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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Sheriff requests help to solve Aguana mass murder caseOn January 3, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco held a press conference to request help from the public regarding the September 7, 2020, Aguanga mass murder. Central Homicide Unit investigators began the investigation into the mass murder that occurred in the 45000 block of Highway 371, Aguanga. A total of seven victims were shot to death while they slept in what appeared to be a home invasion robbery of an illicit marijuana... Full story
Tip Clements, April 1, 1925 – Dec. 24, 2023, was the owner of Fallbrook Pharmacy from 1966 to 2013 with his wife, Sandra Clements. They dedicated their time and love to the Fallbrook community. They will be missed by family and friends who love them very much. Tip and Sandra had three children: David Lawrence Clements (deceased), Richard Allen Clements and Angela Clement Manassee. He is also survived by five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A graveside memorial service will be held Jan. 4, 2025, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p... Full story
Melissa Ledri teaches art at Sullivan Middle School, which shares a campus with Bonsall High School, but the high school itself has no art teacher. The Bonsall Unified School District will utilize Eric Tippeconnic as an artistic advisor for Bonsall High School for the 2024-25 school year. The contract with Tippeconnic was approved by a 5-0 vote during the Nov. 20 BUSD board meeting. He will be paid $8,000 for his services for the current school year. “The district is so very excited and honored about the upcoming mural p...
The United States Congress once again proposed cuts to physician reimbursement in 2025 – this time a 2.8% decrease – sparking significant concern among healthcare providers and patients alike. Insurance plans in the United States benchmark their reimbursement relative to Medicare, therefore all physicians would experience the decrease, except those practicing on a cash-only basis. This issue is particularly troubling given the increasing challenges physicians face in deliverin...
New state legislation allows speed limits to be lowered an additional 5 mph from what the previous allowance was if a road segment is designated as a safety corridor. The county’s Traffic Advisory Committee has recommended that portions of South Mission Road, East Mission Road, Gopher Canyon Road, and Pala Temecula Road be given that safety corridor designation. The recommendation to designate the roads as safety corridors and lower the speed limits by an additional 5 mph was approved unanimously during the Dec. 6 TAC meeting...
The City of Temecula will be resurfacing Rainbow Canyon Road, and a Dec. 3 Riverside County Board of Supervisors action approved an agreement between the county and the city which will allow the portion of the road in unincorporated Riverside County to be repaved. The 5-0 vote approved the cooperative agreement with the City of Temecula. That agreement will add approximately 300 feet of the road south of the city boundary to the rehabilitation the roadway within the City of Temecula will receive. The city portion of Rainbow...
The construction of the Rainbow Municipal Water District’s West Lilac, Rancho Amigos, and Dentro De Lomas pump stations has been completed, and a Nov. 19 Rainbow board meeting approved the final change orders and the final budget for the project. The board voted 5-0 to authorize an additional $1,150,000 of expenses for the project. The budget amendment increases the Fiscal Year 2024-25 portion of the cost from $3,400,000 to $4,550,000. “This closes out the project,” said Rainbow General Manager Jake Wiley. The San Diego...
WASHINGTON – PatientRightsAdvocate.org (PRA) released Nov. 20 its seventh Semi-Annual Hospital Price Transparency report, which examines 2,000 hospitals’ compliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule. The new report revealed that just 21% of hospitals in California are fully complying with the federal rule, which took effect nearly four years ago. Despite recent polling revealing that 98% of Americans support healthcare price transparency, this new report found compliance in California to be down from 32% com...
The reorganization in which the Rainbow Municipal Water District detached from the San Diego County Water Authority and annexed to the Eastern Municipal Water District as a retail agency is now complete. Eastern has adjusted its division boundaries to add Rainbow to Division 2 for EMWD election purposes. The 4-0 EMWD board vote Nov. 20, with Jeff Armstrong absent, adopts a resolution adding Rainbow to Division 2. The board also authorized EMWD general manager Joe Mouawad or his designee to execute a billing and service...
Our firemen and women are remarkable first responders and deserve extraordinary credit. To illustrate the point, a Fallbrook friend is in the process of selling his surfboard to a fireman out of Riverside. Just before the deal could be closed, the fireman was “pulled for a Strike Team.” Here is his letter: “We were [pulled away to the Wolf Fire and] stayed on it all night. We had our 24 [hours] off yesterday. Miserable sleep. Slept in the hose bed [of a fire truck] in 37 degree temps. Ventura and Malibu are already poppi... Full story
TEMECULA – Southwest Healthcare Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH) announced the appointment of Zachary Johnson, CPA, as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective Nov. 4, responsible for overseeing the financial operations of TVH, including budgeting, financial planning, revenue cycle management, and strategic fiscal initiatives. His leadership will play a key role in ensuring the hospital continues to deliver exceptional care while maintaining financial sustainability and e...
The conditions of the detachment of the Fallbrook Public Utility District from the San Diego County Water Authority included an exit fee paid to the SDCWA to cover the loss of CWA fixed revenues. The agreement also included FPUD purchasing the CWA infrastructure used to provide water to FPUD. The Oct. 28 FPUD board meeting approved the acquisition of the Fallbrook 3 Flow Control Facility. The 5-0 vote authorized FPUD General Manager Jack Bebee to approve a Bill of Sale which will transfer ownership of the flow control facilit...
4 pm UPDATE: Crews have stopped the forward rate of spread on the Garden Fire and the acreage burned was lowered to 25 acres from 50 acres, according to CalFire. There is currently no structure threat or evacuations. All evacuations have been lifted. A significant amount of resources have been assigned and will work through the night in to tomorrow to strengthen control lines. It is 10% contained, according to NCFPD PIO Capt. John Choi. "There were several fire agencies that... Full story
"We are asking the community to think back to any contact they may have had in the spring of 2022 with someone using her name, possibly for credit or housing purposes," family spokesperson Tami Roy said. "Any information, no matter how small, could help us find out what happened to Elena." The possibility remains that Elena herself may be in a vulnerable state, confused and having traveled to another local. The family of missing Fallbrook woman Elena Roy is seeking the...
"We are asking the community to think back to any contact they may have had in the spring of 2022 with someone using her name, possibly for credit or housing purposes," family spokesperson Tami Roy said. "Any information, no matter how small, could help us find out what happened to Elena." The possibility remains that Elena herself may be in a vulnerable state, confused and having traveled to another locatThe family of missing Fallbrook woman Elena Roy is seeking the public's... Full story
Keira Trujillo, the 16-year-old girl who had been missing and was the subject of a CHP Feather Alert, was located safe and taken into custody on Friday, Oct. 25, according to Tony Campbell from AC Investigations. Campbell reported that Trujillo was scheduled to be turned over to her mother, who lives in the Henderson area. Campbell had been assisting the immediate family in the search. "Metro Police conducted a surprise check at the boyfriend's residence, where a family...
Friday, Oct. 25, 3:15 pm UPDATE: Law enforcement has located Keira Trujillo, and she is safe and in custody in Henderson, Nevada, according to Tony Campbell from AC Investigations. "Metro Police conducted a surprise check at the boyfriend's residence, where a family member initially stated that she was not present. However, the same individual later saw her in the house and contacted the Sheriff's department, saying 'she's here.' A deputy then called the boyfriend's mother,... Full story
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California board awarded a procurement contract for a sleeve valve which will be installed at MWD’s Red Mountain Pressure Control Structure. The Oct. 8 board vote approved a $589,957 procurement contract with Vogt Valves, which is based in Texas, for the work. The amount includes California sales tax. The MWD portion of Pipeline 5 is approximately 18 miles long between Lake Skinner in Temecula and the delivery point where the San Diego County Water Authority takes over ownership a...
A Feather Alert has been issued for a missing teenager from the Pala Indian Reservation. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office wants the public's help in locating her. Trujillo. age 16. is an Indigenous girl from the Pala Indian Reservation. She stands around 5'3" tall and weighs about 110 pounds. Trujillo has dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black leggings and black Chuck Taylor shoes. Trujillo was carrying a red backpack. On Thursday... Full story
SAN DIEGO – County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced Oct. 3 that Albertsons and Vons entered into a stipulated judgment and will pay $3,962,500 to settle a civil law enforcement complaint that alleged the grocer engaged in false advertising and unfair competition. Albertsons Companies, Safeway Inc., and The Vons Companies operate 589 stores in California under the brand name banners of Albertsons, Safeway, Vons and others. The action was filed in Marin County Superior Court by the prosecution team which was c...
FALLBROOK – Karen Langer Baker's former AAUW mentee Alicia Tomas is now a sophomore at UC Riverside, has joined AAUW, and is now a mentor. Baker and her husband Larry took Tomas, her new mentee, Melissa Romero, and Baker's new mentee, Cristina Lucas, to San Diego's Old Town for the special Trolley Dances tour that started and ended at Old Town. They watched performances at each of the five stops; after one performance, the audience was invited to participate. One of the d...
The marquee at Bonsall Elementary School will be replaced. The Bonsall Unified School District board voted 5-0 Sept. 18 to approve a contract with Quiel School Signs for a new marquee. The new marquee will utilize current technology and allow display of announcements, event reminders, and important notices. “The marquee has been nonoperational for a number of years. The sign is vital to display announcements and important notices to our students, families, and community at large,” said BUSD Superintendent Heather Golly. BUS...
More grant money is heading to San Diego County to help anticipate and prepare for future disease outbreaks. The Board of Supervisors approved a $425,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the University of California San Diego, Sept. 10. The newly approved funding adds to another $1.3 million CDC grant received last October as part of the Resilient Shield UCSD Grant Project. The funds will help County Public Health epidemiologists or “disease detectives,” use disease modeling to study what kin...
ESCONDIDO – Graybill Medical Group Inc., a multi-specialty medical group that has been serving Fallbrook, North County San Diego and South Riverside County communities for nearly a century, is terminating its managed services agreement with Palomar Health Medical Group (PHMG), citing inadequate support and response to the aftermath of the May 2024 cyber-attack directed against PHMG. Graybill, which currently employs over 100 physicians and advanced practice providers, s...
