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Pala Today News – 1/10/25

Written by John Fox on January 10, 2025

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

SDG&E activated Public Safety Power Shutoffs affecting about 8k customers. About half of them were in Valley Center, Pauma Valley, Rincon and Warner Springs. With the exception of La Jolla Amago and Holcomb Village west of Warner Springs, most of those have since ended as of 11:30a. Most of the rest of the active PSPS’s are in Julian, Alpine and Campo. Almost 67k more been warned of impending PSPS outages including all of Pala anytime now until this evening. https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map

Southern California Edison currently has extensive outages with over 278k affected customers. There are active shutoffs in parts of Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Canyon lake, Menifee, the DeLuz and La Cresta areas. Some of these areas are now in their second day of no power. Other parts of Temecula and areas east of the city are being warned of potential shutoffs. https://www.sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status

Pala Today was unable to publish yesterday due to a PSPS by SoCal Edison at the editor’s location.

A fire this morning in Fallbrook destroyed one home and burned three acres near Overland Trail and Mission Road. The cause is under investigation. https://patch.com/california/san-diego/fire-burning-san-diegos-north-county

LA County fires have now burned 36k acres with more than 9k structures damaged or destroyed and ten people dead. The most devastating are the Palisades and Eaton Fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena/Sierra Madre. The Palisades Fire is the largest at almost 20k acres. As of this morning, it was 5% contained. The Eaton Fire, at 14k acres reached Mt. Wilson, causing KABC TV Channel 7 to go off the air. Additional mandatory evacuation orders were issued for the Mt. Wilson are, but others in lower canyons were lifted. That fire was 3% contained as of this morning. The Kenneth Fire near the Ventura county line was just under 1k acres and 35% contained as of this morning with all evacuation warnings lifted. The Sunset Fire burned 60 acres and triggered evacuation orders in Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills. Those were lifted this morning. The Hurst Fire burned 771 acres near Sylmar. It was 37% contained will all evacuation order lifted last evening. The Lydia Fire in Acton burned almost 400 acres and is now 75% contained. Conditions for fighting all of the LA fires have improved today. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents

There was a deputy-involved shooting Wednesday in Temecula. It happened when deputies responded to a domestic dispute just before 6p in the 32200 block of Cask Lane. An unwelcome family member had broken into the home, then broke windows in a vehicle and set it on fire. He continued to behave erratically and aggressively towards deputies. He was fired upon after throwing a metal object at deputies. The suspect was taken to a hospital in stable condition. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/01/09/erratic-suspect-in-temecula-throws-object-at-deputies-and-is-shot-authorities-say/

A man arrested for arson Wednesday in Banning was due in court this morning. Good Samaritans who witnessed the event put out the fire near the I-10 truck scales and called authorities who arrested 40-year old Edgar Minasyan who’s charged with starting a fire during a state of emergency. https://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/banning-arson-suspect-ignited-spot-fire-near-train-tracks-i-10-cops

Warnings currently in effect from the National Weather Service include a High Wind Warning through this evening and a Red Flag Warning for heightened fire danger through later today. Dry, seasonable weather this weekend and next week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)

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SPORTS

In a statement released this morning, Disney’s ESPN, Fox Corp., and Warner Bros. Discovery announced they are scrapping their joint sports streaming service, Venu Sports before it ever launched. The three announced the pooling of their live sports assets last February. It was going to being in time for football season, but got delayed by a lawsuit from internet TV bundler, Fubo, who claimed the platform would be anti-competitive. Together, the three entities control more than half of all US sports media rights and 60% of nationally broadcast US sports rights. Disney struck a deal with Fubo, acquiring 70% control of the company. But two days ago, DirecTV and Dish both sent letters to federal court arguing that the legal questions brought up the judge in the Fubo trial remain unanswered. Possibly sensing a legal threat to the entire concept of bundling, the three companies decided instead to pull the plug on Venu. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/10/disney-fox-and-warner-bros-discovery-call-off-plans-to-launch-venu-sports-streaming-service.html

In the NFL – In the AFC Wild Card playoff game the Rams will play the Texans in Houston at 1:30p on CBS. Pittsburgh is at Baltimore tonight at 5p on Prime Video. Tomorrow’s games include Denver at Buffalo at 10a on CBS. Green Bay at Philadelphia at 1:30p on Fox. And Washington at Tampa Bay at 5p on NBC. Monday’s Wild Card game with the Chargers hosting Minnesota has been moved to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona “in the interest of public safety” because of the LA wildfires. It’ll be at 5p on ABC and ESPN. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43350951/nfl-moves-vikings-rams-playoff-matchup-arizona

In college football – At the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal, a late field goal gave #7 Notre Dame the win over #6 Penn State in a game that was a back and forth thriller for final three quarters. The other semifinal is today – #8 Ohio State is at #5 Texas. The winner of today’s game meet Monday, January 20 in the championship game.

In the NBA – The Lakers’ game hosting Charlotte was postponed due to the wildfires. Winners yesterday include Cleveland, Golden State, Minnesota, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, and Miami. Six games tonight. Both LA teams are scheduled to host games tomorrow.

In college hoops – Three Top 25 teams all won against unranked opponents yesterday. UCSD beat Cal Poly 95-68. Hawai’i topped UC Riverside 83-76.

In the NHL – St. Louis routed Anaheim 6-2. Same score for Columbus over Seattle. Carolina beat Toronto 6-3. The biggest blowout of the night was Colorado over Minnesota 6-1. Other winners were Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Dallas, Pittsburgh, the New York Islanders and the New York Rangers over New Jersey 3-2 in overtime.

In Major League Baseball – The Padres today added to their coaching staff with the announcement that former major league players Robby Hammock and Nick Punto will join Mike Shildt’s staff for the upcoming season. Hammock comes from being a bench coach at the Padres’ El Paso minor league team. He was a catcher for the Diamondbacks for six seasons. This will be Punto’s first season coaching. He played for six major league teams for 14 years from ’01 to ’14. Spring training camp for pitchers and catchers begins February 12. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/01/10/padres-add-former-major-leaguers-robby-hammock-nick-punto-to-coaching-staff/

In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is tonight in Vancouver.

In golf – At the Sony Open in Honolulu, five players tied for the best first round at 64 yesterday. They all have yet to tee of in today’s round two. Grayson Murray is the defending champion. He’s not in this year’s roster. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=401703490

In local high school sports:

Bonsall – basketball at Coastal Academy at 4:30p

Great Oak – girls’ water polo at tournaments beginning at 2p today and all day tomorrow; basketball and soccer against Vista Murrieta beginning at 4p on both campuses; Tomorrow – boys’ wrestling at 10a at a tournament in Anaheim; girls’ varsity basketball at a tournament at Victory Christian Academy at 3:30p

Fallbrook – no schedule available

Valley Center – girls’ soccer hosting Vista at 4p; boys’ basketball at Classical Academy at 5p; Tomorrow – boys’ wrestling at tournaments at Orange Glen and Poway at 9a; freshman boys’ basketball at Rancho Bernardo at 9a and Madison at 4p; girls’ water polo at a tournament in Chula Vista all day

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down sharply. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2 ¼%. So did the S&P 500. The Nasdaq was off by 1 1/3%. Gold was the obvious safe haven with Comex futures trading up $32.10 an ounce at $2,721.80. Oil futures shot up with West Texas Intermediate Crude trading up $2.46 a barrel at $76.38.

A survey showing that consumers are expecting inflation to heat back up to 3.3% next year and a better-than-expected jobs report are at the heart of today’s stock meltdown. According to the Labor Department, the economy added 256k jobs in December. That number was expected to be only 153k. That means the economy is health, but puts a damper on chances for any more interest rates cuts anytime soon. The CME FedWatch Tool now estimates only a very slight chance of a cut when the Federal Reserve has its policy meeting later this month. Analysts at Goldman Sachs now expect just two rate cuts this year – one in June and one in December. The yield on 10-year T-bills spiked to 4.762% – its highest rate since fall of 2023. https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/investing/us-markets-jobs-report/index.html

The US Supreme court is hearing arguments today in the free speech case involving TikTok and the US government, which passed a law last year requiring the social media platform’s parent company to sell it to a non-Chinese owner or be blocked to US users. The argument in favor begins with TikTok’s popularity in this country – about 170m American users. Critics of the new law say it’s an unprecedented infringement of free speech by Congress with farther reaching effects even than the ban on publishing pro-Confederate materials during the Civil War. They also point out that Congress failed to back up claims that China uses TicTok to spy on or manipulate Americans. Those in favor of the TikTok law point out that Chinese companies are under the control of the government, which can fire or imprison executives who disobey the state, which has made extensive efforts to spy on the U.S. and influence American politics. US law also does not allow foreign ownership of media such as TV networks or news publications that collect viewers and subscribers’ personal information – which is the main reason the TikTok law was passed by Congress so quickly and easily. The deadline for ByteDance to sell TicTok is January 19. President-elect Trump was initially in favor of the forced sale, but changed his position, apparently after speaking with a Republican Party donor who’s a TicTok investor. www.NYTimes.com

Macy’s plans to close 66 underperforming stores this year. Its Mission Valley and Otay Ranch stores are on the list. No Riverside County locations are targeted. While Macy’s locations are closing, the company’s other brands, Bloomingdale’s and cosmetics chain Bluemercury are expanding with 15 new Bloomingdale’s and 30 new Bluemercury locations planned to open over the next three years. As the trend towards online retail continues and shopping habits move further away from malls and traditional bricks and mortar stores, US retailers announced more than 7,100 total store closures last year – a 69% increase from the previous year, according to research firm, CoreSight. 45 retailers filed for bankruptcy last year compared with 25 in 2023. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/macys-store-closings-list/

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

If you’re expecting a refund on your income tax, you probably want to file as soon as possible. The IRS will begin accepting 2024 returns on January 27. www.IRS.gov

Former Miss Oklahoma and Grammy-nominated singer Anita Bryant has died at the age of 84. She was among entertainers on Bob Hope’s USO tours in the late 1960s. She became a high-profile spokesperson for Florida orange juice, well-known for the tag line, “A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine.” Supported by Rev. Jerry Falwell, her opposition to gay rights led to career failure and eventual divorce and bankruptcy for Bryant. She spent the latter part of her life in Oklahoma leading Anita Bryant Ministries International. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/01/10/anita-bryant-obit/

On this day in music history – January 10,

1956, Elvis Presley made his first recordings for RCA in Nashville. One of the songs recorded in the session was “Heartbreak Hotel”.
In 1958, Jerry Lee Lewis was at #1 with “Great Balls of Fire”.
In 1964, The Rolling Stones recorded “Not Fade Away” at Olympic Studios in London. The cover of the song originated by Buddy Holly and The Crickets became the Stones first US single.
On the same day, the first US Beatles album was released. Not available in their native Britain, “Introducing The Beatles” was on the Vee-Jay Records label. The cover photo showed John, Paul and George with their trademark “mop top” haircuts. Ringo had yet to convert. Legal complications with EMI and its American division, Capitol would force Vee-Jay to stop selling their album by the end of the year. But not before they’d moved 1.3m copies.
In 1976, blues legend, Howlin’ Wolf died of cancer at the age of 66. He’d originated songs including “Little Red Rooster” covered by the Stones and “Spoonful” covered by Cream.
On the same day, CW McCall was at #1 on the singles chart with “Convoy”, celebrating the CB radio fad of the mid-70s.
In 1981, John Lennon’s “Imagine” was at #1 in Britain – ten years after its recording. “Happy Christmas” and “(Just Like) Starting Over” were also in the top 5 as the world mourned Lennon’s death a month earlier. Meanwhile in the US, his new “Double Fantasy” album was beginning the first of 8 weeks at #1 and Starting Over was at #1 on the singles chart.
In 1984, Cyndi Lauper was the first female artist to be nominated for five Grammy awards since Bobby Gentry in 1967.
In 2001, guitarist, songwriter and founding member of 70s punk band The Cramps, Bryan Gregory died of a heart attack at age 46. He’d appeared on the band’s first two albums then abruptly left along with a van full of most of the group’s equipment. No police report was ever filed.
In 2016, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter and actor, David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home, two days after releasing the album “Blackstar” on his 69^th birthday. His first single, “Space Oddity” was released in 1969 but didn’t become a hit until five years later. He had dozens of Top 40 hits and two that went to #1 in the US – “Fame” and “Let’s Dance”.

Born on this day

in 1917, producer and co-owner of Atlantic Records, Jerry Wexler.
In 1927, teen idol from the late 1950s, Johnnie Ray.
In 1935, Ronnie Hawkins from The Band.
In 1939, Scott McKenzie, who’s best known for his 1967 #4 hit “San Francisco, Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair”.
Also in 1939, Stephen Stills. Before Buffalo Springfield and CSN, he’d auditioned to become one of The Monkees.
In 1943, Jim Croce.
In 1945, Rod Stewart.
In 1946, drummer for Journey and Whitesnake, Aynsley Dunbar.
In 1947, Martin Turner, guitarist with Wishbone Ash.
In 1948, Donald Fagen from Steely Dan.
In 1953, Pat Benatar.
In 1965, Joey Santiago from The Pixies.
In 1978, Matt Roberts, guitarist from 3 Doors Down.

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=10&month=1

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actor William Sanderson, best known from the movie “Blade Runner” and as Larry along with his two brothers, both named Darryl on TV’s “Newhart” is 81.
Actress and costume designer Janet Jones is 63
Among those who’ve passed, actor, dancer and singer Ray Bolger, best remembered as the Scarecrow in “The Wizard of Oz” was born in 1904
Teresa Graves from “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In” and “Get Christie Love” was born in 1949

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0110.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – The National Weather Service High Wind and Reg Flag Warnings continue through later today … sunny with a high of 72 and wind gusts up to 20 miles an hour this afternoon … hazy tomorrow morning, then sunny and 70 in the afternoon … 71 Sunday … about 68 Monday and Tuesday … 71 Wednesday … 67 Thursday … overnight lows, 36 tonight … 46 tomorrow night … 35 Sunday night … about 39 Monday and Tuesday night … 35 Wednesday night

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