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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SAN DIEGO – In the coming months, San Diego Gas & Electric’s residential customers will receive a break on their utility bills – up to $171.40 in bill credits, thanks to the California Climate Credit program. Administered by the California Public Utilities Commission, the program is part of the state’s efforts to fight climate change. In April, natural gas customers will see their bill reduced by $43.06 – more than double last year’s credit. In both August and September, SDG&E electricity customers will see their bills offse...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Santa Fe Christian swim team traveled to Fallbrook High School for a March 15 meet against Fallbrook, and the Fallbrook boys prevailed by a 111-27 score. “It was another good meet, an opportunity to see some kids start switching up some events,” said Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson. The Eagles took first-place points in the 100-yard backstroke, but the Warriors won the other 10 events including six races in which Fallbrook also obtained the second-place points and one event in which the...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School’s basketball team was undefeated in Sierra League competition during the 2020-21 season. The Frontier Conference moved the Legionnaires to the Patriot League for 2021-22, and Bonsall placed fourth in this year’s league standings. The Legionnaires were 3-5 in Patriot League play and had an overall record of 8-12. The performance wasn’t sufficient to provide Bonsall with a CIF playoff berth. “We had a young team. We had a lot of freshmen and sophomores,” said Bonsall coach Ch...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Last year Fallbrook High School’s softball team won only two games. This year, the Warriors had a 5-3 record before a March 21 loss at Mount Carmel which left Fallbrook with a 5-4 season mark at that point. “We’re not doing too bad,” said Fallbrook coach Lisa Stehle. Fallbrook has eight returning varsity players from the 2021 squad whose final record was 2-17, including a first-round loss in the CIF Division IV playoffs and a Valley League record of 0-10. The 2021 team had only one senior;...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Fire Safe Council utilized funds from a $2,500 grant provided to them by the San Diego Fire Foundation and San Diego Gas & Electric to conduct seven vegetation abatement workday projects at homes of elderly and/or disabled members of the greater Fallbrook community and to conduct a communitywide workshop on wildfire preparation. The workday projects were performed between July 2021 and February 2022. The projects were identified by the Fire M...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Ross Johnson is Fallbrook High School’s new head football coach. Johnson has faced Fallbrook as an Escondido High School assistant coach and has been chosen to replace Troy Everhart, who coached Fallbrook from 2019 to 2021 and has taken a position as head coach at Troy High School in Troy, Ohio. “I’m excited to get started,” Johnson said. “We’re very excited to have him here,” said Fallbrook High Athletic Director Patrick Walker. Johnson is a 2007 Escondido High School graduate and was a tig...
PALA – Pala Interactive LLC, a North American iGaming software and services supplier that is majority owned by the Pala Band of Mission Indians, entered into a definitive agreement with Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) to sell the business for total cash consideration of $170 million. Pala Interactive, founded by the Pala Band of Mission Indians in 2013, has built an innovative online gaming technology company that provides real money and social gaming solutions on both a business-to-business (B2B) and b... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Fallbrook Community Planning Group will be providing written support for a community gateway sign, which could be two signs consisting of one on each end of the village area. The planning group voted 14-0 March 21, with Anna Strahan not present, to prepare a letter to the County of San Diego in support of the gateway sign. Planning group chair Eileen Delaney will sign the letter to the county. “I think it’s great, and I hope the county approves it so we can have our own gateway signs lik...
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District At our last Board of Supervisors meeting, I brought forth an item directing County staff to explore the creation of an "Agriculture Pass." An Ag Pass can provide limited access during a wildfire or emergency to restricted areas in order to care for agriculture assets such as feeding animals, transporting livestock and irrigating valuable crops. This Board letter comes from the stories I’ve heard from community members during emergencies. Many ranchers and farmers have ignored evacuation o... Full story
March 2 300 block E. Alvarado St. Forgery: false checks/records/certificates March 3 500 block Industrial Way Other agency located adult/juvenile March 10 30000 block North River Road Petty theft 30000 block North River Road Grand theft 30000 block North River Road Petty theft March 15 200 block E. View St. Spousal/cohabitant abuse with serious injury 2400 block S. Stage Coach Lane Simple battery 300 block E. Alvarado St. Found property 1700 block Reche Road Miscellaneous reports March 16 3100 block Knottwood Way 5150:... Full story
For those of you who are being fooled by this EV propaganda, please learn some facts. A typical EV battery weighs 1,000 pounds. It contains 25 pounds of lithium, 60 pounds of nickel, 44 pounds of manganese, 30 pounds cobalt, 200 pounds of copper, and 400 pounds of aluminum, steel, and plastic. Inside are over 6,000 individual lithium-ion cells. Lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt, copper, aluminum, steel, plastic, all those toxic components come from mining. For instance, to manufacture each EV auto battery, you must process... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 This year California observed AG Day Tuesday, March 23, a day we celebrate our state’s unique contributions to the nation’s food supply. California has been recognized as the country’s number one agricultural state for over 60 years, supplying about 50% of our fruit, vegetables and nuts. AG Day gives me an opportunity to remind my Northern California colleagues of this region’s significance in maintaining our agricultural leadership. According to the San Diego County Farm Bureau, San Die... Full story
I’m a very logical thinker. As a real estate professional that is mostly good because it keeps me focused on what is measurable and true. Real estate, however, for the consumer is a very emotional process. When the market is spinning as fast as it currently is, the emotion of real estate can get in the way of what is logical, measurable, and true. Back to the simple math of real estate; $1,000,000 less 4% is $960,000; $1,200,000 less 6% is $1,128,000. Those four numbers are t... Full story
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan March 21 released new data about the intersection of crime and the county’s homeless population and is proposing a Three-Point Plan to address it. Two years of District Attorney data shows that individuals who are experiencing homelessness become involved with the justice system as victims and perpetrators at dramatically higher rates than the rest of the population. Cases were analyzed where the criminal conduct met the DA’s ethical standard to file felony charg...
Adam Beam The Associated Press Californians shouldering the nation’s highest gas prices could soon get a tax break, free rides on public transit and up to $800 on debit cards to help pay for fuel under a proposal revealed Wednesday, March 23, by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Gas prices have soared in recent weeks, the result of pandemic-induced inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. State governments across the country have been debating what to do about it, with the most popular choices being slashing fuel taxes or offe...
FALLBROOK – Making new friends, exploring local resources and entertainment are key to feeling at home when someone moves to a new area. Newcomers to Fallbrook, De Luz, or Bonsall within the past three years enjoy these benefits and much more when they join the Fallbrook Newcomers Club. Fallbrook Newcomers Club provides helpful information, promotes local business and charities and provides countless opportunities for fun and friendship through various activities, events, a...
Joe Naiman for the Valley News The County of Riverside approved the advertisement for bid of the Rainbow Canyon Road resurfacing project. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 March 22 to advertise the project for bid and to approve the plans and specifications for the project which will resurface approximately 1 mile of the road between Frontage Road and the Temecula city limits. Bids are due by 2 p.m. April 13, and the supervisors also found the resurfacing to be categorically exempt from California...
SAN DIEGO – Making its return to the big screen is the GI Film Festival San Diego, a multi-day military-themed event dedicated to presenting films and events for, by and about military and veterans. This year’s film festival is scheduled for May 17-21, with all screenings happening in-person at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Coming back home When the pandemic hit two years ago, the GI Film Festival San Diego moved to an online format with a Virtual Showcase in October 2020 and the annual festival in May 202...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Jefferson Starship and Grand Funk Railroad performed March 18 at Pala Casino, and the bands combined played 20 songs and included three original musicians. Splitting the two-hour concert between two bands required a focus on some of their most prominent songs. "Now we're just going to play all the hits," said Cathy Richardson, who is the current Jefferson Starship female lead vocalist. Grace Slick was the original female lead vocalist for...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook AAUW Mentoring Group's speech contest, held in the community room of the Fallbrook Library, was a great success according to AAUW Mentoring Program Director and Speech Coach Karen Langer Baker. Many current and former mentors, and members of the contestants' families attended. Each contestant received a beautiful bouquet of flowers donated by Nancy Heins-Glaser, a certificate of participation, and a check from AAUW. Members of Fallbrook T...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Marching Band gathered in Bonsall March 17 to honor former Music Director Bud Roberds for his 102nd birthday, March 30. In addition to playing for this beloved Fallbrookian, the Warriors announced the "Bud Roberds Music Scholarship." This scholarship will be awarded annually to a graduating senior who has demonstrated a high level of citizenship, performance, musicianship, sportsmanship, and hard work. Mr. Roberds exemplifies a continuing love for m...
FALLBROOK – The 55th Annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show and Swap Meet is being held this year at Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center, Sunday, May 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. To register a show car or to purchase swap booth space, go to www.fallbrookvintagecarclub.org and click on the appropriate red buttons. Daniel Martinez, local artist and art educator, will be running the "Kid's Art Zone" in its own area adjacent to the Zoo. In addition, Martinez will have booths of his own fine art, posters, digital prints, paintings, found art and v...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News As owners/managers of Berry-Bell & Hall Mortuary, brothers Steve and Scott McGargill are used to working with families who have funeral decisions to make. It's an emotional time and they, along with their staff, are sensitive to the needs of families. "I feel we're a comforting place, dealing with the uncomfortable situation of dealing with losing a loved one," said Steve McGargill, the older brother. "We aren't bereavement counselors,... Full story
WASHINGTON – The National Association of Federally Impacted Schools has recognized Ray Proctor, who recently retired as Associate Superintendent of Business Services at Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, with the Virginia Allred Stacey Founders Award. The award – the highest that NAFIS offers – was presented at the 2022 NAFIS Spring Conference. Proctor was honored for his leadership, dedication and service to the Impact Aid community and its students. Impact Aid r...
SAN DIEGO – Assistant Sheriff Anthony Ray has been appointed as interim sheriff for the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to select Ray as interim sheriff during a special public hearing, March 22. As interim sheriff, Ray will finish former Sheriff Bill Gore's term in office. Gore retired on Feb. 3. Undersheriff Kelly Martinez has been serving as acting sheriff since Gore's retirement. "I am extremely honored a...
