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  • NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    AMANDA SEITZ, ALI SWENSON, BEATRICE DUPUY, and ARIJETA LAJKA Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: CLAIM: There is no coin shortage. Coins get recirculated, they don't just disappear. The government is trying to usher in a cashless society. THE FACTS: Not so, says The...

  • Fallbrook reports 226 coronavirus cases

    Will Fritz, Staff Writer|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    The San Diego County COVID-19 total sat a little short of the 24,000 mark as of July 20 after county public health officials reported 1,193 cases over the weekend. Health officials reported 568 new cases July 19 but no new deaths, raising the county total to 23,682 cases while the death count remained at 478. The county reported 625 new cases Saturday, July 18. Of the 8,943 tests reported July 19, 6% were positive new cases. The 14- day rolling average is now 6%. The state's target is below 8% positive test rate. Three new...

  • Virus-shadowed Emmy nods could bring surprises, diversity

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Television has been America's constant companion amid an unyielding virus and whirlwind of racial reappraisal. But will the Emmy nominations arriving Tuesday reflect the times or retreat to the familiar? The announcement itself was forced to bow to health safeguards, going virtual and without the usual mini-swarm of reporters and anxious publicists on hand at the TV academy's Los Angeles headquarters. How September's ceremony...

  • Virginia evicts Confederate monuments from its state Capitol

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has removed from its iconic state capitol the busts and a statue honoring Confederate generals and officials. That includes a bronze statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee positioned in the same spot where he stood to assume command of the state's armed forces in the Civil War nearly 160 years ago. They are the latest Confederate symbols to be removed or retired in the weeks since the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked a nationwide protest m...

  • Speaker snared in Ohio bribery probe liked to play long game

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tension was thick in the air. After 10 consecutive votes in which another man had garnered more support than Larry Householder's favored candidate to be the next Ohio House speaker, Householder leaned back quietly in his chair, arms confidently propped behind his head. As usual, he was playing the long game. The Republican now accused in a $60 million federal bribery probe had contributed to a monthslong impasse over the speakership that brought Ohio lawmaking to a s...

  • Always rocky, China-US relations appear at a turning point

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Four decades after the U.S. established diplomatic ties with Communist China, the relationship between the two may have reached a turning point. Tensions have reached new heights on what has always been a rocky road, as the ambitions of a rising superpower increasingly clash with those of the established one. China ordered the closing of the U.S. Consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Friday, in rapid retaliation for the closing of its consulate in Houston. Two weeks a...

  • Padres to open season at fan-less Petco Park

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Padres will face the Arizona Diamondbacks in their season opener at Petco Park tonight on an opening day unlike any other in their 52-season history. There will be no spectators present because of public health directives prohibiting public events and gatherings stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Cardboard cutouts of players' family members and loved ones will be placed in the seats behind home plate. With the absence of fans all 30 MLB tea...

  • Trump to send federal agents to Chicago, maybe other cities

    Jill Colvin and Colleen Long, The Associated Press|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    President Donald Trump is planning to deploy federal agents to Chicago and possibly other Democrat-run cities as he continues to assert federal power and use the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented, politicized ways. DHS is slated to send about 150 Homeland Security Investigations agents to Chicago to help local law enforcement deal with a spike in crime, according to an official with direct knowledge of the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. The a...

  • Pompeo: US foreign policy grounded in unalienable rights

    Ella Kietlinska, The Epoch Times|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    The Trump Administration’s foreign policy is focused on the national security of America, religious freedom and is “100% pro-life,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a speech given at The Family Leader Summit held Friday, July 17, in West Des Moines, Iowa. “Our founders built our country on a commitment to essential rights, unalienable rights … that come from these amazing documents, our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, and our nation’s foreign policy must be grounded in those central understandi...

  • Head of the line: Big companies got coronavirus relief loans first

    Joyce M. Rosenberg, The Associated Press|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses, April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved and disbursed more quickly. There is now evidence to back up those complaints. An analysis by The Associated Press of the Small Business Administration's $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program showed that nearly a third of the loans approved in the program's first week ranged from $150,000 to $10...

  • First lady delivers lunch to firefighters and families in Washington

    Darlene Superville, The Associated Press|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    Lunch was on the first lady during the coronavirus pandemic. The White House delivered lunch and possibly some reassurance to people in the nation's capital who could use a helping of both. Melania Trump made some of the deliveries herself in her first public appearances in a face mask. Melania Trump had been making regular visits to schools, hospitals and other venues to promote her youth welfare initiative, "Be Best." But after the pandemic forced classrooms to close and...

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    July 13 1100 block Old Stage Rd Stolen vehicle 3100 block Via de Todos Santos Petty theft 300 block E. Alvarado St Arrest: Domestic abuse with minor injury July 14 31600 block Mountain Wy Death 700 block S. Main Ave Vandalism 1000 block E. Mission Rd Battery 1300 block E. Mission Rd Petty theft 900 block S. Main Ave Violation of court order 100 block Gardenside Ct Arrest: Domestic abuse with minor injury 1600 block Calmin Wy Missing person 5200 block S. Mission Rd Stolen vehicle July 15 S. Mission Rd @ Ammunition Rd Arrest:...

  • San Diego County property tax roll tops $600 billion

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    SAN DIEGO – San Diego County Assessor Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr. has certified and closed the 2020 assessed value roll of all taxable property with a record setting high value of $604.75 billon reflecting an increase of 5.18% or $29.78 billion over last year. “The 2020 property tax roll reflects a robust real estate market as of the state mandated Jan. 1, 2020, valuation date,” Dronenburg said. “Properties impacted by COVID-19 will have their values reflected in the 2021 assessment roll per state law, however, my office...

  • Filing period to open for property tax assessment appeals

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    SAN DIEGO COUNTY – San Diego County residents and businesses who disagree with their property tax assessments for the 2020-2021 fiscal year may file an application to appeal their value until Nov. 30. Andrew Potter, county clerk of the Assessment Appeals Boards, announced the filing period Thursday, July 16. Applications and information booklets are available on the county’s website at http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/cob/aab/index.html. To file an appeal application, taxpayers should know their parcel or tax bill number and pro...

  • Fallbrook, Bonsall campuses to remain closed when school year begins

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    At the Fallbrook Union High School District board of trustees' meeting Monday, July 13, district superintendent Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez said that the framework for returning to school could change on a dime. "What's in place today may change next week, may change in August, may change again in October," she said. She was right. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, July 17, ordered all school campuses to remain closed when the academic year begins in counties on the state's monitoring...

  • Mayor concedes Los Angeles reopened too soon as virus surges

    The Associated Press, Special to Valley News|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    Mayor Eric Garcetti conceded Sunday, July 19, that Los Angeles reopened too quickly and again warned that the city was "on the brink" of new shutdown orders as the coronavirus continues to surge in California. Appearing on CNN, Garcetti was asked about a Los Angeles Times editorial that criticized the rapid reopening of California, which was followed by a spike in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. "I do agree those things happened too quickly," Garcetti said, adding...

  • Jim Desmond: Get off someone else's bandwagon

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    “I believe the shutting down of numerous industries is extreme government overreach. We should come down on the bad actors, but not the hard-working San Diegans who are trying to make a living,” Desmond said July 1. “Businesses continue to be punished because of a lack of foresight from our governor. We were told we had an ample amount of testing and just a few weeks later, we are running low. Other states had the vision, but not California,” Desmond said July 15. There you go again. Businesses are not being punished or singl... Full story

  • Real Estate Round-Up: Responsibility rests with buyers and sellers

    Kim Murphy, Murphy and Murphy Southern California Realty|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    Responsibility is a noun that means the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone, such as in “a true leader takes responsibility for their team and helps them achieve goals.” It’s synonyms include authority, control, power, leadership, management, influence and duty. Responsibility. We all have it. In our house, I have the responsibility of caring for the inside of our home. I am responsible for keeping it clean, for doing the lau... Full story

  • Temecula again modifies Old Town street closure plan, will reopen roadway to traffic

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    The Temecula City Council agreed to modify its Old Town Front Street closure plan Tuesday, July 14, and open up the main roadway to traffic while still allowing businesses to move their operations into street parking areas. Old Town Front Street can be reopened to vehicular traffic “in a matter of days,” Luke Watson, director of Temecula Community Services, told the city council, though he said he couldn’t give a specific date when the road may be reopened because it was difficult to estimate how long it would take to move...

  • Local company donates engraved plaques

    Updated Jul 24, 2020

    FALLBROOK - Another gift for the Military Memorial Wall, located in Vince Ross Village Square, was donated by the Eternal Memorials & Monuments Company. The new Marine Corp plaque, one of many gifts from the Fallbrook company, was presented to the Fallbrook Village Association to replace the original plaque. Owned by Ward and Candace Graham, the company has been donating engraved plaques to the FVA for over 20 years. They have designed and installed these plaques and engraved...

  • Freedom Protest Rally 2020 held in Murrieta

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    Originally scheduled for Hell's Kitchen Motorsports Bar & Grill in Lake Elsinore, the Freedom Protest Rally 2020 went off without a hitch on Saturday, July 18 at Hawk Ranch in Murrieta. The protest, which Hell's Kitchen owner Frank Opp said was forced to move due to warnings from state and law enforcement officials, drew a large crowd to the ranch in temperatures that reached into the low 90s. The event, which was billed as a protest rally to address current issues in the...

  • FUHSD approves 3% raise for superintendent

    Will Fritz, Staff Writer|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    One year into her tenure at Fallbrook Union High School District, superintendent Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez is getting a 3% raise. The FUHSD board of trustees unanimously approved the salary increase, which the superintendent’s employment contract stipulated she would receive upon a satisfactory employment evaluation. Garza-Gonzalez received her first satisfactory performance evaluation at the June 22 FUHSD board meeting. She has been FUHSD’s superintendent since July 2019, and previously worked for six years as director of adm...

  • County intensifying COVID-19 outreach to Latino communities

    Jose A. Alvarez, county of San Diego Communications Office|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    The county is intensifying its outreach efforts to Latinos across the region because they are carrying a bigger burden of COVID-19 compared to other groups. County health officials are greatly concerned about the disproportionate impact the virus is having in Latino communities. They are responding to this health inequity by ramping up education and outreach to help address systemic barriers that are contributing to Latinos being more severely impacted by COVID-19. The county has launched a new TV, radio, online and signage...

  • Fallbrook Firesafe Council aims to teach local residents about fire safety

    Will Fritz, Staff Writer|Updated Jul 24, 2020

    For nearly 20 years now, the Fallbrook Firesafe Council has been working, free-of-charge, to educate Fallbrook residents on how to best protect their homes, their town and themselves from the ever-present threat of wildfire. According to the California Land Conservation Assistance Network, similar councils throughout the state educate their communities about wildfire preparedness and work with local fire officials to design and implement projects geared toward wildfire survivability, as well as organize fuel-reduction...

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