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Prosecutors say the catalyst for the killing was a $30 meth debt

Sergio Lopez Contreras, 45, was accused of spraying gunfire into the San Diego apartment over a $30 methamphetamine debt in September 2000 in San Diego

Sergio Lopez Contreras, 45, was found guilty by a San Diego jury of the Sept. 4, 2000, killings of Michael Plummer, 27; Plummer's girlfriend, Adah Pearson, 18; and Plummer's nephew, Julio Rangel Jr., who was about 22 months old.

LJCPA backs a possible request by the Community Planners Committee for a county grand jury examination.

Members of Congress have launched an investigation into Oceanside-based Frontwave Credit Union. In other news, San Diego is looking to add tens of thousands of new homes in Hillcrest, and with the neighborhood short on open space, some are looking to the 163 freeway for a new park. Plus, coming up at San Diego Civic Theater this weekend, is San Diego Opera’s Madama Butterfly. We get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making the grand production.

Sergio Lopez Contreras, 45, is charged with first-degree murder for the Sept. 4, 2000, shootings of Michael Plummer, 20; Plummer's girlfriend, Adah Pearson, 18; and Plummer's nephew, Julio Rangel Jr., who was about 22 months old.

Michael Plummer, 20; his girlfriend, Adah Pearson, 18; and his nephew, Julio Rangel Jr., about 22 months old were fatally shot in September 2000 in San Diego; prosecutors said it was over a $30 meth debt

This weekend in the arts: Medium Festival of Photography, San Diego Museum of Art's annual floral show, the San Diego Book Crawl, plus opera, street festivals, choral music and some live music picks.

A fourth person, allegedly a friend of the shooter, got in the way and was shot accidentally, prosecutors say

It's all about the music this weekend at Adams Avenue Unplugged. The annual festival features more than 60 live musical performances this Saturday afternoon and evening in San Diego.