Pala Today News – 4/3/25
Written by John Fox on April 3, 2025
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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
One day after the announcement that Asm. Bill Essayli was resigning his seat representing the 63rd district to take a Presidential appointment as a U.S. attorney for Southern California, Lake Elsinore City Councilmember Natasha Johnson announced her candidacy to replace him in the state Assembly. Johnson’s endorsements include Essayli and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. Gov. Newsom has 14 days to call for a special election in the 63rd, which includes Lake Elsinore, Menifee and several cities and parts of cities north of there. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/04/02/lake-elsinore-councilmember-natasha-johnson-seeks-bill-essaylis-assembly-seat/
Orange County transit officials announced this week they plan to do additional work along the coastal rail tracks at San Clemente where landslides have suspended passenger rail service to San Diego for months at a time over the past several years. They applied for a permit Monday with the California Coastal Commission for expedited work on four projects including Mariposa Point, where a slow-moving slide triggered by winter rains closed the tracks for three months one year ago. Slides since then once again are threatening the tracks, though there have been no additional closures. Debris and mud is nearing the top of a temporary 12-foot wall. Plans in this latest permit request include replenishing beach sand and reinforcing the revetment as well as building a permanent catchment wall and restoration of a popular pedestrian trail destroyed by last year’s slides. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/02/more-work-planned-for-san-clementes-railroad-link-with-san-diego/
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Carlsbad around 5a yesterday in the 6600 block of Carlsbad Boulevard. Police say a vehicle traveling northbound, just north of Island Way, hit the pedestrian who’d been standing in the roadway. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/police-pedestrian-hit-by-vehicle-on-carlsbad-boulevard-killed
Several hundred SDG&E customers in northern Vista lost power this morning around 9:30a. The utility says power should be restored by 12:30p. https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map
Pala will be partly sunny and cool today with a 30% chance of light rain and thunderstorms. Less than a tenth of an inch is expected with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A sunny week ahead with temperatures climbing almost 30 degrees by the middle of 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 – The Clippers whupped the visiting Pelicans 114-98. Yesterday’s other winners were Cleveland, Indiana, Washington, Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Oklahoma City.
In college hoops – The College Basketball Crown second round games yesterday went to Boise State 100-93 over Butler and Nebraska over Georgetown 81-69. Two more second round games today and the NIT championship tonight with UC Irvine against Chattanooga.
In the NHL – Last night’s winners were Carolina, Toronto, Colorado, Seattle, and the New York Islanders. That clinches a playoff spot for Carolina and Toronto.
In minor league hockey – The San Diego Gulls lost 6-3 to Abbotsford last night at Pechanga Arena. Their next game is Friday at Iowa.
In Major League Baseball – The Padres and Dodgers are both still undefeated this season. Both have now set records for a season start. It’s a franchise record for San Diego, and LA’s 8 and 0 is the first time a defending champion has opened a season with that mark since the 1933 Yankees. The Padres beat the visiting Guardians 5-2. Highlights included Fernando Tatis Jr stealing home and homers by Jackson Merrill and Luis Arraez. The Dodgers pulled off a come-from-behind win thanks to a walk-off home run by Shohei Ohtani. Final score 6-5 over Atlanta, who’ve yet to win a game this season. In St. Louis, the Cardinals clobbered the Angels 12-5.
The St. Petersburg City Council voted to approve $22.5m to begin repairs on hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field. Although the Rays have pulled out of a planned new $1.3b stadium deal there and could move after 2028, the city is contractually obligated to fix Tropicana. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44519800/st-petersburg-spend-225m-fix-tropicana-field-roof
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 golf – The Texas Open teed off today in San Antonio. Akshay Bhatia is the defending champion. Keith Mitchell led round one through 16 at 8 under par. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
In local high school sports:
Bonsall – baseball hosting High Tech Mesa at 5p
Great Oak – no scheduled games this week
Fallbrook – swimming and diving at Ramona at 2:30p; boys’ golf against Ramona at 3:30, JV hosting at Pala Mesa, varsity at San Vicente; baseball at Mission Bay at 4p; varsity girls’ lacrosse hosting Valley Center at 5:30p; boys’ lacrosse hosting Martin Luther King at 7p
Valley Center – boy’s golf against San Pasqual at 3p, varsity hosting at Native Oaks, JV away at the Vineyard; track & field hosting San Pasqual at 3:45p; varsity baseball at Bishops at 4p; softball at Westview at 4p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were plunging in reaction to the specifics of Trump’s tariffs, announced yesterday. The Dow fell 2.8%. The S&P 500 was down 3 ¾% with over 100 of the stocks in the S&P down more than 10%. The Nasdaq plunged almost 5%. Gold futures took a dive as well, with the precious metal trading down $34.70 on the Comex at $3,131.50 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures fell more than 7%, or $5.08 to $66.63 a barrel. Ten-year Treasury note yields dropped below 4% for the first time this year.
President Trump yesterday announced elevated tariff rates on countries that run trade surpluses with the U.S. while imposing a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries. He justified it as a response to an economic emergency. The 10% rate goes into effect Saturday. The tariffs are scheduled to be collected beginning April 9. Trump made it clear the new tariffs are reciprocal and only make up for other countries’ tariffs on our exports to them. Nevertheless, longtime trading partners are preparing their own countermeasures which will escalate the now all-out trade war. Canada and Mexico will not face higher rates on what they’re already being charged by the Trump administration in an effort to stop illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Goods that comply with the North American free trade agreement are excluded from new tariffs. But the 20% charged on imports from China due to its role in the fentanyl problem will be added to the 34% tariff on that country announced yesterday. There are exceptions for some products. But he also removed the protection from tariffs on imports from China worth $800 or less. The President says his actions will bring in hundreds of billions of dollars in new revenue to the U.S. government and restore fairness to global trade. So far, President Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” has only liberated a lot of value from stocks and commodities markets as well as cause the U.S. dollar to fall as compared with other currencies. The dollar is normally considered a “safe haven” in uncertain economic times. It’s been falling against major foreign currencies recently and that fall accelerated today. Economists at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, say tariffs on U.S. imports haven’t been this high since the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, which incited a global trade war and deepened the Great Depression. If you’re a fan of Ferris Bueller, you no doubt remember Ben Stein teaching that to his extremely bored students. President Trump is doing all of this under the 1977 International Emergency Powers Act, which allows him to bypass Congress. https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933 https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/trumps-tariffs-dull-dollars-safe-haven-sheen-2025-04-03/
Because of the 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, anything that comes from another country is likely to become more expensive in the next few weeks and months as U.S. companies pass the cost on to retail customers. Apple, for example produces almost all of its phones in China, which is getting a 34% tariff beginning April 9. But it’s possible that there could be exemptions for companies, like Apple that promise to build more factories in the U.S. Imported vehicles will face the 10% universal tariff on top of previously announced 25% tariffs, hiking prices $2,500 to $5,000 on even the lowest-priced cars and up to $20k on some imported models. Even vehicles assembled in the U.S. will be affected if parts are sourced from other countries – as they are for almost all vehicles. Most apparel sold at stores like Target and Walmart is made overseas with China, Vietnam and Bangladesh among the biggest exporters. Yesterday’s reciprocal tariffs against them are 34%, 46% and 37% respectively. A third or more of furniture sold in the U.S. is made in other countries. Top exporters in that sector include China and Vietnam. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/which-products-most-affected-tariffs/
Conagra Brands, the maker of Hunts, Chef Boyardee, Birds Eye, Banquet and other supermarket brands, says it may have to hike prices to offset tariffs on ingredients that can’t reasonably be sourced domestically, like cocoa, olive and palm oils, and a type of steel used for its canned products. The Chicago-based food company says it can’t absorb higher costs due to tariffs and maintain margins that allow it to continue to invest in business and new products. https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/hunts-tomato-maker-conagra-may-hike-prices-offset-tariffs-ceo-says-2025-04-03/
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
Retail gasoline prices have been rising recently. The average price for a gallon of regular in San Diego County is now $4.85 – up from $4.59 ten days ago. The average for Riverside County is now $4.75 – up 25 cents from ten days ago. Today’s nationwide average price is $3.24 – up 15 cents in just the last five days. Today’s lowest local price is $4.17 at Kwik Stop on East Mission in Escondido. It’s $4.19 at Horizon Fuel in Valley Center and several independent stations in Escondido. In southwest Riverside County, it’s $4.29 at the Gulf station in Menifee. It’s $4.49 at Temecula Costco and Vons at Winchester and Murrieta Hot Springs Roads. https://www.gasbuddy.com/gaspricemap?fuel=1&z=12&lat=33.12193613088944&lng=-117.08010908183755
On this day in music history – April 3,
- In 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on ABC TV’s The Milton Berle Show live from the flight deck of the USS Hancock in San Diego performing “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Shake, Rattle and Roll”, and “Blue Suede Shoes”.
- In 1960, at RCA studios in Nashville, Elvis recorded “It’s Now or Never”, “Fever” and “Are You Lonesome Tonight”.
- In 1961, The Marcels began the first of three weeks at #1 with “Blue Moon”.
- In 1969, The Doors’ front man Jim Morrison turned himself into the FBI in LA. He was charged with six counts of lewd behavior and public exposure at a concert in Miami a month earlier. He was released on $1k bail.
- In 1970, The Temptations scored their second #1 hit with “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)”. It was their final single with Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams in the group.
- In 1990, jazz singer Sarah Vaughn died of lung cancer. In her career she recorded over 50 albums.
- In 2008, Mariah Carey broke a record set for solo performers by Elvis when she scored her 18th #1 hit with “Touch My Body”. The Beatles still hold the all-time record for having 20 #1 hits in the U.S.
- In 2011, Adele broke Madonna’s record run of 9 weeks with the #1 album in the UK. Madonna set it in 1990 with “The Immaculate Collection” album. Adele began her 10th week at #1 with her second album “21”, ironically 21 years later.
- In 2015, original Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Bob Burns who played on “Sweet Home Alabama”, “Gimme Three Steps”, and “Free Bird” died when the car he was driving ran into a tree in Georgia.
Born on this day …
- In 1924, singer and actress Doris Day
- In 1928, country singer-songwriter Don Gibson
- In 1938, songwriter Jeff Barry who wrote 60s hits including “Da Doo Ron Ron”, “Be My Baby”, and “Doo Wah Diddy Diddy”.
- In 1941, Jan Berry from Jan & Dean
- In 1942, Wayne Newton
- In 1943, Richard Manuel from The Band
- In 1944, Tony Orlando
- In 1946, bass player Dee Murray, best known as part of Elton John’s band
- In 1961, comedian Eddie Murphy who actually sang his way to #3 on the singles chart in 1986, with “Party All the Time”.
- In 1968, Sebastian Bach from heavy metal band Skid Row
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=3&month=4
Other celebrity birthdays today …
- Actor Alec Baldwin is 67
- Actor David Hyde Pierce from “Frazier” is 66
- Actress “Jennie Garth” from the original Beverly Hills 90210 TV series is 53
http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0403.htm
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – partly sunny and 62 today with wind gusts up to 20 miles an hour and a 30% chance of light rain and thunderstorms – rain totals should be less than a tenth of an inch except in thunderstorms … sunny and 70 tomorrow … 77 Saturday … 82 Sunday … 80 Monday … 82 Tuesday … 90 Wednesday … overnight lows, 38 tonight … 41 tomorrow night … 45 Saturday night … about 48 Sunday and Monday night … 52 Tuesday night
FIRE PERMITS
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PALA
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