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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FALLBROOK – The holidays are just around the corner and it's quite evident with preparations well underway for this year's Fallbrook Historical Society Christmas Open House scheduled to take place Sunday, Dec. 5, from 2 to 6 p.m. This year's theme is "A Whistle Stop Christmas'' and it will feature activities in every building at the Heritage Center, located at the corner of Rocky Crest and Hill Avenue. One of the highlights will be a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus in the D... Full story
A two-vehicle accident closed all lanes north of the 76 on the Southbound side, however, one lane is now open. NCFPD crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle traffic accident with one vehicle fully engulfed, which caught the second vehicle on fire. One patient has been transported to the hospital and crews are waiting for tow trucks to arrive on the scene and then they can reopen the freeway. 8 pm This is an early version story. Will report more as information becomes... Full story
In addition to a two-vehicle car accident and fire that has I-15 southbound freeway lanes closed (see related story), there were several other medical emergencies and accidents that kept NCFPD first responders busy this Thanksgiving. Despite these incidents, NCFPD PIO John Choi says they are thankful for community vigilance and that the fires were contained to vehicles. There was a solo vehicle fire that occurred at about 6 pm tonight on the I-15 northbound offramp of SR 76.... Full story
José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Communications Office The County Health & Human Services Agency, Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities has received a $125,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to improve the safety of bicyclists, pedestrians and scooter riders. "Our roads are increasingly riskier for people who walk or ride their bike," OTS Director Barbara Rooney said. "The goal of this funding is to reverse the growing trend of b... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 5.3% in October, down from a revised 5.6% in September and well below the year-ago estimate of 8.4%, according to figures released today by the state Employment Development Department. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 6.1% for California – which decreased from 6.4% in September – and 4.3% for the nation – down from September's 4.6% – during the same period. Between September and October, nonfarm employment increased by 27,500, f...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office Reducing carbon emissions to zero regionally can be done, according to a new academic report commissioned by the county. The reductions will require local governments and agencies to work together, and the County of San Diego is positioned to coordinate that effort, the report states. County Supervisors scheduled a public hearing Wednesday, Nov. 17 to discuss the draft "San Diego Regional Decarbonization Framework" repor...
Village News Staff Fallbrook Public Utility District crews replaced a deteriorated underground water line that failed Friday night, Nov. 19, sending water into the streets. Several neighborhoods from North Stage Coach to Santa Margarita Road and all the homes in between, including Hillcrest Lane and Knoll Park Lane were affected. The water was shut down due to broken underground water pipes, according to FPUD. The homes in the area that weren't without water may have...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission will hold a Dec. 6 hearing on municipal service review updates for Fallbrook special districts, and LAFCO analyst Priscilla Allen provided a presentation on LAFCO, municipal service reviews, and the context of the hearing during the Nov. 15 Fallbrook Community Planning Group meeting. “We are in the process of coming forward to the commission with this study,” Allen said. LAFCO is responsible for jurisdictional changes including conso...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Diego County Redistricting Commission Vice-Chair Rosette Garcia provided information on the Board of Supervisors redistricting plan to the Fallbrook Community Planning Group, and while the Nov. 15 planning group meeting was not a legal public hearing for the group or members of the public to give input to Garcia, the planning group voted to recommend approval of the map which would keep Fallbrook in the same district as Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido. The planning group voted...
Gusting Santa Ana winds and dangerously dry conditions returned to the region on Thanksgiving, prompting red flag warnings of critical fire danger that will continue into Friday and SDGE has issued warnings that power may be shut off in areas of high fire danger in Fallbrook and Rainbow. If your home experiences a power is shut off and you need water, wi-fi, food, phone charging, ice, or medical device charging, you can go to the Valley Center Community Resource Center. The... Full story
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News When the county established its redistricting process after the 2010 Census, Supervisor Bill Horn said he handled the boundary recommendations himself, based solely on population. This year it’s more complicated with a county commission assigned the task with more stipulations. One rule that Horn says is important pertains to unincorporated areas like Fallbrook and Bonsall. “The county charter says the unincorporated areas of the county must be represented by at least two sup...
Chloe Shaver Writer The Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery is hosting an event to remember the lives of all veterans laid to rest there at the cemetery as well as the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Alturas Road. The event will start at 9 a.m. on Dec. 18, so guests are asked to come early. Everyone is welcome, and visitors are asked to park outside the cemetery. Wreaths will be laid after the ceremony concludes. Wreaths Across America is a nationwide organization dedicated to ensuring all veterans’ graves are honored yearly with wreaths. A...
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 On Nov. 15, I was proud to participate in Pechanga Pu'éska Mountain Day, celebrated by the Pechanga Tribe and the City of Temecula since 2012. During an 8-year battle to save their birth place and sacred mountain from an open-pit gravel operation, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the city joined in common cause to oppose environmental and cultural devastation from what would have been one of the largest aggregate quarry operations in the country. The possible negative regional i... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher This week as I take the time to consider what I am thankful for, I have a special friend who is at the top of the list. I am always thankful to God for my family, community, our employees, readers, advertisers, and those who have stood with us 25 years. But this week, as a company, and especially me personally, I am pondering how thankful I’ve been for Michele Howard. Michele and I started working together 25 years ago. I am thankful for her entrepreneurial spirit and her great attitude. This is the l... Full story
Thank you to our volunteers and donors who made our Thanksgiving distribution an enormous success. Thanks to your generosity, Love On Your Back spent $3,700 to purchase food and gift cards for our 57 families. Our families appreciate your generosity and thanked you for your support. Last Tuesday, volunteers packed and distributed over 200 bags of food which included the fixings for Thanksgiving dinner. Each family also received a gift card to purchase a turkey, ham, or meat of their choice. Your support makes the program... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District Words matter. Civility and reasoned discussion and debate are fundamental to the success of American legislative outcomes. Collaboration and compromise, too often lost in local, state and federal politics, create better results for the people we serve. In San Diego County, as in America, we need to encourage and reinforce civil discourse while accepting that others will not agree, perhaps vehemently. Disagreement can be a healthy means to achieve the best outcomes. We should be encouraging... Full story
This is the time of year that everyone talks about gratitude. It’s as if there’s an obligation to bring it up because, after all, we have a holiday named after it, Thanksgiving. My first thought is, what a shame that we don’t talk about gratitude more regularly. It can’t possibly be that we as a people are only grateful from November to December each year, and the rest of the time, we’re just _ _ _ – fill in the blank. Thanksgiving does remind us to be grateful. I’m thankfu... Full story
To the community of Fallbrook and the adults to whom it concerns; my name is Gabriella Pedo and I am an 16 year old advocate of spreading awareness for the children and adolescents who deal with misunderstood mental illnesses. Specifically, depression and bipolar disorder which tend to fall into the early ages of teenagers my age and older. It's proven that 1.8 million teens and young adults experience severe depression, and up to 3.4 million of these individuals are expected to already be experiencing bipolar disorder.... Full story
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Nestled in the Gird Valley area with beautiful oak trees and a stream sits a welcoming home that is also the place to unwind, relax and find peace with Craig Lozzi, a holistic health practitioner. The long-time Fallbrook resident previously operated two traditional massage establishments in the center of town but felt called to remodel his home into a place to both live and operate Transcendent Touch Healing Massage. His reasoning for... Full story
Thank you Shanika Benson for a great letter last week concerning reparations for blacks who are descendants of U.S. slaves. Of course, then they forward the money to all the descendants of the Union soldiers who had to fight to free all their enslaved relatives. And concerning the woman talking about how gullible people are (I forgot your name), I agree completely. Some people believe the Democrats leaving all the Americans behind in Afghanistan was just an unfortunate “accident.” Especially when Biden said it would nev... Full story
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced updated guidance for COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan program applicants to better serve small business owners in need, while funding remains available. Since its inception, the COVID EIDL program, a federal disaster relief loan designed to better serve and support our small business communities still reeling from the pandemic, especially hard-hit sectors such as restaurants, gyms, and hotels, has approved nearly $300 billion in relief aid. Specifically, t... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Climate Action Team will host a talk about decarbonizing San Diego County on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Attendees will meet Murtaza Baxamusa, the County of San Diego's Program Manager for Regional Sustainability and Climate Action. Baxamusa is a thinker, writer, and planner. Being a certified planner, he has two decades of experience in professional practice and advocacy of affordable housing and economic development for workers. He is a n... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its Open House of Giving, scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 8, 4-5:30 p.m. at its office at 111 S. Main Ave. The purpose of this annual event is to support four local nonprofit chamber member charities. The four chosen by the chamber staff this year are Fallbrook Arts, Inc., Fallbrook Garden Club, Fallbrook Music Society and the Fallbrook Trails Council. Donations of cash or check made payable to the specific c... Full story
Billie and Vic Foli celebrate their 66th wedding anniversary with a gathering of family and friends at their home on the Vista Valley golf course in October. They were married Aug. 13, 1955. Village News/Courtesy photo... Full story
FALLBROOK – Join the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce for a unique holiday shopping experience Saturday, Nov. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The eighth annual Village Artisan Faire will be held in Historic Downtown Fallbrook in conjunction with the Farmers Market. Residents are invited to come shop from a beautiful array of handmade arts made by local artisans including custom jewelry, soaps and essential oils, handcrafted wood items, upcycled art, fashion accessories, fine art, paper crafts, ceramics and more. Live acoustic music w... Full story
