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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City News Service An algae bloom in Lake Elsinore prompted the city and state to suspend all recreational activity until further notice to minimize exposure to the green slime Friday, Aug. 19. According to the California Water Resources Control Board, the bloom appeared last week and poses a potential health threat to people and pets. "No swimming" signs have been posted around the water, with additional warnings not to let dogs drink from the lake or eat scum washing up on sh...
The Associated Press Timelines for repair of flash flood damage to roads in California's vast desert wilderness parks are being extended even as monsoonal rains cause new problems along with unseasonal plant and animal activity. Joshua Tree National Park was hit Tuesday, Aug. 16, by a massive rainstorm concentrated in the southern area of the park and road crews were working to assess and repair damage that closed several roads, a statement said Wednesday, Aug. 17. It was the...
Sam Metz and Felicia Fonseca Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY – Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now just caked mud and rock as climate change makes the Western U.S. hotter and drier. More than two decades of drought have done little to deter the region from diverting more water than flows through it, depleting key reservoirs to levels that now jeopardize water delivery and hydropower production. Cities and farms in seven U.S. states are b...
Tracy DeFore County of San Diego Communications Office The Registrar of Voters has mailed over 1.9 million postcards to registered voters in San Diego County listing voting options for the Nov. 8, 2022, Statewide General Election. Every active registered voter will automatically receive a ballot in the mail and will have three options for returning that ballot: by mail, to one of the Registrar’s secure ballot drop box locations, or at any vote center. Ballots begin going o...
SAN DIEGO – With the inflation rate sitting at a four-decade high, Feeding San Diego is facing increased operating costs across nearly all aspects of the organization, including purchasing food, transporting donated food, energy for cold storage, and other costs including fuel, wages, and even vehicle maintenance seeing significant increases. The cost of purchased food alone is up 20% for the organization, testing its ability to provide as much food assistance as needed t...
VISTA – Soroptimist International of Vista and North County Inland has donated $1,000 from the club's general fund to aid Ukrainian refugees in Hungary and Ukraine through Soroptimist International of Europe's War Zone Initiative projects. The money was wired directly to Soroptimist International of Szombathely (Hungary) which will use it to provide families who have fled the war in Ukraine with basic medical supplies. Many Soroptimist clubs in Hungary, Poland, Romania and M...
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office Cal Fire San Diego acquired an exclusive-use SIKORSKY CH-54A Type 1 helicopter to add to the region's resources in the event of a wildfire. "The new Type 1 helicopter significantly bolsters our local air attack arsenal. It can drop about seven times as much water as the existing County firefighting helicopters," said Jeff Collins, San Diego County Fire director. A Type 1 is the most powerful helicopter in County...
Village News Staff The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance from the NCFPD in the recovery of a missing person found in the Santa Margarita River, Aug. 7 at 8:47 p.m. A body had been found in some bushes in the river and SDSO requested help retrieving him out of the water. The call was upgraded to a full water rescue response when it was discovered that the person was still alive. NCFPD PIO John Choi said crews arrived on scene and hiked out to the patient requiring a Stokes Basket rescue. After the r...
Chuck Westerheide County of San Diego Communications Office San Diego County Fire has accepted a transfer of responsibility for fire protection and emergency medical services in Ramona. The deal benefits the community, the Ramona Municipal Water District and County Fire. The 40,000 people in Ramona are already seeing increased personnel in fire stations. The county has provided an additional crew member on two fire engines in the area. The idea is to increase fire services...
Coastal Roots Farm is a nonprofit community farm and education center in Encinitas built on land indigenous to the Kumeyaay and Luiseño peoples (Luiseno are indigenous to Fallbrook). The farm has been able to reach far beyond its coastal roots to connect with Indigenous/Native families throughout the county to deliver farm-based educational programs and offer organic food distributions. From May 2021 to March 2022, they were able to donate more than 70,000 pounds of fresh, organic fruit, vegetables, herbs, and protein-rich... Full story
Chuck Westerheide County of San Diego Communications Office The County of San Diego was awarded $6 million in Proposition 47 grant funding that will be used to help people returning to their communities after serving time in county jails. The financial support is earmarked for those leaving custody who have a history of behavioral health needs and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The county will also leverage an additional $4 million for a total program of $10...
The Associated Press SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Marine Corps will keep its new amphibious combat vehicle – a kind of seafaring tank – out of the water while it investigates why two of the vehicles ran into trouble off Southern California's coast this week amid high surf, military officials said Wednesday, July 20. No Marines or sailors were injured when one of the vehicles rolled onto its side Tuesday, July 19 in waves that were unusually high because of a storm in the south...
San Diego County Fire has accepted a transfer of responsibility for fire protection and emergency medical services in Ramona. The deal benefits the community, the Ramona Municipal Water District and County Fire. The 40,000 people in Ramona are already seeing increased personnel in fire stations. The County has provided an additional crew member on two fire engines in the area. The idea is to increase fire services and staffing at Ramona’s three fire stations to regionally acceptable levels. Ramona Fire Station 80 had three c... Full story
Ava Sarnowski Valley News Intern A transformative three-part refurbishment is now underway at Temecula Community Recreation Center, the largest community center in Temecula that serves more than 235,000 people annually, according to Temecula city officials. Phase 1 of the refurbishment at Ronald Reagan Sports Park, 30875 Rancho Vista Road in Temecula, will consist of a full repair, updating the building to fit current standards, as well as needed maintenance. Phases 2 and 3 will focus on expansion and other improvements...
SAN DIEGO – A 64-year-old incarcerated man was arrested and booked on Jan. 25, 2021, by the San Diego Police Department. He was at the Vista Detention Facility. From late January 2021 though March of 2021, the man was in and out of the hospital for several medical concerns. On June 23, 2021, the man was again admitted to a hospital for additional medical issues where he stayed for more than a year, a Sheriff spokesperson said. On July 21, 2022, the man was compassionately released, transferred to a different part of the h...
WASHINGTON – The FCC’s Robocall Response Team announced July 21 that the Enforcement Bureau has ordered phone companies to stop carrying traffic regarding a known robocall scam marketing auto warranties. The calls are coming from Roy Cox, Jr., Aaron Michael Jones, their Sumco Panama companies, and international associates. Building on FCC action earlier this month, all U.S. voice service providers must now take all necessary steps to avoid carrying this robocall traffic. This operation is also the target of an ongoing investi...
SAN DIEGO – Against the tragic backdrop of a historic conflict in Europe, Fallbrook will unite with millions around the globe to promote the timely theme “Pursue Peace” as they participate in a six-part annual event scheduled for July and August 2022. “The conventions continuously benefit us,” said Gabriel Mejia, who along with his wife and four children, plans to attend the convention throughout the summer. "We specifically look forward to this convention about peace because wherever we look around the world, we see a lac... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Last Thursday, July 21, at about 7:45 p.m., deputies from the Vista Gang Enforcement Team attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a blue Honda Civic for unsafe speeds at Civic Center Drive and Sierra Verde in the city of Vista. The vehicle, driven by Francisco Castro, 22, failed to yield, resulting in a vehicle pursuit, a Sheriff’s spokesperson explained. During the pursuit, several objects were allegedly thrown out of the window including illegal drugs and a black handgun, he said. The black handgun was later reco...
Michael Phillis and Suman Naishadham The Associated Press Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural, chaparral-lined hills of San Diego County. He’s lived there for 21 years and evacuated twice. That’s why he fiercely opposed a plan to build more than 1,100 homes in a fire-prone area, which he said would be difficult to evacuate safely. Brown sits on the local planning commission, and he said the additional people would clog the road out. “It’s a very rough area,” Brown said. “We have...
FALLBROOK – An obviously disgruntled woman made life unpeaceful for a while Monday night, July 25 near Alva Lane and East Alvarado Street. According to the San Diego County Sheriff Watch Commander, the woman drove onto someone’s driveway and started shouting. Then she had a knife and continued shouting. Several units responded to the call that came in early evening on Monday, July 25. The Watch Commander said all ended well, and the woman wasn’t arrested. She was briefly brought in for evaluation and released. No one was i... Full story
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced July 12 that 32-year-old defendant Craig Blas, a repeat criminal offender, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a number of felony counts including possession of fentanyl for sale with an allegation of being personally armed with a firearm; possession of methamphetamine for sale with an allegation of being personally armed with a firearm; possession of a firearm by possessor of controlled substance; possession of a f...
SACRAMENTO – The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) announced $11 million in new community partnerships to expand outreach and education on the use of Gun Violence Restraining Orders – or “red flag laws” – to families, schools and communities most at risk for gun violence. Announced earlier this month by Governor Gavin Newsom, this 18-month campaign includes the gun violence prevention community movement: ● $5 million to the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence in grants to local communi...
SACRAMENTO – Enough trash to fill trash bags lining the entire California coastline twice over. That's how much trash has been removed in the first year of Governor Gavin Newsom's Clean California initiative. In just the first 12 months since the $1.1 billion multiyear cleanup effort began last July, Clean California has removed 12,700 tons of trash – which would fill enough trash bags to line the California coastline two times – from California's roadways, funded 231 proje...
County News Center County of San Diego Communications Office The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency selected Lucero Chavez Basilio, an experienced representative for immigrants and refugees, as the first director for the County Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. She started in the position July 15. "After years of advocacy from the community, I was proud to bring forward a proposal with Vice Chair Vargas last year to create the Office of Immigrant & Refuge...
Regina Elling Special to the Village News If you think you've missed out on carnival games, wild rides, great music and nostalgic foods from a real, old-fashioned country fair, it's not too late; just make plans to attend the Ramona Country Fair. The Ramona Chamber of Commerce is presenting the Ramona Country Fair from Friday, July 29, to Sunday, July 31. The three-day event features a midway of carnival rides, games and prizes, vendors, award-winning winds, live music and a...
