A man and a woman were arrested Sunday after they landed their personal watercrafts near the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, otherwise known as the training facility of the Navy SEALs.

The individuals were identified as Mexican Nationals by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials.

Members of a multi-agency task force spotted two people on separate personal watercraft heading toward the shore around 8:45 p.m.

U.S. Border Patrol agents who were patrolling the area found a 34-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman in wet suits covered in sand, officials said.

They were taken into custody.
 

The Board of Commissioners for the San Diego Unified Port District is expected to appoint Randa Coniglio as its new president and chief executive officer at its June 11 Board meeting. Coniglio was selected as the top candidate after a nationwide executive search that began last December.

The appointment would make her the first woman CEO in the Port’s 52-year history.

Coniglio currently serves as the Port’s executive vice president of operations over the departments of Real Estate, Maritime, Environmental and Land Use Management, Strategy and Business Development, Government and Community Relations, and Marketing and Communications.

Coniglio was hired in 2000 by the Port District after a 13-year private sector career in real estate development and real estate portfolio management. During her tenure at the Port, she has been promoted six times, having started in the Real Estate Department as a senior asset manager.

“Randa is a focused, diligent and highly creative leader who consistently delivers strong outcomes,” said Port Chairman Dan Malcolm. “This, combined with her track record in gaining the trust of stakeholders, achieving consensus and maintaining long-term, mutually beneficial relationships truly set her apart as the best candidate for this position.”

Port staff’s accomplishments under Coniglio’s leadership include entitling the 500-acre Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan in 2012; obtaining a unanimous approval vote from the California Coastal Commission for a $700 million San Diego Convention Center expansion; facilitating the opening of The Headquarters shopping facility, which transformed the old San Diego Police Headquarters into a bustling retail center; and securing a 25-year lease renewal to Dole Fresh Fruit. She has been a driving force on the executive team that turned around a budget deficit in FY 2011-2012 and delivered a $12 million surplus in FY 2013-2014.

Coniglio is expected to assume her duties on June 12. The move would make her the first woman CEO in the Port’s 52-year history.

“I am so honored to have been selected as the Port of San Diego’s next President and CEO,” said Coniglio. “We have such great momentum right now on a variety of fronts. I am very fortunate to have this opportunity at a time when there is so much positive energy around the Port’s projects and initiatives.”

Some of the Port’s more predominate projects include starting construction on the Chula Vista Bayfront project, examining the redevelopment viability of Harbor Island once the rental car agencies relocate to the consolidated facility on Pacific Highway, exploring opportunities for the Pond 20 site, and continuing the world-class improvements along San Diego’s North Embarcadero with the opening of two new hotels in the coming years.

The Port is also moving forward with modernizing Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal to improve operations and capacity, and is studying the optimization of the National City Marine Terminal to determine ideal maritime and commercial compatibilities. Work will also continue on expanding cruise business at the Port.

Also in the works is the Port’s Integrated Planning initiative, the agency’s 50-year long-range visioning plan that examines how the Port, San Diego Bay and the tidelands affect the entire region, including land and water uses and critical upland links.

“The Port of San Diego’s opportunities are vast,” Coniglio said. “In order to seize on these, we must focus clearly, be nimble and continue to work collaboratively with our stakeholders. I’m excited to lead that charge.”

John Bolduc, who has been the Port’s acting CEO since July 2015, will continue to serve on the executive leadership team.

San Diego Police are searching for a homicide suspect after a young man was gunned down in the middle of the street in Lincoln Park.

A 24-year-old man was shot to death right at 47th Street and Logan Avenue after an altercation with two men driving by in a car, according to investigators.

At around 10:45 p.m., witnesses say two men were leaving a taco shop across the street when a driver of a red four-door sedan, described as either a Nissan or Honda, drove up to the two men.

The driver yelled something to the two men then several shots were fired from the car, police said.

One of the men was hit multiple times in his torso area. The other wasn't hurt at all.

Emergency crews treated the victim at the scene before he was pronounced dead.

Still no arrests have been made. The suspects were last seen driving eastbound on Logan Avenue.

The victim in the shooting has been identified but San Diego Police would not release any information until the man’s family was notified.

Employees at the El Paisa restaurant said the victim had just walked out of the taco shop before the shooting.

They said the victim told one of their workers that he was going to start a new job Tuesday.

Anyone with information related to this incident can call the San Diego Police Department’s Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
 

Chipotle will soon join the growing list of restaurants that offer expanded benefits to all employees, including tuition reimbursement for students.

The new benefits package will include paid sick days and paid vacation days, as well as a tuition reimbursement to part-time employees, the company said in a press release. The changes will be implemented July 1. 

“We are always working to attract and retain the very best employees we can, and to helping develop our people so they can achieve their full potential,” Chris Arnold, Chipotle’s communication director, said.

Chipotle is joining a small and growing group of fast food restaurants offering more benefits. Earlier this year, Starbucks announced it will pay for a full four years of Arizona State University's online degree program for its employees. Roughly 2,000 Starbucks employees have chosen to take the offer thus far, according to the company's website. 

McDonald’s unveiled a similar college reimbursement program in April. The fast food giant also announced an increase in pay and paid sick days for its employees. 

Chipotle officials hope the new package will encourage their target employee demographic of high school and college students to pursue a career within the restaurant field. 

“We have a lot of people who, if they realize they could make a career with Chipotle, would stick with us while they are in college and take advantage of our tuition-reimbursement program,” JD Cummings, recruitment strategy manager at Chipotle, told Nation’s Restaurant News. “They could find the path to restaurateur is an amazing path that they might not have thought of.” 

A San Diego-based gourmet cookie shop is whipping up a sweet idea for Father’s Day: a cookie made with craft beer from a well-known local brewery.

This month, The Cravory bakery in Point Loma is offering “The IPA,” a cookie made with Ballast Point’s Dorado Double IPA, plus orange zest and caramel bits.

The bakery says the beer is folded into the dough to give the cookie a bite dad won’t soon forget. The bakery describes the treat as having “just the right amount of beer and citrus to make you pucker.”

The IPA is available all month long via The Cravory’s website or at the storefront at 3960 W. Point Loma Blvd. A dozen of these cookies cost $24.

Meanwhile, if your pops prefers a little variety, The Cravory is also offering a special “Dad’s Dozen” (also $24) which includes two IPA cookies, two Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cup cookies, two German Chocolate Cake cookies, two Almond Joyous cookies, two Cookies and Cream Milkshake cookies, one Pancakes and Bacon cookie and one Ultimate Chocolate Chip cookie.

The gourmet cookie shop specializes in 11 signature flavors – including the Pancakes and Bacon treat and the Rosemary Balsamic cookie – plus six special flavors every month. In the past, The Cravory has created concoctions inspired by Comic-Con and other events.

The unique creations have garnered the shop a cult following among sweet-toothed San Diegans.
 

A black teenager in a swimsuit repeatedly cried out, "Call my momma!" as a white police officer pinned her to the ground, only moments after drawing his handgun on other black teens following a pool party in McKinney.

"On your face!" the officer yelled at the girl, amid screaming from a crowd of onlookers.

The officer's actions raised tensions Monday in the Dallas suburb, where some community activists accused him of racism while others urged calm until the facts are investigated.

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied outside an elementary school Monday in protest of the officer's actions. Some who gathered held signs that included the phrases, "My skin color is not a crime," and, "Don't tread on our kids."

A few dozen addressed the crowd through a bullhorn, including Derrick Golden, a pastor from McKinney who met earlier with the city's police Chief Greg Conley. He said Conley "responded appropriately" after the officer was seen in a video pushing a 15-year-old girl to the ground and pointing his gun at other teens. The officer is on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

But Golden said Officer David Eric Casebolt should be terminated because of the profanities he used and the fact that he pulled his gun.

The demonstrators marched a mile from the school to the Craig Ranch North Community Pool, where Friday's incident occurred.

About a dozen counterprotesters held signs supporting police.

Earlier in the day Jahi Adisa Bakari, the father of one of the teenage girls at the party, said he would press for the officer to be fired, saying he was "was out of control."

But Benét Embry, a black local radio personality who witnessed the incident, said it was "not another Ferguson" or "another Baltimore," referring to other police encounters that have left suspects dead and fueled a nationwide "Black Lives Matter" movement.

"This whole incident is a pool party run amok," Embry said.

Police said the youths did not live in the area and did not have permission to be at the pool in McKinney, an affluent, predominantly white city.

According to neighbors, Embry said, a woman who lives in the community reserved the pool for a party. The homeowners' association limits the number of guests each homeowner may have at the pool to only two. But about 130 people, mostly kids, showed up for the woman's party, he said.

At one point, several kids began jumping over the fence to get into the pool area and were causing a disturbance, Embry said, and a couple of fights broke out.

"The neighbors did not see an African-American party and say, 'OK, let’s call the police.' That was not the case security called the police because the fights started breaking out and people started jumping over the fence trying to get access to the pool," Embry said.

While he did not agree with the officer's profanity or belligerence, Embry said, police were right to respond.

"I believe something did need to be done because we had discord out here," he said. "We had people fighting and I really thank God no one was seriously injured in all this melee and/or chaos."

The girl who hosted the end-of-year bash claims a neighborhood woman came up to the her and her 14-year-old friend and started making racist comments.

"So I walked up to them and I told them that's wrong. You shouldn't be doing that. She's 14. You shouldn't be treating her like this. It's not right and they told me 'go back to where you came from. You're immature, you shouldn't be talking to me' and stuff like that," said Tatyana Rhodes. "That's when one of the 40-year-old women came up and hit me in my face and they both started to attack me."

Rhodes mother believes that fight is what led to police being called.

"I feel that it's wrong, we stay in the community, we are part of Craig Ranch. And for my daughter, who lives here, to be treated like she doesn't belong, to me, that's wrong," said LaShauna Burks.

As police broke up the crowd, Casebolt pulled the bikini-clad 15-year-old girl to the ground, then used his knees to pin her down. He also pointed his gun at other teens and cursed.

"It was absolutely wrong doing on both sides. It was wrong for the cop to throw her down, it was for him to draw his gun, it was wrong for the little girl when he told her to leave. She should have just left," said Embry. "And I don't have a problem saying that. Because whenever you, as a child, put yourself in an adult situation, you're going to be able to deal with those adult consequences."

In a statement, the police department said the video "raised concerns that are being investigated."

Robert Taylor, a criminology professor at the University of Texas at Dallas who has done studies for the McKinney Police Department, said both the officer and the teens at the pool party acted inappropriately.

The teens were not following police orders, he said, but the officer's decision to pull out his gun did not help matters.

"That's not the way we're trained," he said. "We're trained in policing to de-escalate problem encounters like this. ... Obviously, that officer lost his cool. No doubt about it."

Most people were released, except for one man arrested for interference with the duties of a police officer and evading arrest, police said.

NBC 5 confirmed Casebolt is a 10-year veteran of the McKinney Police Department. He joined the police force in 2005. Before that, he served almost two years as a state trooper, according to records from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

Casebolt took eight hours of cultural diversity training at Collin County Community College in February 2009. He has also taken courses in racial profiling and use of force.

He has five days to respond to any administrative complaints against him.

McKinney Mayor Brian Loughmiller said city officials plan to meet with community leaders to discuss the incident.

"We really need to come together as a community," the mayor said.

Nikki Perez, a black resident of McKinney, attended a City Council meeting Monday to express her concern over the officer's actions.

"I don't excuse the behavior of those teenagers, but if I call 911, then I wouldn't want that cop to respond," Perez said. "He blew his credibility when he opened his mouth and started cursing at the kids."

San Diego city and county leaders want a Chargers stadium proposal on a special, citywide ballot by the end of the year, Mayor Kevin Faucloner announced Monday. 

This was the first public update made since negotiations between municipal officials and Chargers representatives started last Tuesday. They wrapped up their second day of closed-door talks Monday, discussing a framework for a possible vote.

Faulconer said if the negotiations are successful, the city council can call a special election on December 15.

"We can get a new stadium approved this year if we work together to get this done," said Faulconer.

The mayor cited two reasons for bringing the issue to a public vote. The first, he said, was because a project of this size — and cost — should be ratified by the people.

If that initiative is approved, a vote will also provide more certainty because it's not subject to referendum challenges, unlike a city council vote.

According to Faulconer, a third meeting between Chargers and government officials should happen in the coming days, with many more to come before their self-imposed December deadline.

“We believe that if there is a will on both sides, although we’ll have to work really hard and work every day on it, an agreement can be negotiated within that time frame," said City Attorney Jan Goldsmith.

The negotiations’ foundation is built, in part, on the financing plan recommended by the mayor’s Citizens Stadium Advisory Group (CSAG), which wants to redevelop the current Qualcomm Stadium site in Mission Valley. However, the Chargers have made it no secret that they prefer a joint stadium-convention center in East Village.

Faulconer told the media Monday that they have not discussed a location, but they did talk about legal and land use issues.

For nearly two years, the team has been laying groundwork for an alternate project in the city of Carson in the Los Angeles area. Developers were forced to hit fast-forward on that proposal when St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke announced he had bought up a plot of land in Inglewood to possibly relocate his team.

Court records obtained by NBC 7 Investigates reveal the man wanted for killing his wife and fleeing police has a history of financial problems.

Jeremy Green is accused of shooting his wife of 10 years, Tressa Green, multiple times Saturday in a Scripps Ranch Office Park.

According to court documents, the Greens, who lived with their three children in Rancho Bernardo, first filed for bankruptcy in July 2008. That case was closed in March 2009, but in April 2014, the Greens filed again for protection from their creditors in federal bankruptcy court.

According to that 61-page filing, the Greens had assets of $70,000, including equity in their 2007 Corvette, an Chevy SUV and a Chrysler mini-van. The couple had $400 cash on hand and four bank accounts with a total of less than $500.

Court documents detail the couple’s other assets including jewelry and wedding rings worth $500 and sports and hobby equipment also valued at $500.

But the Greens had liabilities of $121,000 -- including loans on their vehicles, $40,000 in back-taxes owed to the IRS and state tax board, and more than $10,000 in credit card debt.

Among those debts was a very high-interest, $2,915 loan the Greens obtained from Fast Auto and Payday Loans in El Cajon in January 2014. According to bankruptcy court documents, the couple used their 2005 Chrysler minivan, worth $5,105, as collateral for that loan. The lender’s website shows that borrowers like the Greens pay from 84 to 183 percent interest for a “vehicle-title” loan.

The 2014 bankruptcy case also reveals Green had been working for five years at Wyndham Worldwide Vacation Resorts in Mission Valley. The company sent NBC 7 this statement when asked about his employment: "We are shocked and deeply saddened by this tragic event, and are cooperating fully with local law enforcement."

Green was paid $10,000 a month, according to court documents. Tressa received $280 a month in child support from the father of her teenage child from a previous relationship.

The bankruptcy documents also show Jeremy Green made more than $111,000 in 2013 and $149,000 in 2012. Green received almost $85,000 in “pension/annuity benefits” in 2013.
The documents also show Green made just $4,760 in the first three months of 2014.

Police consider Green to be armed and dangerous, so if you see him, do not confront him, they say. Instead, call the SDPD Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

Remnants from Tropical Storm Blanca are pushing northward into Southern California and could give San Diego County a shower or thunderstorm through Tuesday night.

“Welcome to Florida this morning,” joked NBC 7’s Meteorologist Jodi Kodesh. “We’re in for one of those tropical days.”

The moist, muggy weather may even produce a rain shower. The chances are low, almost 20 percent according to Kodesh.

Rainfall amounts are greater in the mountains and desert, but still minimal.

By noon, temperatures at the beaches could be upper 70s to low 80s. Inland could reach 90 degrees which will fill a few degrees hotter because of the humidity.

“It’s going to be warm to hot wherever you are,” Kodesh said.

Even though most of the day will be a mix of sunshine and clouds, there is the potential for thunderstorms.

The remainder of the week we could see late night and early morning fog as the marine layer 'June Gloom' returns.

San Diego’s lively Little Italy community – home to dozens of restaurants – will host its annual self-guided food tour next week set to take palates on a delicious voyage.

Taste of Little Italy will go down on June 17 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. as approximately 30 unique, local eateries offer samples of popular appetizers, entrées, desserts and beverages.

Participating restaurants include 98 Bottles, Bencotto Italian Kitchen, Café Zucchero, Chef Deborah Scott’s Indigo Grill, Craft and Commerce and Pan Bon, among many others. For the full list of restaurants, plus what they're serving, click here.

Here’s how the tasty journey works: ticketholders can travel from restaurant to restaurant with their very own printed out “Taste Passport,” which lists each eatery and what each location is serving for the event. After each bite, attendees can get their passport stamped, and then it’s off to the next stop.

As attendees stroll and savor through the 48-block neighborhood, they can take in live musical performances and the charming flower and tree-lined streets.

This year, local band Latin Magic will perform at the Fir Street Piazza on Fir and India streets. Meanwhile, Spanish musician David de Alva will entertain at Beech Street and Kettner Boulevard near Pan Bon and The Moves will perform at Kettner Boulevard and Ivy Street next to Bird Rock Coffee Roasters.

The tasting tour offers three “routes” for foodies to take: a south route and north route each featuring more than a dozen restaurants. The third route combines both the south and north directions.

Tickets to a single route are $30 per person (plus a $1.50 convenience fee), while the combined routes cost $45. As of Tuesday, the combo deal was sold out online, but single route tickets were still available here. The event typically sells out, so plan ahead.

Organizers say the printed “Taste Passports” will be available to attendees one week before the event at the Taste of Little Italy office at 2210 Columbia Street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Before pickup, call ahead: (619) 615-1092. Attendees can also grab their passports on the day of the event at a kiosk at the office, which opens at 4:30 p.m. that night.

Now, mangia! Mangia!
 

Police officers arrested 17 minors for possession of alcohol Sunday at a music fest at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Chula Vista – the second bust of its kind over the weekend.

The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) said the arrests were made during an enforcement sweep at the daylong 91X Fest. The minors ranged in age from 17 to 20 and were mostly arrested in the parking lots outside the concert venue.

The 17 minors were released with a misdemeanor citation or released to their parent with a pending court date. The CVPD said those convicted of possessing alcohol face a minimum fine of $250 and 24 hours of community service.

On Saturday, in a similar sweep, nearly 100 people were arrested or cited by the CVPD in the parking lot outside Sleep Train Amphitheatre during a Brad Paisley country music concert.

Police said at least 85 of those individuals were minors ages 17 to 20, arrested on charges of minors in possession of alcohol. In that case, four adults were also taken into custody for giving alcohol to minors and two minors were arrested for having false IDs.
 

The San Diego County Administration Building was evacuated early Tuesday because of the smell of smoke.

The building was evacuated just after 10 a.m.

The San Diego Board of Supervisors were in session when the fire alarm activated with a recorded force ordering people in the building to evacuate.

An NBC 7 News crew on the scene said it was burned popcorn that alerted building security to clear the building.

Employees and visitors to the building were being allowed back inside as of 10:18 a.m. 

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's president and CEO announced that his organization has pulled his ministry’s bank accounts out of San Francisco-based Wells Fargo over the bank's recent ad featuring a lesbian couple adopting a deaf baby. 

Franklin Graham took to social media to call for a boycott of the bank and other gay-friendly companies. On Friday, he posted on Facebook that he was moving all the group's accounts out of Wells Fargo, and into another bank because of all the "moral decay" that is being "crammed down our throats."

He also took aim at Tiffany's, which has started advertising wedding rings for gay couples. And he urged Christians to boycott companies that promote homosexuality.

"This is one way we as Christians can speak out—we have the power of choice," he wrote. "Let’s just stop doing business with those who promote sin and stand against Almighty God’s laws and His standards." He asked people to share his message if they agreed. As of Tuesday morning, the post had nearly 43,000 shares and 95,000 likes.

For its part, Wells Fargo is standing by its commercial, which liberal sites, like Huffington Post,  deemed "heartwarming." According to CNN Money, this ad made Wells Fargo the first American bank to showcase a homosexual relationship in a national campaign. Since it was published on YouTube on April 23, the video has been watched more than 1 million times, and countless people have seen it on TV.

There are no plans to kill the ad, or alter it in any way. In fact, most people like it, according to the bank.

"The coverage to date has been overwhelmingly positive," Valerie Williams, a Wells Fargo vice president and communications consultant told CNBC. "It exceeded our expectations. We weren't naïve in terms of what to anticipate in terms of response."

Rebecca Rolfe, executive director of the San Francisco LGBT Center, wasn't at all worried by the boycott. In fact, she called the move "desperate," proof that the same-sex movement is winning over the "hearts and minds" of the public, as well as gaining ground in political polls and the courts.

"I just see this as a last ditch effort to stir up a campaign of hate," she told NBC Bay Area. "I think the ad is great. Wells Fargo really understands its diverse customer base. The ad is a warm representation of family."

San Diego police officers were called to Bay Terraces Tuesday to investigate a shooting but a search of the scene turned up no victims – at least not immediately.

Reports of shots fired north of Alta View and Appian drives began coming into the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) around 12:30 p.m. When officers arrived in the area, they found no victims, but did find shell casings.

Shortly after the shooting, the SDPD received word from Paradise Valley Hospital that two women had arrived there with gunshot wounds. The hospital is about three miles away from the shooting scene.

Police said the women’s wounds appeared to be non-life threatening, but could not reveal further information regarding their injuries or conditions. Officials did not immediately confirm if the women were the victims of the shooting near Alta View Drive.

A lieutenant told NBC 7 that a mother was walking her baby in a stroller when the shooting took place, but she was able to safely flee the area.

The mother’s stroller was abandoned on the street near a curb, a sippy cup thrown on the ground near it.

At this point, police said they have no details on the shooting suspect or the motive, or whether the shooter knew his victims. Investigators are trying to determine if there was some sort of argument or fight before the shots were fired.

The investigation is ongoing. The victims’ names were not released.

Seventeen-year-old Andrew Wykowski's entire life changed with one dive into the ocean while on vacation with his family in North Carolina last year.

The fun-loving athlete from Garden City, Long Island, jumped into the water and landed on his neck. A wave washed out, and his family found him laying in the water facedown. He wasn't moving.

"I said, 'Are you screwing around?'" his father Paul Wykowski recalled. "He goes, 'No. I can't feel anything.' My heart dropped."

Mother Diane Wykowski screamed.

"There's nothing you can do," she said.

Andrew had suffered a devastating injury to his spinal cord and was paralyzed.

Ten months later, he's not only walking, but he's also passing, catching and jumping, surprising even his own family. On Tuesday, Andrew and his parents were mulling plans to hit the pool as they walked through the city -- simple things they never thought possible to do together again.

The progress has come after months of hard work at Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Medical Center, where Andrew has been going to therapy three hours a days for the last several months.

"The stars really aligned for him, and we feel like it really was a miraculous team effort with his family and all of us here that got him up and walking," said Dr. Joe Taravella at Rusk Rehabilitation.

A big part of Andrew's rehab is a high tech machine called the Locomat.

"It's really cool. The way it moves your legs it really helps you relearn how to walk," said Andrew.

The team at Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Medical Center calls Andrew an inspiration. Watching him move keeps the team motivated as Rusk celebrates its 65th anniversary this week.

"You can't give up. You have to keep going," Andrew said. "You have to think and keep going so you can continue to make progress."

With family and friends in his corner, Andrew is pleased with where he's at but this teen is not satisfied to stop here.

"When I hit 100 percent, I'll be really excited, but right now I'm very happy with how far I've come and I still want to make progress," said Andrew.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is considering a proposal to create free speech zones, restricting free speech activities to certain areas in downtown's Waterfront Park.

The park has become very popular for private events and recreation, but also for protesters.

The recommendation from the County's Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer is to amend county rules that would limit free speech to certain areas of the park.

Those trespassing on private events at the park could be fined.

It would establish the issuing of advance permits for protests, although officials said they are not required.

The idea would be to not allow protests hindering recreational or civic use.

While Robbins-Meyer recommended immediate approval the changes, supervisors expressed concern for infringing upon people's First Amendment rights.

They cited a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union that needed to be addressed further.

One Vietnam War veteran spoke at the meeting recalling how he was proud to read about Vietnam War protesters in the U.S., exercising their rights.

"Occasionally I am offended by protesters' materials but I chalk that up to my obligation to tolerate different opinions in America and make room for differing opinion, " David Patterson told the supervisors.

These proposed changes would apply to this and other county parks in San Diego.

A second reading of the proposed changes is scheduled to take place on June 23.
 

A 42-year-old suburban Pennsylvania mother of three accused of having sex with a 17-year-old soccer player entered a guilty plea in a Montgomery County courtroom Tuesday.

Iris Gibney stood accused of corruption of a minor, dissemination of explicit materials to a minor and trespass by auto. Gibney admitted to corruption of a minor and sending the photos.

"I made a horrible decision and have been in therapy since it happened," a remorseful Gibney told the judge.

By pleading to the lesser charges she agreed to serve five years probation, continue to attend counseling and serve 100 hours community service. She must also pay a fine.

The charges stemmed from her November arrest where an Upper Pottsgrove Police officer allegedly found Gibney and a 17-year-old boy naked, having sex inside a car illegally parked in Hollenbach Park in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, after closing.

As the officer approached the car, he saw Gibney performing a sex act on the teen, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained from police.

The Pottsgrove High School student said he met Gibney at a high school football game, police said. She had been volunteering as a "cheer mom" for the cheerleading team that her daughter is a part of.

Confronted about the alleged affair, the teen told the officer he couldn't lie and admitted he was having sex with Gibney, according to police records.

Gibney, who works as an associate at Victoria's Secret in King of Prussia, told the officer, "I’ve never been in trouble before. I can't believe I did this. I have three children of my own — I am so, so sorry," according to the arrest report.

Further investigation revealed the married mother of three and the teen communicated through Twitter and a public chat room. Gibney then sent the boy several partially nude photos from her cellphone to his, police said.

As part of their investigation, police confiscated the boy's phone and found the sexts from the Pottstown woman, investigators said.

As part of the plea deal, Gibney can't have contact with the boy.

A new hangout in University Heights has been open for less than a month and already it’s made the cut of the “hottest bars” in major cities across the U.S.

Zagat, the popular guide for where to eat, drink, shop and stay, recently released a list of the “Hottest Bars in 15 U.S. Cities” and the newly-minted Park & Rec in University Heights landed the No. 12 spot in the rankings. To check out the full list, click here.

Located at 4612 Park Blvd., Zagat’s list touts the bar as a “unique drinking destination with several cozy nooks and an awe-inspiring courtyard.”

The list recommends patrons order the “Bean Me Up, Biscotti!” there, a mix of bourbon, coffee liqueur, biscotti liqueur and orange bitters. To eat, patrons should grab a bite from the bar’s in-house snack shack which boasts burgers, grilled cheese and tater tots from the food cart concept Royale with Cheese.

Park & Rec officially opened its doors on May 21 with a patio party-vibe space. The venue’s courtyard feels like someone’s backyard, complete with rec games like ping-pong, darts and shuffleboard.

The bar specializes in world-class cocktails. Cool sippers on the menu keep in line with the theme and include the “Playground” – Deep Eddy Grapefruit Vodka, elderflower and soda – and the “Park Bench,” a concoction on the rocks featuring bourbon, lemon, honey, grapefruit cordial and citrus bitters. There’s also the “See Saw,” a tall and fizzy beverage combining gin, lemon, guava, aloe liqueur and soda water.

In all, the bar offers 19 cocktails, plus a wine list, 12 beers on tap and canned beers appropriately dressed in Park & Rec branded koozies to keep the brews nice and cold.

The bar is open seven days a week – 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. on weekends. Happy Hour is available from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday with $7 specials on select cocktails.

Brunch is offered on Sunday – aka “Day Camp for Adults” – and that menu offers breakfast sandwiches and five “Liquid Brunch” cocktails including the “Bloody Mary” and “Tony’s Margarita.” Entertainment on Sundays features local DJs and live music, too.

As the search for a Rancho Bernardo man accused of shooting and killing his wife enters its third day, the victim’s ex-boyfriend pleaded Monday with the suspect to turn himself in.

Law enforcement launched a statewide search for Jeremy Green, 40, after they said he shot his wife Tressa, 37, multiple times in a Scripps Ranch parking lot Saturday, outside the office where the two were attending marriage counseling.

According to investigators, Green took off in a 2007 silver Corvette and has not been seen since, while Tressa died at the scene. Left behind are the couple’s three children.

“Jeremy, if you see this buddy, I mean, do the right thing. Turn yourself in for your sake and the sake of your children,” said Brandon Calkins, the father of Tressa’s oldest daughter. “There’s been enough violence already. Forgiveness is always out there.”

Calkins described Green as a kind, gentle person who took Calkins’ daughter in at a young age, raising her as his own.

“This has been an absolute shocker,” said Calkins. “Family, friends with questions of why, and only he has those answers.”

Calkins told NBC 7 he didn’t get any hint of violence from the Green’s relationship, but they would argue about financial issues like many couples. Court records show the two filed for bankruptcy twice.

On Sunday, San Diego police officers added a new item of evidence to their investigation: a shotgun found at Marian Bear Park, about 30 miles south of the shooting scene. They confirmed Monday that the gun is registered to Green, but they did not say if they believe it is the murder weapon.

Green also has two handguns registered in his name that officials have not been able to find.

For the past three years, Green, Tressa and their children lived in Rancho Bernardo, but in April, Tressa filed for divorce. According to the documents, she cited irreconcilable differences as the reason.

Calkins, who got back in touch with Tressa a few years ago, called the mother of three “an incredible person.”

“That woman was nonstop,” he said. “Three children, each in some sort of sport or academics, and nonstop back and forth with three kids. Just an incredible mom.”

He said he visited the scene where she died Sunday, saying a prayer for her and promising to do what he can for the children.

Meanwhile, officials continue their manhunt for Green, who they consider armed and dangerous. The SDPD said they have not initiated a nationwide search and do not believe he is traveling to Mexico.

Green has brown hair and brown eyes, and he stands about 5-foot-8-inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds. His silver Corvette has the California license plate 5YGE642.

If you know anything about his whereabouts or this shooting, call the SDPD Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

Officials have identified a man killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in Borrego Springs.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office said Oceanside resident Shane Sluss, 27, died after being thrown off his motorcycle on eastbound Montezuma Road at mile marker 13.5.

California Highway Patrol officials said the deadly accident happened around 12:40 p.m. For unknown reasons, Sluss failed to negotiate a turn and his motorcycle veered off the roadway and into an embankment.

He was then thrown off the bike, sustaining critical injuries. He was declared dead at the scene, officials said.

No other vehicles were involved in the collision. The accident is under investigation.