San Diego Police need the public’s help in finding a 29-year-old woman who officials say suffers from a deteriorating mental health condition.

Jennipher Smith flew into the Los Angeles International Airport on April 27 from Boise, Idaho. She was supposed to check in at the UCLA Medical Center for treatment, but authorities say she never arrived there.

Two days later, she was caught on camera inside a San Diego Bank of America at 655 West Broadway in the Core-Columbia area.

Her cell phone was found on Tuesday near Highway 94 at the 32nd Street on-ramp, but no other trace of Smith has turned up.

Police say she is suffering from medical conditions which can cause involuntary incapacitation.

Smith is described as a 29-year-old white woman with brown hair and hazel eyes, standing 5-foot-7 and weighing about 130 pounds.

She was last seen wearing a purple hooded jacket, black sweatpants and white lace-up tennis shoes.

In March 2013, police in Oregon put out a similar missing person alert for Smith, according to KGW.com.

If you have any information about where Smith may be, call the SDPD at 619-531-2000 or Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tip line at 888-580-8477.

Valid information could lead to a reward of up to $1,000, police say.

A man was found shot to death, lying outside a Lemon Grove home overnight Sunday. 

Just after midnight, officers arrived at the scene in the 1100 block of Koe Street to find 42-year-old Daniel Coriz lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, San Diego Police say.

Paramedics tried to revive Coriz, but he was soon pronounced dead. 

Homicide investigators say two men approached Coriz outside the home. One suspect pulled out a gun and fired several rounds, with at least one hitting the victim. 

The suspects may have been wearing black hooded sweatshirts, black pants and black bandannas covering their faces, according to police.

No one has been arrested in this case.  

Officers shut down Koe Street for a few hours as the investigation continued. 

A former Ivy League student who was once so dedicated to academics he’d fall asleep on the floor with his homework is now funneling that commitment into something else — walking. In silence.

He's been doing it for 10 months and he isn't done yet.

Greg Hindy grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire, where he was high school valedictorian and went on to enter the pre-med program at Yale.

In his last year of college, Hindy enrolled in a photography class, unaware that it would change his life. Now he's on a cross-country journey with a large-format film camera, and he hasn't breathed a word since before he left after graduation last July.

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“It’s his reaction against all of the 24-hour news cycle and reign of fear, and all the things that we live with,” said his father, Carl Hindy, explaining that Greg Hindy’s mission is one of mindfulness and meditation.

It all started with a class project. The assignment was to capture a community in pictures, and Greg Hindy planned to photograph a church in New Haven. He stopped at a flea market to pick up some camera equipment – and never made it to the church.

He instead became immersed in the market culture and returned week after week. There, he completed his project and went on to display the photos at the New Haven Free Public Library.

Carl Hindy said his son’s pictures capture the pride and passion of ordinary people.

Before long, Greg Hindy traded his dreams of medical school for the life of an artist.

"Most of us are identity adopters, but Greg is an identity former," said Carl Hindy, a psychologist.

Funded by a Kick Starter project and grant from the Chase Coggins Memorial Fund at Yale, Greg Hindy set out to create his artistic identity on a walking trip from New Hampshire to Los Angeles.

"I am abstaining from just about all forms of entertainment other than the thoughts inside my head," Greg Hindy wrote on his Web site. "I hope to better understand the endurance-performance works of artists who came before me."

He's completely unplugged – no technology, no media, just Greg Hindy and his camera.

And a debit card. It's how Carl Hindy tracks his son’s progress across the nation – by monitoring debit card transactions and tracing his route on an interactive map.

Friends, family and everyone else can follow along on Facebook. Greg Hindy’s group is growing daily as the people he encounters log on to learn more about the silent young man on a cross-country quest.

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Carl Hindy said his son travels about 25 miles per day and survives on convenience store snacks and the kindness of strangers.

That kindness came into play when Greg Hindy lost a notebook in Florida and a resident of St. Augustine found Carl Hindy's number and called to return it.

It was also evident as Greg Hindy made his way through Utah. Dehydration or food poisoning made him weak, and he collapsed at a gas station. Concerned bystanders found Carl Hindy on Facebook and sent a message to let him know.

A week later, Greg Hindy had Easter dinner near Salt Lake City with a family he'd just met.

"Everybody has gotten involved in different ways," Carl Hindy explained. He said it wasn't intended to be a "hands-across-America" project but no one could have predicted its unifying effect.

"It's sort of the wishes and dreams of America, I think, projected onto him," Carl Hindy added.

Greg Hindy set off on July 9, just before his 22nd birthday, and should arrive in LA around the same time this year. He'll break his year of silence by finishing the video essay he began before he left. Right now he’s in Idaho, trekking the same trail as Lewis and Clark.

It's not clear what the future holds, but Carl Hindy said his son plans to attend graduate school and will make his way back to Yale to share what he learned on the road.

In the meantime, Greg Hindy remains "totally committed to something that most people would think of as not an accomplishment – walking."

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A group of New Jersey Boy Scouts visiting an upstate New York park rescued NBC News journalist Ann Curry after she broke her leg on a hike, making a splint and carrying the Emmy-winning broadcaster down a steep trail in a makeshift stretcher.

The Scouts, from Troop 368 in Berkeley Heights, were hiking on a rocky trail in Harriman State Park on April 4 when they came across Curry, who was sitting on the ground with one leg out and appeared to be in pain, according to Scouting magazine.

They didn’t initially recognize the former “Today” anchor, but asked if she needed help.

“She said, ‘No, not really. I think I broke my ankle,’” said scouter Rick Jurgens. “She told us to keep going, but the guys refused.”

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The Scouts splinted Curry’s leg and tried to carry her down the steep incline. When they realized that wouldn’t work, they made a makeshift stretcher out of sticks and a tarp and tested it to make sure it could bear weight.

Then, according to Scouting, they picked up Curry, put her in the stretcher and carried her to the trail head, where her husband was waiting.

The boys didn’t realize who they had helped until after Curry left, when Jurgens told them that it was the famous journalist.

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A couple of weeks later, Curry sent a letter to each of the Scouts thanking them, saying they went “above the call of duty.” In the letter, she said her leg was broken so severely that it would take 10 to 12 weeks to heal.

“I feel enormously lucky you came along at just the right moment, and were so willing to help a stranger in need,” Curry wrote.

On Friday, she thanked the troop again in a tweet.

“If you break a leg on a mountain, I hope Boy Scout Troop 368 finds you,” she said. “Boy am I glad they found me.” 

If you break a leg on on a mountain, I hope Boy Scout Troop 368 finds you. Boy am I glad they found me. http://t.co/AzTWlFzNcz

— Ann Curry (@AnnCurry) May 9, 2014

Netflix will raise its monthly subscription rate $1 to $8.99, but current subscribers will get a two-year reprieve, according to reports.

Netflix sent its subscribers an email about the price hike which will  affect new subscribers, according to CNET. After 24 months, current subscribers who now pay $7.99 a month will also have to pay the $8.99 price. Netflix said the price hike is necessary to expand its offerings.

New pricing will also take effect in the United Kingdom where monthly rates will also go up £1 per month, as well as €1 more in the rest of Europe. The lower price for current subscribers is likely to prevent its users from jumping ship. From the Netflix letter, "As a thank you for being a member of Netflix already, we guarantee that your plan and price will not change for two years."

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The company had talked about raising rates last month, mainly to pay for its new content. 

When Netflix last raised rates in 2011, customers revolted and quit the service. Netflix took a more measured approach in 2014 to not alienate its current customer base..

The maker of the popular Sriracha hot sauce says he has no intention of moving his embattled factory out of Irwindale, California, but he has told two visiting Texas lawmakers he might consider expanding into The Lone Star State.

A Texas delegation of politicians, including Rep. Jason Villalba (R), hoping to lure the next hot deal out of California visited with David Tran, owner of Huy Fong Foods.

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David Tran spoke to reporters on Monday after giving the politicians a tour of the factory, which some neighbors claim emits offensive odors. Irwindale city leaders have tentatively declared the plant a public nuisance, leading numerous other cities and states to urge Tran to relocate his business and jobs.

The Irwindale City Council is scheduled to vote on finalizing the nuisance declaration on Wednesday, but there's a staff recommendation to delay the vote another two weeks.

Tran believes he'll have the odor issue resolved by June 1.

Tran has said publicly he will not be pushed out of business. "Why [do] you hate me? Why [do] you want to shut me down?" he asked Irwindale's city council last month, at a meeting on the plant's future. "Tell me what I need to correct," he said afterward, speaking with reporters.

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The plant employs up to 1,000 people, according to Villalba – jobs he hoped to bring to North Texas.  The delegation also involves a contingent from South Texas, a location politicians said would be an ideal climate to grow the sauce’s spicy peppers.

Texas is not the only state that has expressed interest in wooing Huy Fong Foods.  It is believed that some in Pennsylvania are also interested in the hot sauce maker.

A woman is in critical condition after she fell out of a moving truck onto an Alpine road early Sunday morning, according to a preliminary San Diego County Sheriff's investigation. 

Officials say the woman was riding with a man who says he is her boyfriend in the 4000 block of Willows Road around 2:50 a.m. 

For an unknown reason, the woman left the truck as it was still moving, falling to the road and receiving major head trauma. 

The man told police he put the victim back in the truck and drove her to Grossmont Hospital. 

She has since been taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital, and sheriff's officials say she is not expected to survive. 

The Sheriff's Homicide Detail has opened an investigation into the incident. Willows Road was closed for a time while deputies gathered evidence. 

We’ve all been there: Sitting in San Diego freeway traffic. But a new smartphone app is meant to help drivers avoid traffic—or at least prepare for what lies ahead.

On Friday, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) revealed its new “511 San Diego” application, which is the first of its kind in the country.

The app is chock-full of traffic information, including real-time alerts, lane closures, detours, toll prices, bus schedules and more, according to a news release from SANDAG.

SANDAG said the app has a “text-to-speech” feature so drivers can get the information without having to look at their phones.

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The app will be especially useful for commuters who travel Interstate 15 between Kearny Mesa and Escondido. According to the release, that stretch of freeway is part of a national study on how to reduce traffic congestion. The tool will combine data from multiple sources, like road sensors and traffic signals, and multiple government agencies to come up with estimated travel times.

The program is being funded through a $8.7 federal grant, according to the release. A similar program is also being tested in Dallas

The 511 San Diego app is free to download. Users who download the app before July 18 can enter to win an iPad, monthly transit passes and toll credits for the I-15 express lanes.

 Four people – including one San Diegan – were arrested this week in connection with an investment scam that cheated at least 28 people out of more than $3 million dollars.

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) worked with the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office to secure the arrests of 57-year-old Carl Battie (aka Hampton) of San Diego, 64-year-old Richard Provencio and 60-year-old Carmen Provencio of San Clemente and 43-year-old Julio Gomez.

CDI Commissioner Dave Jones says between 2008 and 2012, the suspects convinced victims statewide to invest their life savings in fake investments.

Life insurance agents Richard and Gomez would gather investors through cold calls, mailers and free dinner seminars.

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The unknowing victims were promised guaranteed principal protection, which means they were guaranteed to get their investment back – if not more. That protection was a lie, the CDI says.

“The defendants in this case were ruthless and heartless in the way they scammed their victims out of millions of dollars in phony investments,” said District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis in a release. “I’m proud of the work our Insurance Fraud Unit is doing to bring justice to these victims, which include senior citizens who became victims of elder fraud and theft.”

Richard’s wife, Carmen, allegedly provided all the bookkeeping and accounting for the companies American Equity, Direct Inc. and Masters of Retirements, Inc.

Battie is accused of giving Richard a financial performance guarantee through Windsor Property and Surety, LLC. However, the company was not an authorized insurance firm, so the guarantee was worthless, according to the CDI.

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A joint investigation, aided by the FBI, revealed that none of the investments were secured. Many of the 28 victims – 13 of whom were elderly – lost their entire retirement savings.

Together, the suspects face 105 felony counts that include multiple securities fraud, burglary, conspiracy and elder financial abuse.

The Provencios and Battie could be sentenced to a maximum of 42 years in prison if convicted, and Gomez could get a maximum 25-year sentence.

“Anyone who targets insurance consumers and threatens the stability of the marketplace will be brought to justice by my department and our law enforcement partners,” said Jones.

Investigators believe more people may have been taken advantage of by this scheme. If you believe you are a victim, call police or the CDI’s consumer hotline at 800-927-4357.

Three children and two adults were killed in Hesperia on Sunday when a delivery van crashed into the car they were riding in as it paused at a stop sign in the Southern California desert community.

The wreck occurred just before 7 a.m. at Main Street and Balsam Avenue when a Honda carrying the five people was struck by a Ford van.

The van being driven by a man had crossed over into opposite lanes, flipped over and landed on top of the Honda, said Jodi Miller, a spokeswoman with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

Authorities said a woman and girl were pronounced dead at the scene and a man and boy were taken to a hospital, where they died from their injuries.

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Both children were between 3 and 5 years old, authorities said. The man and woman were in their 30s.

After a tow truck removed the van from atop the Honda, another body was found. Emergency personnel were unable to see the body of a teenage boy because the car was so badly crushed.

The relationship between the five victims was not immediately known.

No charges have been filed against the driver of the van, who suffered minor injuries in the crash.

Witnesses said the driver was able to get out of the van on his own and seemed disoriented.

The driver was cooperating with investigators, officials said.

Jane Yamamoto contributed to this report.

The newest addition to the National Harbor skyline is set to debut over Memorial Day weekend.

The 180-foot Capital Wheel will get rolling Friday, May 23, and will be open daily year-round. As the tallest observation wheel east of the Mississippi River, it will offer riders a bird's eye view of the Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol, Potomac River, Alexandria and Prince George's County, Maryland.

The wheel consists of 42 heated and air-conditioned gondolas that seat up to eight people.

General admission tickets will set you back $15 for adults and $11.25 for kids ages 3-11. Children under age 2 are admitted free with a paying adult.

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Those looking to live it up can opt for a trip in a VIP gondola, which features leather bucket seats, a glass floor, and a retracting monitor/DVD player. The gondola seats up to four; tickets are $50 each.

You can enter for a chance to win a family four-pack of tickets for the Capital Wheel on opening day. The prize package also includes four tickets to the exclusive grand opening and lighting ceremony, and a $250 gift card for dining and entertainment at National Harbor.

Each trip lasts about 12-15 minutes, and pace is brisk, about 1.5 rotations per minute. Check the website for hours.

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The announcement of the wheel's official opening date came Monday, the same day the Washington Monument reopened to visitors after a nearly three-year hiatus while crews assessed and repaired damage from the 2011 earthquake that rocked the region.

On Twitter, @capitalwheel made several friendly overtures to its fellow sightseeing destination:

Hey @TheNationalMall, is the #WashingtonMonument ready to come out and play?? #WaMoReopening #GotAGreatViewFromHere

— The Capital Wheel (@CapitalWheel) May 12, 2014

A new case of a deadly respiratory illness known as MERS is being investigated by officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If confirmed, it would be the second case discovered in the United States.

The new case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, reported in Florida, comes 10 days after the first case of the virus was reported in the country. The first patient, a man who lived in Saudia Arabia and traveled to Chicago on a planned trip to visit family, recovered from the illness and was released from the hospital over the weekend.

The Florida patient is a healthcare provider who lives and works in Saudi Arabia and began feeling sick on a flight to London, officials from the CDC and the Florida Department of Health said at a news conference Monday.

The patient traveled on to Boston and Atlanta before arriving in Orlando on May 1, the CDC said. The patient was visiting family and didn't go to any of the area theme parks, officials said.

On May 8, the patient was hospitalized. Tests by the CDC confirmed the MERS Sunday night. The patient remains isolated in the hospital and is doing well, the CDC said.

MERS belongs to the coronavirus family that includes the common cold and a syndrome known as SARS, which caused some 800 deaths globally in 2003. Saudi Arabia has been at the center of a Middle East outbreak of MERS that began two years ago. The virus has spread among health care workers, most notably at four facilities in that country last spring.

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Overall, at least 400 people have had the respiratory illness, and more than 100 people have died. All had ties to the Middle East region or to people who traveled there.

Officials said the disease isn't highly contagious, but there is no cure.

The MERS virus has been found in camels, but officials don't know how it is spreading to humans. It can spread from person to person, but officials believe that happens only after close contact. Not all those exposed to the virus become ill.

Officials said the risk is relatively low for the Florida case but they are doing everything possible to find people who may have had contact with the patient. They are tracking down the 500 or so passengers who may have been on the three flights in the U.S. out of an abundance of caution.

Embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling says he is sorry and emotionally distraught nearly two weeks after being banned for life from the NBA over racist comments that surfaced in a recorded conversation.

In a yet-to-air interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, the 80-year-old billionaire said he was not a racist, calling the remarks a "terrible mistake."

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"I'm a good member who made a mistake and I'm apologizing and I'm asking for forgiveness," he told Cooper, as reported on CNN's website Sunday. "Am I entitled to one mistake, am I after 35 years? I mean, I love my league, I love my partners. Am I entitled to one mistake? It's a terrible mistake, and I'll never do it again."

The interview marked the first time Sterling has spoken publicly since TMZ Sports released the audio recordings on April 25.

"When I listen to that tape, I don't even know how I can say words like that," Sterling said, according to CNN's report.

When Cooper asked if he was set up, Sterling replied, "Well yes, I was baited," according to CNN.

The audio tape has not been authenticated by NBC News.

Recordings of Sterling telling a woman named V. Stiviano he didn't appreciate her publicly associating with blacks or bringing them to Clippers games surfaced amid a lawsuit in which Sterling's wife, Shelly, is demanding Stiviano turn over several fancy cars and a duplex the billionaire gave her.

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Sterling's wife also gave her first interview since the NBA banned her estranged husband, saying she doesn't think her husband is a racist, but believes he is in the "onset of dementia" because he could not remember making the remarks.

Shelly Sterling also said she would fight to keep her share of the Clippers and plans one day to divorce Sterling.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling, fined him $2.5 million and urged owners to force him to sell the team. Silver added that no decisions had been made about the rest of Sterling's family.

"I will fight that decision," Shelly Sterling said, according to a story ABC News posted Sunday with excerpts from her conversation with Barbara Walters. "To be honest with you, I'm wondering if a wife of one of the owners, and there's 30 owners, did something like that, said those racial slurs, would they oust the husband? Or would they leave the husband in?

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"I don't know why I should be punished for what his actions were."

Shelly Sterling's attorney, Pierce O'Donnell, has said she will fight to retain her 50 percent ownership stake in the team.

In response to Shelly Sterling's comments, NBA spokesman Mike Bass released a statement saying, "Under the NBA Constitution, if a controlling owner's interest is terminated by a 3/4 vote, all other team owners' interests are automatically terminated as well. It doesn't matter whether the owners are related as is the case here. These are the rules to which all NBA owners agreed to as a condition of owning their team."

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Sterling also said that she "eventually" will divorce her husband, and that she hadn't yet done so due to financial considerations.

"For the last 20 years, I've been seeing attorneys for a divorce," she said. "In fact, I have here — I just filed — I was going to file the petition. I signed the petition for a divorce. And it came to almost being filed. And then, my financial adviser and my attorney said to me, 'Not now.'"

The Associated Press contributed to this report

As former San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio prepares to unveil a list of congressional members who he describes as “double dippers,” a national website claims the list was plagiarized from a report they published more than a year ago.

DeMaio is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D – 52nd District) for what’s considered a swing seat in the House of Representatives.

In a preview for his Monday press event, DeMaio shared the report with the Wall Street Journal. He told the paper the number of members receiving congressional salaries at the same time they are drawing on pensions from previously held positions in public service highlights the need for pension reform.

He names Scott Peters as one of the pols on the list.

Hours later, the National Journal accused DeMaio of “lifting” their report published last June including font style and abbreviations.

One difference - that DeMaio's version includes Peters while the National Journal version did not, the website notes. 

DeMaio spokesperson Dave McCulloch issued a statement Monday explaining how the candidate compiled the list.

DeMaio has issued reports on Double Dipping in Pensions since 2004, according to McCulloch, and used “publicly-available data including Member Financial Interest Disclosures and the previous reporting done by National Journal.”

He pointed out that DeMaio’s report did not include those congressional members drawing military pensions.

“Though it took a different approach to the topic than we did, we applaud the previous work done by National Journal and should have recognized their previous reporting in our report,” McCulloch said.

The WSJ reports Peters donates the pension he receives from his time on the San Diego City Council.

Peters’ Deputy Campaign Manager Kate Lyon called the claims made by DeMaio outrageous.

“Mr. DeMaio is well aware that Scott does not keep a penny of his city pension but rather donates it – and then some – right back to the city to fund the public library system,” Lyon said.

Thursday, May 15

Thursday Taco Collaboration
5 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Puesto at the Headquarters
Three popular San Diego restaurants – Cucina Urbana, Herringbone and Smoke & Sea – have teamed up to create one terrific taco. Try it at Puesto. (This is also a great opportunity to check out the Headquarters if you haven’t yet.)

Encinitas Classic Car Cruise Nights
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on South Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas
Check out hotrods, Woodies and other classic cars while listening to live oldies tunes. It’s sure to take you back.

Special Art Happy Hour
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the Commons Bar in the Gaslamp Quarter
Here’s a creative date idea: Enjoy a glass of wine while painting your own masterpiece. Drink specials and art supplies included.

SoundDiego Suggestion: Journey & Steve Miller Band
6:45 p.m. at Sleep Train Amphitheatre
This bill is about as stacked as they come, with Tower of Power opening. If “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “The Joker” don’t ring a bell, you must have missed radio, film and television for the last 40 years. (If that’s the case, welcome back.)

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Friday, May 16

$1 Margaritas
All month long at Islands Restaurants across the county
After a long week, chill out with an ice-cold margarita. (And for just $1, you can’t beat the price.)

Caveman Cooking
6 p.m. at Great News! in Pacific Beach
Calling all carnivores: Learn how to prepare beef, chicken and steak like our ancient ancestors (except now we have slow cookers.)

Symphony MAYnia
8 p.m. at the Copley Symphony Hall
The Sam Diego Symphony’s May program continues with Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, one of the most intricate piano pieces of all time.

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
8:30 p.m. at the Casbah
A band in the indie pop scene since 2008, you may have heard of the band’s frontman: Sean Lennon. If anything, go to the show so you can tell your friends you saw a Lennon in concert -- and it wasn’t Yoko.

Saturday, May 17

Hoops at the Beach
All day at Bonita Cove Park
Players of all ages and skill levels will compete in this 3-on-3 tournament to benefit the National University Holiday Bowl. Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd will judge the dunk competition. The tournament continues Sunday.

Run or Dye 5K
9 a.m. at Qualcomm Stadium
Your body will become a canvas as you run through six dye zones. Ever cooler? You can vote online to choose the colors.

Public Farm Tour
10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Suzie’s Farm in the South Bay
Go on a behind-the-scenes walking tour of Suzie’s Farm, harvesting vegetables along the way to take home.

North Park Festival 2014
11 a.m. – 8 p.m. in North Park
This event has something for everyone: Live music and dance performances, craft beer samples from over 30 breweries and activities for the kids.

19th Annual Wine, Brews and Festival
5 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido
Sample specialties from 20 local restaurants; kick back in the Beer n’ Brats Courtyard; and take in live blues music from two stages.

Iggy Azalea
7 p.m. at the House of Blues
Azalea hails from Australia, and her resume boasts “model” and “rapper.” Both of her professions will be on display front and center at downtown’s House of Blues Saturday night.

Sunday, May 18

Escondido Spring Street Faire
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. in downtown Escondido
With more than 500 vendors, the Escondido Street Faire is the second largest single-day festival in California. Don't miss it.

Spectacular Spring Cat & Kitten Adoption Fair
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Carmel Mountain Petco
Looking to add a feline friend to your family? Volunteers with the Rescue House will help you find your purrfect match among more than 60 kitties up for adoption. The fair begins Saturday.

San Diego Celebrates Israel
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Nobel Athletic Field in La Jolla
There’s so much to do at this Israeli cultural festival: Have a bite at the kosher food court, take a picture with a camel and enter to win a free trip to Israel.

Brew Rendezvous
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. at SILO Makers Quarter
Local farms meet local breweries for this event to benefit Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP.)

Songs of Protest, Songs of Peace with special guests the Indigo Girls
7 p.m. at the Balboa Theatre
Who knew political music could be so diverse? The San Diego Women’s Chorus will perform pop, gospel and even musical theatre selections, all to bring attention to the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation’s new Lesbian Health Initiative.

Red Fang
8 p.m. at Porter’s Pub
Red Fang is one of the foremost bands in modern thrash metal. Things will be getting pretty intense at Porter’s – if you love headbanging, this is the place to be Sunday.

The discovery of an unconscious and critically injured man early Monday has prompted an investigation by homicide detectives in San Diego’s East Village.

San Diego police Lt. Mike Hastings said the man, described as 58 years old, may have been the victim of a serious car accident or an attempted homicide.

He was discovered around 6 a.m. in the 300-block of 15th Street.

Witnesses flagged down police officers in the south alley of 1400 J Street telling them there was an unconscious man lying on the ground, officials said.

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Hastings said the victim had “significant blunt force trauma to his upper extremities” but investigators are not sure what caused the injuries.

“We’re having to go back in video and all other investigative tools to ascertain exactly what occurred,” Hastings said.

The man was transported to UC San Diego Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition.

While investigators said there are suspicious circumstances, they are not sure if a crime has occurred.
 

As the Padres bask in the glow of taking three straight from the formerly first-place Miami Marlins, they get a chance to take a breather and a day off as they embark on a six-game road trip.

Since we are just about at the quarter point of the season, this is a good chance to regroup and look back at what we’ve seen out of the team in the first 39 games.

What has worked

The bullpen: Plain and simple, this group has been unhittable. Huston Street has converted all 11 of his save chances while putting up a miniscule 0.56 ERA. Alex Torres has only given up one run in 17 appearances, Dale Thayer only three runs in 20 games. Nick Vincent has the only blown save of the season, and that turned into a 12-inning win.

Seth Smith: Has anyone had two more dramatic at bats to start his tenure with the team? Smith hit a pinch-hit homer in the Opening Night win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, then hit another blast in his next at bat. While he only has one more long ball since, Smith is fifth in the National League with a .330 batting average. He leads the team in doubles (11), triples (3) and walks (15) and is second in runs scored (14).

The young starters: Midway through spring training, Tyson Ross was expected to be the fifth starter and Robbie Erlin really didn’t have a role. Then the Josh Johnson news kept getting worse and all of a sudden the two were thrust into the rotation with expectations to perform. While it hasn’t been the smoothest ride for either, they have both looked sharp as of late. Erlin has put up three straight quality starts while Ross (4-3) is the only starter with a winning record. He also has a 1.29 ERA and even 1.00 baserunners per inning in two May starts. Both will be needed to keep it up if the Padres are going to contend for a playoff berth.

Opening day … and the last three games: Remember that Sunday night in March, when the bright lights of ESPN were shining on Petco Park and the Friars rallied to beat the hated Dodgers? It was a magical time. The good times haven’t exactly rolled quite as easily since then, but the series win over the Marlins puts the team a three games below .500 and 6 ½ behind the first-place San Francisco Giants. They’re in striking distance, which is all you can hope for considering what this team has gone through so far.

Everth Cabrera’s first three weeks: The kid hit everything he saw coming out of the gate, rattling off a nine-game hitting streak and raising his average as high as .356 midway through April as the team’s leadoff hitter. Unfortunately, nobody else did much of anything and a lot of that production was wasted. Then he hit the skids just as others finally began hitting. A 5-for-46 slump dropped his average more than 100 points – and dropped him out of the leadoff spot – but five hits over the weekend are a good sign for the future.

What hasn’t worked

Josh Johnson: Literally. The offseason signing was supposed to bolster an already strong rotation. Then word came out of training camp that he would start the season on the disabled list. Then, even worse news, as the team announced he would have another Tommy John surgery – ending his season and putting his career in doubt. It’s not like the guy was the model of health, so you knew the signing was a risk. But still, losing a guy for the season before he even throws a pitch is a killer.

Jedd Gyorko making contact: There’s nothing wrong with five homers and 19 RBIs at this point in the season, but something has to be done about that .162 average. The power-hitting second baseman got off to a horrid 4-for-29 start to the season and has been digging out ever since. As a cornerstone of the team’s future – cemented by a five-year, $35 million extension signed in April – he’ll need to dig harder if the team is going to succeed.

Everyone else making contact, too: While we’re at it, there are just too many lineup regulars with awful batting averages. Yonder Alonso: .200. Chase Headley: .195. Will Venable: .194. Alexi Amarista: .188. Yasmani Grandal looking Tony Gwynn-esque with his whopping .218 mark. On a positive note, the team now doesn’t have the worst batting average in the league, surging past the Houston Astros into 29th place over the weekend with a .224 BA on the season.

Runs … and lack thereof: The Padres scored 25 runs this weekend, giving them 116 on the season and pushing them past Atlanta out of last place in all of baseball. So, that’s something. Still, the team is near the bottom of the league in almost every offensive category. Chase Headley and Cameron Maybin are back from injury. Carlos Quentin is expected back soon. It’s time to start producing real soon.

Other observations

Quarter-season MVP: It has to be Street, who has locked down any late-inning leads. Now, if we can just get some more of those leads …

Most pleasant surprise: How about backup catcher Rene Rivera, who has put up a respectable .268 average while serving as ace Andrew Cashner’s personal catcher. The team started out 7-1 in his first eight starts behind the dish. His five RBIs paced the win over the first-place Giants last week. Rivera is a big reason why the three-catcher platoon system has worked.

Player with the most to prove: Gyorko. No wait, Quentin. How about Headley, who two years ago had 31 homers but has just 16 since? There are just so many hitters with so much to prove on this team. Who will step it up?

Weird stats of the quarter season: Xavier Nady has three home runs on the season and just one single. … Cameron Maybin is hitting .341 in 41 at bats since returning from an injury, but has yet to drive in a run. … Ross has given up a team-high 25 runs, but eight of them are unearned. No other pitcher has allowed more than three unearned runs. … Starters have an ugly 12-19 record, while the bullpen is 6-2.

 An avocado truck rollover has sent boxes of produce spilling onto southbound Interstate 15 Monday afternoon. 

The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert for the I-15 area near Rancho Bernardo Road after five or six boxes of avocados were strewn across traffic lanes around 11:50 a.m. 

The truck driver was heading southbound around 55 mph when his left-rear tire went flat, says the CHP.

The driver lost control of the vehicle, spun out of control and overturned when the truck reached the shoulder. He was able to get out of the wreckage himself. 

No other vehicles were involved in the crash. 

CHP Officer Mark Boyle said flat or blown tires are especially dangerous when people overreact behind the wheel. 

"First off, it starts with prevention by checking the pressure in your tires, especially with the heat coming on, the tires get hot and then they delaminate, and then it's bad news from there," said Boyle.

The number 4 and 5 lanes were blocked as clean-up began. 

Newly appointed Clippers interim CEO Richard Parsons discussed Monday what he called a period of transition and his role as "conservator" of the team as the NBA moves to oust Donald Sterling as owner.

The NBA appointed Parsons -- a former top executive with Time Warner and Citicorp -- last week to supervise the Clippers after the league's commissioner urged owners last month to ban Sterling over racist comments he made during a recorded conversation.

Parsons, who played basketball at the University of Hawaii, is currently a senior advisor at Providence Equity Partners. He sits on the board of directors for the Commission on Presidential Debates.

• Updates: NBCLA Mobile App

At his first news conference Monday afternoon as team CEO at Staples Center, where LA won a comeback thriller Sunday to tie the best-of-seven playoff series against Oklahoma City at two games apiece, he talked about his role.

"The team has risen to the challenge, and I'm hoping to some small extent I can, too," Parsons said. "There's is huge danger and pitfalls, but there is tremendous opportunity for this franchise. My job is to be the CEO of the enterprise and make sure... the boat still floats and is headed in the right direction, and maybe pick up a little speed."

He described himself as a "conservator" left to oversee a property while a dispute is resolved.

"The team right now finds itself without executive leadership, and that's not something the NBA can tolerate," Parsons said. "They need someone to be, on an interim basis, the leader, to make sure no value is lost, help it move to the next level and move through this period of transition."

• Timeline: Donald Sterling Scandal

Sterling has been banned from all team activities, including games and practices. The team's president, Andy Roeser, has taken a leave of absence, leaving Parsons as the team's top acting executive.

Parsons' remarks come after the NBA's longest tenured owner made his first public comments regarding the ban and recording -- a conversation involving Sterling and companion V. Stiviano. On the recording, a man can be heard criticizing the woman for posting online about bringing black friends to games. The man is also heard chastising the woman for posting a photo on Instagram with Lakers great and Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson.

In an interview with CNN, the 80-year-old Sterling said the remarks were a "terrible mistake."

Parsons said has not had any conversations with Sterling or his estranged wife and team co-owner, Rochelle. He said there is "not much" he can do about the team's ownership siituation.

"Donald Sterling questions are hard for me to answer because I don't know this man," Parsons said.

Silver banned Sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million April 29 for making racist comments.

• Sterling Firestorm: Galleries, Key Players, NBA Constitution

The termination process has involved two meetings so far of the NBA's advisory/finance committee. The 10-member committee has met to discuss the process, which could eventually come to a vote of the league's other owners.