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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The actual repair work for a San Diego County Water Authority pipeline in Moosa Canyon is now complete, although a shutdown to remove the isolation bulkheads will be needed and the SDCWA pipeline will be shut down May 4-11. “The carbon fiber repair has been completed, and we're preparing for a shutdown of Pipeline 5, May 4, to remove the internal steel bulkheads,” Neena Kuzmich, CWA engineering manager, said. “After we remove the bulkheads Pipeline 5 will resume normal operations.” The CWA’s Second Aqueduct includes...
City News Service Special to Village News A precipitous drop in home sales during the second half of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic has since leveled off and begun to recover, a report released April 23 by real estate site Zillow found. While sales are down 22.5% year-over-year, San Diego is still one of the better-off large metropolitan areas. Among large metros, pending sales have fallen the most compared to a year ago in Pittsburgh, down 74.4%, Detroit down, 66.8% and Los Angeles, down 58.7%. They have fallen the... Full story
San Diego County currently contracts with Allied Universal for security services at five county-operated airports, but that contract will expire Aug. 5. An April 21 San Diego County Board of Supervisors action authorized bids for a new security services contract while also delegating the award of the contract to the director of the county’s Department of Purchasing and Contracting. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote authorized a one-year contract while also authorizing four one-year extension options without the need to return to the...
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently created the California Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery to get the economy growing again as quickly and safely as possible. As Assembly Minority Leader and a small-business owner, I was honored to be selected as a member of this critical team. The coronavirus response has devastated California’s economy, including thousands of small businesses that employ millions. We slammed the brakes on the world’s fifth largest economy, and the most vul...
Yes, it seems fairly certain that China is indeed the source of the pandemic, and their actions to subvert and suppress vital information borders on the criminal; that situation may be dealt with in the future. Yes, agreed that manufacturing of critical products should stop being outsourced to China and elsewhere; bring the industries home and pay decent wages to American workers. No, President Donald Trump is not responsible for the pandemic; he is, however, responsible for the federal government’s response and actions in d... Full story
There is no doubt that COVID-19 originated in China and that China was not forthcoming about it. The World Health Organization naively accepted China’s statements and Jan. 14 said: “Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus (aka COVID-19).” Regardless, President Donald Trump is 100% responsible for America’s botched response to this terrible pandemic. First, it was naive in the extreme for Trump to accept China’s... Full story
I have a question. Why do liberals always go to the extreme with their attacks and single case scenarios? While many material things are valuable to have, they aren’t essential to live, pharmaceuticals and medicines are. We should not be relying on China for the ingredients for our medication manufacturing and held hostage to their threats of withholding them. Talk about letting Americans die. I realize we have become nonchalant and naive about buying cheap products, but you forgot to mention needless governmental meddling a... Full story
Thank you, San Diego County. The sacrifices you’ve made are extensive, and there has been a willingness for you to do what was necessary to stay inside. We are now at a crossroads when it comes to COVID-19. We must decide the best course for the entire population. At these crossroads, we see despair and economic devastation from the virus. One of the biggest things we have learned over the past month is how to combat the virus. Washing your hands for 20 seconds works; s... Full story
Sarah Dilorenzo The Associated Press Everyone wants to know: When, oh when, will it go back to normal? As some governors across the United States begin to ease restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, hopes are soaring that life as Americans knew it might be returning. But plans emerging in many states indicate that "normal" is still a long way off. White House adviser Dr. Deborah Birx said social distancing will be with Americans through the summer....
Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press Facing fierce blowback, House Democratic leadership announced Tuesday, April 28, the House will not resume session next week as planned because of risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer declared the sudden about-face a day after lawmakers revolted. He said after discussions with the Capitol physician, the risk was too great. The physician has privately warned senior lawmakers it will be at least a year...
Anne D'innocenzio and Eric Tucker The Associated Press As companies start planning their reopenings, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus. They appear to have the White House's ear. President Donald Trump has floated shielding businesses from lawsuits. His top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on CNBC recently that businesses shouldn't be held liable to trial lawyers "putting...
Zachary Stieber The Epoch Times A pug named Winston has tested positive for the CCP virus, the virus which causes COVID-19. The dog is the first known K-9 infection of COVID-19 in the United States. Several dogs in other countries have tested positive for the virus, Winston, appears to be the first in the United States to contract the virus. Duke University researchers are conducting a study on COVID-19. During the course of the study, the dog was tested and results came back positive, Dr. Chris Woods, the principal...
Tom Ozimek The Epoch Times The White House is sending out letters to Americans, signed by President Donald Trump, explaining the COVID-19 economic impact payments, sometimes referred to as stimulus checks, which are being sent out as part of the $2.4 trillion economic relief package. The emergency relief bill, called the CARES Act, requires a notification to be sent out to aid recipients informing them of some payment details. “Such notice shall indicate the method by which such payment was made, the amount of such payment a...
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause a huge budgetary problem for California school districts. The problem is, no one knows for sure how bad things could end up looking. School districts in California get most of their funding from the state, through something called the Local Control Funding Formula. The state gives each district the same level of base funding per student, depending on grade level, and it can grant more depending on levels of high-need populations like...
BONSALL – Everyone is facing unprecedented challenges in these COVID-19 times, but Wild Wonders, a small private wild animal refuge in Bonsall, is determined to survive. Wild Wonders houses 120 animals on its 5-acre spread in Bonsall, about 10 miles east of Oceanside just off Highway 76. From cheetahs to porcupines to tortoises to groundhogs, Wild Wonders is the forever home to a wide variety of animal ambassadors that educate the public about the importance of the role t...
Larry Reynolds said he was confused when he went by the Fallbrook Tennis Club. It was mid-April, long after residents were given orders to stay at home except for essential needs or work and to avoid gatherings of any size. And yet, he saw what he described as large numbers of people utilizing the tennis club. "There was probably six, 10 cars in the parking lot. All of the courts were being used and the pros are out there teaching, and they're hanging onto their clients and...
We have been sheltering in place for six weeks, and there appears to be two kinds of reactions. One is one of acceptance of the new “normal,” and the other is one of rejection to the imposed restrictions. I love reading all the impassioned opinions on each side. No matter which side you are on, the fact is life is currently vastly different from what it was six weeks ago. So, in an effort to keep things positive, here are two approaches to the new “normal” for real estate.... Full story
SAN DIEGO – National Volunteer Week is April 19-25, and the American Red Cross of San Diego and Imperial counties honors its volunteers who are helping people in need, even during the uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergencies don’t stop, and neither do local Red Cross volunteers, who are still providing care and comfort after disasters of all sizes, including floods and home fires. Since January, local Red Cross volunteers have helped over 360 people affected by these crises, providing care and comfort for tho...
Kevin, who asked Village News to only use his first name, is in charge of running a transitional house for the homeless in Fallbrook; the home is owned by Project T.O.U.C.H. It is a place, he said, which is changing the lives of men that have fallen on hard times and are looking to pick themselves up. One thing that he wants to make abundantly clear is, it is not a homeless shelter. "We don't call this a homeless shelter because it's not a homeless shelter," he said. "This is...
WASHINGTON – Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement on the resumption of the Payroll Protection Program April 24: “We are pleased that President Trump has signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, which provides critical additional funding for American workers and small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. We want to thank Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Spe... Full story
A Fallbrook man ran a traffic break on a San Diego freeway, starting a pursuit and firing at California Highway Patrol officers along the way before his vehicle was eventually stopped by spike strips. It all began just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, when CHP officers responded to a call about a pedestrian on eastbound Interstate 8 just before state Route 163 in Mission Valley, according to CHP San Diego representative Salvador Castro. While a CHP officer was trying to stop traffic in the area, a Toyota 4Runner blew by ...
During one of the most challenging public health crises in the world, the county has honored several people and organizations for their achievements in improving the health and well-being of San Diego area residents, including the Fallbrook Regional Health District. National Public Health Week, sponsored by the American Public Health Association, took place from April 6-12 this year, coinciding with the county Public Health and Human Services Agency's Live Well San Diego... Full story
San Diego County will participate in a recovery loan program for small businesses. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Tuesday, April 21, authorized the execution of an agreement with the San Diego Foundation in which the county will contribute $5,000,000 to the program. The agreement requires the San Diego Foundation to use the county money to fund loans to businesses in the unincorporated area which have no more than 50 employees, limits the loan amount to $50,000 per business and the interest rate to 2%, and...
SACRAMENTO – Caltrans announced Thursday, April 23, that a joint effort with the California Highway Patrol and the California Office of Traffic Safety to urge drivers in the state to slow down given a recent 87% increase in citations for speeding in excess of 100 mph that coincides with decreased traffic volumes during the COVID-19 pandemic. From March 19 when the state’s stay-at-home order began to April 19, the CHP reports issuing 2,493 citations statewide for speeding more than 100 mph, as compared to 1,335 during the same...
Kathleen Ronayne The Associated Press Californians won’t be charged 10 cents per bag at the grocery store, and retailers can again hand out thinner, single-use plastic bags under an executive order signed Thursday, April 23, by Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s a change that retailers have wanted for weeks, as many major grocery chains have stopped letting customers bring in reusable bags over fears of spreading the new coronavirus. California, which has some of the nation’s strictest laws aimed at reducing plastic waste, banned store...
