "between a man and a woman.'' It would substitute gender-neutral language, define marriage as a personal relation arising from a civil contract between two persons, and remove limits on the state recognizing the validity of same-sex marriages performed outside of California.

The bill removes "discriminatory language'' from the Family Code and brings state law into compliance with federal and state court decisions allowing same-sex marriages, said Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco.

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court left in place a lower court judge's order striking down as unconstitutional a ballot measure known as Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that outlawed same-sex marriages in California. A 5-4 court majority ruled that the ban's sponsors lacked authority to defend the measure on appeal, though the justices did not directly address the ban's constitutionality.

Marriages resumed in late June after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a stay it had imposed on the lower court ruling. The state Supreme Court dismissed a final challenge by the ban's backers in August.

"I cannot bring myself, though, to diminish the words 'husband and wife,' and this clearly does that. Throughout history those words have been widely used and accepted,'' said Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, the only senator to speak in opposition. "They're kind of sacred terms, I would argue, and by this bill we are diminishing those very important words.''

The bill was sent to the Assembly on a 25-10 vote, with only Republicans in opposition. Two Republicans, Anthony Cannella of Ceres and Ted Gaines of Roseville, voted in favor.

"All this bill does is bring our Family Code section up to date to comply with those two court decisions,'' Leno said. He added later: "The sky did not fall, civilization as we know it did not end'' when gay marriages began.

 A multi-vehicle crash has set at least one vehicle on fire on the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 in Rancho Penasquitos, prompting the California Highway Patrol to issue a Sig Alert for the area.

CHP officials believe the chain-reaction collisions were originally caused by some trash cans on the freeway around 3:50 p.m. Thursday.

Three lanes of I-15 were blocked by the crash, which was near Poway Road. One car became fully engulfed in flames, and one person was taken to the UC San Diego Burn Unit for injuries. 

The extent of the injuries are unknown. 

Check back for details on this developing news story. 

 The San Diego Zoo shared some sad news this week: One of its black jaguars has died.

The large cat named “Orson” was suffering from multiple issues, and zoo officials said at 22 years old, his geriatric condition was affecting his quality of life.

Doctors decided to put him down on Wednesday morning.

Orson lived about ten years over the typical jaguar’s life expectancy, and he became a staple at the zoo during his time there.

On Facebook, the zoo asked people to take a moment to offer condolences to staff “who will be feeling this loss.”

“RIP big guy, we’ll miss you dearly,” the social media post read.

The California Highway Patrol says motorcycle thefts are up across San Diego County, and the thieves are taking the stolen bikes across the border to sell parts for quick cash. Officials believes these are crimes of opportunity. They say more people in general are riding motorcycles, especially in San Diego.

According to the CHP, between January and November 2013 850 motorcycles were stolen in the county. Only 243 were recovered. Officials say the stolen motorcycles cost victims a total of $615,000 a month and $7.5 million that year.

Many of the victims are military, including U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Albert De La Cruz. He returned from deployment last Friday and discovered his Suzuki GSXR was stolen four days later.

“Tuesday night a police officer calls my phone asking me if I knew where my bike was,” De La Cruz. “He said ‘Would you like to take a look at it because I have it right here.’”

The police officer told De La Cruz he had pulled over a 17-year-old driving the motorcycle to Mexico and that he was only two exits away from the border.

The teen had ripped out the bike’s ignition.

“[Police] said it take [the thieves] about 30 seconds to take the bike. They break off the ignition with a crow bar and they just drive off,” said De La Cruz.

CHP Officer Jake Sanchez says they are actively investigation these thefts and forming task forces to find violators.

“We ask the public if they have a bike to secure those bikes whether it's taking a chain wrapping it around a post - whatever you can to secure their property,” said Officer Sanchez.

 A man and a woman who were trying to enter the United States illegally were rescued by police off San Diego’s South Bay after they were abandoned in the open ocean, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials.

Officers first spotted a jet ski crossing from Mexico into the U.S. near the Imperial Beach Pier around 11 p.m. Wednesday.

Soon, Harbor Police learned that the jet ski’s operator had abandoned two passengers about one and a half miles from shore in order to flee back to Mexico, according to the CBP.

Officers sailed out to the location of the drop and found a 28-year-old man and 25-year-old woman in the water.

As they took them to shore, officers noticed the couple was showing signs of hypothermia, so they were taken to a nearby medical facility for evaluation and treatment.

Around 2 a.m. the next morning, the man and woman were released from the hospital and questioned. CBP officials said they both admitted to being Mexican nationals who had come to the U.S. illegally.

The two were taken to a Border Patrol station for processing.

Got a song in your heart? From rock to classical to mariachi, music is in the air this weekend in San Diego.

Thursday, May 1

SoundDiego LIVE
6 p.m. at the Hideout
Hosted by beloved 91x radio DJ Robin Roth, SoundDiego’s free monthly party hits the Hideout on Thursday. Performers include the New Kinetics and Hit Dog Hollar – as well as a hosted Jack Daniel’s Happy Hour before the show. RSVP here.

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Cooking Class: Southwestern Cinco de Mayo
6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Great News! in PB
Skip the Cinco de Mayo crowds and cook a Mexican feast at home. Learn to make fish tacos, chimichangas and more.

Live Band Karaoke
8:30 p.m. – 2 a.m. at the 710 Beach Blub in PB
Forget that rinky dink karaoke machine and sing your heart out accompanied by a real band.

Friday, May 2

Gaslight Gathering
1 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Town and Country Hotel
Question: What do you get when you combine steam-powered technology and the Victorian era with costumes and fantasy? Answer: Steampunk. Join other steampunk enthusiasts for this one-of-a-kind convention.

San Diego Brews Cruise
7 p.m. – 10 p.m. on the San Diego Bay
You’ll sample craft beer while watching the sunset on the San Diego Bay. Best of all? You’ll help kids desperately in need of reconstructive surgeries.

SoundDiego Suggestion: Tribal Seeds

7 p.m. - 10 p.m. at SDSU's Open Air Theatre
One of the world’s premier reggae rock groups comes home! Yep, San Diego’s own Tribal Seeds return to town for the release of their new album, Representing, at San Diego State’s Open Air Theatre. It’s sure to sell out, so get tickets while you can.

San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamond Backs
7:10 p.m. at Petco Park
Welcome the Friars home after 10 games on the road. #OnFriar

• Special Section: San Diego Padres

Symphony MAYnia
8 p.m. at the Copley Symphony Hall
The San Diego Symphony begins its first weekend of MAYnia with Tchaikovsky’s Third Symphony.

SoundDiego Suggestion: Danny Brown
8 p.m. at Porter’s Pub
Danny Brown is one of the hottest stars in the rap world right now and for good reason – his 2013 album, Old, is ferocious.

Saturday, May 3

Kentucky Derby Day
Starts at 7 a.m. at Surfside Race Place at Del Mar
Where else is there to watch the biggest race of the year besides Del Mar?

San Diego Ho’olaule’a Hawaiian Cultural Festival
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Mission Bay Park
You don’t have to fly 2,000 miles to attend an authentic Hawaiian luau, including hula dancers, ukulele music and, of course, delicious barbequed food.

31st Annual Fiesta Old Town Cinco de Mayo
11 a.m. – 12 a.m. in Old Town
The largest Cinco de Mayo festival in Southern California features mouthwatering Mexican fare, lowrider cars and music from morning ‘til night.

California Bookstore Day
11 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Grove in South Park
Put your Kindle on the charger and visit your neighborhood bookstore for California Bookstore Day.

SoundDiego Suggestion: Unwritten Law
7 p.m. at the House of Blues
Speaking of hometown heroes, Unwritten Law return home for a killer rock throwdown at the House of Blues, which also includes local metal-heads Sprung Monkey. Not to be missed.

Sunday, May 4

Safari Park Half Marathon and 10K Run
Races start at 6:30 a.m. at the Westfield North County
Channel your inner cheetah for the wildest race around.

46th San Diego Antique Drags
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. in in Lakeside
Are you a fan of classic cars? Watch vehicles pre-1975 go full throttle on the Barona Drag Strip.

Spring Festival
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. in La Mesa
Watch as kids from NUA Sparrow perform the iconic Maypole dance.

SoundDiego Suggestion: The Bad Plus

5 p.m. at the Loft at UCSD
Make sure to catch the Bad Plus at the Loft – they’re one of NYC’s most inventive and genre-smashing jazz trios.

A Chula Vista man who served several tours of duty as a U.S. Marine has been reported missing and his car was found across the U.S. – Mexico border with blood inside, his wife told NBC 7.

Jacqueline Bassett’s eyes filled with tears as she shared the love she has for husband, Paul.

“He wouldn’t just leave like this. Something has to be wrong. It’s not in his character at all. It’s not in his character to leave and not come home," she said.

Paul Bassett, 26, last saw her husband on Sunday when he left home wearing a Seattle Seahawks shirt and black shorts to study for a security management degree. She last spoke with him around 5 p.m. when Bassett told her to expect him home in about an hour.

San Diego police say Bassett was spotted at a Mission Valley mall at around 6:35 p.m.

On Monday, the couple’s Honda Accord was found abandoned in Tijuana.

“There was a little blood in the car,” Jacqueline said. “He has to be hurt somewhere or, that’s the only explanation for him to be gone.”

• Read: Baldwin Brother Arrested in NY

She said Bassett is a loving stepfather to their 8-year-old son who has been coping with depression and has suffered seizures.

He’s 6’3”, 220- pounds and does not speak Spanish, Jacqueline said.

Anyone with information can call San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.
 

San Diego County sheriff’s deputies were searching for the suspect in a Spring Valley shooting.

Officials say a 26-year-old man was shot inside a home on Lake Breeze Drive inside a gated community around 9:45 p.m. Thursday.

The shooting victim was transported to the hospital where he is said to be recovering from non-life threatening injuries.

People inside the home at the time of the shooting told deputies a man confronted the victim, shot at him and then just left.

Deputies roped off the neighborhood and brought out their K-9 team to search for the suspect.

Investigators say they have no description and no information on the relationship between the suspect and the shooting victim.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

 

Several San Diego City fire engines rushed to 9th & Broadway around 9:30 a.m. for a fire in a downtown building Friday.

The sound of several fire engines were heard around the downtown area as they rushed to the scene of a building under construction.

San Diego Fire-Rescue tweeted an update moments later explaining that the fire was extinguished.

Officials said the cause of the fire was a welding accident.

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A retired truck driver from San Diego’s La Mesa area has scratched his way to millionaire status: he just won $3.25 million playing the California Lucky Life Scratchers lottery game.

Boson bought the winning Scratchers ticket for $5 at a 7-Eleven store located at 7602 University Ave. in La Mesa. When he scratched off the ticket, it revealed he had won big.

“I couldn’t believe when I scratched off to reveal the ‘LIFE’ symbol,” Boson told California Lottery officials.

Boson happily posed for a photo with his winning check, smiling from ear to ear at his good fortune.

The winner plans to spread out his millions over the next few decades by taking the annuity option, which will pay him $2,500 per week for the next 25 years.

For now, his game plan is to buy another house and pay off a car that he recently bought.

This isn’t the first time Boson has gotten lucky with the lotto.

Boson said he’s won $2,000 on a Daily 4 ticket in the past, as well as $1,000 on another California Lottery Scratchers ticket. However, this recently prize takes the cake.

The avid lottery player said he often shops around for tickets, not only sticking to one store.

“I go to all different stores when I buy tickets,” said Boson.

According to California Lottery officials, Boson is the second lotto millionaire to come out of San Diego County in the last two weeks.

San Diego resident Tessie Paiva, 77, won $1 million playing Powerball last week, calling the victory a “blessing from the Lord.”

The retiree, who’s on a fixed income and living in mobile home park, told lottery officials that while she loves her neighborhood, she has been living with some problems at home, including termites, a sinking floor and a leaking roof. Until now, she didn’t have the money to fix her home.

Paiva said she’s truly grateful for the $1,079,602 coming her way thanks to lucky ticket, which matched five out of six winning numbers in the Powerball draw on Apr. 23, missing only the Powerball number 12. She bought the ticket at Mission Marketplace at 3772 Mission Ave., Suite #315, in Oceanside.

“For the rest of my life I don’t have to worry. I don’t have to be a burden to my family,” she said. When prayers go up, blessings do come down.”

Paiva also plans to help her family and contribute to her beloved church in San Diego.
 

A San Diego-area grandmother was struck and killed by a car while walking with her grandson Thursday. 

The 82-year-old woman was crossing mid-block along University Avenue in City Heights around 8 p.m.

They were given the right of way by a vehicle traveling westbound, officers said. 

When they got to a median in the middle of the road, the boy reportedly stopped, but the grandmother tried to run across.

“There was a vehicle in the number 2 lane that struck the grandmother as she ran across the street,” said San Diego Sgt. Joe Benavides.

The 8-year-old boy wasn't hurt, but he saw his grandmother get hit, Benavides said.

The woman was transported to the hospital where she later died from her injuries.

• Read: California May Remove "Man and Woman" from Marriage Code

The driver of the vehicle went around the block and then returned to the scene.

“She said she never saw the person until impact,” Benavides said.

He said the driver won't face any charges because she circled the area looking for a safe place to park her car after the incident.

Benavides said people often cross the street to get to a market on the other side.

He suggested pedestrians walk to the nearest intersection so they can cross safely.