Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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A traffic incident involving a white Toyota Corolla and a black pickup truck occurred on the eastbound lanes of E. Mission Rd and Riverview Ln at about 5:08 pm today. The collision led to significant disruptions during the evening rush hour as emergency services scrambled to clear the scene and restore traffic flow. According to the initial reports, the white Toyota Corolla collided with a black pickup truck. The accident occurred in the eastbound lanes, blocking traffic. The... Full story
As of Tuesday morning, the containment was 50% and the acreage was 130 acres. __________________________________________ The Tenaja Wildfire was reported to be 130 acres as of Sunday night, Aug. 25, at 10:30 pm. Containment as of Monday is 25%. The fire was under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service Cleveland National Forest. The Tenaja Fire which started on Tenaja Truck Trail, ignited late Sunday morning, and grew rapidly to 100 acres, prompting immediate evacuation... Full story
At about 2 pm a vegetation fire started in Valley Center at 31960 Lilac Rd in Valley Center. The vegetation fire was in the area of Lilac Rd and Keys Creek Rd in Valley Center. Shelter in Place orders and Evacuation Warnings were issued for SDC-0242, 0243, 0292, and 0333. Evacuation orders were issued for zone SDC-0293. Evacuation point was Pala Casino 11154 CA-76o Pala, CA 92059. Assigned Resources included: 14 Engines, 3 water tenders, 3 helicopters, 2 dozers, 6 hand crews and total personnel was 145. Numerous firefighting... Full story
A vehicle careened off Interstate 15 northbound near State Route 76 on Saturday evening, plummeting approximately 300 feet down the embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) is on scene and has recovered a person and paramedics are packaging the patient for transport to Palomar Hospital. CalFire, North County Fire, and CHP are actively working the scene and bright lights were utilized to help find the car and rescue the... Full story
Visible black smoke in town this morning is not from fire, in case anyone is concerned. It is from the VFW smoker, no doubt cooking up some great food.... Full story
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today suspended his campaign for president of the United States as an independent, telling the media he no longer saw a path forward to victory "in the face of relentless censorship." Kennedy said that following discussions with former President Donald Trump, he has agreed to join forces with Trump in a unity party, which will allow the two to work together on "existential issues," including ending the war on Ukraine, censorship and the childhood chronic... Full story
With the new arrival of the international giant pandas, their dinner plate is in the making with various species of bamboo here in San Diego. Southern California has a wide spectrum of exotic bamboos that can grow and thrive in our soft Mediterranean climate. There are 42 species of bamboo that the pandas eat in their native landscape, with some supplementary rodents, birds, and fish occasionally. The remote tropical forest in central west China with its mountains ranging...
More than 30 Bonsall Unified School District students spent July 15‑19 in San Diego for a career exploration summer camp. What was formally called Future Me Summer Adventure was held at the Linda Vista Innovation Center, which is owned and operated by the San Diego County Office of Education but is not part of the SDCOE administrative complex on Linda Vista Road. The students were housed at the University of San Diego and also visited USD facilities along with other nearby p...
Four players on the Oceanside Chiefs Rugby Club which reached the USA Club Rugby national championship match graduated from Fallbrook High School. Sierra Arteaga, who graduated from Fallbrook High School in 2015, was the primary captain of the Oceanside Chiefs in 2024. Oscar Ruvalcaba, who was one of Arteaga’s Fallbrook High School rugby club teammates and also graduated from the school in 2015, was a member of this year’s Oceanside Chiefs team. The Chiefs players also included 2015 Fallbrook High School graduate Jack Jon...
Transitioning from military to civilian life can be a difficult process for many veterans. According to PEW Research Center, those who have suffered serious injuries have a 58% chance of experiencing an easy re-entry, down from 77%. To address this issue, Turn Around for Veterans (TAV) aims to provide support in their own unique way. TAV, a program created by members of the San Diego Woodturners (SDW), believe that woodturning can serve as a form of therapy for injured...
The theme of the 2024 San Diego County Fair was "Let's Go Retro," and Pala Rez Radio was able to take advantage of the theme during the radio station's two days at this year's county fair. "It worked well for us," said Pala Rez Radio Station Manager John Fox. Pala Rez Radio was at the county fair June 12 and June 19. "It was all right. We were a little understaffed. We had to cancel the third day," Fox said. The station initially also planned to broadcast from the county fair...
San Diego County is being recognized for its Medi-Cal call center customer service response times. The Children’s Partnership, an organization that focuses on child health equity, conducted a study to learn how quickly call centers statewide answered and the best practices to support Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal. For the study, secret callers reached out to 44 counties. The average hold time to speak to staff was 55 minutes across the state. By contrast, wait times in San Diego County were less than one minute for 77% o...
Orange juice is a breakfast favorite and comes in different varieties. This liquid extract can come from blood oranges, Valencia oranges, navel oranges, tangerines, or clementines. Some types include more pulp than others. Drinking orange juice can be just as beneficial as eating an entire orange, provided it is not loaded with preservatives, sugar, and additives. The trouble is that just one cup of this juice contains quite a bit of sugar and carbohydrates, which might be...
The theme of International Overdose Awareness Day 2024 is ‘Together we can,’ and it focuses on every individual action working together towards a common goal. Drug overdose is a national health crisis fueled by the opioid epidemic. Every community across California has been impacted in some way. Provisional data from the CDC reported of the nearly 110,000 drug overdoses in 2022 nationally, about three-quarters were attributed to opioids. Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, for example, have been at the center of this problem. Syn...
Imagine trading the precision of algorithms for the unpredictable strokes of a paintbrush. That was just one of the many wonderful experiences I encountered in my late 20s after several years of working as a programmer, using my degree in applied mathematics. My life's focus shifted dramatically, as did my environment. I moved over 5,000 miles from Belarus to Southern Louisiana, where amidst a host of new beginnings, I first began to nurture my passion for painting under the...
San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission approved an updated five-year plan for municipal service review and sphere of influence studies of the county’s cities and special districts. “These are the priorities,” said LAFCO analyst Priscilla Mumpower. Only one of the two county supervisors on the LAFCO board was present Aug. 5 when the 7-0 vote approved the update. A municipal service review evaluates services and anticipated needs. A sphere of influence study determines the boundaries best served by a particu...
The vacant lots around your neighborhood could be growing fruits and vegetables and making local produce more accessible – while reducing energy needed to transport and distribute the food. Could turning those empty lots into small farms also become opportunities for economic development? To answer this question, a team of researchers from University of California Cooperative Extension in San Diego County are investigating the economic feasibility of growing high-value s...
Clayton Critz raised the reserve champion steer of the Ramona Junior Fair. Critz showed Tornado, a Charolais cross who weighed 1,145 pounds when he was placed on the scales July 22. Critz and Tornado also won the senior showmanship competition for beef. "It was a good way to end the summer," Critz said. Critz, who will be a Fallbrook High School senior when school resumes, showed two steers at the San Diego County Fair. Tornado weighed 1,086 pounds at the time and placed...
A rezone, general plan amendment, and Conditional Use Permit for Temecula Creek Cottages was approved during the July 30 Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting. The 5-0 vote changed the zoning from Rural Residential (R-R) to Scenic Highway Commercial (C‑P‑S) and the land use designation from Rural: Rural Mountainous (R:RM) to Community Development: Commercial Retail (CD:CR). The Conditional Use Permit allows the existing Temecula Creek Cottages as a temporary lodging rental for six cottages and allows for a spe...
During the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif swiftly defeated Italian boxer Angela Carini in a 46-second match. Afterwards, Carini refused to shake Khelif’s hand and protested to her team that “it’s not fair.” What should have been a moment of joy quickly turned into a defamatory campaign against Khelif. Instead of accepting Khelif’s win, swarms of people began to spread false claims online that she was secretly born a man. These claims stemmed from Khelif’s disqualification from the Internation... Full story
Last week, the Wall Street Journal highlighted California's alarming rise in energy prices. They shared the story of resident Jessica Simpson Nehrer, who lives in Borrego Springs. She has seen her electricity soar to $1,873.90 in June, far exceeding her $1,200 rent and around double what it was two summers ago. According to U.S. News & World Report, San Diego was named the Most Expensive Place to Live last year. We all feel the pinch of this every single day. California is... Full story
Great news! State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil just changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. I am thrilled to welcome her to the Senate Republican Caucus. In Senator Alvarado-Gil’s words, “The Democratic Party is unrecognizable to what I once knew and lacks the will to fix the problems plaguing this state. I cannot stand by a party that ignores the will of the people and disregards the core American values that my very community supports and believes in.” It takes courage to stand up to the super... Full story
Over the coming weeks, I invite readers to withhold comments until the end of this series. Hear me out. Open your mind to consider my summary of the past four years. Is it fact or fiction? This hypothesis is strictly mine. Only time will prove me very wrong or right. Just don’t send me hate mail. If you believe me wacko, crazed, or top lofty, get your revenge by using my columns to line the bottom of your bird’s cage. There seems to be two groups of Americans. My group wor... Full story
In a significant week for tech and censorship, the spotlight has been on the relentless efforts of big tech to control and silence several conservative voices. As companies like Breitbart, The Daily Wire, and PragerU continue to face unprecedented challenges, questions have arisen about the implications of the recent GARM lawsuit and the broader antitrust battle. This week, we've seen a victory – one that, while not the biggest, is undeniably important. It signals a shift i... Full story
Summer and fall are peak fire season. Recent fires include the Nixon Fire in Riverside County, along with the Park Fire in Northern California. And most of us remember the Cedar, Witch, Cocos, Guejito, Rice and Lilac fires that devastated much of the county. Fortunately, important lessons have been learned. We now have better coordination among local, state and tribal fire-fighting agencies. SB 816, a bill I strongly supported, allows state and tribal mutual aid agreements.... Full story
