Pala Today News – 1/21/25
Written by John Fox on January 21, 2025
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.
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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
UPDATED AT 2P – A fire began at about 1a this morning near the same site where another fire swept through Rancho Monserate a couple of years ago. It was stopped at about 80 acres with 30% containment as of 10:30a. Two structures were damaged. Neither were homes. Evacuation orders remain in effect as of noon for most of eastern Bonsall, affecting about 2,900 residents with warnings in effect for the rest of the area south of Highway 76 and west of I-15 as far west and south as Camino del Rey. Schools in the Bonsall district were closed today because of the fire. Two other small fires began before dawn in North County this morning, but were quickly put out. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/brush-fires-erupt-in-north-san-diego-county-012125 https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/21/lilac-fire https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/01/21/evacuations-ordered-in-bonsall-area-as-brush-fire-grows-to-80-acres/
A fire in Mission Valley this afternoon forced evacuations in Linda Vista. The fire was reported just after 1p near Friars Road. The evacuation orders were lifted just after 2p. Friars Road west of the 163 freeway and parts of Linda Vista Road remain closed for hot spot mop up. Another fire near Ted Williams Parkway and Pomerado road between Poway and Peñasquitos burned about two acres before being put down yesterday afternoon. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/brush-fire-ignites-in-poway-near-ted-williams-parkway-homes-evacuated
About 300 SDG&E customers in and around Pala are without power due to a Public Safety Power Shutoff with a possibility of it lasting until 5p Friday. Similar shutoffs are in effect in parts of Pauma Valley, Valley Center, Escondido and Warner Springs with the total number of residents without power at about 14k. Here’s the link for SDG&E outages. PSPS’s are also currently in effect in Southern Temecula, parts of DeLuz, La Cresta, Wildomar and Menifee. Go to Edison’s link for updated information.
President Trump’s first day in office was a busy one. The promised flurry of executive action included issuing pardons for about 1,500 people involved in the January 6 attack on the Capitol, pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement, reversing several immigration orders initiated during Joe Biden’s presidency, declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, and temporarily suspending the U.S. Refugee Admission Program. Trump signed several economic orders. He has yet to finalize plans for tariffs aimed at China but said he expects tariffs of 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada to begin February 1. On the environmental front, Trump declared a national energy emergency, opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling, and temporarily halted leasing and permitting for wind energy projects. www.apnews.com
18 states have already filed a lawsuit to block the President’s order to deny birthright citizenship to babies born to undocumented immigrants to the U.S. www.nytimes.com
High winds could continue at least through Thursday. High temperatures will vary by about 25 degrees tomorrow through Sunday with rain expected 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 college football – Ohio State held off Notre Dame to win their seventh college football title and first in the last ten years last night. Final score, 34-23. Beginning next season, behind the scenes payment to players by rich donors ends and a new system in which schools can share at least $20.5m with athletes under a sort of salary cap begins. Student athletes can still sign endorsement deals with third parties that don’t count against the cap. One unintended consequence could be fewer spots for walk-ons and players on partial scholarships. www.morningbrew.com
In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is February 1 hosting Saskatchewan.
In local high school sports:
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – no scheduled games today
Fallbrook – soccer against Escondido, boys’ away at 4p, girls’ hosting at 5p; girls’ water polo hosting Valley Center at 4p; boys’ JV and girls’ varsity basketball hosting Valley Center beginning at 5:30p; girls’ JV basketball at Westview at 5:30p
Valley Center – girls’ soccer hosting Rancho Bernardo at 4p; boys’ soccer at Mt. Carmel at 5p; varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball hosting Fallbrook beginning at 5:30p; girls’ JV basketball at Mt. Carmel at 7p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up. The Dow gained a full percent. The S&P 500 was up more than eight tenths of a percent. The Nasdaq was up 7 tenths. Gold traded $12.40 higher on the Comex at $2,761.10 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures fell $1.79 to $76.09 a barrel.
Investment analysts attribute today’s stock gains to the delay in the implementation of President Trump’s promised 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods. www.cnn.com/business
One of President Trump’s earliest efforts is already having problems. His executive order establishing a Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE to identify areas of government waste has been hit with three lawsuits challenging its constitutionality. Vivek Ramaswamy, who the President selected to co-lead the DOGE along with Elon Musk has already stepped down, presumably to run for governor of Ohio. www.morningbrew.com
In a first for airlines, JetBlue now accepts Venmo for online bookings. Customers can now pay using their Venmo balance or linked bank accounts, or credit and debit cards at the JetBlue website. The feature is coming soon to the JetBlue app. The Venmo platform especially appeals to younger demographics. https://www.digitaltransactions.net/venmo-takes-off-with-jetblue-for-online-bookings/
On this day in music history – January 21,
- 1965, three thousand screaming fans met The Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison as they arrived at Sydney Airport to begin a 16-date tour of Australia and New Zealand.
- In 1966, George Harrison married Patti Boyd in Surrey with Paul McCartney as best man. The couple had met on the set of the group’s first movie, “A Hard Day’s Night”. Boyd played one of the school girls on the train. She left Harrison for his friend Eric Clapton in the mid-1970s after he’d written a song about her. You may have heard of it – “Layla”. Boyd and Clapton married in May of 1979, but split in 1988. Harrison and Clapton remained friends the entire time.
- In 1968, Jimi Hendrix recorded his version of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower”. It was Hendrix’ highest charting single, peaking at #20 in the fall of ’68.
- In 1972, Pink Floyd gave their first complete live performance of what later became their “Dark Side of the Moon” album.
- In 1978, “Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack” began the first of 24 weeks at #1 on the album chart. It eventually, sold 30m copies, making it the best-selling soundtrack ever.
- In 1982, BB King donated his entire 20k-disc record collection to Mississippi University’s center for the Study of Southern Culture.
- In 1983, Allman Brothers bass player Lamar Williams died of lung cancer at age 34. Doctors believe it was related to his exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.
- In 1984, soul singer Jackie Wilson died eight years after suffering a massive heart attack while performing on stage in New Jersey. He’d been in a coma ever since.
- In 1992, Billy Idol pleaded guilty to charges of assault and battery from an incident outside a West Hollywood restaurant.
- In 2003, former Jethro Tull keyboard player David Palmer changed his name to Dee Palmer after undergoing a sex change operation. Palmer played on all Tull albums through 1980.
- In 2012 Adele was at #1 with her second album “21”. It yielded five hit singles including “Rolling in the Deep” and has sold over 26m copies.
Born on this day …
- in 1938, Robert Weston Smith. You know him and hear him five evenings a week here on Rez Radio – Wolfman Jack.
- In 1941, Placido Domingo and Richie Havens.
- In 1942, Edwin Starr and Mac Davis.
- In 1947, Jim Ibbotson from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- In 1950, Billy Ocean.
- In 1956, drummer for new wave band Berlin, Rob Brill.
- In 1976, Emma Bunton, also known as Baby Spice from The Spice Girls.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born-on-this-day/
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actress Geena Davis is 69
- So is actor Robby Benson
- Comedian Benny Hill was born this day in 1925
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0121.htm
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for tomorrow (1/22) – beef tips, brown rice, vegetables and dessert
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 73 this afternoon … the High Wind and Red Flag Warnings are expected to end later today, but the winds won’t … it’ll be sunny with a high of about 82 and winds gusting up to 25 miles an hour tomorrow and Thursday … mostly sunny and 77 Friday … mostly cloudy and 61 with a chance of rain Saturday … 57 with rain likely Sunday … mostly sunny and 60 with a continued slight chance of showers Monday … overnight low, 45 tonight … 52 tomorrow with winds gusting up to 30 miles an hour … 49 Thursday night … 44 Friday night … 42 with rain likely Saturday night … 38 Sunday night
FIRE PERMITS
Call the Pala Fire Department at (760) 742-1632 before starting any open fires to get the day’s Cal Fire and APCD recommendations. Fire Department permits are required for any burning on Pala tribal land.
PALA
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