Pala Today News – 3/3/26
Written by John Fox on March 3, 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 single vehicle accident this morning on Camino Del Rey in Bonsall resulted in one person being hospitalized with unknown injuries. It happened around 7a near the intersection with Via De La Reina. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/02/26/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spansolo-vehicle-collision-on-camino-del-rey-sends-one-to-hospital/81331.html
Redhawk Parkway south of Via Rio Temecula was briefly closed after a truck hit a fire hydrant yesterday morning. The single-vehicle accident caused water to shoot across the roadway. https://patch.com/california/temecula/truck-strikes-hydrant-temecula-amr-responds-scene
75-year old Lawrence Swain of Temecula has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash in US 95 near Needles two weeks ago. He was driving alone near mile marker 25, just north of Vidal Junction when his vehicle rolled over for reasons still under investigation. https://patch.com/california/temecula/coroner-ids-temecula-man-fatal-rollover-crash-near-arizona-border
The Supreme Court yesterday sided with religious parents and teachers, voting 6-3 to block California state schools’ policies that restricted schools from notifying parents about a student’s gender identity change. It’s a temporary “ban on outings”, favoring what religious parents say are their First Amendment rights to know if their children change pronouns or gender expression and overrides the state’s 2024 law designed to protect transgender students from harm or rejection at home. It’s a significant victory for opponents of LGBTQ+ student privacy policies. And it’s only temporary as the ultimate legal battle over the issue continues in lower courts. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/us-supreme-court-california-trans-students-privacy-law#:~:text=California-,US%20supreme%20court%20blocks%20California%20privacy%20protections%20for%20trans%20students,Read%20more
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has declared a new citrus quarantine in San Diego County. Two citrus trees in a residential part of Ramona tested positive for HLB, commonly referred to as citrus greening. The bacterial disease causes bitter, misshapen fruit unsuitable for sale or eating, and eventually kills the tree. San Diego County’s citrus crop is a $140m a year business. More than 100 commercial growers and two commercial nurseries may be affected by this new quarantine. This is in addition to existing HLB quarantines in Oceanside, Fallbrook, Valley Center and Rancho Bernardo. https://www.countynewscenter.com/state-declares-citrus-quarantine-in-ramona/
Caltrans will be closing all lanes of the 78 freeway east of I-15 tomorrow night and again Thursday night from 10p to 5a to resurface the roadway. Eastbound lanes will be affected tomorrow night. Westbound on Thursday night. Major alternate roads that avoid the construction include El Norte Parkway, Broadway and West Valley Parkway. https://www.newsbreak.com/fox-5-san-diego-1589916/4520299101488-overnight-sr-78-lane-closures-in-escondido-this-week
Sunny, seasonable weather in Pala the rest of this week. Warmer with a slight chance of rain this weekend. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
SPORTS
In the NBA – The Clippers beat the Warriors in San Francisco 114-101. Other winners yesterday were Houston, Boston and Denver. Ten games tonight.
In the minors – The San Diego Clippers next game is March 11 hosting Rip City at Frontline Arena in Oceanside.
In college basketball – No change in the top three team rankings in either the AP or Coaches polls. It’s still Duke at #1, followed by Arizona and Michigan. UConn moved up two places to #4. Florida moved up two to #5. Iowa State and Houston each fell two places to #6 and #7. Texas Tech vaulted up six places to #10. Purdue fell seven to #15. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings
In women’s NCAA –
In the NHL – The visiting Avalanche buried the Kings 4-2 last night. It was their first game under interim coach D.J. Smith. Former coach Jim Hiller was fired by the Kings on Sunday. Other winners included Detroit, Columbus, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Seattle. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48086895/los-angeles-kings-lose-colorado-avalanche-first-game-firing-coach-jim-hiller
Eleven games tonight including the Ducks hosting first-place Colorado – the only team with 40 wins so far this season.
In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next game is tomorrow at San Jose.
In Major League Baseball Pre-Season – The Padres lost to the A’s 7-2. Dodgers beat the Rockies 7-5. And the Angels edged Kansas City 5-4.
In soccer – The San Diego Sockers face the Empire Strikers Thursday at Toyota Arena in Ontario.
In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game isn’t until March 14 at Saskatchewan.
Local High School Sports –
Bonsall – baseball and boys’ volleyball hosting Army Navy, baseball at 4p, volleyball at 5p
Great Oak – boys’ golf hosting Classical Academy at 2:30p; baseball hosting La Costa Canyon at 3:30p
Fallbrook – boys’ varsity soccer hosting Pacific Ridge this afternoon; varsity softball at Sweetwater at 3:30p; baseball against San Dieguito Academy at 3:30p, varsity hosting, JV away; boys’ JV volleyball hosting San Dieguito Academy at 4:30p; boys’ JV lacrosse hosting Del Norte at 5:30p
Valley Center – baseball against Mission Vista at 3:30p, varsity hosting, JV away; girls’ varsity lacrosse at Del Lago at 3:30p; boys’ tennis against San Pasqual at 3:30p, JV hosting, varsity away; boys’ volleyball at Tri-City Christian at 4p; varsity softball in the Mission Bay Classic at Kit Carson Park at 5p; boys’ lacrosse hosting Eastlake at 6:30p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down across the board, with the exception of federal defense and oil companies. The Dow fell ¾ of a percent. The S&P 500 was down 8 tenths. And the Nasdaq was off by almost 9 tenths. Gold gave back all of yesterday’s gains, trading down $167.20 on the Comex at $5,144.40 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures continued to rise, shooting up another 4%, or $2.95 a barrel to $74.18.
Experts say all markets are currently being driven by concerns that the war in Iran won’t be resolved as quickly as President Trump claims, but will instead widen and do more sustained damage to the economy. https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-iran-energy-oil-trump-75edbda5b8fa3038b47f143cc16855f0
The Auto Club reports that the nationwide average retail price for a gallon of regular gas jumped 11 cents overnight to about $3.11. They were already on the rise as refineries were in the process of switching over to summer blends of fuel. https://apnews.com/article/iran-oil-gas-gallon-aaa-e2daee318b8e3e6a1124713909a410e4
Iranian drone strikes damaged three Amazon Web Services cloud computing facilities in the Middle East today. Two of the data centers were in the United Arab Emirates. The other was in Bahrain. Unlike software disruptions, these physical attacks have caused only limited local disruption of services. But they point out the computing industry’s vulnerability to military conflict. Amazon Web Services hosts some of the world’s most-used online services, including computing infrastructure to governments, universities and business. https://apnews.com/article/amazon-aws-data-center-uae-iran-bahrain-71066b0a822c4cfd88b61e3fe79af917
A federal court yesterday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to slow the process of refunding billions of dollars in tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court as illegal. The federal Justice Department asked the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to hold off any decisions on tariff refunds for 90 days. Judges refused the request and are expected to demand the details of the federal government’s plan for tariff refunds. https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-trump-refunds-supreme-court-cc2ace8576e59d10034e7e525737539d
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
Apple has launched a cheaper version of its iPhone 17. The 17e is a slightly no-frills version that matches the older 16e on price, but with features the 16e didn’t have including wireless charging, twice as much storage, and a screen that is more resistant to scratches and better at reducing glare. The iPhone 17e is priced at $599. Both it and a new iPad Air will arrive in stores March 11. www.morningbrew.com
Even as sales are slowing for electric vehicles, there’s some unexpectedly good news about them. Fifteen years ago, when EVs were first hitting the roads, a lot of people worried about expensive battery replacements, preceded by battery packs losing efficiency, and thus, range. EV batteries were intended to last longer than 12v starter batteries that everyone’s been used to replacing every six or so years. The good news is that as the fleet of EVs on the road ages, data from those first tens of thousands of vehicles shows those expensive battery packs are lasting longer than expected. The lithium-ion batteries age in two ways – by the calendar and by the number of charging cycles. Like a pair of shoes, it was expected that you break in EV batteries, then they last until worn out. And when they do wear out, it happens pretty fast. But EV batteries have proven that the initial drop-off from brand new isn’t that much, and the end of life is taking longer than expected. According to Cox Automotive, two to four-year old EVs coming off lease still have battery health scores up to 95% of their expected driving range. Of 80k EVs tested, the average battery health is 92%. Some of the oldest EVs don’t have modern technology to track such things, but based on owners voluntarily reporting to surveys by Recurrent, only 8 ½% of ten-year old EVs have ever had a battery pack replacement. Of cars with 150k or more miles that have never had a battery replacement, they’re all getting at least 83% of their original mileage range per charge. https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/nx-s1-5706658/electric-vehicle-battery-lifespan
On this day in music history – March 3,
- In 1966, Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay formed Buffalo Springfield. They were among the first wave of new American groups following the 1964 British invasion led by The Beatles. Their million-seller, “For What It’s Worth” became a political anthem for the late ‘60s.
- In 1973, Slade’s “Cum On Feel the Noize” entered the British singles chart at #1 – the first act to do so since The Beatles.
- Also in 1973 at that year’s Grammys, Harry Nilsson won Best Pop Vocal Performance for “Without You” – the first so-called power ballad. Roberta Flack won Song of the Year and Record of the Year for “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, a cover of a 1957 song she’d recorded in 1969. It was on her first album but languished until Clint Eastwood used it for a love scene in his 1971 directorial debut, “Play Misty for Me”.
- In 1984, one-hit-wonder Nena’s English-language version of “99 Red Balloons” began the first of three weeks at #1 in England. It peaked at #2 in America. The original German version got airplay on many alternative rock stations.
- In 1990, Paul McCartney played the first of six sold-out nights at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The final night was carried live via closed circuit to major venues at ten other Japanese cities.
- In 1995, Foo Fighters made their live debut at a benefit concert in Portland, Oregon.
- In 1999, Oasis agreed to pay former drummer Tony McCarroll a lump sum of almost $1m for unpaid royalties. He’d been fired from the band four years earlier.
- In 2003, Ray Jackson sued Rod Stewart over the rights to his hit from 30 years earlier, “Maggie May”. Jackson created the mandolin part at a 1971 recording session with Stewart for which he was paid 15 pounds Sterling. He was not given songwriting credit.
- In 2004, Elton John announced his plans to marry long-time partner David Furnish if new British laws then under consideration in Parliament allowed it.
- In 2008, Beatles recording engineer Norman Smith passed at the age of 85. He’d worked on every Beatles song recorded through 1965, went on to engineer Pink Floyd’s early albums and even had a hit single himself as Hurricane Smith in 1972 with “Oh Babe, What Would You Say?”, written by his wife, Eileen.
- In 2012, guitarist Ronnie Montrose died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 64. He’d been suffering from prostate cancer.
Born on this day …
- In 1941, Mike Pender from The Searchers – the second group out of Liverpool to have a hit single in the U.S in the 1960s.
- In 1944, Jance Garfat, bass player for Dr. Hook.
- In 1947, singer Jennifer Warnes
- In 1966, rapper Tone-Loc
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=3&month=3
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Comedian, actor, and director Tim Kazurinsky is 76. He was on the cast of SNL in the early 80s and directed three of the “Police Academy” sequels
- Actress Julie Bowen from TV’s “Modern Family” is 57
- Actor David Faustino who played Bud Bundy on “Married With Children” is 52
- Among those who’ve passed, inventor Alexander Graham Bell was born this day in 1847
- Actor James Doohan who played “Scotty” in the original “Star Trek” TV series was born in 1920
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0303.htm
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 79 this afternoon … 77 tomorrow … 73 Thursday with winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour … 74 Friday … 78 Saturday … mostly sunny and 84 Sunday … a slight chance of rain Sunday night, then mostly sunny and 80 Monday … overnight lows, 47 tonight … 45 tomorrow night … 42 Thursday night … 45 Friday night … 48 Saturday and Sunday night
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PALA
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