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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Brian W. Jones State Senator‚ District 38 Some quick and important updates: Tap water is safe to drink! The San Diego County Water Authority would like everyone to know that the region’s tap water is safe to drink‚ and that there is no evidence that the Coronavirus is transmitted through treated water. You can visit https://www.sdcwa.org/san-diego-regional-water-supply-safe to learn more. DMV announces extensions for all expiring driver’s licenses The DMV announced April 14 that they are extending driver’s licenses that are e... Full story
FALLBROOK – Coldwell Banker Village Properties recently announced its top agents for the month of March. Its Top Listing Agents were Erica Williams, Carrie Fuller, Pat and Judy Bresnahan. Tops Selling Agents were Lorene Johnson and Jean Esop while the Top Producing Agent was Cynthia Hauff. Submitted by Coldwell Banker Village Properties.... Full story
National emergencies bring out the best in us as Americans always step up to help those in need. During this coronavirus pandemic, individuals, nonprofit organizations and businesses are answering the call for help. In our Assembly District 75, Abbott Laboratories, with a major facility in Temecula, is deeply involved in the medical response to the pandemic. Abbott has developed tests that can detect the disease in just a few minutes and recently announced the launch of a new... Full story
Much has been made by the media and by Democratic lawmakers blaming President Donald Trump for the coronavirus. But who’s really to blame for the pandemic? Trump, the wet markets, a virology lab in Wuhan, the Chinese government or perhaps there is something sinister behind the outbreak? In December 2019 and well into mid-January 2020, we were told by the Chinese government and by the World Health Organization that the virus started in a wet market in Wuhan, China. They reported the horseshoe bats in the wet market were the c... Full story
One of the most important things grandparents offer children and grandchildren is the gift of experience. While this benefit may be obvious, right now it’s more important than ever, even if physical visits are limited due to stay at home orders and risk of COVID-19 infection. Young people who have been raised in the U.S. during the most prosperous time in history have only their own experience as a point of reference. Grandparents have lived through other recessions, p...
While we continue to stay at home and do a great job flattening the curve, I have a favor to ask. I want to hear from business owners. San Diego County knows many businesses are on the brink of going under, and we are trying to do all we can to help them. We’ve created a website, https://www.SanDiegoBackToWork.com, and are asking for your ideas in opening our economy back up. Your input on how the county can help get businesses open is important. While I’m not a public hea... Full story
Grocery shopping one day a week has been my routine for years. The unhurried process that allowed time to chat with friends, investigate a display of exotic cheeses or read the labels on new products introduced by a celebrity TV chef was enjoyable. In the time of COVID-19, the once pleasurable experience has changed. Before I get out of my car in the parking lot, I put on my facemask and my disposable gloves. Since cloth grocery bags are not allowed in the store, I leave them in the car. When I enter the store in my mask, I... Full story
Julie Hinkhouse, 51, died Thursday, April 9, 2020. She was a dedicated art teacher at Potter Junior High School in Fallbrook for 17 years. She loved her students and the staff. Julie had many friends who loved and adored her. She is survived by her daughter, Lola, 10; her parents, Jim and Susan Hinkhouse from Kansas, and her sister, Jami Hinkhouse Brannen from Arizona. She will be greatly missed. There will not be a funeral due to the coronavirus. A celebration of life will... Full story
Col. James A. Stebick USAF, lived April 25, 1930, to March 22, 2020. Growing up in Lakewood, Ohio, becoming a pilot was a boyhood dream of Jim's and one he fulfilled once he said farewell to his Delta Tau Delta brothers and graduated from Miami of Ohio. Beginning as an Air Cadet, he experienced wonderful friendships and adventures in a 28-year career and, as a Command pilot, he flew everything from L-19 planes to the B-52s. Retiring from the military, he then spent 10 years... Full story
Joyce Elaine (Adams) Guild died April 1, 2020, in Denton, Texas. Joyce was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, April 29, 1927. She immigrated to California as a young nurse. She met the man of her dreams, Rodney Guild, in Fresno. They had a “Harlequin Romance” marriage of 57 years. Joyce loved children of all ages. She worked in maternity for 40 years, most of it at Palomar Hospital in Escondido. Joyce was a friend and mother to many. She became matriarch of Pala Rey Ranch in Bonsall, raising two daughters, Wendy and Ro... Full story
Josh Boak The Associated Press U.S. sales of existing homes cratered 8.5% in March with real estate activity stalled by the coronavirus outbreak. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday, April 21, that 5.27 million homes sold last month, down from 5.76 million in February. The decrease was the steepest since November 2015. The situation will likely get worse, said Danielle Hale, chief economist at Realtor.com. “Going forward, we’ve seen both homebuyers and sellers report being less confident and many are making adj...
Janita Kan The Epoch Times The fear of contracting COVID-19 is not a qualifying reason for state voters to apply to receive a ballot by mail, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday, April 15. His statement comes after a state district judge signaled that he would grant Democrats a temporary injunction to expand on who would qualify for absentee voting for upcoming elections. State officials, who are defending the case, are expected to appeal. Paxton said he was...
Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press A flood of new research suggested that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared. While that's clearly good news, it also means it's impossible to know who may be contagious. It could complicate decisions about returning to work, school and normal life. In the last week, reports of silent infections have come from a homeless shelter in...
Cara Anna, Elena Becatoros and Jan M. Olsen The Associated Press Spain will begin allowing children out of their homes for brief periods Monday, April 27. Denmark announced plans to reopen Tivoli Gardens, the Copenhagen amusement park that inspired Walt Disney. And Australia said doctors can resume non-urgent surgery. Countries across Europe and beyond – joined in the U.S. by a cascade of states – moved to gradually reopen amid warnings that acting too quickly could enable the...
Katabella Roberts The Epoch Times San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon has publicly opposed the California Judicial Council’s emergency order granting $0 bail in misdemeanor and lower-level felony cases, after he was forced to release a repeat child abuse suspect immediately after his arrest. The order went into effect April 13 in an effort to limit the spread of the CCP virus among inmates by decreasing the jail population and will last until 90 days after the statewide emergency is lifted or until amended or repealed...
Adam Beam The Associated Press California lost nearly 100,000 jobs in March, signaling a sudden end to a record 10-year streak of job growth because of a coronavirus outbreak that has shuttered nonessential businesses and sent more than 2.7 million residents to the unemployment office. The unemployment rate in the nation’s most populous state is now 5.3%, a 1.4 percentage point increase that is the largest rate increase on record since 1976, when state officials began using the current formula for tracking job losses. S...
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron has been appointed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s newly created Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery. The task force will be focused on California's economic recovery amid the COVID-19 crisis. Waldron, a small-business owner, will serve along former governors, titans of industry and other leaders to help lead Californians through the long recovery ahead. “It is an honor to serve our state during this difficult time,” Waldron said. “As the owner of a small retail manufactu... Full story
In yet another sign of the times, Fallbrook High School principal Narciso Iglesias informed the valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2019-2020 school year that they had earned their statuses in a Google Hangout call with the students and their parents Friday, April 17. Due to social distancing and stay-at-home orders brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, the naming couldn't be done in a traditional way. That change didn't stop Iglesias from raving about the two students...
By now, surely everyone knows they’re supposed to remain at home unless absolutely necessary until this pandemic crisis is over, however long that takes. But what are the rules? What is necessary and what is not? The actual text of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order specifically directs Californians to “stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors.” And what is actually included in that category is fairly broad. People... Full story
Seniors get products from Foundation for Senior Care with no delivery charges FALLBROOK – The Foundation for Senior Care, a nonprofit organization that helps seniors in the Fallbrook/Bonsall area, said they provides up to 40 deliveries per day to elderly residents requesting emergency grocery delivery assistance. Keith Birkfeld, executive director of the Fallbrook-based organization, said the organization has made over 300 grocery deliveries to seniors unable or unwilling to leave their residences since the program started i... Full story
WASHINGTON – Jovita Carranza, administrator with the U.S. Small Business Administration, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement regarding the success of the Paycheck Protection Program: “The Treasury Department and SBA launched the unprecedented Paycheck Protection Program in just one week. Following its launch, the SBA processed more than 14 years’ worth of loans in less than 14 days, which will protect a vast number of American jobs,” they said in the statement. “The PPP enjoyed broad-b...
On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (also known as the CARES Act) into law. A provision of the CARES Act allows borrowers with federally backed mortgages to request temporary loan forbearance for up to 180 days. Borrowers also have the right to apply for an extension of another 180 days of forbearance. Borrowers who wish to take advantage of the short-term payment hiatus must provide documentation to their... Full story
A Fallbrookian is helping with the state of California’s efforts to increase coronavirus testing and get the outbreak under control. Rick Greenwood, an epidemiology and environmental health sciences adjunct professor at UCLA, is a part of a new coronavirus testing task force announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month. Greenwood, who splits his time between UCLA and his avocado farm in Fallbrook, is tasked with acting as a liaison between the state and its 29 county and city public health labs. The task force, according...
