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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With Fallbrook Union Elementary School District Governing Board members Siegrid Stillman and Lisa Masten not running for reelection that leaves two vacancies on the board this November. And while Stillman and Masten were elected to their seats at-large – that is, representing the entire district – 2020 will be the first year in which FUESD elects its board members on a trustee area system. The seats in trustee areas 2 and 3 are the ones up for election this year. Suzanne Lundi...
JoAnn Lopez will serve on the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District Governing Board for the remainder of former board member Patty De Jong's term. FUESD's board voted 3-1 to appoint Lopez to fill the empty board seat Monday, Oct. 12, after interviewing two candidates – Lopez and Karen Arter – in open session. Lopez was sworn in at the same meeting. Sharing her qualifications with the board, Lopez said she worked as an educator for 30 years, primarily in the Vista Unified School District. "I worked as a teacher, as an ass...
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday said the death of an 18-year-old Fallbrook man last week has been determined to be a homicide. The county medical examiner's office has completed an autopsy on Nicolas Ramirez, who died Friday, Oct. 30, and found his death to have been caused by multiple stab bounds, according to sheriff's Lt. Chad Boudreau. Deputies responded to the 440 block of Ammunition Road at about 10:40 p.m. Oct. 30 to help the North County Fire...
FALLBROOK - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car just after midnight Sunday, Nov. 1, in Fallbrook. The deadly crash happened at about 12:15 a.m. on South Mission Road near Peppertree Lane. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe, a 53-year-old Fallbrook man was crossing South Mission from the east side of the roadway when he ran into the path of a northbound Toyota Camry driven by a 58-year-old man, also from Fallbrook. The Camry struck the pedestrian, who was then taken to Temecula Valley...
FALLBROOK (CNS) - A person was fatally shot in Fallbrook late Thursday and detectives were continuing to investigate on Friday. Reports of "multiple shots fired" near South Vine and East Fallbrook streets came in just before 10:30 p.m., San Diego County sheriff's Lt. David Gilmore said. Sheriff's deputies headed to the scene and found a man with trauma to his upper body, according to Gilmore. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. His identity was not immediately...
It’s fair to say the vast majority of voters already know who they will be voting for president this year, if they haven’t already voted — not that it matters much in California, which will almost certainly lend its 55 electoral votes to Joe Biden. But what about down-ballot elections? The highest profile local race, between Darrell Issa and Ammar Campa-Najjar for the 50th Congressional District, appears to be a statistical dead heat, some polling has shown, giving local voters a unique chance to determine whether Democ...
Two candidates in local Temecula elections spoke at a "Slave No More California" event Sunday, Oct. 11, at Temecula City Hall condemning public health restrictions. Sonia Perez, a candidate for Temecula City Council District 4 and primary organizer of the rally, said the message of the event was "that freedom isn't free" and "our freedoms are being taken away, one by one." "That's why this was called Slave No More California," Perez said. "We have mandates at public schools...
North County firefighters responded to assist with a brush fire in the afternoon, Wednesday, Sept. 30, that triggered evacuations on U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Base officials posted to Camp Pendleton’s Twitter account at 1:28 p.m. that a vegetation fire on the west side of De Luz Road was potentially threatening structures, and the surrounding area was initially being placed under a precautionary evacuation. About 45 minutes later, Camp Pendleton officials tweeted the forward spread of the fire has been s...
Some Fallbrook Union Elementary School District students were heading back to school in person Oct. 5 for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic first began to take hold locally in March. Students are returning to classes in two cohorts, trading off on attending in person two days a week – either Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday depending on whether students are assigned to "Group A" or "Group B." Students will attend virtual classes on days when they are n...
A total of 19 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the Fallbrook area as of Oct. 5 since a week earlier – the exact same weekly increase in cases reported on Sept. 28. San Diego County health officials have now recorded 558 coronavirus cases in the 92028 ZIP code since the start of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year. That means about 1.1% of 92028’s population has tested positive for the virus at some point in time. 92028 includes Fallbrook as well as Rainbow and De Luz. The 92028 ZIP code currently has San...
Californians will vote on a dozen separate ballot measures this fall. Last week we looked at six of those ballot measures. Now, this week, let’s take a look at the rest. Proposition 14 This proposition authorizes $5.5 billion in bonds for the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine – the state’s stem cell research institute. Bond issuance is limited to $540 million annually, and $1.5 billion is reserved for research relating to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, strokes, epilepsy and other nervous system diseases and condition...
In spite of the havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District is in a decent financial position moving into the 2020-2021 school year, the district’s director of accounting said. Cindi Martin, director of accounting for FUESD, presented the district’s financial reports from the 2019-2020 fiscal year to FUESD’s governing board at its Sept. 28 meeting. She said the district could increase its reserve funds in the last year while dealing with pandemic-related challenges. Martin said...
Firefighters quickly put out a small spot fire Wednesday morning in a field behind a building near West Clemmens Lane and South Mission Road, according to the North County Fire Protection District. The fire was reported at about 10:58 a.m. near a church in the area, North County Fire Capt. John Choi told Village News. Flames charred an approximately 10-by-10-foot patch of vegetation before the fire was extinguished, Choi said around 11:25 a.m. The cause of the blaze was under...
A total of 19 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the Fallbrook area as of Sept. 28 since a week earlier. San Diego County health officials have now recorded 539 coronavirus cases in the 92028 ZIP code since the start of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year. That means about 1.1% of 92028’s population has tested positive for the virus at some point in time. 92028 includes Fallbrook as well as Rainbow and De Luz. The 92028 ZIP code currently has San Diego County’s 34th highest rate of coronavirus infections per...
Californians will vote on a dozen separate ballot measures this fall. Here’s a quick look at some of the most contentious measures. Proposition 15 This proposition would increase funding for K-12 schools, community colleges and local governments by allowing commercial and industrial property to be taxed at current market value, although it exempts residential and agricultural properties, as well as owners of commercial and industrial properties with combined value under $3 million. While it has been characterized by some a...
Sheriff's deputies are investigating a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in Fallbrook Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred near the intersection of Elder and Orange streets. Deputies were at the scene as of about 2:30 p.m. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department could not immediately confirm the circumstances of the incident, how many people may have been injured, or the severity of those injuries. However, witnesses said one person was taken in ambulance. This...
North County firefighters responded Wednesday afternoon to assist with a brush fire that triggered evacuations on Camp Pendleton. Base officials posted to Camp Pendleton's Twitter account at 1:28 p.m. that a vegetation fire on the west side of De Luz Road was potentially threatening structures, and the surrounding area was initially being placed under a precautionary evacuation. About 45 minutes later, Camp Pendleton officials tweeted the forward spread of the fire has been stopped. Base officials said at about 3:40 p.m....
California Highway Patrol officers will conduct a pedestrian safety enforcement operation in downtown Fallbrook on Monday, Sept. 28. Officers will be on the lookout for drivers and pedestrians who fail to yield the right-of-way or make other unsafe or illegal actions, the CHP said in a statement. "Regrettably, the unincorporated county of San Diego has experienced many traffic collisions involving pedestrians. The CHP is committed to preventing these tragic deaths and is leading the effort with proactive enforcement and educa...
Fallbrook Union Elementary School District administrators gave details on their tentative plans for restarting in-person instruction next month, should San Diego County keep new coronavirus cases low enough to remain in the public health tier that will allow such a move. Officials at FUESD’s Sept. 14 Governing Board meeting provided a look at a hybrid reopening plan that will provide in-person learning two days a week and virtual learning the other three, with both elementary and middle school students divided into two c...
The Fallbrook area is reporting 520 coronavirus cases as of Sept. 21, an increase of 23 cases over last week – the exact same increase in cases from the week before that. More than 1% of the population of the 92028 ZIP code has tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. 92028 includes Fallbrook as well as Rainbow and De Luz. The 92028 ZIP code currently has San Diego County’s 35th highest rate of coronavirus infections per 100,000 people, as well as the 43rd lowest rate in the county. Nearby Bon...
The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District is soliciting applications to fill the governing board seat vacated by former board member Patty De Jong, who announced in August that she was stepping down. FUESD’s board voted 3-0, with Lisa Masten absent, Thursday, Sept. 17, to fill De Jong’s seat for the remainder of her term – which was set to end in 2022 – through an appointment process. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 30, Singh said. Board members Caron Lieber and Susan Liebes will serve on a provisi...
Fallbrook is reporting 497 coronavirus cases as of Sept. 14, an increase of 23 cases over the week prior. More than 1% of the population of the 92028 ZIP code has now tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, a threshold the area crossed for the first time this week. 92028 includes Fallbrook as well as Rainbow and De Luz. The 92028 ZIP code currently has San Diego County's 34th highest rate of coronavirus infections per 100,000 people, as well as...
The Fallbrook Regional Health District, North County Fire Protection District and other agencies are offering drive-up coronavirus testing again this month. The health and fire districts, along with Cal Fire San Diego and in cooperation with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, will set up a drive-up testing site from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the FRHD Wellness Center property, 1636 E. Mission Road in Fallbrook. Drive-thru testing was already offered at the Wellness Center Sept. 15 and has been... Full story
Fallbrook is reporting 474 coronavirus cases as of Sept. 7, an increase of 38 cases over a week prior. About 0.9% of the population of the 92028 ZIP code, which includes Fallbrook as well as Rainbow and De Luz, have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic earlier this year. The Fallbrook area remains about in the middle of the county’s distribution of coronavirus case rates – 92028 has the 35th highest rate of coronavirus infections per 100,000 people, and the 45th lowest rate. Nearby Bon...
Firefighters contained a fire that broke out Sunday, Sept. 6, in a field near homes in Fallbrook. The blaze was reported at 11:51 p.m. in an area near Los Alisos Drive and Live Oak Park Road, according to information from Capt. John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District. According to Choi, fire crews arrived on scene shortly after the report came in and stopped the forward spread of the fire, which was initially estimated to be about a quarter acre in size before...
