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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Katie Cadiao County of San Diego Communications Office A new county program now in place allows San Diegans in the county's unincorporated area to remove unwanted graffiti from their property free of charge. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the initiative in January. The first graffiti abatement occurred last week when contractors removed extensive graffiti damage from the side of a building along Campo Road in Spring Valley. The previous policy required the... Full story
Frank Brines ARS Master Rosarian Wow, talk about a “change in the weather!” This winter has seen an additional 10” of rain in Temecula compared with last winter (December thru March). While that bodes well for water available to drive growth, we've also seen lower average high temperatures. While last winter's highs tracked the historic average (with some days getting as warm as 84o), each month's highs this season have averaged 8o to 10o below normal. (“Normal” is usually the average for the previous 20-30 years, depending...
Village News/Jerry Kalman photos FALLBROOK – Blooming flowers are everywhere at the Fallbrook Land Conservancy’s Palomares House. Recent heavy rains are treating the community with extensive blooms and they, in turn, attract bees that pollinate the flowers to ensure there should be another riot of color next year like there is now. Volunteers and staff use FLC’s sculpture garden along South Stage Coach Lane as the place where they encourage and cultivate this natural habitat for native and drought tolerant plants. The score...
Roger Boddaert Special to the Village News In the community of Carlsbad exists 100 years of cultivated flora history and, today, ranunculus flowers grow in profusion on that land to anoint the earth with vibrant colorful flowers in springtime. The land has supported vegetables and gladiolus blooms for years and is now dedicated to the ranunculus flowers from Asia Minor on 50 acres of prime real estate. The grounds are now set aside as an agricultural preserve and will remain...
Dr. Gary Weitzman Special to the Village News At San Diego Humane Society, animal sheltering is about more than just cats and dogs. The organization cares for a wide range of animals including neonatal kittens, senior dogs with medical needs, horses and pigs, baby hummingbirds – even bobcats, bears and a resident pygmy hippo. This year in particular, the spotlight is shining on small pets. According to the Lunar New Year, 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. Last year alone, m...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Bonsall Unified School District board met Wednesday, March 15, and included approval of a change order for Phase II of the Bonsall Elementary School operational traffic improvements. The board’s 5-0 vote adds $19,475 to the contract with Wier Construction Corporation, bringing the total contract amount to $315,794. The change order covers additional work associated with an underground pipe conflict and a curb cut modification. The operational traffic improvements are intended to relieve t...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced March 14 that her office is addressing the intersection of homelessness and crime by leading the effort to develop technology that can quickly locate suitable shelter beds for individuals experiencing homelessness, improving on the process that’s currently in place. The proposed technology would mobilize a more efficient county response, providing access to comprehensive and centralized information about the capacity, quantity, and availability of she...
FALLBROOK – D'Vine Path has been offering vocational education to adults with disabilities since its initial inception in 2019. At D'Vine Path, students have the opportunity to gain professional and personal skills in order to work towards becoming more independent and obtaining a job. According to the CDC, autism spectrum disorder is the most common disability in the United States; 85% of the individuals with ASD are unemployed. D'Vine Path works to change these statistics a...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office Federal, state, and county health officials are urging pregnant women to get blood tests and treatment if needed to keep them from infecting their unborn child with a dangerous, sometimes deadly, and almost completely preventable disease – syphilis. "You may not even know that you are infected with syphilis and unknowingly pass it on to your unborn child," said County Public Health Officer Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M...
Shelby Ramsey Special to the Village News Most people are familiar with chiropractic care, where a trained and educated specialist uses their hands or a small instrument to adjust the spine in order to reduce nerve interference, relieve pain, and improve body function. But how many have heard of Cranial Facial Release – a chiropractic adjustment "above the neck" specifically targeting the cranium? An expert on this intriguing topic is chiropractor Dr. Adam Del Torto, who s...
Hannah Hanford Village News Intern Mental health advocate Erin Kameiko held a mothers support meeting in Fallbrook March 16. Kameiko is a resident of Carlsbad with a background of experience in mental health as well as nonprofit consulting. In addition to this, she has a masters degree in marital and family therapy. She came up with the concept of her nonprofit, “Mom’s Pillow,” in 2022. With Kameiko having an interest in how everyone has a story to tell, it led her on a journey not only as a mom but as a mentor to guide...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office County public health officials are encouraging at-risk San Diegans to get simple blood or skin tests to find out if they may unknowingly have a tuberculosis infection as the world observed World Tuberculosis Day Friday, March 24. Public health officials estimate that 175,000 San Diegans could be walking around with a hidden – but curable – tuberculosis infection. People with “latent” TB infections have no symptoms and cannot infect others. However, if that person...
Roger Boddaert Horticulturist/Arborist My life has been dedicated to enhancing the earth by planting thousands of trees for the good of the planet, its people, and our community. Here are a few simple rules for planting a tree: 1. Pick the right tree for the right place and environmentally correct. 2. The site selection is critical, one with at least six hours of sunlight. 3. Some trees are evergreen, and some are deciduous in winter 4. Fall through winter and spring are... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Land Conservancy endorsed an effort by the Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District to change water suppliers, from the San Diego County Water Authority to the Eastern Municipal Water District. The switch is expected to save Fallbrook and Rainbow ratepayers an estimated $7.6 million a year, according to an independent analysis conducted for the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission. The governing commission of LAFCO, which is charged with overseeing boundary c...
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) released a new website this month to provide an enhanced, modernized web experience for both the public and employees. Within the redesigned website, users can navigate content easily to access information about Cal Fire’s current incidents, wildfire preparedness, fire prevention, hiring and recruitment, and more. The redesign was driven by analytics and site visits and was created to enhance the user experience for all Californians – repre...
FALLBROOK – Non-profit conservation group California Trout has begun construction on a Sandia Creek Drive bridge replacement and fish passage project in San Diego County. The project removes the last remaining barrier to the migration of endangered Southern steelhead trout in the Santa Margarita River. In the process, the project will replace the existing bridge, a flood hazard that becomes completely submerged during heavy rains, with a new steel bridge. Designed with c...
The human body is a marvel. How the body transforms over the course of an individual's life is one of its more remarkable qualities, and those changes never cease, even as individuals near retirement age. The changes associated with aging include physical transformations but also more subtle shifts the naked eye cannot see. For example, metabolism slows as individuals grow older, and aging also can lead to a decrease in bone density and muscle mass. These changes affect how me...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the American public of a sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine. Xylazine, also known as “Tranq,” is a powerful sedative that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved for veterinary use. “Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has every faced, fentanyl, even deadlier,” said DEA Administrator Milgram. “DEA has seized xylazine and fentanyl mixtures in 48 of 50 States. The DEA Laboratory System is reporting t...
Jackie Noble San Diego Humane Society Spring in San Diego means many things: the blooming of flower fields in Carlsbad, fascinating "grunion runs" where the silvery fish take over beaches at night and – for San Diego Humane Society – the start of the busiest time of year: baby season. Kittens need an incredible amount of attention to survive during their first weeks of life – attention that their mother usually provides. But for thousands of orphaned kittens in San Diego each...
Ching Lee California Farm Bureau Federation Considering the waning profitability of almonds and walnuts, pistachio growers are upbeat about prospects for the state’s current “it” crop. More rainfall this season has eased the multiyear drought, with improved water allocations for farms. The colder winter has also provided adequate chilling hours for pistachio trees to produce flowers and fruit. With more pistachio trees coming online this year, growers appear on pace to produce a record crop that could top 1.2 billion pound...
Spring is a season of renewal. When the flowers are blooming and the trees are budding and the weather is pleasantly warm, people often feel inspired to make changes around their homes. Work may begin with culling belongings and organizing essentials. There is debate regarding where the practice of "spring cleaning" originated. Some researchers link it to certain religious groups. It has long been an ancient Jewish custom to thoroughly clean a house in preparation for the...
FALLBROOK – Staff from the Fallbrook Substation participated in the Meals on Wheel Food delivery service in the Fallbrook and Bonsall communities, Wednesday, March 8. Taking part in this project were Lt. Aldo Hernandez, Crime Prevention Specialist Heather Mitchell and Deputy Michael Albrecht. Meals on Wheels has been providing food delivery to seniors 60 and over for more than 60 years. They also provide dog and cat food thanks to a generous donation from the Helen Woodward A...
SAN DIEGO – Imagine if harried parents could get the scientific and clinical expertise of a pediatrician just by walking only a few steps next door. That's the premise of a new podcast, The Pediatrician Next Door, by Dr. Wendy Hunter, M.D., a Fallbrook resident. She brings decades of experience in emergency and primary pediatric care to answer burning questions that parents are reluctant to ask. "In the emergency room, I saw a great many frustrated parents and their kids w...
Dr. Amit Arwindekar Medical Director, UnitedHealthcare Global With spring break coming up soon, many California residents may be planning a getaway to visit with family and friends in other parts of the country or to explore an international destination. While spring-time travel can be a chance to reconnect with loved ones or visit someplace new, it can also present challenges. Any number of factors can lead to packed airports, and bad weather can cause annoying delays and cancellations. What’s more, nearly one in 10 i...
FALLBROOK – The Elizabeth Hospice is offering “Introduction to Grief and Loss,” a four-week workshop for people in the community who have experienced the loss of a loved one in the past year. Sessions will take place every Tuesday from April 4 through April 25 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. via Zoom. There is no cost to attend. Participants are expected to attend all four sessions. Space is limited and registration is required. RSVP by March 28 to [email protected] or 833-349-2054. “One of life’s greatest challenges is coping with...
