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Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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On Jan. 11, 80 Assemblymembers and 40 Senators will return to Sacramento for the new 2021-2022 legislative session, which convened Dec. 7. Hundreds of bills will be introduced over the coming weeks. Most won’t be controversial, and many will probably never become law. Most bills must be submitted to the Office of Legislative Counsel by Jan. 22, and Feb. 19 is the final bill introduction deadline for this year. Bills will be referred to their respective committees for hearings...
The source for the subject editorial is Christopher Rufo, identified as “a visiting fellow for domestic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation.” Where he is visiting from is the Discovery Institute. The Discovery Institute is a politically conservative nonprofit think tank that advocates the pseudo-scientific concept of intelligent design (ID). “Though the Discovery Institute describes itself as a think tank ‘specializing in national and international affairs,’ the group's real purpose is to undercut church-state separatio...
Despite the huge setbacks globally in 2020, I am hopeful for 2021. Mostly it’s because of my faith in our people. In America, we are blessed with a wonderfully diverse culture of individuals, including immigrants from other more oppressive countries who believe in our great experiment. One of our challenges leading up to 2020 was our level of prosperity and comfort, then we were hit with a virus that threw us for a loop. As Steven Pinker recently said, “Infectious disease is...
December 30, 2020 While many people in the U.S. complain that their president does not act like a politician, rightfully so, and in fact he is sometimes brash and rude and they don’t like the way he tweets, why are there such large pro-America, pro-Trump rallies in the U.S. of 10,000 to 50,000 people? Unless you are truly a middle-class person, or a “deplorable,” you may not understand it. He’s not only empowered the middle class, but he’s given people who believe in Americ... Full story
EDUCATION COMMENTARY @JarrettStepman / December 17, 2020 Your local school might currently be shut down, but the “great awokening” will continue, pandemic or not—and whether you like it or not. Christopher Rufo, a visiting fellow for domestic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation, reported that the San Diego Unified School District—currently closed and only offering online learning—is conducting so-called white privilege training for its teachers. The training begins with a ‘land acknowledgement,’ in which the teachers... Full story
Twenty-twenty is soon to be over! As the clock ticks toward 2021, my husband reminded me this column was once a light-hearted ramble. Somehow over the months living around the China virus, my lost birthday celebration trip to Europe, multiple stay-at-home edicts mandated unconstitutionally by elected officials, unrestrained violence in our major cities, an unethical national media, coupled with a corrupted election, it appears, I have lost my sense of humor. Actually, this... Full story
The holiday season is traditionally a time of giving. It’s also appropriate at this time of the year to support organizations in our area that reach out to help those in need. Locally, many organizations are available to provide assistance, but these groups depend on all of us for their support, especially during the current pandemic. These organizations include Western Eagle Foundation of Temecula, which assists people throughout Southern California with food, clothing and pe... Full story
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and I think we all are looking forward to the new year. While we have had a hectic 2020, one that we will never forget, I’m starting to look ahead. My theme for 2021 is, “Back to Basics.” I’ll explain a bit more about what I mean in next week’s article, but I think we need to focus on safe communities, quality roads and infrastructure, addressing homelessness, mental health and addiction for families and those who can’t help themse... Full story
I introduced AB 1031 in 2017 to establish the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Fund. The bill allows taxpayers filing their returns to voluntarily ‘check off’ a specified amount to fund wildlife rescue programs. AB 1031 had bipartisan support and was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. California’s nonprofit animal rehabilitation organizations rescue sick, injured and orphaned wildlife and provide them with medical treatment, care, protection and nouri...
Recently, a local mechanic commented on the crime wave in our town. He had been robbed many times in one year. If people read the back of our local paper, they would realize how many car, home, and business burglaries there are weekly. I counted six in three days! The police say they can't be everywhere, not a confidence inspiring response. Tell us what time and where (street). Most crimes seem to happen on about seven or eight roads, Mission, Main, Alvarado, Elder, Alturas, etc. are favorite crime centers. Also I believe,...
After a complete and coordinated media blackout of news that might shed a negative light on the Biden Family and their documented ties to Ukraine, Russia, China, Iran, Khazikstan etc., by the New York Post until after the election. After Senate hearings with Twitter and Facebook CEOs. After most states filed antitrust lawsuits with Google, YouTube, owned by Google, announces it will censor all content that mentions fraud and elections in the same video. It’s tantamount to t...
First, let me say, I am not writing this to change anyone’s mind. I am writing it to express my disdain for the outright abuse of the words many Americans like me cherish. "We are guaranteed the right to ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,’ and this is my life, liberty and pursuit of happiness,” according to an Escondido coffee shop owner who said he intended to keep his business open, as usual, despite lockdown orders from the county and the state. Considering those lockdown restrictions were put in place to prot...
I'm focused on reflection and gratitude this holiday season. As I reflect on the changes brought in 2020, there's a lot I've missed in light of our new normal. I've missed going out to our different communities in District 5 and interacting with all of our wonderful constituents. I've missed our in-person revitalization meetings in the unincorporated areas. I've missed the neighborhood Christmas parades, the lighting of the Christmas trees and everything else the holiday...
In his memoirs, written in the 1940s but not published until after his death, the great economist Ludwig von Mises said, "I set out to be a reformer, but only became the historian of decline." Most people contemplating the political and economic climate of 2020 can probably relate. Many people, frustrated at the loss of liberty and overreach by governments in the single-minded battle to eradicate a virus they don't understand, have reached for George Orwell or Aldous Huxley....
The Employment Development Department has clearly not been up to the task of providing unemployment benefits to the millions of Californians thrown out of work when the COVID-19 pandemic struck That’s why I joined several of my Republican colleagues on Dec. 7, the first day of the new session, to introduce a package of bills aimed at making EDD more efficient and more secure. My bill, AB 24, will ensure that claimants quickly receive decisions about their applications by r...
The subject letter claims the COVID-19 pandemic “is clearly a state issue.” It definitely is not: it is a global issue, and coordination at the international and federal levels would have helped greatly. The 50 states, left to their own devices, went off in 50 different directions with correspondingly different results. The subject letter also says, “Left without national emergency resources by the previous administration, this president reached out to American businesses...” And when was this lack of resources found out? Th...
In full disclosure, I was a 2020 Candidate for Assembly District 75. When I read our current Assembly representative’s article, it was another reminder for me – why I had decided to run to bring change to our representation for AD 75. The article begins: "The holiday season is fast approaching and many are suffering from severe economic distress resulting from the COVID 19 shutdowns, so take a few minutes to see if you have some money coming to you.” Am I actually seeing this? We have been hit by the worst global pande...
As 25-year residents of The Friendly Village, we'd like to share a delightful experience we had recently with the gentlemen known as The Tree Man of Fallbrook, Roger Boddaert. After experiencing heavy damage to our small guest house roof, courtesy of a falling eucalyptus branch, we knew we had some tree work to do. We called Roger and he arrived on the date and time agreed on, spent well over an hour with us assessing the many trees on our property and followed his visit with a precise estimate and recommendation of what...
Last week, when Governor Newsom made the announcement of a new regional approach, I was hopeful. Over the past eight months, I’ve been asking for the focus to be on ICU and hospital capacity and I was glad to see that he finally was changing the focal point. However, once again, he’s missed the mark. The governor and state did not consult with San Diego County and unilaterally implemented a “regional” approach that unfairly puts people out of work. San Diego has roughly...
Anybody who has experienced something of this nature has to deal with and what we all go through: depression, shame, blame, guilt and should have done this or that at the thought that my husband failed to protect the very means that provides for his family. As a wife, I too have married the same hurt and disbelief of what happened after 4 a.m. Nov. 25, when I helped him hook up another gooseneck trailer when he was finally able to make a 3000-mile trip to Texas. So between Nov. 25 and 27, at 5 a.m., when I went to pick my...
Dear Governor Newsom, Can I first congratulate you on your common sense? Someone of your age and robust health can expose himself to COVID-19 with little or no risk. Why not dine indoors with friends sans masks? Magnifique! Meanwhile, your subjects are dutifully following your guidelines. It is up to us to flatten the curve. And we will, with your leadership! What does it matter that a handful of the illuminati sup at a restaurant that is beyond our reach culturally and financially? Would we even know what to order at such...
This letter is in response to the prolific whiner John Terrell’s complaint about the managing of the pandemic. It’s so typical of the Left to blame the federal government, i.e., President Trump, for what is clearly a state issue. Each of the 50 states has managed the virus independently. When President Trump closed the borders, Biden called him a xenophobic; the mask-less Nancy Pelosi invited the world to China Town in San Francisco, while Mayor DeBlasio said to ride the subways and later Governor Cuomo sent the infected pat...
Has shuttering businesses and crushing livelihoods worked to control the virus? Obviously not. If businesses aren’t spreading the virus, what is? Dr. Ghaly, the head of the California’s Health and Human Service Agency, responded to where people are getting the virus; his answer is, “everywhere.” Clearly, the state was missing the mark. Focusing on business sectors provides a false sense of security and is a cause, not a solution, to the spread. Many of the closed and prohibi...
Pizza Hut wants to support the Magdaleno family who lost their daughter, Susy, Nov. 21. Pizza Hut is having a raffle to raise money. Tickets are only $1 and the prize is free Pizza Hut pizza for one year. The winner will be announced on Dec. 24. Pizza Hut will give a large three-topping pizza per week to the winner for a whole year. You can go to Pizza Hut in Fallbrook or call 760-728-5864 to buy tickets. We will collect donations of $10 or more at your home. Any business or residents who would like to donate prizes for...
We just had a wonderful experience at Scrappy’s Tire on South Main Street. We had some issues with our daughter’s tires while she was home from San Francisco. We called Steve and he had us come in right away and took care of the problem within hours. He even took her car for a ride so he could be sure her nine hour trip back to San Francisco would be a safe one. We have lived in this wonderful town for over 35 years and Steve (and his Dad before him) is one of the reasons that makes living here very special. What Steve off...
