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Pala Today News – 1/7/26

Written by John Fox on January 7, 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.

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

A single vehicle collision on Camino Del Rey Monday night knocked over a power pole, creating a hard closure of the road near Camino Del Cielo due to live wires on the ground. First responders found a 2010 Prius with major front-end damage, but no driver. It later became known that the 45-year old driver had sought “walk-in medical aid” at Pala Fire Station on Lilac Extension, about a dozen miles from the crash. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/01/news/driver-seeks-aid-after-crashing-into-power-pole-closing-camino-del-rey/80856.html

Five people were displaced by a garage fire in Oceanside last night around 11p. It happened in the 200 block of Festival Drive. Oceanside Fire contained the blaze to the garage, but the home received heavy smoke damage. Residents were assisted by the American Red Cross. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/5-people-displaced-after-garage-fire-in-oceanside-home

An Escondido drywall construction company has been ordered to pay $790k for minimum wage and overtime violations. About half of it will come in the form of back wages and damages to 580 workers. According to the US Department of Labor, Wall Systems Inc., which also operates as Alta Drywall failed to keep accurate track of worker’s hours and failed to pay overtime for hours worked per week in excess of 40. https://www.newsbreak.com/fox-5-san-diego-1589916/4428397002698-escondido-drywall-company-ordered-to-pay-790k-for-labor-violations

Escondido city councilmembers are getting a salary increase. During December’s final meeting of the year, councilmembers unanimously agreed to a 5% pay raise each of the next two years. Escondido councilmembers currently get $2,245 per month. The mayor gets that plus an additional $4,035 per month. There will be no increase in the mayor’s additional pay. The positions are considered to be full-time equivalent. But several councilmembers work other jobs as well. https://thecoastnews.com/escondido-agrees-to-council-member-salary-increases/

San Diego County’s public health lab began routine in-house wastewater testing today with results made available on an online public website. Wastewater testing gives health officials a snapshot of what diseases are circulating locally before they are apparent within the medical community. The testing was first used locally during the pandemic. Current testing looks for the latest strains of Covid, Influenza A and B, and RSV. Here’s a link for the public dashboard for test results. https://www.countynewscenter.com/county-public-health-lab-starts-testing-local-wastewater-for-diseases/

Pala will have mostly clear skies and warmer temperatures heading into the weekend; Upper 70s 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 Baltimore Ravens have fired head coach Jim Harbaugh. The team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021 on a failed last-second field goal attempt Sunday. Pittsburgh won the game 26-24. Harbaugh is now the biggest name on the available list for six teams already looking for new coaches. He ranks 12^th for most wins by a head coach in NFL history with 193. He guided the Ravens to a Super Bowl win in 2012 and managed the team for 18 years. He was under contract to Baltimore through 2028. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47531459/john-harbaugh-coach-ravens-sources-say

College Football Playoffs results and schedule –

Fri 12/19 – #8 Oklahoma 24, #9 Alabama 34

Sat 12/20 – #10 Miami 10, #7 Texas A&M 3

Sat 12/20 – #11 Tulane 10, #6 Ole Miss 41

Sat 12/20 – #12 James Madison 34, #5 Oregon 51

Quarterfinals

Wed 12/31 –Cotton Bowl in Arlington, TX – Miami 21, Ohio State 14

Thu 1/1 – Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens – Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0

Thu 1/1 – Rose Bowl – Alabama 3, Indiana 38

Thu 1/1 – Sugar Bowl in New Orleans – Ole Miss 39, Georgia 34

Coming up …

Thu 1/8 – Fiesta Bowl – Miami v Ole Miss semifinal at 4:30p on ESPN

Fri 1/9 – Peach Bowl – Oregon v. Indiana semifinal at 4:30p on ESPN

Mon 1/19 – CFP National Championship game at Miami Gardens, FL at 4:30p on ESPN

In the NBA – Last night’s winners were Cleveland, Washington, Memphis, Minnesota, Dallas and the Lakers over the Pelicans in New Orleans 111-103. Twelve games tonight including the Clippers at New York and the Lakers at San Antonio.

In the NHL – Philadelphia beat the visiting Anaheim Ducks 5-2. Other winners included Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Carolina, Toronto, Edmonton, San Jose, Seattle, the New York Islanders, and Vegas over Winnipeg 4-3 in overtime.

In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next game is tonight hosting San Jose.

In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is this Friday hosting Toronto.

Local High School Sports –

Bonsall – no scheduled games today

Great Oak – wrestling at Chaparral at 5p

Fallbrook – no scheduled games today

Valley Center – boys’ soccer at El Camino at 4:30p

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were mixed. The Dow fell 2 tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 was up two tenths. The Nasdaq gained two thirds of a percent. Gold fell $28.40 on the Comex, trading at $4,467.70 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures fell $1.13 to $56 a barrel.

The number of available jobs in the U.S. is at its lowest level in more than a year. www.cnn.com

The board of directors at Warner Bros. Discovery unanimously recommended to shareholders that they reject a second hostile takeover bid by Paramount. This one, although at the same $30 per share comes with the guaranteed backing of billionaire Larry Ellison. They still think Netflix’ offer to buy WBD’s studio and streaming business for $72b is better. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/wbd-rejects-paramount-offer-again-netflix-deal.html

Alaska Airlines is placing its biggest order ever for new jets – 105 Boeing 737 Max 10’s and five 787-10 Dreamliners. The 737 Max 10 has yet to be certified by regulators and is years behind schedule in development. Boeing currently has more than 6k aircraft on backorder. The new 737 orders lock in production slots for Alaska, who are using previous purchase options to secure the long-haul 787’s for international expansion with nonstops to Italy, South Korea and other countries. Alaska Airlines purchased Hawaiian Airlines in 2024 and currently has a fleet of 413 aircraft, which it plans to expand to 475 by 2030 and 550 by 2035. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/alaska-airlines-boeing-order-737-10-dreamliners.html

Who runs the most on-time airline? According to analytics firm, Cirium, for the fifth consecutive year, it’s Delta at almost 81% of flights on-time. That’s followed by Alaska at 79%, Spirit and United at just under 79% and Southwest at 77%. Internationally, Aeromexico had the best record with 90% of its flights on-time. www.Morningbrew.com

Chick-fil-A is celebrating 80 years in business this year and has launched a year-long ad campaign that will be its biggest marketing effort to date. Like In-N-Out, Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A is family owned. They had sales of $22.74b in 2024, making them the third-largest restaurant chain in the U.S. behind McDonald’s and Starbucks. To begin the year, Chick-fil-A is rolling out four retro collectible cup designs every few weeks inspired by company archive artwork. They’ve also created a Willy Wonka-like golden fan cup. 3k customers who buy a collectible cup will receive a Golden Fan Cup including free Chick-fil-A for a year. The basic chicken sandwich will also come in special limited-time vintage packaging. Plush Chick-fil-A cows will also be available for purchase. As of Monday, frosted sodas and floats are being added as new permanent menu items. The campaign kicks off Friday at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal between Oregon and Indiana. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/chick-fil-a-launches-80th-anniversary-marketing-campaign.html

Hilton Hotels took the rare step of severing its affiliation with an independently-owned franchise hotel near Minneapolis after it refused booking for ICE agents. Everpeak Hospitality apologized for cancelling the reservation made by Homeland Security. But yesterday, a social media influencer posted a video made after the apology in which he posed as a Homeland Security official trying to book rooms for immigration enforcement agents and was refused by the desk clerk, who cited company policy. It was that video that caused Hilton to end its affiliation with the hotel. www.morningbrew.com

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins have announced new nutrition guidelines which include prioritizing protein over carbohydrates and cutting out processed foods including white bread, chips and candy. The guidelines are used to formulate what is served in school lunches and federal nutrition programs. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/rfk-jr-nutrition-guidelines-protein-processed-food.html

Tech companies and retailers still think smart glasses could be the next big thing. The failure-ridden category of AI wearables got a boost with release of Meta’s Display glasses through a division of Ray-Ban last fall. EssilorLuxotica is having record sales because of the glasses, which cost $799. So much so, that there aren’t enough left for export sales. In addition to an upgraded camera, Display has built-in AI features and a wristband to help answer calls and texts. Meta plans to introduce a teleprompter feature to display text notes in the lenses. www.morningbrew.com

Just what exactly is in McDonald’s popular McRib sandwich? That’s a little like asking what’s in a hot dog. Do you really want to know? A class action lawsuit filed by four plaintiffs in Illinois last month does. It alleges McRib contains lower-grade pork products like heart, tripe, and stomach, but no actual rib meat in the formed rib-shaped meat patty. Not that there’s anything wrong with that – again, think hot dogs. But the suit also alleges that by using the word “rib”, McDonald’s is able to charge a premium price for a non-premium product, causing “millions of dollars in consumer harm.” According to the online McRib locator, some restaurants charge as much as $7.99 for a McRib sandwich. McDonald’s denies the claims about the specific content of the meat patties and says the suit “distorts the facts.” www.morningbrew.com

On this day in music history – January 7,

1955, “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and his Comets first entered the British music charts. 50’s American rock and roll’s popularity the UK is what set the stage for the 60s British music invasion of America.
In 1964, The Beatles recorded a seven-song appearance for the BBC Radio show Saturday Club. The episode was broadcast on February 15, while the group was in the middle of their first visit to the U.S. including their grand debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.
In 1971, Black Sabbath released their second album, “Paranoid” which included their biggest hit single, “Iron Man”.
In 1972, David Bowie released the single, “Changes”. It was the last song Bowie performed live on stage before his retirement at the end of 2006.
In 1980, Pink Floyd released the single “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)”. It was their first and only #1 hit single.
In 1981, The Police played the first night of their North American tour supporting the album “Zenyatta Mondatta” at the University of Montreal in Quebec.
In 2003, The Beatles Book Monthly closed down after 40 years of publishing. Magazine editor Sean O’Mahoney explained there was nothing more to say as the former Beatles were doing less and less as the years wore on.
In 2006, Pink married her motocross racer boyfriend Carey Hart on a beach in Costa Rica. She’d proposed to him during one of his races at Mammoth Lakes by holding up a sign that read “Will You Marry Me?” Hart pulled out of the race to say yes.

Born on this day …

in 1937, Paul Revere, keyboardist and leader of The Raiders.
In 1942, Danny Williams who sang the British hit version of the song “Moon River” which had been introduced by Audrey Hepburn in the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. It was Andy Williams (no relation) who sang the U.S. hit version.
In 1948, Kenny Loggins.
In 1959 Kathy Valentine from The Go-Go’s. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=7&month=1

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actress Erin Gray from both the TV and movie versions of “Buck Rogers in the 25^th Century” is 76
The late Dustin Diamond who played Screech on TV’s “Saved By the Bell” was born in 1977.

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0107.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – mostly sunny with a high of 65 this afternoon … 64 tomorrow … 67 Friday … 73 Saturday … 75 Sunday … 77 Monday … 78 Tuesday … overnight lows, 42 tonight … 36 tomorrow night … 40 Friday night … 44 Saturday and Sunday night … 45 Monday night

FIRE PERMITS

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