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Pala Today News – 1/20/25

Written by John Fox on January 20, 2025

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

Up to 80k SDG&E customers are in danger of losing power over the next day and a half. Winds could top 60 miles an hour in some East County locations. Much of East and North County are under a Public Safety Power Shut off warning as the National Weather Service Red Flag Warning continues through 10p tomorrow. That warning means to expect high winds and low humidity, creating an extreme wildfire danger. As of 10:30a today, 933 SDG&E customers were without power on the Campo reservation and in Boulevard and Descanso. Locally, Fallbrook, Pala, Pechanga, Pauma Valley, Escondido, Valley Center, Rincon, La Jolla, Santa Ysabel, Warner Springs, Mesa Grande and Los Coyotes are all on notice for a possible PSPS. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/san-diego-news/red-flag-warning-in-effect-for-parts-of-san-diego-county-80k-could-lose-power

For only the second time since it became a federal holiday in 1983, Martin Luther King Day coincides with Inauguration Day as Donald Trump becomes the 47^th President of the United States. Due to extreme cold weather with an unusual amount of snow on the ground in Washington D.C., today’s ceremonies were held inside the Capitol building instead of on the steps as they normally would. About 20k invited guests watched on video screens inside Capitol One arena, where the inauguration parade was held as well. www.morningbrew.com

As one of his last acts before leaving office, President Biden commuted the life sentence of activist Leonard Peltier based on serious concerns over civil rights violations at his trial in 1977. 80-year old Peltier will be released on parole but not pardoned for his role in the deaths of two FBI agents at Pine Ridge. (National Native News)

A 53-year old woman was found dead in a dirt field near McCall Boulevard and Aspel Road, east of the 215 freeway in Menifee yesterday. Injuries show she’d been struck by a vehicle. Authorities are investigating. Anyone with information should call 951 746 8829 https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/01/19/woman-found-dead-in-dirt-after-vehicle-struck-her-and-left-menifee-police-say/

A Public Safety Power Shutoff is possible in Pala and surrounding areas now through 10a tomorrow, according to SDG&E. The National Weather Service has issued multiple warnings for today and tomorrow. A Red Flag Warning has been in effect since yesterday. A High Wind Warning goes into effect tonight. Temperatures will be mild with winds gusting up to 40 miles an hour. Rain is likely this weekend. 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. There will be no mass broadcast on 1/19.

SPORTS

In the NFL – divisional round over the weekend, Kansas City beat the visiting Houston Texans 23-14. Detroit’s hopes for its first Super Bowl appearance in decades were dashed as they were upset by the Washington Commanders 45-31. Yesterday, Philadelphia eliminated the Rams 28-22. And Buffalo edged Baltimore 27-25. That sets up next Sunday’s conference championship games – Washington at Philadelphia at noon and Buffalo at Kansas City at 3:30p

In college football – Tonight’s College Football Championship game is Ohio State at Notre Dame.

In the NBA – The Lakers pulled off a close one Friday, holding off a late rally by the Nets to win 102-101 with Austin Reaves scoring a career-high 38 points. But they lost to the Clippers yesterday 116-102. Other winners yesterday were Miami, Denver, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Portland and Sacramento. The Clippers are now in fifth place in the Western Conference, a game and a half ahead of the 6^th place Lakers.

In college hoops – #1 Auburn edged #23 Georgia 70-68 Saturday. Unranked West Virginia upset #2 Iowa 64-57. Duke, Alabama, and Florida all won their games. Unranked Vanderbilt edged #6 Tennessee 76-75. UNLV beat San Diego State at Viejas Arena 76-68.

In the NHL – The Kings and Ducks both lost on Saturday. Just three games yesterday. Dallas over Detroit 4-1. Ottawa edged New Jersey 2-1. And Montreal over the Rangers 5-4 in overtime.

In Major League Baseball – The Dodgers have signed left-handed closing pitcher Tanner Scott for four years at $72m. That includes a $20m signing bonus and $21m deferred payments. Scott may be the best relief pitcher on this year’s free agent market. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43479164/dodgers-land-closer-tanner-scott-4-year-72m-sources-say

The Blue Jays and outfielder Anthony Santander have agreed to a five-year $90m deal. The 30-year old had a career-year last season with 44 home runs, 102 RBIs, and 25 doubles in 155 games. His home runs ranked third in the Majors. He was also on the All Star team for the first time. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43493318/source-blue-jays-anthony-santander-agree-deal

In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals lost 12-10 to the Desert Dogs in Henderson Saturday. Their next game is February 1 hosting Saskatchewan.

In golf – At the American Express Tournament at La Quinta, Sepp Straka was the winner at 25 under par 263 – two strokes ahead of Justin Thomas. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

In local high school sports:

Bonsall – no scheduled games today

Great Oak – no scheduled games today

Fallbrook – girls’ basketball at El Cajon Valley, JV v. Morse at 1:30p and varsity v. Helix at 3p

Valley Center – no scheduled games today

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up. The Dow gained ¾ of a percent. The S&P 500 was up a full percent. And the Nasdaq rose 1 ½%. Comex gold traded $22.30 lower at $2,726.40 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were down almost a dollar at $76.94 a barrel.

Hours before taking office, President Trump became a crypto-billionaire. The soon-to-be President launched his own token Friday night. By Saturday afternoon, it had reached a market capitalization of $5.5b. By Sunday, it was ten times that. Then last night, Melania Trump launched a meme coin of her own, which quickly shot up to a market cap of $5b, causing the Trump memes to fall by more than one third. At the time he took his oath of office, the coin was at about $10b. But is it really that valuable? A disclaimer on the coin’s website says Trump Memes are not “an investment opportunity, investment contract, or security of any type,” just “an expression of support” for the incoming president. Others in the crypto community say the timing of the release of $Trump is predatory and that many will be hurt by it. Others have raised ethics concerns, saying Trump and his allies are benefitting from his elected position. www.morningbrew.com

TikTok was offline for about 14 hours over the weekend. It’s back for now, but is not on the Amazon Play or Apple app sites, so its functionality is limited with no updates available and no new downloads possible. President Trump has vowed to work out a solution to the law that went into effect yesterday ordering the social media platform to either be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut off in this country due to concerns over the Chinese government using TikTok to its advantage. www.NYTimes.com

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today it is upgrading its probe into over 129k vehicles with Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free driving technology. There will now also be an engineering analysis. The technology was introduced in 2021. Last April the National Transportation Safety Board opened separate investigations into two Ford Mach-E crashes about a month earlier. Both hit stationary vehicles. The agency said the system seems to have limitations detecting stopped vehicles when the one with BlueCruise is traveling at highway speeds in nighttime lighting. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-opens-probe-into-over-129000-ford-vehicles-over-hands-free-tech-2025-01-20/

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Over the weekend at the movies, the comedy “One of Them Days” debuted in first place, selling $11.6m worth of tickets, just barely more than the #2 movie, “Mufasa: The Lion King” which has now been in theaters five weeks. “Wolf Man” opened in third place with $10.5m. Most of the rest of the top ten have been in theaters a month or more. The total attendance for the weekend was just below that of the previous one and below the average for the past 12 months. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W03/

Champagne sales around the world are down for the second consecutive year as inflation-weary consumer cut back and people just generally aren’t in a mood to celebrate. Shipments from France – the only place actual champagne comes from fell 10% to 271m bottles last year, according Comité Champagne, the trade association representing 16k wine growers and 320 champagne houses. Even sales in France are down 8%. https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/food/champagne-sales-2024/index.html

On this day in music history – January 20,

1965, Radio disk jockey Alan Freed died at the age of 42 from cirrhosis brought on by alcoholism. He called himself the “father of rock and roll”, hosted concert tours and appeared in movies including “Rock Around the Clock” and “Don’t Knock the Rock”. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that swept through the broadcast industry in the early 1960s.
In 1968, one-hit-wonders, John Fred and the Playboy Band began two weeks at #1 with “Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)”. It was inspired by The Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky (With Diamonds)”.
It’s been long-rumored that in 1969, just days after the release of their first album, Led Zeppelin played a show in the gym at a youth center in Wheaton, Maryland. Reports say only 55 people attended, making it the smallest audience the group ever played to. It was a Monday and the same day as Richard Nixon’s inauguration as President. Zep supposedly got paid $250. But there’s no hard evidence it ever happened … no ticket stubs, no posters or other advertising. Just a handful of people who say they were there.
In 1972, on the first date of a British concert tour, Pink Floyd attempted to premiere their new album, “Dark Side of the Moon” but had to abandon the performance after technical problems during the track, “Money”.
In 1982, during a concert in Des Moines, Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a live bat. Someone in the audience had thrown it onstage. Stunned by the light, it lay motionless. Thinking it was a rubber fake, Osbourne picked it up a bit off the head, causing it to flap its wings. After the show, Ozzy was rushed to a hospital for rabies shots.
In 1983, Def Leppard released their third studio album, “Pyromania”.
In 1988, The Beatles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Surviving group members, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon’s widow and two sons attended. Paul McCartney did not, saying in a letter that business differences with the others were the reason for his absence.
In 1999, Bill Albaugh, drummer for the 60s psychedelic group, The Lemon Pipers died at the age of 53. They had a #1 hit in 1967 with “Green Tambourine”.
In 2002, following his death, the re-release of George Harrison’s 1971 hit, “My Sweet Lord” again topped the British chart. It replaced Aaliyah’s “More Than a Woman” at #1, the only time in chart history that one deceased artist took over the top spot from another deceased artist.
In 2012, R&B singer Etta James died of complications from leukemia at the age of 73. She’s best remembered for the #2 hit, “At Last”. She had nine other Top 40 hits and three Grammys.

Born on this day …

In 1889, blues musician, Leadbelly – born Huddi William Ledbetter
In 1924, country singer Slim Whitman
In 1933, Ron Townson from The 5th Dimension
In 1942, Billy Powell from The O’Jays
In 1943, Rick Evans from Zager & Evans whose one hit, “In the Year 2525” went to #1 in 1969.
In 1945, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eric Stewart who was with The Mindbenders in the 1960s, 10cc in the 1970s and collaborated extensively with Paul McCartney in the 1980s.
In 1947, George Grantham, drummer with Poco.
In 1952, Ian Hill, bass player with Judas Priest, and Paul Stanley from KISS
In 1979, Rob Bourdon, drummer with Linkin Park

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=20&month=1

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actor, comedian Bill Maher is 69
Actor Rainn Wilson from TV’s The Office is 59
Among those who’ve passed, comedian, George Burns was born this day in 1896
Actor Leon Ames from movies including “Meet Me in St. Louis” and TV’s “Mr. Ed” was born in 1903
DeForest Kelley, best remembered as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy on Star Trek was born in 1921

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0120.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 70 and winds gusting up to 35 miles an hour this afternoon … winds will peak at 40 miles an hour tonight … sunny and 70 tomorrow … 78 Wednesday with winds up to 20 miles an hour … sunny and 80 Thursday … 75 Friday … partly sunny and 60 with a chance of rain Saturday … 58 with rain likely Sunday … overnight lows, 38 tonight … 44 tomorrow night … 50 Wednesday night … 48 Thursday night … 43 Friday night … 41 with rain likely Saturday night

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