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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A female victim was transported to Palomar Hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a rollover and small fire early this morning, Oct. 15. The fire was extinguished by a resident at East Mission and Live Oak Park Road at about 3:51 a.m. as North County Fire rolled on the scene. “A bush was on fire,” said NCFPD PIO Choi. “It was a 10’ x 10’ spot put out by the property owners, but as the firefighters were observing the area, they saw wreckage in a fence, a sign knoc...
The agreement between the Rainbow Municipal Water District and Tri Pointe Homes for the Citro development has been amended. Rainbow's board voted 5-0, Sept. 28, to approve an amendment to the annexation agreement, to authorize Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy to execute that amendment on behalf of the district, to approve the amendment to the participation agreement for the Rice Canyon Pipeline facilities, and to find that the changes do not create a new situation which would require updating the 2020 addendum to the Envir...
SACRAMENTO – Congress passed the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 3. The act, which was passed Thursday, Sept. 30, also includes supplemental aid to farmers and ranchers, who have endured one disaster after another. California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson today hailed the passage of the continuing resolution, which also reauthorizes the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus program. The WHIP+ program provides a... Full story
FALLBROOK – October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and Best Friends Animal Society is encouraging anyone who has been thinking about getting a dog to take the plunge and find themselves a new best friend at a local shelter or rescue, since the need is still great. Even with the pandemic pooch craze, 32% of the 347,000 shelter pets (dogs and cats) killed last year were dogs, according to Best Friends 2020 data of U.S. shelters. Over the summer, shelter intakes were on the r... Full story
José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Communications Office The county and its community partners today celebrated the grand opening of a new affordable housing complex for seniors, including those with chronic physical illnesses and mental health conditions. Trinity Place, located in the community of Grantville and built at the direction of Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation, was designed specifically for formerly unhoused seniors with chronic health issues, so r... Full story
Lillian Dickerson Special to Village News Median single-family home prices grew on an annual basis in 99% of all markets analyzed by the National Association of Realtors during the second quarter of 2021, with 94% of markets seeing double-digit price growth. The median existing single-family home price rose 22.9% year over year during the second quarter to $357,900, an increase of $66,800 from the year before. Price growth was in the double digits across all regions, led by the Northeast at 21.8%. “Home price gains and the a... Full story
Jane Kepley Special to the Village News In today's busy market, many homebuyers have found themselves weighing options they would normally pass by. One of the more common compromises is to consider a home that needs some work. On the 'flip-side,' fixer-uppers often come with lower prices, less competition and a lower-pressure sale overall. But, before you jump, here are five things to think about first. 1. You may need an alternative mortgage program. If you want to finance... Full story
The county’s parks and recreation system was awarded reaccreditation Sept. 23 from the National Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies, once again winning kudos for its parks, programs, community involvement and operations. The accreditation marked the third consecutive time the County Parks and Recreation Department has earned the five-year national commendation – after earning it in 2011 and 2016 – and the first time the County system met 100% of the commission’s 154 judging standards. Some of the com... Full story
Joyce Carol Esbensen (née Anderson) passed peacefully on Friday, Sept. 24. She had been suffering from Parkinson's disease for several years. Joyce was born a die-hard Cub fan in Chicago, Illinois on March 9, 1932. She graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a BA in Education in 1954, and earned her Master of Arts degree from the University of Redlands in 1964. Joyce was fiercely proud of and devoted to her family, her profession, the students she taught... Full story
Loretta McNeil was a caring daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Loretta joined our Lord last week and is celebrating her wonderful life in heaven. Loretta was born to Clarence and Alice Duffen in Long Beach, California. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, she pursued her dreams of being a fashion buyer for Leask's Department Store in Santa Cruz and later with Bullock's Wilshire in Los Angeles. Loretta met her husband, Ray... Full story
Edward Victor Mojado, Dec. 1934 – Sept. 5, 2021, passed away at his home peacefully with his loving wife of 65 years, Carmen Mojado by his side, along with his family, Steve Mojado, Blake Mojado, Mark Mojado, Glenn Mojado, Cami Mojado and Stacy (Mojado) Esquivel. He also leaves behind 17 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild who all adored him. Edward was raised on the Pala Indian Reservation; he was a graduate of Fallbrook Union High School and... Full story
Rosalyn Bernice Rideout nee Schaefer born Dec. 7, 1930, in Belleville, Illinois, passed away Sept. 28, 2021, in Fallbrook, California. Roslyn was the daughter of Royal (Roy) Schaefer and Estella Waigand. She married H. Arthur Rideout in Belleville on Oct. 20, 1951, and they had three sons all born in Belleville, Dennis (deceased, 1953), David and Bruce. She is survived by her husband and two sons, sister Joanne (Edward) Escobedo and brother-in-law Walter Hubert. She is also... Full story
Hartsell Lee Andrews, a Gunnery Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps for 30 years, died April 29, 2020, at the age of 80. A full military funeral will be held Wednesday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside.... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Miriam Key doesn't expect her Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce activities to change significantly now that she is the Fallbrook Honorary Mayor. Key was announced as Fallbrook's new honorary mayor Sept. 15. "I'm honored. It's a privilege. Certainly humbled," she said. The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce also has ambassadors, and Key has been one for the past six years. "The dynamic may change a little bit what I do, but I'm still an ambassador. That...
SAN DIEGO – Based on increased reports of tar balls washing ashore on North County beaches, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is advising residents to exercise caution at local beaches and to avoid contact if tar balls are seen. Natural geologic processes may sometimes cause tar balls to wash ashore, and it is unclear if the increased numbers are directly related to the Oct. 3, 2021 oil leak in Orange County. Visible oil has not been detected. Because oil content may vary widely based on location, the h... Full story
Rick Monroe Special to Village News Fallbrook elementary schools have received $9.4 million in state and federal funds to combat the impact of COVID-19. Cindy Martin, associate superintendent of business services for the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, gave a presentation about the funding to district trustees at the board's Sept. 13 meeting. The report about the unaudited actuals for the 2020-2021 school year showed all the transactions made during the year – m...
FALLBROOK – Board members for the Fallbrook Public Utility District declared a Level 1 “water shortage response – water shortage notice” at their Sept. 27 monthly board meeting. Level 1 is a voluntary 10% reduction in water use. The change, effective immediately, implements 14 mandatory conservation actions, listed on the home page of the district’s website. The change is in line with the declaration from Governor Newsom on July 8, declaring a statewide drought emergency and requesting a voluntary cutback, statewide... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher Gov. Newsom announced his new vaccine mandate for school children, a group of citizens who have very little risk of dying from COVID. The risk benefits I’ve written about before, so we don’t need to go back over it. But to sum it up, out of tens of millions of children, we’ve had 35 deaths from COVID. In 2018, we had 636 child deaths by car accident and 97,000 injuries in California. Almost all the COVID deaths had other co-morbidities and doctors are saying the school mandate is not based on clini... Full story
This nation's mainstream media apparently wants to move on from the disaster created by our abrupt and seemingly unplanned departure from Afghanistan. Our politicians on both sides of the aisle in congress don't seem to be objecting. Doctor Jim Dobson of the Dobson Family Institute maintains that it would be very unwise to just move on and sweep this disaster under the carpet. His September newsletter gives the following reasons why we the people deserve more: Neither Democrats nor Republicans appear eager to find out why Bag... Full story
SANTA CRUZ – Thousands of Californians Monday, Sept. 27, petitioned Governor Gavin Newsom to veto AB 101, a bill mandating an ethnic studies high (Critical Race Theory) school graduation requirement. The California legislature recently voted to advance AB 101, and the bill now heads to Newsom, who has until Oct. 10 to act on it. Last week, the LA Times editorialized against AB 101 and urged Newsom to veto the bill for the same reasons raised by the petitioners. “Despite new ‘guardrail’ language, AB 101 does not, and by law... Full story
California has the highest gasoline prices in the country, and at 51.1 cents per gallon, our gasoline tax is also the highest. Keep in mind we have the country’s worst poverty rate, with many living just barely above the poverty level, and thousands have real problems just making ends meet. Making matters worse, SB 339 has been signed into law by the Governor. It pilots implementation of a “Road Usage Charge” (RUC), to eventually charge motorists a “per mile driven” tax. We a... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District There is fear among communities throughout San Diego County. Whether you live in rural North County, rural East County, or in any of the region’s 18 cities, your neighborhood could be uprooted by the State of California’s placement of a Sexually Violent Predator. It’s time we address this and, once and for all, stop this! San Diegans should not live in fear of knowing a Sexually Violent Predator could be placed to live in their neighborhoods. On Oct. 5, I will be asking my colleagues at th... Full story
In Sandra's response, she seems sincerely concerned about my COVID health. Thank you Sandra. But I think she actually missed my main points. Which is, what is the better choice? She says, without the vaccination I could suffer death. But with it I’d have a much easier time pulling through. Maybe, published numbers seem to support that. She says this is the reality! Well, realities aren't cut in stone. In time, realities change. Just so you know, I have taken the first two doses. And, I am giving the booster the boot. (Persona... Full story
It’s not that hard to identify the requirements for an environment that supports families – traditional or not; a stable employment environment; a living wage and avenues for advancement – for our working class population. In 1992, the Republican Party made support of traditional family values part of its formal platform. Since then, however, the Republican Party has worked resolutely to create an environment in which traditional families can hardly exist, much less flourish. In times past, America had the requisite envir... Full story
We could not be more divided on an issue than the vaccine mandate. Although we are deeply divided on every single issue nowadays. First lie. "If you are not vaccinated and contract China Flu (COVID) you will most likely die." Truth. I've read anywhere from 99.5% to 99.8% of anybody who contracts the China Flu survives! Yes, it is a horrible virus flu, but more people die (75 and older) of other causes than China Flu. Last year we didn't even count regular flu cases; we just counted them as Covid China Flu. Fact. During the... Full story
