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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Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District The bipartisan California Legislative Women’s Caucus was formed in 1985 by nine Democrats and six Republicans. Today, 38 of the Legislature’s 120 members are women – the caucus now includes 14 Senators and 24 Assemblymembers. According to its bylaws, the Legislative Women’s caucus “encourages collegiality, participation in and cooperation among elected women in California government to promote the interests of women, children and families through legislation.” The LWC has just an... Full story
Today it’s raining. You know, the civilized way it does here in California. It would be called a drizzle in Kansas or any other place in the middle west where every drop of precipitation is accompanied by ear-racketing thunder, hair-straightening lightning, followed by torrents of liquid cascading to the earth. Now that’s rain. Here in North County, nature is a bit more polite. She just mucks up our last carwash and streaks the kitchen window, all the while, “the rain... Full story
I hear titles or cliches in my head, often when I think about the real estate marketplace. Titles like “The Fast and the Furious” or phrases like “the devil is in the details.” Sometimes it feels like we’re spinning plates on sticks, praying that none of the plates crash to the ground. Take your eye off the ball and “you’re out!” Sorry about that, I can’t help myself. The fact of the matter is that all those phrases apply to today’s real estate market and the importance of t... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District At our last Board of Supervisors meeting, I brought forth an item directing County staff to explore the creation of an "Agriculture Pass." An Ag Pass can provide limited access during a wildfire or emergency to restricted areas in order to care for agriculture assets such as feeding animals, transporting livestock and irrigating valuable crops. This Board letter comes from the stories I’ve heard from community members during emergencies. Many ranchers and farmers have ignored evacuation o... Full story
For those of you who are being fooled by this EV propaganda, please learn some facts. A typical EV battery weighs 1,000 pounds. It contains 25 pounds of lithium, 60 pounds of nickel, 44 pounds of manganese, 30 pounds cobalt, 200 pounds of copper, and 400 pounds of aluminum, steel, and plastic. Inside are over 6,000 individual lithium-ion cells. Lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt, copper, aluminum, steel, plastic, all those toxic components come from mining. For instance, to manufacture each EV auto battery, you must process... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 This year California observed AG Day Tuesday, March 23, a day we celebrate our state’s unique contributions to the nation’s food supply. California has been recognized as the country’s number one agricultural state for over 60 years, supplying about 50% of our fruit, vegetables and nuts. AG Day gives me an opportunity to remind my Northern California colleagues of this region’s significance in maintaining our agricultural leadership. According to the San Diego County Farm Bureau, San Die... Full story
I’m a very logical thinker. As a real estate professional that is mostly good because it keeps me focused on what is measurable and true. Real estate, however, for the consumer is a very emotional process. When the market is spinning as fast as it currently is, the emotion of real estate can get in the way of what is logical, measurable, and true. Back to the simple math of real estate; $1,000,000 less 4% is $960,000; $1,200,000 less 6% is $1,128,000. Those four numbers are t... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher Well we can all breathe a sigh of relief now that the New York Times has blessed the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story, “Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad,” published Oct. 14, 2020, as true. In the New York Times story “Hunter Biden Paid Tax Bill, but Broad Federal Investigation Continues,” dated March 16, 2022, the emails now have their blue fact check of approval. The New York Times was able to confirm that emails on the laptop were auth... Full story
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News If you are reading this in the newspaper there is a solid chance you are a grownup. A grownup is anyone over 60, and quite possibly, like me, a Super-Senior, which is anyone over 75. The reason I mention age is, unless you are a Super-Senior, you will probably not know the guy I’m about to discuss. The first time I recall hearing Arthur Godfrey play was on one of his many television shows on CBS. It must have been somewhere in the middle 1950’s. Between his rakish voice... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 Californians are fed up with the state’s inability to deal with homelessness. With 12% of the nation’s population, we have 30% of its homeless and 47% of the total unsheltered population. In recent years, we have thrown $17 billion at the problem, yet there are no appreciable results. In fact, the situation has grown much worse; we have become a national embarrassment. It’s way past time to find real solutions. This session, my caucus in Sacramento has introduced a comprehensive bill packa... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District Last week, I had the opportunity to visit two wonderful North County communities, Palomar Mountain and Sunshine Summit to see their newly renovated fire stations! Fire Station 79 opened with new living quarters for firefighters serving Palomar Mountain. The $4 million project includes new sleeping quarters, a kitchen and dining room, a dayroom, and a laundry room. Later in the day, I traveled to one of San Diego County’s most remote fire stations at Sunshine Summit, along state Route 79 n... Full story
I ran across an interesting article when the headline caught my attention. The headline read..."The Useful Idiot Strategy Of The Left." So, before any of you come out attacking me for being mean, or telling me what a wonderful person you are and how awful I am, you need to look at the writings and organizing of Alinsky, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and currently Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. When I first read the title I thought, wow this is a little derogatory, although we do have many uneducated people and call them... Full story
I want to say “Thank you” to our great paramedics. On Feb. 19, I was in need of an ambulance. In minutes, they were at my home. The care I received was wonderful. Our fire department is the best. Jayne Hernandez... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 Every day, gasoline prices set a new record. While some of the recent increase is attributed to uncertainty following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices have been shooting up for over a year and there’s no end in sight. That is why I am supporting legislation to suspend the gas tax and I joined a bipartisan group of legislators urging the Governor to take advantage of California’s abundant inland natural resources. Instead, the Governor has offered only partial relief and tax rebat... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher It’s now confirmed, more than a year after the Federal Cybersecurity agency declared the “2020 presidential election was a perfectly secure vote,” that there were serious irregularities, unconstitutional rule changes, illegal ballot harvesting and Iranians have now been indicted for their hacking to influence the election. No matter what, it was far from a perfect election. It likely won’t change the past, even though there were over 1,000 affidavits signed under penalty of perjury. People were berated... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District It's inexcusable to see pictures of gas prices in the $6 and $7 range. I cannot stand by and let San Diegans suffer while Sacramento politicians build up their coffers. I admit this is a short-term problem and longer solutions need to be looked into, like America becoming less dependent on foreign nations but, that’s a federal issue. In the meantime, San Diegans need help and it’s time for Sacramento bureaucrats to step up. Last week, I submitted a Board letter to the County Board of Sup... Full story
The brief answer to the subject letter’s rhetorical question is no. We’re recovering from a major pandemic, our government thwarted an attempted coup, we’re in the midst of a global economic inflation, and we’re feeling the increasing economic costs of climate change. But we have the resilience to survive and will once again thrive. But some things must change. First of all, nostalgia for the “good old days” is counter-productive: we need to concentrate on producing the future that is our birthright. Science and technology... Full story
Politics and real estate are not mutually exclusive. Most everything that happens in politics which becomes governance, impacts property. I am reminded of the Realtor Code of Ethics Preamble that begins: “Under all is the land. Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated ownership depend the survival and growth of free institutions and of our civilization.” Much of what I grew up believing is being challenged today, and if I am completely honest, has been challenged as far... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher The California legislature supermajority of Democrats, not immune from pharmaceutical contributions, has introduced the most pro-pharmaceutical, oppressive, and strictest set of COVID-19 bills to date in the nation, including outlawing doctors’ freedom of speech. Become a goose stepper or else! Science doesn’t matter. A goose stepper – according to the Urban Dictionary – is someone who blindly follows a political or religious movement for the sake of nationalism or imposing their views onto others.... Full story
Last week, I sent a letter to Governor Newsom and the California Public Utilities Commission to immediately implement measures to alleviate rising energy costs. The State of California is expected to have at least a $45.7 billion budget surplus in 2022. These are taxpayer dollars that should be used to lower the energy bills for all San Diegans. You can read the letter below and I will keep you updated on the progress. Dear Governor Newsom, As Supervisor of the Fifth District representing North San Diego County, I am writing... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 Assembly Bill 1031, which I introduced in 2017, is having a big impact on the welfare of California’s native wildlife. The bill provides funding to help injured, orphaned or sick wildlife receive care and rehabilitation provided by nonprofit rehabilitation organizations throughout the state. Through the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Fund set up under AB 1031, taxpayers can voluntarily check off a deductible contribution when they file their individual state tax returns. On a d... Full story
We have been engaged in nation-building most of my life, trying to bring democracy to failing nations whose people had little understanding of liberty, much less any interest in becoming a "free people." But the plight of the Ukrainians seems eerily familiar to our unique history, a haunting similarity to our beginnings. In 2014, tens of thousands of Ukrainians stood in Kyiv's Independence Square in defiance of the long arm of Moscow's authoritarianism. Determined to throw off the shackles of communism, they dawned their new... Full story
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News The impetus to restart my visits to the gym happened after I saw a picture of a pudgy woman standing behind two cute grandkids. At that moment, it hit me all over again. It was that picture that forced me to take that one-big-step that holds us all back. I opened the front glass door and walked into the gym. I will have had eight daily visits before this column hits ink. Even though I will be in Anchorage for two weeks, I did the one thing “I feared the most.” Yeah, I r... Full story
My name is Amber. Jim was my older brother. He was loved! On Oct. 3, 2021, James (Jim) Rose was reported to have walked down your street prior to 12:20 in the afternoon. He was found deceased in Fallbrook Community Center at the intersection of East Fallbrook and McDonald Road. This would be directly behind the thrift shop. He was wearing blue jeans and a dark hoodie. White male, age 64, 234 pounds, wearing glasses. possibly carrying a blue and white rope. If you witnessed him walking, saw him with anyone, or witnessed... Full story
This appeal was up close and personal many years ago when the depression hit and countless people of all classes were hurt. Recovery was slow and difficult, but it happened. Now we ask ourselves “Brother, can you spare some time?” Can you give a little to make big things happen? That is the question. Come join a community effort on March 27 to help ready the community for the annual Avocado Festival. Destination Fallbrook on April 27 is our opportunity to put Fallbrook on the path for increased tourism, a goal that has bee... Full story
