Pala Today News – 1/16/26
Written by John Fox on January 16, 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 vehicle crashed into a business in the 33200 block of Temecula Parkway last evening around 8:30p, causing major damage to the strip mall store. Two people were transported by ambulance to a hospital. https://patch.com/california/temecula/car-strikes-building-causes-major-damage-temecula-strip-mall
A pedestrian suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Palomar Medical Center after being struck by a pickup truck in downtown Fallbrook Wednesday afternoon. It happened around 2:30p at the intersection of Main and Alvarado. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/15/news/pedestrian-struck-by-panel-truck-on-north-main-avenue/80922.html
31k Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health care workers in California and Hawaii plan to strike later this month as a result of stalled contract negotiations. Unlike the five-day work stoppage by members of the United Nurses Associations of California and Union of Health Care Professionals in October, the union has not indicated how long this one, scheduled to begin January 26 may last. The strike will affect nearly 20 hospitals and 200 clinics, mostly in California. The most recent contract with Kaiser expired at the end of September. At issue are wages, staffing levels and other matters. The union is holding out for a 25% wage hike over four years. Kaiser hasn’t budged from its offer of 21 ½%. https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/31k-strike-again-ca-hospitals-what-know
In spite of concerns over parking and spoiled views, the Oceanside City Council on Wednesday approved a project to build 370 new apartments just steps from Oceanside Pier and the beach in the form of one seven-story and one eight-story building on either side of Pier Way. The project includes 560 parking spaces and commercial space. About 10% of the apartments are reserved for low-income residents, defined as having an annual salary of $92,700 for one person – $132,400 for a family of four. The developer, Ryan Companies has built two other projects in the area. Mayor Esther Sanchez and Deputy Mayor Eric Joyce voted no on the project, hoping to continue negotiating aspects of the plan with Ryan. Over 1k downtown living units have been approved by the city council in the past year. https://inewsource.org/2026/01/16/downtown-oceanside-new-housing-apartment-building/
The four-person crew from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station splashed down safely in the ocean off the San Diego County coast last night at 12:41a. The group left the space station a month early due to a medical concern for one of the crew members. They’ll return to Johnson Space Center in Houston following a planned overnight hospital stay. https://thecoastnews.com/crew-11-safely-splashes-down-off-san-diego-county-coast/
A live performance venue in Old Town Temecula is now operating under its fourth name in a decade, all under the same ownership. Andy Doty has owned the space at 28636 Old Town Front Street, first under the name The Front Street Union, then The Lucky Stone Irish Pub, then Old Town Blues Club. He recently changed it to The Vibe, saying a blues song should be written about how “the blues don’t pay the bills.” The club began with 800 square feet of space. It’s now 1,800 square feet indoors and 1,600 feet of patio space outside with much improved utilities. He says there’s lots of musical talent in the area, having fled the high cost of living in LA, and working in local casinos. As a result, The Vibe is booking a lot more tribute bands. Doty says the biggest problem with Old Town Temecula is lack of parking. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2026/01/15/this-old-town-temecula-music-venue-changed-its-name-but-the-vibe-is-still-the-same/
Pala will have highs in the mid-80s through the weekend, finally cooling back to normal January temperatures the middle of next week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
Mass at Pala Mission Church is broadcast live on Rez Radio 91.3 and streamed live on the Rez Radio App every Sunday at 8a.
SPORTS
In the NFL – The divisional playoffs are this weekend. Denver hosts its first post-season game in a decade against Buffalo tomorrow at 1:30p on CBS. The 49ers are at Seattle at 5p on Fox. On Sunday, the AFC game is Houston at New England at noon on ABC. The NFC game is the Rams at Chicago at 3:30p on NBC. This weekend’s winners meet next Sunday in the two Conference Championship games.
In the College Football Playoffs – #1 Indiana faces Miami Monday in the CFP National Championship game at Miami Gardens, FL at 4:30p on ESPN
In the NBA – Charlotte stomped the Lakers 135-117 last night in LA. Other winners were Orlando, Detroit, Boston, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Dallas, Golden State and Portland. Six games tonight including the Clippers at Toronto.
In college basketball – #9 Gonzaga won the only game involving a Top 25 team last night. Seattle beat USD 75-64. Cal State Northridge topped UCSD 84-79. San Diego State’s next game is Saturday hosting New Mexico.
In women’s basketball, #1 UConn routed Villanova 99-50. #2 South Carolina edged #4 Texas 68-65. And #5 Vanderbilt topped Mississippi State 89-84.
In the NHL – Last night’s winners were Buffalo, Pittsburgh, San Jose, Columbus, Boston, Winnipeg, Calgary, Utah, Vegas and the New York Islanders. Five games tonight including the Kings hosting the Ducks.
In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next game is tonight hosting Abbotsford.
In Major League Baseball – Kyle Tucker has agreed to a $240m, four-year contract with the Dodgers. The former Chicago Cub can opt out of the new deal in years two and three. The Dodgers now have the two highest-paid players in baseball based on yearly contract average – Tucker at $60m and Shohei Ohtani at $70m, and seven of the 29 biggest contracts in the major leagues. The Dodgers have already scooped up the New York Mets’ closing pitcher, Edwin Diaz. Tucker’s only downside is that he’s only played 214 regular season games over the past two years due to injuries. He batted .266 with 22 home runs and 73 RBIs last season for Chicago. https://apnews.com/article/dodgers-kyle-tucker-3ae04131b75f5fc8a212b277d430cd56
In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is tonight at Vancouver.
In golf – At the Sony Open in Honolulu, Nick Taylor and Kevin Roy tied at 8 under par 62 in yesterday’s first round. As of 11a our time, most of the golfers had yet to tee off in today’s second round. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
The third annual San Diego Rodeo kicks off today at Petco Park amid a lawsuit over animal cruelty. At least two horses have been seriously injured or died in the two previous events. A verdict in the case isn’t due for several weeks. https://www.kpbs.org/news/living/2026/01/15/san-diego-rodeo-kicks-off-friday-amid-lawsuit-alleging-animal-cruelty
Just weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics, sports scientists wonder if figure skating has reached the limits of human performance. It’s been 3 ½ years since Ilia Malinin first landed a jump many had thought impossible – a quad axel – four full rotations beginning with a forward-facing entry. There are six main jumps in figure skating that have been standard since the early 1900s. The only thing that’s changed is the number of revolutions in them. Kurt Browning landed the first quad, a toe loop in 1988. Ten years later Timothy Goebel landed the first quad salchow. Now, Malinin’s quad axel. But experts say that is probably the limit. Five revolution jumps are not humanly possible. If one ever happens, it’ll be AI generated. Since the only thing left is showy innovation in moves other than the basic six main jumps and the rules of the International Skating Union don’t reward much in the way of points for anything besides the six, failure of such artistic innovation leaves skaters with more to lose than to gain by trying. Skaters and their coaches see the sport becoming stale as a result. The International Skating Union recently sanctioned back flips, which had been banned for their inherent danger. But they still don’t carry much weight in scoring. Skaters want more freedom to expand the artistic aspect of the sport to keep it alive. https://apnews.com/article/milan-cortina-olympics-figure-skating-03161624d221db4382ab6bf2618cfa21
Local High School Sports –
Bonsall – girls’ basketball hosting Guajome Park Academy at 3:30p
Great Oak – girls’ JV water polo at a tournament at Los Altos High today and tomorrow; Tomorrow – boys’ soccer at Chaparral at 4p
Fallbrook – no schedule published
Valley Center – soccer against Ramona beginning at 4p, girls’ hosting, boys’ away; boys’ and girls’ basketball against Escondido beginning at 4p – varsity hosting, JV away; Tomorrow – boys’ and girls’ wrestling at three different tournaments all day; varsity girls’ basketball against Sweetwater at Santa Fe Christian at 1:30p; girls’ soccer hosting West Hills at 3p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were mixed and trading in a narrow range. The Dow was down almost a tenth of a percent. The S&P and Nasdaq were each up a small fraction. Gold continued to plunge, down $33.50 and trading at $4,590.20 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up 72 cents to $59.91 a barrel.
Details became clearer yesterday afternoon about President Trump’s so-called Great Healthcare Plan to supplant Obamacare as Congress debates extending the credits from that previous act. The plan would codify deals Trump struck with major drug manufacturers to slash the cost of some prescription drugs by pegging them to prices charges for the same drugs overseas. More than a dozen drug makers agreed to lower prices for certain Medicaid prescriptions in exchange for a three-year exemption from tariffs. Some of the deals call for medicines to be sold at a discount on TrumpRX, the President’s direct-to-consumer platform. Trump said those prices will take effect later this month when the platform launches. The new plan would also “fund a cost-sharing reduction program” which the administration says will reduce most Obamacare plan premiums by more than 10%. Other components include requiring insurers to post coverage comparisons prominently and “in plain English” on their websites along with disclosure of overhead costs and claim denial rates. It would also require providers who accept Medicare of Medicaid “to publicly and prominently post pricing and fees to avoid surprise medical bills.” The White House plan makes no mention of extending ACA subsidies. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/trump-congress-aca-subsidies-health-care.html
With all parts of California officially out of drought and Sierra Nevada snowpack at 78% of normal for this time of year, both winter sports and statewide water supplies are looking fairly assured. Not so in Colorado. Vail Resorts is lowering its expected 2026 earnings after visits at its North American locations plunged 20% in the first two months of ski season, ended January 4. Vail Mountain this week reported its worst snowpack since it began keeping records in 1978 – just 4.4 inches. Snowfall at Rocky Mountain locations was 60% below historical averages. The company’s Western resorts were almost as bad at 50% below average. www.morningbrew.com
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
New this weekend at the movies, just one new wide release. “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” is an action suspense zombie sequel starring Ralph Fiennes. Limited releases include the horror thriller “Night Patrol” starring Dermot Mulroney and “Charlie the Wonderdog”, an animated family feature. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/january/2026?view=list
What is arguably California’s most scenic highway has reopened. California State Highway 1 along the Central coast is now completely open after consecutive landslides forced its closure for the past three years. Full reopening of the 90-mile section of Highway 1 through Big Sur happened yesterday around midday – three months ahead of schedule and exactly three years and a day after the first landslide that closed it. Caltrans used remote controlled bulldozers and excavators to safely remove hundreds of tons of debris from the steepest terrain. 4,600 steel bars were drilled into the slopes to patch together layers of hillside and reduce the risk of future slides. The isolated area which is home to fewer than 2k residents, is known for high cliffs, craggy beaches and panoramic views, and relies heavily on tourism. https://apnews.com/article/california-highway-1-big-sur-04cdcfba20529e9c5f888137a0ea9b4a
For those who choose to create their own music playlists rather than listen to Rez Radio, Spotify is raising its premium subscription rate a dollar to $13 a month beginning in February. Other subscription tiers will also increase by $1 to $2. History has shown that Spotify subscribers tend to go along with rate increases. www.morningbrew.com
On this day in music history – January 16,
- 1957, The Cavern Club opened in Liverpool, England. It became the home of many Liverpool bands including The Beatles, who played there 292 times. Over the years it also hosted The Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Hollies, Kinks, Who, Queen, Elton John and Black Sabbath.
- In 1973, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played to probably its smallest audience ever. Due to a strike at the time by Villanova University’s school newspaper, the concert went unadvertised. Only 25 people showed up.
- In 1977, David Soul – the Hutch half of the TV cop duo Starsky & Hutch was at #1 with his hit single “Don’t Give Up On Us”. About 8 years earlier he’d starred alongside teen pop idol Bobby Sherman in “Here Come the Brides”. A little of Sherman must have rubbed off on Soul.
- In 1980, Paul McCartney was jailed for nine days in Tokyo for marijuana possession. Years later, he said, “The stuff was too good to flush down the toilet, so I thought I’d take it with me.”
- In 1988, George Harrison was at #1 with “Got My Mind Set On You”, originally recorded 26 years earlier by James Ray in 1962 – two years before the Beatles first #1 hit.
- On the same day, George Michael, the lead-singing half of Wham! had the #1 album with his solo debut, “Faith” and former Go-Go’s singer Belinda Carlisle was at #1 on the British singles chart with “Heaven Is a Place on Earth”.
- In 1989, Michael Jackson played the first of five nights at the Sports Arena in LA – the last five shows of his Bad World Tour. He donated more than $1m of proceeds from those shows to an organization fighting child cruelty. Exactly five years later to the day he appeared in court to plead not guilty to seven charges of child molestation.
- In 1990, Ike Turner was convicted of driving under the influence of cocaine and sentenced to four years in prison.
- In 1992, Eric Clapton recorded his “unplugged” session for MTV. The resulting album containing the songs “Tears in Heaven” and a slow, acoustic version of “Layla” earned six Grammy Awards including Record of the Year.
Born on this day …
- in 1937, Bob Bogle, guitarist with The Ventures.
- In 1942, keyboard player for Dr. Hook, William Francis and solo singer, Barbara Lynn.
- In 1943, country singer Jim Stafford
- In 1946, country singer and pianist Ronnie Milsap.
- In 1959, Sade.
- In 1965, Maxine Jones from En Vogue.
- In 1979, Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash in the Bahamas in 2001 at age 22.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=16&month=1
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actress and choreographer Debbie Allen is 76
- Model Kate Moss is 52
- Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda is 46
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for Monday (1/19) – stuffed cabbage, corn bread, vegetables and dessert
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 85 this afternoon … 84 tomorrow and Sunday … 82 Monday … 80 Tuesday … 76 Wednesday … patchy morning fog, clearing to mostly sunny and 71 Thursday … overnight lows, 49 tonight through Monday night … about 46 Tuesday and Wednesday night
PROGRAMMING
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