The San Diego Padres are taking on the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park, the San Diego Crawfish Boil is taking place at Waterfront Park and more than 80 artists are set to rock San Diego at Wonderfront Music and Arts Festival.

Over the three days of Wonderfront Festival acts like Janelle Monae, Jason Mraz and Anderson .Paak will take the stage.

The event is set over several stages at Embarcadero Marina Park North, Seaport Village and Ruocco Park.

“As we kept going and the acts get better and better it was definitely worth it,” Luke Moniz said.

The San Diego Crawfish Boil is making some newly minted San Diegans feel at home.

“I just moved, and I am originally from Baton Rouge, and I would like to meet and connect with some people that are from home,” Emily Whitman said.

The Rebirth Brass Band played at the event, according to the event’s website.

Large are events typically provide a boost in revenue for local businesses.

“We love the Padres. The Rady Shell brings in a lot of business for us. The Convention Center brings in a lot of business as well. When there are things happening downtown, we definitely see a lot more foot traffic as well,” Malibu Farm, Director of Operations, Suzy Mkrtchyan said.

The Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival ends on Sunday and the San Diego Padres wrap up their series on Sunday before the Padres head to Toronto.

John Benjamin Wilhoit

OBITUARY

May the wind under your wings bear you

where the sun sails and the moon walks.

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, John, a lifelong sailor, set forth on his last adventure. He died peacefully at his “forever home” – the downtown condo he and his wife, Sandee, shared for 24 years.

John was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the second child of Jack and Beryl Mae Wilhoit. He graduated from Point Loma High School, and went on to earn his BA from UCSD and an MA in Urban Planning from San Diego State. John’s career was spent working for the City of San Diego, from where he retired in 2006 as a Senior City Planner.

From a young age, John loved sailing around Mission Bay, and as a youth enjoyed racing out of the Mission Bay Yacht Club, where his name is inscribed on a perpetual trophy. Nearly every Saturday, when the temperature was at least 70 degrees, he and Sandee would be out on the bay sailing his catamaran. That would most often be followed by a Padres game, as he was also an ardent Padres fan and season ticket holder.

John loved the beach, watching sports, traveling, listening to his LP collection and watching old Western re-runs on TV. When they weren’t enjoying all the events in the Gaslamp, John and Sandee enjoyed traveling to their favorite haunts – Borrego Springs, Hawaii, Santa Fe and Cuba.

John’s dry sense of humor and clever mind will be greatly missed. He was a generous and talented man, who loved the environment and would always help out someone in need.

John is survived by his wife, Sandee, and three grown stepchildren – Scott, Erin and Robb. He is pre-deceased by his mother, father, and sister, Pam.

No services are planned, as per his wishes.

San Diego is paying out $700,000 to settle two injury lawsuits, one involving a pedestrian in San Ysidro and another involving a motorcycle rider in northern Clairemont.

The settlements, which the City Council approved this week, continue a long string of city payouts related to decaying infrastructure alleged to have caused injuries.

One man is getting a $500,000 payout for injuries he suffered in March 2021 when raised asphalt bumps on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard caused him to lose control of his Harley-Davidson “fatboy” motorcycle.

A lawsuit he filed against the city in 2022 says he suffered a frontal lobe contusion and other traumatic brain injuries that will make it hard for him ever to work again.

Doctors found moderate to severe deficits in his executive functioning and moderate to profound deficits in memory, attention and language, the suit says.

The payout covers medical expenses, lost wages and diminished earning capacity.

The man was headed eastbound near the Clairemont Town Square shopping plaza when the crash happened.

An issue in the case was that he was wearing a “novelty” helmet that isn’t compliant with state law. It’s not clear whether that lowered the payout amount.

Separately, a woman is receiving a $199,000 payout for injuries she suffered in December 2022 when she tripped and fell on a piece of metal in San Ysidro that remained from a removed traffic sign that was allegedly cut down in a negligent way.

She was injured while walking northbound on East San Ysidro Boulevard, just north of the international border crossing.

In a lawsuit she filed against the city in 2023, she said her injuries included a fractured finger and damage to her arms, back, neck and head. The suit says she suffered “numerous internal and external injuries” that appear to be “permanent in character.”

Her payout covers medical expenses and lost earnings.

The council approved both payouts on Tuesday. Jury trials had been scheduled in both cases.

Originally Published: May 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT