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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San Diego – San Diego Humane Society is calling on community members to ring in the new year in a big way by welcoming a small pet into their home! The organization is attempting to find adopters for the 135 guinea pigs in their care at their campuses in El Cajon, Escondido, Oceanside and San Diego. On Dec. 18, SDHS's Humane Law Enforcement team rescued 51 guinea pigs from an RV home in Ocean Beach after their owner passed away. Once at SDHS shelters, these pets were given m... Full story
An odor control product called Bioxide will be used in the Rainbow Municipal Water District’s wastewater collection system. Rainbow’s board voted 5-0 Dec. 10 to approve a purchase order with Evoqua for the chemical. Rainbow will pay $3.92 per gallon in minimum 2,400-gallon loads for the Bioxide. “It’s really to sequester odors or eliminate odors in our wastewater collection system,” said Rainbow General Manager Jake Wiley. The benefits will be to more than just residents within smelling distance of the sewer system. ...
Happy New Year – let's hope for ideal rose growing weather for 2025. Last winter was wetter than the two previous winters (2022-2023 of 18.79 inches, 2023-2024 of 22.70 inches) which is above the average seasonal precipitation of 13.21 inches for Temecula. The current 2024-2025 season has been significantly drier so far, with only 0.46 inches recorded by mid-December. Temperatures for the first week of January 2025 are expected to be in the high 60s to the mid-high 70s. L...
Fallbrook Regional Health District installed three newly elected members of its board of Directors at its Dec. 11 board meeting. The new directors are Anabel Canseco for Zone 2, Sally DeVito for Zone 4 and Howard Salmon for Zone 5. The oath of office was administered by General Counsel Jeff Scott. Canseco replaces Mike Stanicek, DeVito takes Barbara Mroz's seat and Salmon fills the seat previously held by Terry Brown. All three of their terms run from December 2024 to...
The North County Fire Protection District will be obtaining 11 new advanced life support cardiac monitors. The NCFPD board voted 5-0 Dec. 10 to approve a lease-to-buy contract with Stryker for the cardiac monitors. The total purchase price is $827,534.98, and the fire district will make five annual payments of $184,436.39 with an option to buy the equipment for $1 after five years. “We ended up saving $85,000,” said NCFPD Fire Chief Keith McReynolds. The fire district began its paramedic program in 1990. In December 201...
Hemorrhoidal disease is a common and often debilitating condition affecting millions of people in the United States. Traditionally, hemorrhoids have been treated through invasive surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia and uncomfortable trans-anal suture ligation, but more recently, endovascular hemorrhoid embolization (EHE) has emerged as a less intrusive alternative. A clinical trial study – the highest level of evidence in medicine – published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, “Em...
FALLBROOK – La Paloma Elementary's fourth-grade students recently partnered with volunteers from the Fallbrook community for a hands-on planting project focused on conservation and environmental stewardship. The event brought together students, teachers, and community members to pot a variety of plants for a local land conservancy, blending classroom learning with meaningful, real-world impact. A group of enthusiastic volunteers from the surrounding Fallbrook area visited t...
BONSALL – Bonsall Unified School District has a long history of academic excellence and community engagement. Established in 1895, the district began as a one-room schoolhouse, which still stands on the Bonsall Elementary campus today. Thanks to restoration efforts led by the Bonsall Woman's Club and the Bonsall Education Foundation, the Old Schoolhouse was used for school and community events in 2024 for the first time in decades. Students brought the landmark to life d...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Did you know a Christmas tree can take hundreds of years to decompose in a landfill due to lack of oxygen? San Diego residents can help prevent waste and save landfill space by transforming their old Christmas trees into nutrient rich compost or mulch. When Christmas trees are recycled, they embark on a new journey that benefits the environment and the community. Through processes like mulching or composting, these trees are broken down into valuable organic material that enriches soil with essential n...
Are you interested in becoming a home kitchen operator? The county’s Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ) received a grant from the state to waive permit fees for those who want to operate a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO). MEHKOs are home kitchens that operate as mini restaurants. The opportunity to run a business without the overhead costs and infrastructure required of a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant facility is a game-changer for the existing MEHKOs participants. “There are so...
FALLBROOK – This holiday season, students and staff at D'Vine Path eagerly awaited cheerful festivities and the upcoming new year. To celebrate the winter holidays, students participated in the Christmas parade, exchanged secret santa gifts and they gave back to the community through various donations and volunteering opportunities. Most recently, students at D'Vine Path visited the Fallbrook Senior Center to serenade the audience with Christmas carols. D'Vine Path Executive D...
This is not a sponsored article. Through Healthier Bodies, I will never shy away from sharing healthy products, insight from experts, or ways that I personally, at home, continue to achieve a healthier body. I want all of us to be in the best possible state of health. Are you strolling the alcohol aisles looking for a clean sparkly sip? Here are my top 3 choices! If you're a champagne lover like me, you'll find it fun and like a science experiment determining which zero proof...
Saoimanu Sope / UC Agriculture and Natural Resources The Belden Village Apartments in Clairemont Mesa East of San Diego is home to a diverse population of older adults. Shital Parikh, a UC Master Gardener of San Diego County, took the initiative to build a garden that grows food and encourages residents to spend more time outdoors, getting their hands dirty alongside neighbors. Almost a year ago, Parikh – a UC Master Gardener since 2014 – proposed to develop a community gar...
County public health officials are warning San Diegans not to eat or drink raw milk products or give them to their pets because of the heightened risk for H5N1, or bird flu. Because raw milk and raw milk products are not pasteurized, they can contain harmful pathogens including H5N1 or bacteria like salmonella, toxin producing E. coli. and listeria. All of these can cause severe illness, hospitalization and even death, especially in people who are immunocompromised, the very... Full story
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom announced Dec. 16 that the state has received approval from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its proposed Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) demonstration waiver. The waiver comes after Governor Newsom traveled to Washington, DC to advocate for its approval. “Californians will soon have more support and more people providing support thanks to the approval by the Biden-Harris Administration of Cal...
My family and I moved to Fallbrook some 40 years ago to add a new horticultural adventure to our lives. I wanted to leave the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles and raise my family with clean air, open spaces and practice my horticultural passion of growing trees and flowers. I worked weekends at a top flower shop, Flowers by Michael in Beverly Hills, creating and installing gala events, weddings, and floral displays at flower shows. This exposure to the flower industry gave me...
SAN DIEGO – A growing coalition of land-use leaders and housing advocates are refining a concept to lower the cost of homeownership by building more homes San Diegans can afford. The “small-lot house” is both a traditional approach and a novel idea, more compatible with many of San Diego’s existing communities, and more sustainable and fiscally efficient. The purpose of the initiative is simple: If you can build a home on a smaller lot, it will be cheaper. And San Diego needs more homes. A lot of them. “Buy less land, build a...
SACRAMENTO – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation’s most beloved species – the monarch butterfly – and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery. The service is seeking public input on a proposal to list the species as threatened with species-specific protections and flexibilities to encourage conservation under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Public comments will be accepted on the proposal until March 12, 2025. The service will then evaluate the com...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District board ratified an emergency declaration to repair the pipeline on Beavercreek Lane, Josten Way, and West Fallbrook Street. A 4-0 board Dec. 9, with Jennifer DeMeo absent, approved the emergency declaration made by FPUD general manager Jack Bebee. The ratification allows the work order Bebee negotiated to continue. An emergency is defined as an unexpected occurrence which requires immediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss of essential public services. In the event of an emergency,...
Dry, itchy skin is often associated with the skin condition called eczema (atopic dermatitis). It is marked by being long lasting and flaring up from time to time. For people who have eczema, their irritated skin will look like a rash that might be swollen. Other symptoms include crusting skin, small bumps, thicker skin, dry/cracked skin, and/or raw skin. Eczema can start in early childhood and continue through adulthood, flaring up from time to time. It is not contagious....
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...
WASHINGTON – Operation OD Justice is a DEA initiative born out of a critical need to investigate drug poisoning and overdose deaths across the United States. The initiative, launched in 2021 by DEA’s Los Angeles and San Diego Field Divisions, offers training, resources, and poisoning response coordinators to assist state and local law enforcement as they investigate drug poisonings and overdose deaths. In 2022, OD Justice expanded to all 23 DEA domestic field divisions. Since its nationwide expansion, the DEA has con...
VISTA – Vista Community Clinic reminds individuals and families to prioritize their health by scheduling an annual physical before the year ends. Regular checkups are an important part of staying healthy and catching potential health concerns early. “Annual physicals are for everyone, no matter their age,” said Dr. Sarah Fatland, Chief Medical Officer at VCC. “This visit helps patients establish care, connect with their clinician, and ensure they’re on track with their health goals.” Annual physicals are covered by all insu...
A one-of-a-kind machine that works twice as fast as current practices when testing for diseases is heading for the County of San Diego’s new Public Health Lab, allowing epidemiologists to more effectively fight the spread of diseases. The County Board of Supervisors approved the spending of $240,000 to acquire a Diasorin Liaison XL and supporting supplies and equipment Dec. 10. The golf cart-sized piece of equipment can test for tuberculosis, chickenpox, shingles, measles, mumps and rubella. The faster testing is particularly...
