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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It is not too late to catch a good seat at one or many of San Diego’s diverse theatres. From reinterpreted Shakespeare to coming-out stories, tales told by raunchy puppets, or classical musicals, including several world premieres - the 2018 theatrical season in our area is hot! Grab your credit card and book your seats early or you could lose out. One of the most ambitious houses in the county might just be in Solana Beach headed up by David Ellenstein. As their artistic d... Full story
Firefighters from North County Fire Protection District and Camp Pendleton extinguished a kitchen fire in the 100 block of North Vine Street in Fallbrook early this morning. The fire was first reported at 7:30 a.m. at the Mariscos El Pacifico restaurant located at 111 North Vine St., according to John Buchanan, a public information officer with the North County Fire Protection District. "We were dispatched to a partial fire at the Mexican restaurant," Buchanan said, adding...
The County of San Diego will be acquiring a 12.9-acre parcel in Pala which will be used for a Regional Communications System radio facility. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, March 13, to approve the purchase of the property from First Service Financial for the appraised value of $525,000. “The new Regional Communications System is critical to improving and increasing communications capabilities between our first responders across all jurisdictions,” Supervisor Bill Horn said. “The purchase of this prope...
Accretive Investments has a revised proposal for its Lilac Hills Ranch development, and the county's Planning Commission will hold a preliminary hearing to determine whether a new full hearing will be needed on the revised project. During the Planning Commission's March 23 meeting the commissioners voted 6-0, with Michael Beck absent, to have a hearing at a regular or special meeting which would determine whether substantial changes to the previous proposal exist and would require a full hearing. Public testimony at the...
The county of San Diego has endorsed state legislation which would allow counties rather than the state to issue documentation required by lenders to finance mobile homes or manufactured homes in resident-owned parks. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, March 14, to direct county Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer to draft a letter to the county’s state legislators expressing the board’s support for Assembly Bill 1943. “It helps those in resident-owned parks that are having difficultly securing...
Bogus bomb threats sent via email to personnel at Bonsall and Fallbrook High Schools late March 22 resulted in a long night for school administrators and San Diego County Sheriff's deputies. The bomb threats, which came from the email address of a student, were believed to be part of a "swatting" hoax as deputies determined that the student had nothing to do with the sent emails. "Swatting, as I understand it, is a hoax message or bogus message to get law enforcement personnel to a place and to watch the action take place,"... Full story
BONSALL – The Bonsall Woman's Club held a new members' luncheon, March 15, at the home of Phyllis Zenz, the membership chair and second vice president, and welcomed seven new members to the club. Club members provided the new members with a presentation of the variety of activities offered within the club, including book club, antiques study group, writer's workshop and chorus. The club has a crafts group that makes one-of-a-kind gifts for sale. The Bonsall Woman's Club a...
The county's Department of Planning and Development Services has approved a time extension for the Campus Park West tentative map. PDS director Mark Wardlaw made a preliminary decision March 13 to extend the tentative map to July 18, 2023. The preliminary decision was subject to a hearing by the county's Planning Commission which allowed a member of the public or a Planning Commission member to request a full hearing on the preliminary decision. The hearing was held March 23, and the lack of an objection made the time...
FALLBROOK - Retired FBI special agent Masayo Halpin will present a program on "Combating Sex Trafficking" at the Fallbrook Library Thursday, April 12, at 6 p.m. The program is free and part of the Friends of the Fallbrook Library Lecture Series. This talk would benefit any parent, grandparent or young person who desires to be informed. Sex trafficking is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, and San Diego County is not immune to the problem, including the greater Fallbrook area. Halpin served as the Crimes...
Sixty-one family caregivers attended the Caregiver Coalition of San Diego's conference on "Caring for Yourself and Your Loved Ones" held at Christ the King Church March 23. The free event provided respite care for seven loved ones in the Fireside Room while their caregivers participated in a day filled with educational talks as well as a resource fair in the Fellowship Hall. Guests came from Fallbrook and the surrounding North County communities (Vista, San Marcos and...
FALLBROOK – Albertsons will host a mobile blood drive in partnership with San Diego Blood Bank, 1-6 p.m., Monday, April 9, in their parking lot at 1133 S. Mission Road in Fallbrook. About 1 in 7 people entering a hospital need blood. One pint of blood, which is the amount volunteers give when they donate blood, can save up to three lives. Approximately, 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood but less than 10 percent do annually. Since blood is always needed, volunteers are asked to give blood for p...
Access to dental care is a serious and worsening health problem in rural America, but now many states are beginning to enact legislation that could ease the pain. The federal government said 63 million Americans live in dental deserts – areas where few if any dentists practice – and that more than half of those are in rural areas. Hundreds of counties throughout the United States have no dentist, meaning residents often have to drive long distances for dental care. Nebraska is among the states with a severe shortage of den...
SAN DIEGO – A ruling was made Aug. 24, by the California Public Utilities Commission regarding the billing arrangement for future San Diego Gas & Electric solar customers. The ruling was anticipated by the industry and concerned citizens. The previous solar agreement in SDG&E territory enabled solar customers to receive a high compensation for energy produced during the daytime and to spend half as much per unit of energy taken from the grid at night. This arrangement reflected a solar friendly time-of-use billing rate for t...
FALLBROOK – Discounted Ivy rain barrels are available for purchase online and can be picked up at the Fallbrook Public Utility District parking lot, 990 E. Mission Road, Sunday, April 15, between noon and 3 p.m. People can also just show up the day of the event and buy one on the spot. The district is partnering with San Diego County and Solana Center for Environmental Innovations to make it easy to get high-end, 50-gallon rain barrels to capture and reuse rain water. The b...
The terms are “NIMBY” for “not in my backyard” or “YIMBY” for “yes in my backyard.” This issue always stops people in their proverbial tracks. Everyone likes to see themselves as open and inviting, but what’s their line in the sand? Is there a way to keep Fallbrook and Bonsall rural and quaint, while welcoming more like-minded homeowners, filling new jobs and lending to a thriving economy? It seems like I read articles daily about the housing shortage in San Diego County, the... Full story
Girls soccer player Audrey Petersen, with a GPA of 4.30, heads a roster of 33 student-athletes from Fallbrook High School that made the San Diego Union-Tribune's winter sports All-Academic Team, which was announced March 21. The All-Academic Team honors juniors and seniors who participate in a California Interscholastic Federation-approved varsity sport and maintain a cumulative, weighted grade-point average of 3.0 or better. All San Diego Section schools were invited to...
