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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We live in a very special nation; a place where people from around the world are longing to enter. As we celebrate the Fourth of July, I’m glad for the freedoms we have, especially for the freedom to worship as we feel led; a freedom not available to so many in the world. The founders of our great country understood the importance of this freedom. They understood the role God played in the very establishment, against all odds, of the new country. George Washington, the first p... Full story
FALLBROOK – Once again, it's time for fireworks, picnics and parades as the nation celebrates Independence Day. Collectively, as people enjoy many liberties, but some freedoms can be elusive – and financial freedom is one of them. What actions can someone take to help themselves to eventually declare their own financial independence? For starters, they'll want to determine what financial independence means to them. Is it the liberty to meet all their cash flow needs? The fre...
Last week, I mentioned that we are going through budget deliberations for San Diego County. My job as 5th district supervisor is making sure that our communities receive the resources they need while maintaining a fiscally sound budget. I’m happy to report that in our proposed budget, Fallbrook will benefit greatly. After meeting with groups within Fallbrook and hearing about ways to improve the community, we will be allocating money to two important projects. The proposed F... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual Charity Golf Tournament. This year’s event will be held Friday, Sept. 27, at Pala Mesa Resort on Old Highway 395 in Fallbrook. All the fun starts midday, with check-in at 11 a.m. and shotgun start at 1 p.m. Tournament play is followed by a dinner with awards, a silent auction and an opportunity drawing. A portion of the proceeds benefits D’Vine Path, a local nonprofit and comprehensive program for adults with autism, developmental delays or learn...
SAN DIEGO - The California Highway Patrol arrested 46 drivers for drunken driving in San Diego County over the holiday, officials said on Friday, July 5. While there were no fatalities on county freeways this year, the CHP said eight people were killed, three without seatbelts, in California during the 30-hour July Fourth holiday period. The CHP holiday reporting period began 6 p.m. Wednesday and ended 6 a.m. Friday. The DUI arrests in the county this year increased over last year's July Fourth holiday period by 12. The CHP... Full story
SAN DIEGO - County health officials reported two new probable cases of E. coli on Friday, July 5 in two children, ages 2 and 4, who recently visited the San Diego County Fair and whose contraction of the bacteria is likely related to visiting the fair's animal exhibits and not washing their hands afterward. The 4-year-old reportedly visited the fair June 21 and remains hospitalized after showing symptoms of an E. coli infection June 29. The 2-year-old visited the fair June 22, according to the county's Health and Human... Full story
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, June 25, to approve the county’s 2019-2020 budget, which included the allocation of community enhancement funds from the county’s transient occupancy tax revenue. Thirteen Greater Fallbrook organizations will receive grants from the community enhancement program. Supervisor Jim Desmond had a $1,135,080 community enhancement budget and made recommendations on how much of his budget would be given to each group requesting funds. The recommendations were ratified by the boa...
State Senator Brian W. Jones, representing California's 38th Senate District, held a Nonprofit Expo followed by a Town Hall to meet with his constituents at the Bonsall Community Center, June 27. Members of the public were invited to attend the event to meet Jones, ask questions and share their concerns. Attendees were also able to meet representatives from various local nonprofit organizations. Following the Nonprofit Expo, Jones' staff member Collin McGlashen introduced...
Even before Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez was hired to be Fallbrook Union High School District's new superintendent, she said she had already dreamed of moving to the area. In fact, she and her husband even bought a plot of land on which to build their dream home. "Many, many years ago, we actually purchased land by the little Ross Lake area to build a home," Garza-Gonzalez said, during a sit-down interview with the Village News last week. "So, in our minds, my husband and I have...
The North County Fire Protection District will be conducting an election on the formation of a Community Facilities District funded by a tax assessment on property within the NCFPD boundaries. A 3-0 NCFPD board vote June 25, with Fred Luevano and John Van Doorn absent, approved a resolution of intention to form a Community Facilities District. If the voters approve the Community Facilities District, the fire protection district is expected to receive an additional $1,000,000 in revenue each year for 20 years. “Very, very h...
FALLBROOK – The Boys & Girls Clubs of North County celebrated the grand opening of its new Teen Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, June 18. Members of the community, the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce and the club's board members, attended the celebration. The remodel and new additions to the Teen Center were provided by the North Coast Church of Fallbrook. In March, over 50 members of the church attended their twice yearly day of service and began working on t...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Library and Writers Read, a monthly author and open mic series, announced the second annual Fallbrook Writers’ Conference. The free, one-day event will be held at the library, Sunday, Sept. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For aspiring writers of fiction, nonfiction and creative nonfiction, the Fallbrook Writers’ Conference will offer workshops and presentations on writing craft from authors in a spectrum of genres. There will also be opportunities to pi...
FALLBROOK – The Monserate Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution chose a conservation project this year that was close to the hearts of many members, they said. They chose the elephants at the San Diego Safari Park as their project and began raising money for these endangered animals. Two baby elephants were born at the Safari Park, a male named Zuli and a female named Kaia, and they were the motivation needed to achieve their goal of $1,000. The Monserate C...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Carolyn Koole of Fallbrook was honored by Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as the university's Professional and Graduate Studies' 2019 Alumnus of the Year, May 11. Cornerstone University annually recognizes outstanding alumni who have achieved success in their personal and professional lives and who have distinguished themselves through service to the university. Koole is the executive director of the Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource C...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women's Connection will welcome the Fallbrook Country Line Dancers to its upcoming brunch event at the Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens in the remodeled Beverly Mansion, Friday, July 19, from 10 a.m. until noon. The Fallbrook Women's Connection invited all ladies to come and enjoy a presentation by the Fallbrook Country Line Dancers, under the direction of Bobbi Bixby, Patty Lucas and Carol Kidd. For more information, contact Bobbi Bixby at the c... Full story
FALLBROOK – Lyn Brown will be the guest speaker at the July 11 meeting of the Fallbrook Quilt Guild. Brown, who is from Orange County, is a long time quilting instructor via the community college, Craftsy, as well as many guilds. She will share her presentation called Paradise Precuts. Through material examples, Brown will share many tips, tricks, and techniques for using those jelly rolls, charm packs, layer cakes and fat quarters of precut fabric. Her workshop, held on the following Saturday, July 13, is a lovely star p... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Camera Club will be hosting noted San Diego photographer Neil Solomon who will present a slide program on “The Birds of Iceland and Norway” at 7 p.m., Monday, July 15, at Silvergate Retirement Center, 420 Elbrook, in Fallbrook. Solomon has won many awards for his photos of many varieties of colorful birds. The Fallbrook Camera Club meets twice monthly, once for a competition and once for a program. Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Club President Mike Reardon at (760) 451-6... Full story
With remarkable food, service and stories rooted in Fallbrook, 127 West Social House has become more than a notable restaurant; it's a Fallbrook experience. According to owner Faro Trupiano, the building dates back to the 1880s and was home to a few restaurants before 127 West. Trupiano was confident that this history, as well as his history with the town, would help provide him with the support he needed in his new endeavor. "This was so much outside of my comfort zone,"...
SAN DIEGO – Unionized grocery workers in San Diego County and throughout Southern California raised the threat of the first grocery strike in the region in nearly 16 years by overwhelmingly voting to authorize a work stoppage unless a contract agreement can be reached, union officials announced on Wednesday, June 26. Roughly 97% of the roughly 7,500 employees at Ralphs, Albertsons and Vons stores throughout the San Diego area who are represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 voted in favor of the a...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will be holding the following events in July. July 11 – 8 a.m. – SunUpper at Hair Lounge July 12 – 5:30-8:30 p.m. – Wine & A Bite Art Walk, downtown Fallbrook July 17 – 5:30 p.m. – SunDowner at Fallbrook VFW Post 1924 July 26 – noon – Lunch Mob at Thai Thai July 31 – 4:30-7:30 p.m. – Wine Down Wednesday at Beach House Winery Call the chamber for more details on any of these events, (760) 728-5845....
The sudden loss of Stormy McInerny, June 27, 2019, has left many in shock and heartbroken. Stormy was born in Fremont, California on September 23, 1964. He grew up on an avocado ranch in Bonsall after his parents moved from Carlsbad to “the country” in 1974. He attended Bonsall schools and graduated from Fallbrook High in 1982. After graduation, he worked in retail and construction before starting his own pool cleaning business. Stormy was hired as a reserve firefighter by Nor... Full story
The Assembly Select Committee on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities works to assist all Californians with developmental disabilities through advocacy and research, and by acting as an information resource as the Legislature develops policies impacting California’s intellectually and developmentally disabled population, estimated at just under 630,000 in 2017. As a member of this important committee, chaired by Assemblymember Jim Frazier, D-Fairfield, I am pleased t... Full story
Please stop comparing our military with socialized medicine. It's apples and oranges. If we ran the rest of government close to how we run our military we'd be a lot better off. I'd love to court martial a few of the nitwits in Sacramento. If you look at why we spend so much on our health care you'd see the doctors and nurses make a lot more than their counterparts. Drugs are another huge cost. If so many needless tests didn't have to be performed to protect the doctors from these outrageous damage awards in lawsuits, maybe... Full story
When I read an article about new technologies being implemented that state categorically that ‘health concerns are not even being considered,’ alarm bells go off as they should. This is what the Village News article of June 20th stated, entitled, “Planned Wireless facilities cause alarm.” If you have not read it, you need to. According to the article, the reasoning behind installing 5G every 500-1,000 feet in our lovely rural Fallbrook village is simply because the Federal Communications Commission said it needs to happen... Full story
SACRAMENTO – In response to Senate Bill 310, Sen. Brian Jones, R-Santee, released an “Are You Kidding Me?” video and spoke in opposition of this measure that would allow convicted felons to automatically qualify as trial jurors. However, Jones said he feels that “Convicted felons can already petition the court for a certificate of rehabilitation after three years to establish civil and political rights. “I support this,” he said. “Once your civil rights have been restored, you should be able to serve on a jury. But to pass a... Full story
