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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WASHINGTON – Rep. Darrell Issa, CA-48, and Rep. Juan Vargas, CA-52, re-introduced legislation to place 700 acres of sacred land into a Pala Band of Mission Indians tribal trust. “This bipartisan legislation will preserve a 700-acre span of sacred tribal land and ensure the protection of timeless heritage, culture, tradition, and history,” Issa said. “I am proud to join my friend Rep. Vargas and provide the Pala Band of Mission Indians with new stewardship and the ability to manage and preserve their historical land into th... Full story
A Gallup survey from 2017 concluded there are 750 million people worldwide that, if given the opportunity, would permanently move to another country. The survey also concluded that for 21% of those, the country of choice is the United States; 158 million people would move to the United States if given the opportunity to do so. That is an astonishing number. It is unconscionable to demonize any of these people who are simply seeking a better life for themselves and their families. (source: https://news.gall... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District In 2014, voters approved a $7.5 billion water bond, which included $2.7 billion for construction of new dams and reservoirs. Unfortunately, few projects are underway, or even being planned. Our largest dams and reservoirs were built before 1979, most between 1945 and 1968, when our population was less than half its current size. I have long supported efforts to increase water storage and conveyance capacity, to expand water recycling, and increase use of desalination. However, bureau... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District San Diego County’s Regional Transportation agency’s (SANDAG) latest transportation plan is designed to make driving so expensive that you succumb to public transportation. In addition to the current gas tax and registration fees, SANDAG’s plan adds three new half-cent sales tax increases, over 800 miles of San Diego County freeway lanes converted to toll lanes, and a mileage tax for every mile driven to pay for their $165 billion public mass transit plan. SANDAG’s new plan refuses to buil... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher We have some problems affecting our little hamlet. Those of us who aren’t involved every day in county business or going through the court system may not realize it. We’re too busy with our jobs and our lives, but we have problems. First one is that with SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) we are being taxed without representation. This group gets together and decides which projects will be funded. Well, San Diego and Chula Vista, since they have 50% of the county’s population, pretty much... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District Over the past year, I've been working to stop the placement of Sexually Violent Predators. While we've been successful at stopping most from being placed in our communities, the state continues to try and dump more SVPs in San Diego County. There are certain stipulations when it comes to the proposed placements of SVPs. Currently, SVPs are not allowed to be placed near public or private schools but can be placed near a homeschool. I believe homeschools should be treated exactly the same as... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District I've officially begun my second term on the County Board of Supervisors. While we’ve accomplished a lot in the past four years, we know there is more work to be done. Here are some of my top priorities that I will be focused on for my second term in office. 1. Safety: I will do everything I can to protect North County. We are going to make sure our law enforcement officials are funded and have the resources and tools they need. My office will continue to work to stop the placement of S... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher In previous pieces in this series, as well as other editorials over the past year, we’ve learned that with Critical Race Theory, race is primary rather than individuality, even though some proponents believe race does not biologically exist (like gender). Race is just a social construct, but how we identify with race is what shapes our lives, and yet “Whiteness” equals “racist.” Nevertheless, people are divided and reduced to categories of “Blackness” and “Whiteness.” After being judged primarily by the... Full story
Re: Inflation. Maynard is at it again, waxing eloquent, but woefully misinformed. No, Biden isn't taking your life savings, neither is he responsible for the inflation that is the cause. The mega-corporations are the culprits. Ever-increasing food costs? Look at the record profits of Amazon, Walmart. and other major food dealers. High priced gas, diesel, and other petroleum products? Just look at Big Oil: Shell, Exxon Mobil, and a few others also recording record profits. Also, note that inflation is a global phenomenon. All... Full story
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News Just last Saturday I was driving my cute coupe south on Mission Road to the 76. As usual on this particular stretch of the road, cars were training down the road in single file in front and behind me. FYI, I was driving the speed limit. We were on our way to meet our new friends for lunch before they pack up and return to Washington state with their AKC bloodhound. As a side note, and after re-reading the dog’s earned credentials (unlike the Sussex’s who were gifted the... Full story
The year was 1979; I was a young father with a fledgling family with little interest in the intramural skirmishes of Washington politics. Our economy was sinking faster than the January sun in a Nebraskan sky. And yet, instead of fixing our freefalling economy, President Carter was preoccupied with his pet projects like lowering the maximum speed limit to 55 mph. Millions of American lives were irreparably harmed by Carter's missteps, and my family was among them! This was my first glimpse of what lies beyond the far side of... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District Most business of the Legislature is conducted by committees. Committees have jurisdiction over specific policy areas, and usually have a Democratic chair and Republican vice chair. Most legislation must pass several committees before a final vote on the Assembly floor. This session, Assembly Speaker Rendon has appointed me to six standing committees. Ensuring access to affordable healthcare, including covering pre-existing conditions, expanding mental health/substance use disorder... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher As we celebrate Memorial Day and honor the memory of all our veterans who have given everything they have for this country, it’s important that we each continue to be diligent to protect our freedoms from within, not only for our children but also for those veterans and their children and grandchildren. In review, as we have been looking at Critical Race Theory (CRT, “Theory,” “Ethnic Studies,” “Woke” or “Identity Politics”) the last couple of weeks, we have learned it is counter to Martin Luther Kin... Full story
My goal in college was to get all A’s in my major (mathematics) and the best I had time for in my other classes. It turned out to be A’s, B’s, and some C’s. I came this (-) close to meeting my goal. My single worst grade was a solitary D and it came in a relatively easy undergraduate class I had to take in my junior year (1970). The professor to 200+ students was convinced (as were millions of others) that we were experiencing the start of an ice age. I believed it too; it was in the news quite frequently. It was broadca... Full story
So here we go again. It’s raining like crazy and the State’s water reservoirs are rapidly filling up. Shasta and Oroville, the largest two, are capturing huge volumes of water because, at least for now, there is room behind the dams. It’s mind boggling really. On Jan. 14, 2023, in a one-day period, enough water flowed into Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville to supply all of Fallbrook and Rainbow customers for nearly six years. (Source: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/reportapp/javareports?name=RES) Currently reservoir capacity is such... Full story
Saturday I was driving downtown and observed a man urinating on the roadside. Then I went to the Chamber of Commerce to complain and was told that it is an issue with the County. My next stop was Jackie Heyneman Park and I discovered that the porta potty and handwashing station had been removed from the Pico Promenade. I went to the Sheriff station and it is unmanned on weekends. Everyone needs to contact the Sheriff, and Jim Desmond, our County Supervisor. Fallbrook now looks like Tijuana enough that we don't need people... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District Last week, the Governor introduced his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. The final budget must be approved by the Legislature no later than June 15 and must be signed into law by June 30. The new 2023-2024 fiscal year begins July 1. Budget bright spots include funding for mental health services, including preventing cuts for service providers for the developmentally disabled. The budget increases safety net services for individuals like those with autism spectrum disorders... Full story
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News Welcome to 2023. This past holiday season was one of our best. It started with a 5-night cruise to Cabo with the grandkids returning just in time for Santa’s silly Christmas stockings. We both got a bar of perfumed soap, his is rose scented from Paris while my gardenia bar is from London. Santa brought a bottle of floral scented Poo-Pourri, a new shaving brush, hand lotion, and an elaborate Imperial Rose Jewelry Box in blue enamel with gold filigree, a DVD of “Mrs. Har...
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District On Jan. 4, 80 Assemblymembers and 40 Senators returned to Sacramento for the 2023-2024 legislative session. 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. 20, and Feb. 17 is the final bill introduction deadline. Bills will be referred to their respective committees for hearings in March or April, where many will be amended s... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher The collapse of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin during an NFL Monday Night Football game was a shocking and sad event with national attention. Medical professionals provided immediate support on the field, and prayers started. Why are doctors and experts attributing Hamlin's heart problems and sudden collapse to everything but the COVID shot he and others were forced to take despite the number of young athlete deaths? It's the new normal for the healthiest young people on the planet to drop dead and... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District Last week, nearly 1,000 migrants were dropped off at transit stations across San Diego County. It was heartbreaking and shows the immigration mess we have on our hands. Here’s how it works. People from around the world come across our southern border and ask for asylum. If they're deemed qualified for a hearing, they're given a court date in the future (sometimes years). Federal law only allows Border Patrol agents to keep these asylum seekers for a limited time. When that time expires, t... Full story
I really appreciated your article on Jan. 5, 2023, of an “educator” asking nine specific questions of Superintendent Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez concerning the failings of Fallbrook schools. I suggest all parents and taxpayers read this article to get a good idea of what you aren’t getting for your money. My very quick background: my mother was a high school teacher most of her life. I got my credentials for secondary English in 1973. After substituting before and after, I realized how quickly the schools were slipping into low s... Full story
Tim O’Leary Special to the Village News Hello, again, dear reader. Until recently, I’d simply could not grasp the concept of being ‘Born again.’ Now I understand. A new day has dawned. I finally have an inkling as to how Rip Van Winkle felt when he awoke from his deep sleep. I think I know how Lazarus felt when Christ summoned him from the tomb. I have a recollection of how I felt when I burst from my mother’s womb. I felt that reawakening during the recent fete in which the Pechanga tribe and the city of Temecula marked th... Full story
Biden's economy is devouring the life savings of millions of American families like swarms of locusts descending on a wheat field after two years of unprecedented deficit spending and the Democrat's relentless war on fossil fuels. When Trump left office, inflation was hovering around 1.4 %, and today it has risen to a staggering 7.75 %! While Biden and his doting lackeys are high-fiving each other over the modest improvement from last month's inflation report, most Americans are wondering how they will pay for the necessities... Full story
Maynard strikes (out) again. He starts off with a reference to the “stench of societal decay,” as if it had something to do with the Democratic Party. I told him in no uncertain terms last week, that stink is from the character assassination and endless gaslighting originating in the Republican outhouse. Right now, Maynard wants to downplay how badly the Republican Party blew it in the 2020 election. The far right power brokers who finance their political campaigns got what they thought they wanted in overturning Roe v Wad... Full story
