Pala Today News – 3/5/26
Written by John Fox on March 5, 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
Late EXTRA: President Trump has fired Kristi Noem as head of Homeland Security and replaced her with Sen Markwayne Mullin. https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-privately-expresses-frustration-noem-after-senate-hearing/story?id=130794961
Today is the annual Boot Drive to benefit the San Diego Burn Institute. If you missed Pala firefighters collecting donations at Pala Mission and Pala Temecula Road this morning, they’ll be back this afternoon from 3 to 6p. Other North County locations include the Mission and Ammunition Road intersection in Fallbrook and in front of all five Fallbrook Fire Stations, Valley Center Road at Cole Grade and Lilac Roads, and Highway 76 at Pauma Reservation Road. You can also donate at the Burn Institute website. https://burninstitute.org/boot-drive-intersections/
The Escondido City Council last week advanced plans for a residential townhome project with HOA ammenities on about five acres between Escondido High School and the onramp to I-15 from West El Norte Parkway. Parkview Townhomes will have 70 two and three-bedroom units with 165 parking spaces and about three dozen more trees than required. The townhomes are intended to sell in the $600k to $700k range. https://thecoastnews.com/escondido-advances-70-townhome-project-aimed-at-missing-middle/
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park help opening ceremonies this morning for Denny Sanford Elephant Valley, the largest project in San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s 109-year history, and one which allows guests to walk next to the pachyderms (look it up). https://www.10news.com/lifestyle/exploring-san-diego/san-diego-zoo-safari-park-in-escondido-opens-denny-sanford-elephant-valley
State schools superintendent Tony Thurmond has announced this year’s list of Purple Star Schools including 47 in the San Diego region. Valley Center High and Oceanside’s Santa Margarita Elementary and Pacific View Charter are among them. The award recognizes military-friendly schools for their resource programs dedicated to military families and helping new students adjust socially and academically. https://patch.com/california/san-diego/43-san-diego-county-schools-named-purple-star-schools
A Start Smart New Driver class will be held Monday, March 16 at 6p at Temecula City Hall. Advance registration is recommended for the free two-hour class for teen drivers and their parents set up by the CHP. Call 951 466 4300. https://patch.com/california/temecula/start-smart-chp-new-driver-class-slated-march-temecula-what-know-how-register
A reminder that the switch to Daylight Savings Time is this Sunday at 2a. Before bed Saturday night, set your clocks forward an hour. Or just check for the correct time on you smart phone or other Internet-connected device Sunday when you get up.
Sunny and windy in Pala for the next couple of days with two slight chances for rain this weekend. Back into the 80s by the middle of next week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
SPORTS
In the NBA – The Clippers routed the visiting Pacers 130-107. Kawhi Leonard led the scoring with 29 points. Other winners were Oklahoma City, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Portland and Atlanta.
With 5 ½ weeks left in the regular season, OKC has the best record at 49 and 15 and lead the Western Conference by 3 ½ games over San Antonio. The Lakers are in sixth place, 10 ½ games off the pace. The Clippers are in 9th and will likely get a play-in berth. Detroit leads the East by five games over second-place Boston.
In the minors – The San Diego Clippers next game is next Wednesday hosting Rip City at Frontline Arena in Oceanside.
In college basketball – The five Top 25 teams that played last night all won against unranked opponents.
In the NHL – The Ducks thumped the visiting Islanders 4-1 last night. The Kraken’s five-home game win streak was broken by the St. Louis Blues 3-2 last night in Seattle. Other winners were Vegas, New Jersey and Carolina.
In the minors – The San Diego Gulls lost 3-2 last night at San Jose. Their next game is tomorrow hosting Rockford.
In Major League Baseball Pre-Season – No games yesterday for SoCal teams.
The World Baseball Classic got underway yesterday with Australia shutting out Chinese Taipei 3-0. So far today, Korea beat Czechia 11-4. The winners of those two games meet each other tonight in Tokyo. Team USA’s first game is tomorrow against Brazil in Houston. https://www.espn.com/world-baseball-classic/schedule
In the NFL – Buffalo is acquiring wide receiver DJ Moore from Chicago in exchange for second and fifth round picks in this year’s draft. The Bills will be guaranteeing $15.5m of Moore’s $23.5m base salary in 2028. This and next year’s base are fully guaranteed. The trade can’t become official until the new league year begins next Wednesday. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48111983/bills-agree-trade-acquire-bears-wr-dj-moore-sources-say
In soccer – The San Diego Sockers face the Empire Strikers tonight at Toyota Arena in Ontario.
In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game isn’t until March 14 at Saskatchewan.
In golf – The Arnold Palmer Invitational teed off today in Orlando. With a few golfers still on the course, Daniel Berger led after round 1 at 9-under par 63. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=401811935
Local High School Sports –
Bonsall – baseball hosting Army-Navy at 4:30p; softball hosting Victory Christian Academy at Pala at 4:30p; boys’ volleyball at Army-Navy at 5p
Great Oak – boys’ golf hosting Linfield Christian at Redhawk at 2:30p; boys’ tennis at Upland at 3p; baseball hosting Vista Murrieta at 3:30p; boys’ volleyball hosting Centennial at 5p; boys’ lacrosse at Dana Hills at 6p
Fallbrook – baseball against Oceanside at 3:30p, JV hosting, varsity away; softball at Southwest at 3:30p; boys’ volleyball at Murrieta Mesa at 4:30p
Valley Center – track & field hosting El Camino at 3:15p; boys’ tennis against El Camino at 3:30p, varsity hosting, JV away; baseball against San Dieguito at 3:30p, JV hosting, varsity away; softball at a tournament at Kit Carson Park at 5p; boys’ varsity volleyball at Escondido Adventist Academy at 5p; varsity girls’ lacrosse at El Camino at 7p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down significantly. The Dow fell 2.1%. The S&P 500 was down 1 ¼%. And the Nasdaq was off by 1.2%. The traditional safe haven, gold was down as well, trading $42.90 lower on the Comex at $5,091.80 an ounce. With the war in Iran halting virtually all Middle East oil, the benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude futures shot up $6 to $80.69 a barrel. US natural gas and diesel futures rose 2.6% and 10% respectively as supplies from the Middle East are shut off. The US Dollar index is up 1.7% this week as global investors seek a safe haven.
What seems to be worrying investors the most today is uncertainty over how long the Iran war will last and how much more of the world will be pulled into it. Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX is up 18%. Iran has made strikes on Cypress, where US bases are located. Cypress is a member of the UN, which calls for members to stand behind it. https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/investing/us-stocks-oil-iran
The House of Representatives today takes up the issue of President Trump’s military authority to declare and wage war with Iran based on Constitutional limits. Article I of the Constitution says that Congress has the power to declare war. Article II states that the President is the “commander in chief of the Army and Navy.” Not since World War II has Congress declared an official state of war. Yet since then, the US has had wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan along with other conflicts. The Senate has already voted down a Democratic measure to limit Trump in the US-Israeli war against Iran. www.apnews.com
Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers are taking another crack at full funding for Homeland Security, citing the Iran war for the need to get a budget for the one department that got only temporary funding in the last budget bill. https://apnews.com/article/iran-homeland-security-funding-32c81b70baf9971cab6f4f0501df9dc7
A federal judge at the US Court of International Trade in New York ruled yesterday through a test case that companies that paid tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court last month are due refunds. Judge Richard Eaton says he alone will hear cases pertaining to those illegally collected tariffs, giving some clarity to a process left up in the air by the Supreme Court. The federal government collected more than $130b of now-defunct tariffs and could ultimately be on the hook for refunds worth $175b. https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-refunds-09cd60a170d01d8d62739ab13086ff9e
The latest Labor Department jobs report is expected out tomorrow.
Albertsons, the owner of the Vons chain is remodeling its Vons location on East Valley Parkway in Escondido into an Albertsons. As a result, layoff notices have been sent to 65 Vons employees. Its pharmacy will close April 16 and the location at 2345 E. Valley Parkway will reopen as an Albertson on May1. https://hoodline.com/2026/03/escondido-vons-axed-as-65-workers-face-layoffs-in-albertsons-store-flip/?utm=newsbreak
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
Tech company, Deveillance on Tuesday announced a device called Spectre I that claims to prevent smart devices and AI recorders from “collecting conversations and turning them into data.” www.morningbrew.com
On this day in music history – March 5,
- In 1955, Elvis Presley made his television debut on the “Louisiana Hayride” on KSLA, Channel 12 in Shreveport.
- In 1956, Frank Sinatra released what many music critics consider his best album and one of the greatest of its era, “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!”
- In 1963, The Beatles recorded their third single, “From Me to You” just five days after John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote it.
- On the same day, Patsy Cline was killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. She and two other country stars were on their way to benefit concert for the widow of Kansas City DJ “Cactus” Jack Call, who’d died in a car crash. Two days later, country singer Jack Anglin died in car crash on the way to Cline’s funeral.
- In 1965, The Mannish Boys released their second single, “I Pity the Fool”. It featured a young David Bowie and a guitar solo by studio session musician, Jimmy Page.
- In 1971, Led Zeppelin started a 12-date “Thank You” tour for fans in Britain who’d supported them during their club days. They charged the same pittance as they did at clubs in 1968 and played the first public performances of “Black Dog”, “Going to California”, “Rock and Roll”, and “Stairway to Heaven” from their upcoming new album.
- In 1973, former U.S. manager for Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jeffrey was one of 68 people killed in a plane crash in France.
- In 1977, Barbra Streisand began the first of three weeks at #1 with “Love Theme from A Star is Born”. The Eagles were at #2 with “New Kid in Town” and Steve Miller was #3 with “Fly Like an Eagle”. That was a pretty good week.
- In 1982, actor, comedian and Blues Brothers singer John Belushi died from an overdose of heroin and cocaine.
- In 1983, Michael Jackson began the first of seven weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 with “Billie Jean”, and his “Thriller” album hit #1 on the British charts.
- In 1992, R.E.M. swept the Rolling Stone Music Awards, winning Album of the Year for “Out of Time”, Artist of the Year, Best Band, Best Guitarist, Best Songwriter, and Best Single and Best Video for “Losing My Religion”.
- In 1994, Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane and Starship was arrested for pointing a shotgun at police at her home in Tiburon, California. She was later sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three months of AA meetings.
- In 2007, The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and Paul Simon’s “Graceland” album were entered into the Library of Congress National Recordings Registry. Also chosen that year were the self-titled Velvet Underground album, Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes”, the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby”, and Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come”.
Born on this day …
- In 1956, singer Teena Marie
- In 1958, Andy Gibb, the younger brother of The Bee Gees. He had a #1 single in 1978 with “Shadow Dancing”. Andy Gibb died a few days after his 30th
- In 1970, John Frusciante, guitarist with Red Hot Chili Peppers.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=5&month=3
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actress Marsha Warfield, who played bailiff Roz on TV’s “Night Court” is 72
- Penn Jillette, the talkative half of the team of Penn & Teller is 71
- Among those who’ve passed, actor James B. Sikking from TV’s Hill Street Blues, Doogie Howser MD, a pair of Star Trek movies and others was born in 1934.
- Actress Samantha Eggar was born in 1939
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0305.htm
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 78 and winds gusting up to 25 miles an hour this afternoon … 77 tomorrow … back to 78 and windy – up to 20 miles an hour Saturday … mostly sunny and 84 Sunday … a slight chance of rain Sunday night and again Monday afternoon when the high temperature will be 80 … 76 Tuesday … 85 Wednesday … overnight lows, about 44 tonight and tomorrow night … 48 Saturday and Sunday night … about 47 Monday and Tuesday night
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