Pala Today News – 2/21/25
Written by John Fox on February 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.
LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
The San Diego County Traffic Advisory Committee is recommending all-way stops be added at two intersections on Main Street in downtown Fallbrook and a signal light added on Old Highway 395. Stop signs would be added on Main at Elder and Ivy Streets if approved at County Supervisor meetings on June 25 and August 27. County Public Works could erect the new signs immediately after that, although the underlying ordinance wouldn’t take effect until 30 days later. The new all-way stops were part of the Fallbrook Streetscape plan update approved by supervisors in December. The TAC also unanimously approved the addition of a signal light on Old Highway 395 at the intersection with Stewart Canyon Road and Cañonita Drive. Funding will have to be found even after anticipated supervisor approval at the Une 25 meeting. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/02/20/news/tac-recommends-all-way-stops-at-main-and-elder-main-and-ivy/78180.html https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/02/20/news/tac-recommends-signal-at-395-and-canonitastewart-canyon/78176.html
26-year old Emily Thompson from Bonsall has been found safe after being reported missing for over a month. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/02/20/news/missing-bonsall-woman-emily-thompson-found-safe/78181.html
Amazon announced this morning that it will pull the company’s planes and sorting facility off of March Air Reserve Base in the coming weeks. There are currently about 400 workers employed at Amazon’s March ARB warehouse. Amazon planes will instead be based at San Bernardino International Airport. https://patch.com/california/murrieta/amazon-pulls-planes-warehouse-rivcos-march-arb-what-know
Barona Oaks Raceway LLC is in the middle of a grant application to the state for funding to support ground operations and maintenance infrastructure at the Barona MX Motocross track on Wildcat Canyon Road, north of the casino. The application is currently in the public comment stage. https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/taxonomy/term/16
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held yesterday for a new 61k-square foot health clinic on ten acres of the Morongo reservation. It’s scheduled for completion in late 2026 near Hathaway Street and Morongo Road. The new facility will be triple the size of the current one opened in 1968 at Morongo and offer greatly-enhanced services that currently require 20 or more miles of travel. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/02/20/native-american-health-clinic-breaks-ground-on-the-morongo-reservation/
The novelty of mid-80s high temperatures in February should be wearing off soon. The full Pala 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 NBA – The Lakers topped the Trail Blazers in Portland 110-102. Milwaukee beat the visiting Clippers 116-110. Other winners were Indiana, Boston, Orlando, Cleveland, New York, Denver and San Antonio. Cleveland now has a slight edge over Oklahoma City as the team with the best record in the league. That could change tonight as the Cavaliers host New York and the Thunder play at Utah.
San Antonio is benching superstar Victor Wembanyama for the rest of the season over concerns about a blot clot in his left shoulder. The problem was discovered right after the All-Star Game. Treatment with blood thinners mean he can’t play. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43937353/spurs-shut-victor-wembanyama-blood-clot-shoulder
In college hoops – #20 Maryland beat USC 88-71. UCSD topped Cal Poly 81-67.
In the NHL – Last night, Canada won the Four Nations tournament over Team USA on a goal by Connor McDavid 8 minutes into overtime. Final score 3-2. The regular season resumes tomorrow with 14 games including the Kings hosting Utah and the Ducks at Boston.
In minor league hockey – The San Diego Gulls next game is tonight at Bakersfield.
In Major League Baseball – The Dodgers lost to the Cubs 12-4 in the first spring training game of the season yesterday in Glendale, Arizona. In that game, pitcher Bobby Miller was hit in the right temple by a line drive, but was able to walk off the field. He’s now in concussion protocol. The 25-year old is in competition for a spot in LA’s starting rotation. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43941007/dodgers-pitcher-bobby-miller-hit-head-line-drive
The Padres first game of the pre-season started at noon today against Seattle at the Peoria Sports Complex shared by the two teams. Four other games today including another one between the Dodgers and Cubs – who also share a training facility. Everybody plays on Saturday.
In Major League Soccer – games tomorrow include LAFC hosting Minnesota. The Galaxy hosts San Diego FC Sunday.
In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals and Buffalo Bandits meet tomorrow at Pechanga Arena.
In the NFL – The Chargers and safety Elijah Moden have agreed to a three-year contract at $18.75m with all but $5m of it guaranteed. They’d traded Tennessee for him ahead of Week 1 last season in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round pick. He quickly became an essential part of LA’s defense, which was tops in the league for points allowed per game. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43943724/elijah-molden-chargers-agree-1875-million-3-year-deal
In golf – At the Mexico Open in Nuevo Vallarta, with most of the field still on the course for today’s second round, Aldrich Potgieter had a commanding four-stroke lead into the clubhouse at 16-under par after shooting a blistering 61 today. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
In racing – The NASCAR Cup series for this year begins in Atlanta on Sunday.
In local high school sports:
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – boys’ tennis against Santiago at 3p, JV hosting, varsity away; Tomorrow – boys’ varsity tennis at a tournament in West Torrance all day; boys’ and girls’ track & field at a tournament at Canyon Crest at 7a; boys’ varsity volleyball at Fontana at 8a; baseball hosting a tournament at 11a
Fallbrook – no schedule published this week
Valley Center – varsity softball at Orange Glen at 3:30p; boys’ and girls’ wrestling at CIF championships at Christian at 9a today and tomorrow; girls’ basketball in CIF quarterfinals at Central Union at 7p tomorrow
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down sharply. The Dow and Nasdaq each fell 1 ½%. The S&P 500 was off by 1 ¼%. United Health and Walmart led the decliners on the Dow. Gold traded $2.70 lower on the Comex at $2,953.40 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures fell $1.96 to $70.61 a barrel.
Recent earnings reports haven’t been so bad. But major corporations predicting a cloudy future and once-again creeping inflation have now been joined by falling home sales figures and increasingly gloomy consumer sentiment data. The University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment dropped almost 10% in February, leaving it at a seven-month low. Now at 64.7, it’s down almost 16% over the past year. Expectations of coming tariffs are to blame for some of the decline. Inflation expectations are the rest of the problem. Those surveyed think inflation will increase from January’s 3.3% to 4.3% later this year. Existing home sales in January were down almost 5% from December – a notoriously slow month. But annualized year-over-year sales were still up 2%, marking the fourth consecutive month of annual growth. Inventory of homes for sale increased 3 ½%. There is now a 3 ½ month supply at the current sales pace. And median home prices rose another 4.8% from a year ago to $396k nationwide. The rate of sales fell the most in the West where prices are also among the highest. https://www.fxempire.com/news/article/consumer-sentiment-falls-9-8-in-feb-as-home-sales-drop-4-9-1499439
Tesla has recalled more than 375k vehicles for a power steering issue. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announcement this morning identified some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles’ operating software before 2023. Tesla has issued a free over-the-air software update and says owners of recalled vehicles will receive a letter in the mail with more information in the coming weeks. Just yesterday, the Washington Post reported that a team of NHTSA regulators who oversee the safety of autonomous cars was facing staffing cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Tesla CEO, Elon Musk. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tesla-recalls-375000-vehicles-power-steering-issue-rcna193180
Also reported yesterday in the Post, the Trump administration is considering disbanding the US Postal Service Board of Governors and placing the currently-independent agency under the direct control of the Commerce Department. The Wall Street Journal reported the same this morning. A White House official denied the claim that the President would sign an executive order to disband the board, but didn’t say anything about any interest in privatizing the Postal Service – something that Trump has spoken in support of in the past. Privatizing the US Postal Service could lead to some difficult addresses no longer receiving deliveries. Even companies like UPS sometimes rely on the Postal Service for so-called “last mile” service to difficult addresses. The President has already taken steps to fire the governing boards at the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/business/trump-postal-service-privatization/index.html
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
Two new wide releases in movie theaters today: The uplifting true story of “The Unbreakable Boy” about a boy with brittle bone disease and autism. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the horror film “The Monkey” with Elijah Wood. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/february/2025?view=list
On this day in music history – February 21,
- Ever hear the old joke about how to get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice! On this day in 1961, The hardworking pre-recording-contract Beatles played three gigs in one day – a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, then that night at both the Casanova Club and Litherland Town Hall, all in Liverpool. Less than three years later, they were conquering America on the Ed Sullivan Show and played two sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall. They were the first rock act ever to perform there.
- In 1964, the New York band The Echoes recruited an unknown young piano player … Billy Joel, and released three classic British singles – covers of the Rolling Stones’ “Not Fade Away”, The Hollies “Just One Look”, and Billy J. Kramer’s “Little Children”.
- In 1967, Pink Floyd began recording their first album, “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” in the St. John’s Wood section of London. Their engineer was The Beatles former engineer Norman Smith, who later had his own hit single, “What Would You Say” under the name Hurricane Smith. Meanwhile, in the adjacent studio, The Beatles were recording “Fixing A Hole” for their upcoming “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album with Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees attending the day’s mixing session. What a day to be at EMI’s Abbey Road studios!
- In 1968, Otis Redding had his first pop chart hit single with “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”. He’d been killed in a plane crash two months earlier. The song became the first posthumous single to reach #1 on the Hot 100.
- In 1970, Simon and Garfunkel were at #1 on the British album chart with “Bridge Over Troubled Water” which spent a total of 300 weeks on the chart, returning to the top on eight separate occasions with a total of 41 weeks at #1. At the time they were even bigger in England than in America.
- In 1972, Led Zeppelin released “Rock and Roll” and “Four Sticks” as a single in the U.S. Rock and Roll began as a spontaneous jam session during the Four Sticks recording session. The basis of the song was created and tracks laid down in fifteen minutes.
- In 1976, former Supreme, Florence Ballard died of cardiac arrest at the age of 32. She’d left the group in 1967, lost an $8m lawsuit against Motown Records and was living on welfare when she died.
- In 1981, Dolly Parton began the first of two weeks at #1 with the theme song for the film “9 to 5”.
- In 1986, Metallica released their third album, which many critics think is the best heavy metal album of all time, “Master of Puppets”. It was the last Metallica album with Cliff Burton on bass. He died in Sweden promoting the album when their tour bus crashed.
- In 1987, the 26-year old song by Ben E. King, “Stand By Me” hit #1 thanks to being featured in the film of the same name.
- In 2009, Rhianna issued a statement thanking fans for their support after an alleged assault by her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown. She declined comment on the leaked photo of her battered face.
- In 2014, a statue of Kurt Cobain was unveiled in his hometown of Aberdeen, Washington.
- In 2017, Peter Tork of The Monkees died at the age of 77. He’d been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer ten years earlier.
Born on this day …
- In 1933, jazz and blues singer, Nina Simone.
- In 1943, David Geffen founder of Geffen Records and Dreamworks.
- In 1949, Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison
- In 1951, keyboardist for The Tubes, Vince Welnick.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=21&month=2
Other famous person anniversaries today …
- Actor Gary Lockwood from “2001: A Space Odyssey” is 88
- Actor Anthony Daniels, best known as C-3PO in the “Star Wars” movies is 79
- Actor Kelsey Grammer is 69
- Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is 45
- Among those who’ve passed, revolutionary, former prime minister and first black president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe was born in 1924
- Humorist and author Erma Bombeck was born in 1927
- Emmy-winning producer and filmmaker Bob Rafelson, best remembered for “The Monkees” TV series and the movies “Five Easy Pieces”, “Easy Rider” and “Head” was born in 1933
- Actress Rue McClanahan from TV’s “Maude” and “Golden Girls” was born in 1934
- Actor Alan Rickman, best remembered from the original “Die Hard” movie and the “Harry Potter” series, as well as “Galaxy Quest” was born in 1946.
https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/february/21
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 82 this afternoon … 83 tomorrow … 86 Sunday … 85 Monday … 87 Tuesday … 88 Wednesday … 85 Thursday … overnight lows, about 48 tonight and tomorrow night … about 51 Sunday and Monday night … about 55 Tuesday and Wednesday night
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