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Pala Today News – 4/30/26

Written by John Fox on April 30, 2026

The following items are part of the award-winning “Pala Today” newscast heard this day at noon on PALA REZ RADIO™ 91.3 FM in Pala.

LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

A natural gas leak forced evacuations in Temecula near Pala Community Park yesterday afternoon just after 1:30p. It happened in the 31100 block of Strawberry Tree Lane adjacent to Temecula Creek. The leak was caused by construction workers hitting the gas main. An apartment complex to which the line was connected was evacuated. No word on how many people were temporarily displaced. There were no injuries. https://patch.com/california/temecula/temecula-gas-leak-leads-apartment-building-evacuations

The Vista Planning Commission has approved a new plan for a five-story, 141-unit apartment project along South Santa Fe Avenue after the developer decided not to go ahead with a 96-unit plan approved by the city two years ago. Caserra Apartments will be built by Ambient Communities at the former Monte Vista Plaza site at 1070 South Santa Fe. A two-story commercial building there had been demolished last year. The new project will have a higher ratio of lower-income units with 11 for very low-income and 11 for moderate-income tenants. State density bonus law allowed the project to be about 50% bigger than allowed by zoning alone. https://thecoastnews.com/vista-planners-ok-141-apartments-on-santa-fe-after-smaller-plan-scrapped/

About 750 firefighters will participate in the San Diego County Multi-Agency Wildland Preparedness Exercise May 6-8 on the Barona Reservation. The training will include emergency communications, firefighter survival, structure defense and hose deployments under simulated emergency conditions. The training is designed to strengthen regional coordination as Southern California enters the hot, dry summer months. The event is coordinated by San Diego County fire chiefs in partnership with the Barona Fire Department and the Barona Band of Mission Indians. https://patch.com/california/san-diego/hundreds-firefighters-participate-training-exercise-ahead-fire-season-san-diego

Street closures will be in effect in downtown Carlsbad Sunday as over 100k people are expected for this year’s Carlsbad Village Street Faire. There’ll be a full day of street vendor shopping, food options and live entertainment from 8a to 5p with Grand Avenue closed from Carlsbad Boulevard to Jefferson along with portions of State Street and other side streets. https://www.newsbreak.com/fox-5-san-diego-1589916/4619374429809-street-closures-in-effect-for-carlsbad-village-street-faire

Pala will have temperatures in the upper 70s today, climbing into the low to mid-80s tomorrow and Saturday. We’ll close out Cupa Days on Sunday with highs in the upper 70s before cooling to about 70 to start next week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)

SPORTS

In the NBA playoffs – The Rockets are catching up. They beat the Lakers in LA last night 99-93 and now trail the first round series three games to two in what started out to be a possible LA sweep. Cleveland beat Toronto 125-120 to take a three games to two lead in that series. And Detroit beat the visiting Magic 116-109, cutting Orlando’s lead to three games to two. Game 6 could make Round One winners out of New York, Boston and Minnesota tonight. The Knicks are at Atlanta at 4p on ESPN. Boston is at Philadelphia at 5p on NBC and Peacock. And Denver plays at Minnesota at 6:30p on ESPN.

The Rockets’ Kevin Durant will not play against the Lakers in Game 6 because of the latest in a series of injuries that have kept him sidelined for most of the First-Round playoffs. This time it’s an ankle injury suffered in Game Two. The Rockets have won the last two games without him. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48636781/sources-rockets-kevin-durant-miss-game-6-vs-lakers

In the NHL playoffs – Philadelphia won its series against Pittsburgh four games to two with an overtime 1-0 decision last night on home ice. Montreal beat the Lightning in Tampa Bay 3-2 to take a three games to two lead. And Vegas beat Utah 5-4 in double overtime. They lead that series three games to two. Tonight, Anaheim tries to put away Edmonton and Minnesota hosts Dallas in potential round-ending games on home ice.

In Major League Baseball – The Padres lost to the Cubs 5-4 at Petco Park. The Dodgers fell to Miami in Los Angeles. And the White Sox edged the visiting Angels 3-2 in 10 innings. That marks consecutive game losses and series losses for all three SoCal teams, who all get today off.

In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm won 4-3 last night at Ontario. Game 3 of 6 is tonight. https://www.milb.com/lake-elsinore/schedule/2026-04?affiliateId=mobile-hp-uhg

In Major League Soccer – San Diego FC’s next game is Saturday hosting LAFC while the Galaxy host Vancouver.

In lacrosse playoffs – The San Diego Seals open a semifinal series this Friday in Hamilton, Ontario.

In golf – The Cadillac Championship teed off this morning at Doral Country Club in Miami. Cameron Young led through 16 at 8 under par with Jordan Spieth hot on his heels at 7 under on the 13^th hole. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

Local High School Sports –

Bonsall – baseball at Gompers Prep at 4:30p; boys’ volleyball hosting Cristo Rey at 5:30p

Great Oak – boys’ varsity golf in playoffs at Golf Club of California in Fallbrook; swimming & diving in the league finals at Temecula Valley at 3p; baseball and softball against Murrieta Valley at 3:30p, JV and freshmen hosting, varsity away

Fallbrook – softball against Ramona at 4p, varsity hosting, JV away; boys’ volleyball at San Pasqual at 4:30p; CIF swimming prelims hosting Valley Center at 4:30p

Valley Center – varsity boys’ tennis at CIF team playoffs at Olympian at 3p; varsity golf hosting Ramona at Native Oaks at 3p; JV golf against Ramona at San Vicente at 3:30p; track & field at San Pasqual at 3:45p; softball at San Pasqual at 4p; boys’ volleyball at Ramona at 4:30p; girls’ varsity lacrosse hosting Ramona at 7p

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks showed solid gains. The Dow was up 1 1/3%. The S&P 500 rose 6 tenths of a percent. And the Nasdaq was up a third. Gold gained back some of this week’s losses, up $70.10 to $4,631.90 an ounce on the Comex. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures backed off of yesterday spike by $2.86, trading at $104.02 a barrel.

The Federal Reserve left interest rates alone yesterday in spite of increasing inflation while signaling it could still cut rates in the coming months. And Fed chairman Jerome Powell says he’ll take the unusual step of staying on the board as a governor once his term as chairman ends in just over two weeks to defend against the “unprecedented” legal attacks by the Trump administration over the independence of the nation’s central bank. President Trump’s choice to replace Powell, Kevin Warsh is still in the approval process, which is proceeding along party lines so far. Both are advocating for rate cuts in spite of inflation. If confirmed, Warsh will take the place of Stephen Miran, a previous Trump appointee. Miran was the only board member advocating for an immediate rate cut this month. With Powell staying on for up to another year and a half, there would be less change on the board and less chance of the President affecting the board’s independence. https://apnews.com/article/powell-warsh-trump-federal-reserve-inflation-4e09e4cdb25856635c94abe0021fc1d3

Inflation numbers jumped in March as gas prices soared. The Commerce Department today released figures showing inflation up 0.7% from February to March, the biggest increase in almost three years. Compared with one year ago, prices rose 3 ½%. Core inflation without the volatile food and energy components was 3.2%. It had been 3% in February. The Federal Reserve’s target for inflation is 2%. Today’s report also shows American income including wages, business income and government benefits increased 0.6% last month. That’s less than inflation for the second straight month. Consumer spending was up 0.9% in March, mainly due to higher prices. https://apnews.com/article/consumer-prices-gas-inflation-5c2037950e57d8e5d402a40b8fc41384

President Trump will sign an executive order today helping workers who don’t currently have them find retirement plans. It would help up to 50m American workers find privately managed retirement plans before next year’s so-called Saver’s Match, created by the Biden administration in 2022 and going into effect in January. Under that plan, federal government will match up to $1k in retirement contributions by workers who make less than $35k a year, and lesser matches for those earning up to $46k. It applies to contributions to 401(k) plans, IRAs and Roth IRAs. https://apnews.com/article/retirement-plan-matching-contribution-401k-trump-employers-e46469b15f1cb4af025bddb2e0363734

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

The saying, “rising water floats all boats” was never truer than in the world of professional sports ownership. The soaring value of major sports franchises, like the expected sale of the Padres for nearly $4b is pushing individual investors towards lesser sports, causing those team valuations to rise dramatically. Last week, a new National Women’s Soccer League expansion franchise in Columbus, Ohio went for $205m. That’s $40m more than billionaire Arthur Blank paid for the league’s Atlanta franchise six months ago … which itself was $55m more than $110m paid for the Denver team in January of 2025. Wealthy investors have always gravitated to the trophy asset of professional sport ownership. But their deep pockets do have a bottom. The introduction of private equity investment in the NFL two years ago has ramped up the competition for limited number of assets in all major sports, pricing them out of reach of even most billionaires. In the NFL, the introduction of private equity investment has caused the average team valuation to rise from $1b in 2010 to $7.65b today. The average NBA team is now worth $5.52b. Fifteen years ago, it was just $369m. Investors priced out of the big leagues are seeking the affordability and greater liquidity of women’s leagues and lesser sports like lacrosse, cricket and even pickleball, giving them greater legitimacy as a business venture. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/pricey-nfl-nba-ownership-stakes-investors-leagues-valuations.html

On this day in music history – April 30,

1964, less than three months after their wildly successful debut in America, the Beatles got $140k for the rights to having their pictures included in packages of bubble gum.
In 1965, Herman’s Hermits began the first of three weeks at #1 with “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter”.
In 1966, the Beatles played their final live concert in the UK (with the exception of the 1969 rooftop concert) at the NME Poll Winners concert. Also on the bill, The Spencer Davis Group, The Fortunes, Herman’s Hermits, Roy Orbison, The Rolling Stones, The Seekers, Small Faces, Dusty Springfield, The Walker Brothers, The Who, and The Yardbirds.
In 1967, 32-year old Elvis Presley married 21-year old Pricilla Beaulieu, who he’d first met when she was 14. They’d been living together at Graceland since he got out of the Army in 1960. They divorced in 1973. On the same day, the FBI arrested Beach Boy Carl Wilson on charges of draft evasion.
In 1976, the Bellamy Brothers were #1 with “Let Your Love Flow”.
In 1980, the government of South Africa banned Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” after black children there adopted the song as a protest anthem against inferior education.
In 1984, Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood filed bankruptcy after “blowing” thousands of dollars a month on cocaine and buying up multiple expensive homes, against financial advice.
In 2003, soul singer Barry White suffered a stroke while being treated for kidney failure.
In 2013, a Minnesota man pretending to be Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour racked up $100k in unpaid medical bills at a hospital in St. Cloud saying he didn’t have health insurance. On the same day, Chris Kelly, one half of the 90s rap duo Kris Kross died in an Atlanta hospital at the age of 34. He’d been found “unresponsive” in his home.

Born on this day …

In 1929, country and rockabilly star Johnny Horton who had a hit in 1959 with “The Battle of New Orleans”. It was Billboard Magazine’s #1 song for that year. He diedi n a car crash the following year.
In 1936, drummer and record producer Bobby Gregg. You can hear his work on Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sounds of Silence”. He was briefly a member of The Hawks, which later became The Band.
In 1943, Bobby Vee. The early 1960s teen idol scored a #1 hit with “Take Good Care of My Baby” in 1961. He had ten Top 20 hits.
In 1948, guitarist, singer and songwriter for the MC5, Wayne Kramer

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com

Other celebrities celebrating birthdays today …

Actor Johnny Galecki who plays Leonard on “The Big Bang Theory” is 50
Actress Kirsten Dunst is 43
Among those who’ve passed, Al Lewis, best known as TV’s Grandpa Munster was born on this day in 1925
Actress Cloris Leachman was born in 1926. Two words … Frau Blucher. Did you hear the horses?

http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0430.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 77 and winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour this afternoon … partly sunny with afternoon clearing and a high of 82 tomorrow … patchy morning low clouds and fog Saturday morning, clearing to mostly sunny and 84 Saturday … 77 Sunday … partly sunny and 70 Monday and Tuesday … sunny and 79 Wednesday … overnight lows, 47 tonight … about 51 tomorrow and Saturday night … 48 Sunday night … 46 Monday and Tuesday night

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