Plans for this year's July 4 show now 'looking good'

A recent phone call to the Fallbrook Beautification Alliance (FBA) from Supervisor Bill Horn’s office delivered some good news: a $35,000 grant would be given to FBA to help the alliance continue its annual fireworks fundraising event that was in jeopardy due to loss of funding.

“The generous support from Supervisor Horn is huge,” said Jerri Patchett, president of FBA.

The grant stems from the unanimous vote by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on March 2 to distribute $212,000 in grant funds to organizations in the Fallbrook and Bonsall communities. The money is from the District Five...