Pala Today News – 4/2/25
Written by John Fox on April 2, 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
California Assemblyman Bill Essayli has been appointed as United States Attorney for the Central District of California by President Donald Trump. Asm. Essayli resigned from the Assembly last evening in a letter to Speaker, Robert Rivas. According to Politco, he was slated to assume his new position today. The former U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, Martin Estrada, resigned from the office being assumed by Essayli on Jan. 17, ahead of the Trump inauguration. Joseph T. McNally served as the Acting United States Attorney for the Central District of California until the president’s announcement about Essayli yesterday. https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/trump-taps-assemblyman-bill-essayli-us-attorney-central-ca-role
Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California’s next governor. He threw his hat in the ring yesterday. https://www.kpbs.org/news/local
The Southern California Air Show returns to March Air Reserve Base Saturday, April 12, and Sunday the 13th. Headlining the free show will be the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, which will deliver the final performance of each day at the base along the 215 freeway southeast of Riverside. Gates open at 8a with demonstrations starting at 9:15a including the Canadian Skyhawks Parachute Team and about a dozen civilian acts that will include parachute teams, stunt planes and warbirds. There also will be demonstrations of KC-135 Stratotankers taking off and displays of the air refueling operations of KC-135 and C-17 planes. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/03/31/southern-california-air-show-returning-to-march-air-reserve-base/
On April Fool’s Day in Fallbrook In years past there have been banners saying In and Out or some other desirable chain would soon be coming to town. Yesterday, it was Trader Joes. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/03/27/news/april-fools-joke/78484.html
It’ll be mostly sunny but cool in Pala today with a chance of up to a tenth of an inch of rain tomorrow. Sunny and warm this weekend. Even warmer 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 NBA – Yesterday’s winners were Portland, New York, Milwaukee, Orlando, Chicago, Golden State with Steph Curry scoring a season-high 52 points, and in double overtime, Minnesota over Denver 140-139. The win was thanks to Nickell Alexander-Walker hitting two of three free throws with less than a second left, and in spite of Nikola Jokic’s career-best 61-point night. https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401705668/timberwolves-nuggets
Most Western Conference teams are still alive in the hunt for a playoff or play-in spot. Not so in the East, where it’s mostly decided. Cleveland, Boston, New York and Indiana are in and the Bulls have clinched a play-in berth, while Toronto, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Charlotte, and Washington have been eliminated. Detroit and Milwaukee are likely to clinch the playoffs. They are six and five games respectively ahead of Orlando and Atlanta, who are tied for 7th place in the East. In the West, the 2nd through 7th place teams are all within five games of each other and have yet to clinch. The Lakers are 4th with a 46 and 29 record. The Clippers are 8th with a 43 and 32 record, just a half-game behind Memphis and Minnesota. https://www.espn.com/nba/standings
In college hoops – In the NIT, UC Irvine and Chattanooga won their semi-final games yesterday, setting up a championship game between the two tomorrow in Indianapolis. In College Basketball Crown first round action, yesterday’s winners were Cincinnati, UCF, Villanova, and USC. The NCAA Final Four play Saturday in San Antonio.
In the NHL – Ten games yesterday. Anaheim won a shootout with San Jose 4-3, and LA over Winnipeg 4-1. Other winners were Washington, Montreal, Buffalo, Columbus, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, Utah, and Edmonton. Nobody has clinched or been eliminated from playoff contention in the Atlantic Division. In the Metropolitan, Washington had clinched the playoffs. In the Central, Winnipeg and Dallas have clinched, while Nashville and Chicago have been eliminated. In the Pacific Division, Vegas has clinched, and Seattle and San Jose have been eliminated. The Kings are likely to clinch soon, while the Ducks are close to elimination. https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings
In minor league hockey – The San Diego Gulls next game is tonight hosting Abbotsford.
In Major League Baseball – The Padres shut out Cleveland 7-0 and are now 6 and 0 for the first time in their 57-year history. San Diego’s Michael King struck out 11 in five innings pitched. Dodgers over Atlanta 3-1. Atlanta has yet to win a game this season. The Dodgers and Padres are the only remaining undefeated teams. The Angels beat the Cardinals in St. Louis 9-7 in eleven innings.
The Padres and second-year player Jackson Merrill have agreed to a nine-year contract extension beginning next year that will guarantee the 21-year-old $135m. It has no opt-outs and includes a club option for $21m in 2035. Merrill gets a player option if he finishes in the top five in MVP voting in any year of the contract. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/02/padres-jackson-merrill-agrees-to-nine-year-135-million-contract/
The Padres dodged a bullet by trading Jurickson Profar last season. He tested positive for a banned substance and had been banned by the league. He’ll miss the next 80 games with Atlanta. Profar says he did not knowingly take the drug in question, but takes full responsibility and accepts MLB’s decision. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/01/tom-krasovic-positive-test-shows-padres-were-wise-to-let-jurickson-profar-walk/
In Major League Soccer – This Saturday, San Diego hosts Seattle, the LA Galaxy play Real Salt Lake in Utah, and LAFC is at Houston.
In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is this Saturday in Halifax.
In Rugby – The San Diego Legion’s next game is Saturday hosting Chicago.
In local high school sports:
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – no scheduled games this week
Fallbrook – boys’ golf at 3:30p, varsity hosting El Camino at Pala Mesa, JV against Ramona at San Vicente; baseball against Lowell San Francisco at University City at 4p; softball against Classical Academy at 4p, JV hosting, varsity away; boys’ volleyball hosting Ramona at 4:30p
Valley Center – boys’ varsity tennis hosting Army Navy at 3:30p; baseball hosting Pacifica at 4p; softball hosting Vista at 4p; boys’ volleyball hosting San Pasqual at 4:30p; girls’ JV lacrosse hosting Rancho Bernardo at 5:30p; girls’ varsity lacrosse hosting El Camino at 7p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up. The Dow gained 8 tenths of a percent. Goldman Sachs and Amazon led the rally. The S&P 500 rose a full percent. And the Nasdaq was up 1.4%. Gold gained another $26.10, trading on the Comex at $3,172.10 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up 46 cents at $71.66 a barrel.
President Trump is set to unveil the closely guarded details of what he calls “Liberation Day” today. He’s promised it will generate tariff revenues that will go towards U.S. tax cuts and deficit reduction, and give a boost to U.S. manufacturing. But some manufacturers will be hurt by higher costs for imported goods and materials and many economists are skeptical that the tariffs will generate as much revenue as the President claims. Not to mention, tariffs are paid by those who buy imported goods, with importers likely to pass that cost on to U.S. consumers at the retail level. Yale Budget Lab estimates proposed new tariffs could cost the average American consumer $2,700 to $3,400 per year. The uncertainty over the President’s scheme has been depressing stocks lately, leading the S&P 500 to have its worst quarter since 2022 with consumer confidence now at a 12-year low. So far, the President has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, Chinese imports and some items from Canada and Mexico. He’s also threatened, delayed, or withdrawn tariffs on many other goods – often in very vague terms. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/nx-s1-5345802/trump-tariffs-liberation-day
The original law to ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it off could go into effect this Saturday – the deadline extension date set by President Trump. But that deadline date extending the original sell-by date doesn’t seem to be set in stone and the President has said it could be extended further if needed. Potential bidders have come forward, but no deal for the social media platform is imminent. The call for divestiture was made on the grounds of national security, since Chinese companies are subject to providing the Chinese government with any information they possess. That would include data about U.S. subscribers to TikTok. https://apnews.com/article/trump-tiktok-bytedance-78f69ce5ca022e4c01f913ed9753b9ef
San Diego-based Jack in the Box has promoted interim CEO Lance Tucker to permanent chief executive of the chain. The previous CEO resigned three months ago to pursue other interests outside the fast food industry. Tucker had previously been Chief Financial Officer at Jack in the Box from 2018 to 2020 and had experience before that at Papa John’s. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/01/san-diegos-jack-in-the-box-gets-a-new-ceo-but-can-he-deliver-gains/
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
Actor Val Kilmer has died. He gained fame as “Iceman” in the original “Top Gun” in 1986, was Batman in 1995’s “Batman Forever” and was an uncannily accurate Jim Morrison in “The Doors” in 1991. Other credits included “White Lotus” and “Tombstone”. His final role was 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick” sequel, a couple of years after his diagnosis of throat cancer. Kilmer died of pneumonia yesterday at the age of 65. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/val-kilmer-death-reaction-tributes-1236178981/
On this day in music history – April 2,
- 1964, the Beach Boys recorded their next #1 hit, “I Get Around”
- On the same day, The Beatles’ latest single, “Can’t Buy Me Love” reached #1
- In 1969, Bruce Springsteen’s latest group, Child made their live debut at a club in Wanamassa, New Jersey. The Boss was part of several short-lived groups before forming the E-Street Band.
- In 1970, Phil Spector completed final editing and mixing for The Beatles’ “Let It Be” album, 16 months after the Get Back project had begun. Meanwhile the group had recorded and released another album, “Abbey Road” – technically their last, though it was released before Let It Be.
- In 1971, Janis Joplin was at #1 on the album chart with her posthumously released “Pearl” featuring the #1 hit “Me and Bobby McGee”.
- In 1977, Fleetwood Mac hit #1 with their album, “Rumours”. It was the group’s most successful release, winning the Grammy for Album of the Year and selling more than 45m copies.
- In 1981, CBS released the “Nice Price” series of albums, creating new business for their back catalog of early releases by artists now considered classis rock including Bob Dylan, Santana, Billy Joel, ABBA, Janis Joplin, and Simon & Garfunkel.
- In 1987, one of the great jazz drummers, Buddy Rich died of a brain tumor at age 69.
- In 1998, Rob Pilatus, one half of the disgraced pop duo Milli Vanilli committed suicide in a Frankfurt hotel room. The group had won the 1989 best new artist Grammy but had it taken back a year later when it was revealed they weren’t the actual voices on any of their songs.
- In 2001, Mariah Carey signed the richest recording contract to date with Virgin Records – $100m for three albums.
- In 2006, Gnarls Barkley’s song “Crazy” became the first to reach #1 through computer downloads only. It wasn’t released on a physical media until after it hit #1.
- In 2014, recordings including U2’s “The Joshua Tree”, the Everly Brothers’ “Cathy’s Clown”, Linda Ronstadt’s “Heart Like a Wheel”, and Creedence Clearwater Revivals’ “Fortunate Son” were selected for induction in to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.
Born on this day…
- In 1939, Marvin Gaye
- In 1941, Leon Russell, who began as a session musician with LA’s Wrecking Crew before backing up Joe Cocker leading the Mad Dogs & Englishmen band and becoming a successful solo artist and producer.
- In 1946, guitarist and songwriter for The Guess Who, Kurt Winter. He wrote their hits, “Bus Rider” and “Hand Me Down World”.
- In 1947, country singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, winner of 14 Grammys
- In 1952, bass player for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Leon Wilkeson
- In 1953, David Robinson from The Cars
- In 1963, Keren Woodward from Bananarama
Other celebrity birthdays today …
- Barry Hansen, better known as Dr. Demento, host of the syndicated radio show of the same name from 1970 through 1999 is 84. You hear a lot of the novelty songs championed by him every year on April 1 here on Rez Radio.
- Actress Pamela Reed is 76. She’s best known for playing opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Kindergarten Cop”
- Among those who’ve passed, Buddy Ebsen, best known as TV’s Jed Clampett in the Beverly Hillbillies, was born in 1908
- Actress Gloria Henry who played the mom in TV’s Dennis the Menace was born in 1923.
http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0402.htm https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=2&month=4
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for tomorrow (4/3) – parmesan chicken, roll, vegetables and dessert
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – mostly sunny with a high of 61 and winds gusting up to 25 miles an hour this afternoon … partly sunny and 59 with a 40% chance of up to a tenth of an inch of rain with possible thunderstorms in the afternoon tomorrow through tomorrow evening … sunny and 71 Friday … 76 Saturday … 81 Sunday and Monday … 83 Tuesday … overnight lows, 41 with a slight chance of rain tonight … 38 tomorrow night … 41 Friday night … 44 Saturday night … 46 Sunday night … 49 Monday night
PROGRAMMING
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FIRE PERMITS
Call the Pala Fire Department at (760) 742-1632 before starting any open fires to get the day’s Cal Fire and APCD recommendations. Fire Department permits are required for any burning on Pala tribal land.
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