Pala Today News – 3/4/26
Written by John Fox on March 4, 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
The Temecula Planning Commission is expected to sign off on plans for 164 new homes on vacant land between Temecula Parkway, Butterfield Stage and De Portolla Roads today. The proposed Elderberry Park will include a community pool, spa, cabanas, barbecue area, dog park, pickleball court and tot lot. Facilities will only be available to residents of the 2k to 3,200 square foot single-family homes. Grading and preliminary construction has already begun. https://patch.com/california/temecula/164-new-homes-poised-construction-prominent-vacant-lot-temecula
The annual Boot Drive to benefit the San Diego Burn institute is tomorrow during the morning and afternoon commutes. Firefighters from Pala Fire Department will be taking donations at the intersection of Pala Mission and Pala Temecula Roads. Fire departments in other local communities will be conducting their own Boot Drives including Valley Center Fire at Valley Center and Lilac Roads and Valley Center and Cole Grade Roads, North County Fire at Mission and Ammunition Roads and in front of all five Fallbrook Fire stations, and Pauma Reservation Fire at Highway 76 and Pauma Reservation Road. Hours may vary by location. You can also donate at the Burn Institute website. https://burninstitute.org/boot-drive-intersections/
One of the premiere kneeboading events is coming to Oceanside Harbor’s South Jetty beginning Friday, march 13. The event is free and open to everyone beginning at 7a. Kevin Skvarna from Capistrano is the heavy favorite. He’s won the last three open division titles. https://www.surfer.com/news/2026-kneeboard-surfing-usa-titles-oceanside
Coastal rail service between Oceanside and San Diego will be suspended this weekend for ongoing maintenance and major infrastructure work. No trains from Saturday morning until the morning commute Monday. There may still be test trains, construction vehicles and other equipment active along the railroad right-of-way. https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/coaster-rail-service-suspended-weekend-san-diego-oceanside-0
Another day of beautiful weather in Pala. High winds possible tomorrow and Friday and a chance of rain Sunday and Monday. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
SPORTS
In the NBA – The Lakers topped the visiting Pelicans 110-101. Other winners were Charlotte, Cleveland, Orlando, Miami, New York, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Minnesota and Phoenix. Six games tonight including the Clippers hosting Indiana.
Prosecutors in the federal case over rigged poker games that produced charges against NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former NBA player Damon Jones say they expect to announce plea deals with 12 of the 31 defendants and will probably reach deals with nine more before the case goes to trial. All the defendants were due in court today for a status hearing. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48093618/prosecutors-extend-formal-plea-agreements-poker-case
In the minors – The San Diego Clippers next game is March 11 hosting Rip City at Frontline Arena in Oceanside.
In college basketball – Unranked UCLA surprised #9 Nebraska 72-52. Unranked TCU topped #10 Texas Tech 73-65. Arizona State beat #14 Kansas 70-60.
In women’s NCAA – San Diego State beat Air Force 74-57.
In the NHL – The visiting Avalanche buried Anaheim 5-1. Yesterday’s other winners were Boston, Buffalo, New Jersey, Utah, Columbus, Winnipeg, Dallas, Edmonton, Minnesota and San Jose.
In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next game is tonight at San Jose.
In Major League Baseball Pre-Season – The Padres edged the White Sox 4-3. The Dodgers beat Cleveland 5-4. And the Angels prevailed 7-6 over Seattle. All the SoCal teams have today off. The regular season begins three weeks from today.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended without pay by MLB for the 2026 season following his second positive test for a performance-enhancing drug. Tests revealed testosterone that was not produced naturally in the player’s body. An All-Star in 2024 when he was with the Padres but traded away in the off-season, Profar had been suspended for 80 games at the start of last season following a positive drug test. At the time, he said he would never willingly take a banned substance, but took full responsibility and accepted that suspension. Profar returned to the team on July 2 and finished the season with a .245 batting average, 14 homers and 43 RBIs in 80 games. This latest suspension means he will also be ineligible for postseason and this year’s World Baseball Classic. Profar is the seventh Major League player to ever be given a 162-game suspension. A third failed test would mean a lifetime ban from baseball. Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia is the only player ever to get that since drug testing with penalties began in 2004. https://apnews.com/article/profar-drug-suspension-braves-b60b2da421060606e45623b379db1aec?
In soccer – The San Diego Sockers face the Empire Strikers tomorrow at Toyota Arena in Ontario.
If you want to watch final qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup at a bargain price, go to Mexico. Tickets went on sale for games March 26 and 31 in Guadalajara and Monterrey for between about $11 and $17. Compare that with tickets for the World Cup semi-final and championship games in Arlington, Atlanta, Miami Gardens and East Rutherford priced between $900 and $8,680. And those are just stadium seats, not luxury suites. https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-playoff-tickets-fifa-89689a8fc89c2e60e277e43b7652eabb
In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game isn’t until March 14 at Saskatchewan.
Local High School Sports –
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – girls’ beach volleyball hosting Norco at 11:30 and Palm Desert at 12:30p; softball hosting Eleanor Roosevelt at 3:30p; boys’ lacrosse at Corona at 5p; boys’ volleyball at Eleanor Roosevelt at 5p;
Fallbrook – girls’ varsity lacrosse hosting Great Oak at 5:45p
Valley Center – JV softball at Kearny at 3:30p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks gained back most of yesterday’s losses. The Dow was up 6 tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 was up almost 1%. And the Nasdaq gained 1.6%. Gold was up $15.40 at $5,139.30 an ounce on the Comex. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures gained another 10 cents, trading at $74.68 a barrel.
Target CEO Michael Fiddelke told investors yesterday that the retailer plans to refocus on the needs of “busy families” and stop trying to be everything to everyone. He said Target will invest an additional $1b in its supply chain, technology and stores including local staffing. This, after it cut 1,800 corporate jobs in October. The announcement about more baby care and groceries and less home décor and apparel came after Fiddelke reported Target’s fourth straight quarter of declining store and online traffic along with even lower than expected revenue. The bright side was earnings that actually beat estimates and a 30% growth in Target’s same-day delivery service which competes directly with Amazon and Walmart. Target is projecting 2% net growth for this fiscal year. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/target-earnings-investor-day-ceo-michael-fiddelke-merchandise-plans.html
On this day in music history – March 4,
- 1963, the Beach Boys released “Surfin’ U.S.A.” with lyrics by Brian Wilson set to the tune of Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen”. Billboard magazine ranked it the #1 song for the year of 1963.
- 1966, The London Evening Standard first published John Lennon’s quote that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ. Brits let it slide. But when republished in America a few months later, angry Christian activists organized protests, record burnings, and forced radio stations to ban Beatle records.
- In 1967, The Rolling Stones were at the top of the charts with their fourth #1 hit, “Ruby Tuesday”. It was originally released as the B side to “Let’s Spend the Night Together”. But when prudish radio stations began banning that song, Tuesday became the A-side.
- In 1978, the IRS carried out a dawn raid at the home of Jerry Lee Lewis, seizing $170k worth of cars to pay off his tax debts.
- In 1979, Jackson Five brother Randy Jackson broke both legs in a car crash, then almost died in the emergency room when a nurse inadvertently injected him with methadone.
- In 1986, just after a two-set show at Winter Park, Florida, Richard Manuel of The Band retired to his hotel room and hung himself.
- In 1993, Whitney Houston gave birth to daughter Bobbi Kristina Houston-Brown. Bobbi became a reality TV and media personality, singer and actress. She died under a medically induced coma at age 22 on hospice care after being found face down in a bathtub in her Georgia home.
- In 2009, Britney Spears kicked off a world tour in New Orleans – her first concert tour in five years.
- In 2015, Daryl Hall and John Oates sued cereal maker Early Bird Foods over the use of the name Haulin’ Oates (with the G on Hauling dropped) for their maple syrup granola bars. The duo based their trademark infringement case on the company’s creation of a phonetic play on words using the band’s well-known name.
Born on this day …
- In 1925, Paul Mauriat, French conductor and arranger who had a #1 hit in 1968 with “Love is Blue”.
- In 1944, Bobby Womack, who’d begun his musical career as guitarist in Sam Cook’s backing band. A prolific songwriter, he wrote the Rolling Stones’ first #1 hit, “It’s All Over Now”.
- In 1948, Chris Squire, bass player and founding member of Yes.
- In 1950, Emilio Estefan from Miami Sound Machine.
- In 1963, Jason Newsted, bass player for Metallica after the death of Cliff Burton.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=4&month=3
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Patricia Heaton, best known as Debra on “Everybody Loves Raymond” is 68
- Among those who’ve passed, actress and comedienne Catherine O’Hara from SCTV, the Home Alone movie series and the original Beetlejuice was born in 1954
- Fellow SCTV cast member, John Candy was born in 1950
- Actress, comedienne and country singer Minnie Pearl was born in 1912
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0304.htm
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 76 this afternoon … 77 with winds gusting up to 35 miles an hour tomorrow … 76 Friday with continued gusts up to 25 miles an hour … 78 Saturday … mostly sunny and 79 with a slight chance of afternoon showers Sunday … 77 with a continued slight chance of rain Monday … mostly sunny and 74 Tuesday … overnight lows, 44 tonight … 42 tomorrow night … 46 Friday night … about 48 Saturday and Sunday night … 46 Monday night
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