Pala Today News – 4/22/25

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

A teenage Escondido boy was killed on Bear Valley Parkway while riding a motorcycle northbound alongside another motorcyclist Sunday morning.  Escondido Police report it happened near Canyon Road.  His bike struck the right curb, losing control.  The unidentified teen was pronounced dead at the scene.  Drugs and alcohol were not believed to have been involved.  Both directions of Bear Valley Parkway were closed for several hours for investigation.  https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/teenage-boy-killed-in-escondido-motorcycle-crash

Lots of accident activity at Highway 76 and Old Highway 395 over the holiday weekend.  A two-vehicle accident just after 7:30p Sunday tied up return-from-holiday weekend traffic.  No reports of injuries.  And the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a fire hydrant at that same intersection fled on foot around 11p Saturday night.  https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/04/17/news/driver-flees-after-hitting-fire-hydrant/78630.html

A hit and run involving two vehicles in Fallbrook shortly before 1a Saturday blocked both lanes of East Mission at Davis Drive for a time.  One driver complained of chest pain.  The other driver fled on foot towards the East.  No description of that person is available. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/04/17/news/hit-and-run-collision-blocks-e-mission-at-davis/78631.html

Several dozen SDG&E customers in Borrego Springs lost power yesterday afternoon around 2:15p.  Full restoration isn’t expected until 1p today.  https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map

After two years of construction, work on the northbound I-15 from Winchester Road past the 215 split will be substantially complete with all new lanes and bridges open beginning Monday morning at 6a.  To accomplish that, however, there will be a 55-hour full weekend closure of both north 15 onramps from Winchester Road beginning this Friday night at 11p.  There will also be overnight closures of both the north 15 and 215 Murrieta Hot Springs Road off ramps and the northbound 215 connector nightly beginning tonight and continuing nightly through Sunday.  But starting Monday, you should see the benefits of this major project to keep traffic entering both freeways from Winchester Road out of the main stream of northbound freeway traffic until past the 215 split.  Winchester, Jefferson and Ynez Roads should be less congested as well with fewer vehicles backed up, waiting to get on the freeway.  Minor cleanup work will continue alongside the freeway for several more weeks.  Details of all the work can be found at www.TemeculaCA.gov.   (city of Temecula social media post)

Pala can expect at least a week of mild Spring weather with highs in the low 70s and upper 60s.  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 tied up their series with the Nuggets at a game apiece with a 105-102 win at Denver last night.  Kawhi Leonard had 39 points for LA.  The Detroit-New York series is also tied at a game apiece after the Pistons topped the Knicks 100-94 last night.  Tonight’s 1^st round, second games are Milwaukee at Indiana, Memphis at Oklahoma City and the Lakers hosting Minnesota.  Indiana, OKC and Minnesota won the first games of those series.

In the NHL – The Kings won the first game of their 1^st round series with the visiting Oilers 6-5.  Winnipeg edged St. Louis 2-1 with last night’s other two games going to overtime – Washington over Montreal 3-2 and Dallas over Colorado 4-3.  Four other first round series continue tonight including Vegas hosting Minnesota on ESPN.

After firing coach Dan Bylsma, the Seattle Kraken have promoted general manager Ron Francis to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day responsibilities. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/44800645/kraken-promote-ron-francis-president-jason-botterill-gm

In minor league hockey – The San Diego Gulls beat Henderson 5-4 in overtime in front of a sellout crowd Saturday.  That completes the regular season. https://www.sandiegogulls.com/news/detail/san-diego-gulls-coachella-valley-firebirds-recap-apr-19-2025

In Major League Baseball – The Padres lost 6-4 to Detroit last night.  The Giants beat Milwaukee 5-2.  The Dodgers and Angels did not play.  Both those series continue today.  The Dodgers open a series in Chicago against the Cubs.  The Angels host Pittsburgh. 

Yesterday’s loss – their third in the last four games puts the Padres in a tie with the Dodgers for first place in the NL West and current best record in baseball at 16 and 7.  The Giants are one game back at 15 and 8.  The Padres and Dodgers current series opponents are both in first place in their divisions. https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings

The Padres placed three-time batting champion Luis Arraez on seven-day concussion protocol yesterday after a collision at first base in Sunday’s game in Houston.  He’d been carried off the field on a backboard and transported to a hospital where his stay was brief.  Tests showed no structural damage.  He was able to return to celebrate the night’s victory with teammates after the game. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44788779/padres-luis-arraez-concussion-il-scary-collision

In Major League Soccer – On Saturday, San Diego got shut out 3-0 at Charlotte, the Galaxy lost 1-0 at Austin and LAFC tied the Timbers 3-3 Portland.

In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals edged Albany 11-10 Friday.  They’ll play at Buffalo this Friday.

In Rugby – The San Diego Legion lost 31—18 to the visiting Utah Warriors Saturday.  Their next game is at RFCLA this Saturday at 6p.

In golf – At the RBC Heritage Tournament in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Justin Thomas won in the first hole of sudden death after tying Andrew Novak at 17 under par through 72 holes. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard/_/tournamentId/401703505

In racing – Yesterday in Boston, John Korir from Kenya won the men’s division of the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:04:45.  Sharon Lokedi, also from Kenya won the women’s at 2:17;22.   Navy and Marine Corp veteran from North County, Hank Donigan counted yesterday’s Boston event as his 500^th marathon race.  He runs about 50 per year.  He dedicates seven hours every Saturday to running, often to raise money for wounded veterans through the Semper Fi America Fund. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/69-year-old-north-county-veteran-set-to-run-his-500th-marathon

In local high school sports:  

Bonsall – baseball at St. Joseph’s Academy at 3p; softball hosting High Tech San Diego at 5p

Great Oak – boys’ golf hosting Temecula Valley at Redhawk at 3p; boys’ tennis against Murrieta Mesa at 3:15p, varsity hosting, JV away; stunt cheer at Murrieta Valley at 4:30p

Fallbrook – boys’ tennis league finals at San Pasqual at 2:30p; boys’ golf against Escondido at 3:30p, varsity at Twin Oaks, JV hosting at Pala Mesa; baseball against Rancho Buena Vista at 4p, JV hosting, varsity away; lacrosse at 5p, girls’ at Westview, boys’ at San Dieguito Academy

Valley Center – varsity boys’ tennis in the Avocado League Tournament at San Marcos all week; boys’ varsity golf hosting Oceanside at Native Oaks at 3p

 

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks gained back yesterday’s losses.  The Dow was up 1 ¾%.  The S&P 500 was up 1.7%.  The Nasdaq gained 2%.  Gold traded $8 lower on the Comex at $3,417.30 an ounce.  The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up $1.62 at $64.70 a barrel. 

First quarter earnings reports have been dropping for the past week or more.  But the two reports all eyes are on are coming out this week … Tesla tomorrow and Alphabet on Thursday.  The two tech giants have struggled to regain former glory as members of the Magnificent Seven club.  Tesla shares are down 40% so far this year.  Barclays Bank cut its price target on Tesla today from $325 to $275 a share, noting that if Elon Musk spent less time in Washington, things for his EV company could turn around.  Meanwhile, Alphabet, whose Google division just lost its second anti-trust suit has seen its shares drop by 22% year to date.  The court cases regarding illegal advertising monopolies could potentially lead to a breakup of Google.  Google’s ad business is also a concern for investors as retail giants like Temu and Shein cut back on advertising because of tariffs.  And shareholders will want to know how Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini is doing against competitors like Open AI since Google has allocated $75b towards AI data centers and servers this year.  The good news for Alphabet is YouTube, which it acquired 19 years ago.  YouTube is now the most-watched streaming service and a major revenue source for Alphabet.  www.morningbrew.com

As of yesterday, DHL is temporarily halting overseas shipments to the U.S. of goods valued at more than $800 due to the “significant increase” in red tape at customs caused by tariffs.  The White House plans to close the under-$800 loophole beginning May 2.  www.morningbrew.com

Rite Aid is preparing to sell off assets in its impending second bankruptcy.  Last month, the pharmacy giant entered talks with the providers of its asset-based loan to get more operating cash.  Rite Aid emerged from its last bankruptcy in September after closing hundreds of locations and cutting about $2b in debt.  https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/rite-aid-prepares-to-sell-itself-in-pieces-for-second-bankruptcy

According to the Wall Street Journal, Home Depot’s biggest earner is its garden department.  The more than 2k Home Depot garden centers bring in $20b annually.  That includes plants, bags of soil, pavers, decorative rocks, grills and lawn furniture.  The company operates 25 trial gardens across nine climate zones to identify what will successfully grow where, helping eliminate amateur gardener frustration and ensuring repeat business.  Almost all plants sold in Home Depot garden centers this year came out of annual trials from the past several years.  www.morningbrew.com

 

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Over the weekend at the movie box office, “Sinners” opened in first place with $48m in ticket sales.  That pushed “A Minecraft Movie” into second place in its third weekend with another $40.5m.  “The King of Kings” was third at $17.5m.  “Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing” and the 20^th anniversary re-release of “Pride and Prejudice” debuted in 7^th and 8^th place on far fewer screens than the others with about $2.8m in ticket sales each.  “The Wedding Banquet” bombed in limited release at only $800 per screen.  Both the three and four-day Easter Weekend total takes for the Top Ten movies were less than either of the previous two weekends, both of which Minecraft dominated.  But Easter was still one of the five biggest weekends so far this year. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W16/

The American Indian Studies department at Cal State San Marcos is holding a career and internship fair to day from 5 to 7p in the campus courtyard.  This opportunity to connect with alumni and potential mentors is open to all students taking AIS courses.  Email AIS@CSUSM.edu or call 760 750 3535 for more details.

Chinese EV battery company CATL says its tech is even better than rival BYD’s.  CATL is boasting of getting 320 miles range after a 5-minute charge, putting it close to even with a gasoline refueling stop.  Both Chinese companies claim superior battery technology to anything from Western companies like Tesla, whose superchargers take 15 minutes to charge to a little over half the range claimed by CATL.  Mercedes-Benz is claiming it has batteries that can get 200 miles after a ten-minute charge. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/22/chinas-catl-claims-to-beat-byds-ev-battery-record-with-longer-range-on-a-5-minute-charge.html

While the Boston Marathon was going on, including weekend celebrations of the 250^th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War, scientists were literally picking up the pieces at a half marathon in Beijing where 21 humanoid robots competed against human runners.  The winning robot finished in 2 hours, 40 minutes, about 2 ½ times what it took the first-place human.  Other automated entrants at least achieved a steady pace.  But several barely made it past the starting line with one crashing into a fence and breaking into pieces.  All the U.S. tech giants see humanoids as the future.  Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicts his company’s Optimus robot could generate more than $10 trillion in revenue.  Apparently, humans don’t believe the prophecy of “Terminator” or “I, Robot” as investors have contributed more than $7.2b over the past decade to over 50 tech startups who could be facilitating the robot uprising.  www.morningbrew.com

 

On this day in music history – April 22,

• 1966, “Wild Thing” by the Troggs – formerly known as The Troglodytes was released in the U.S. by two different labels.  It’s the only song ever to hit #1 simultaneously for two competing companies.  The ATCO label version incorrectly credits Troggs lead singer Reg Presley as the songwriter.  He wrote the B-side “A Girl Like You” which also became a minor hit.  Wild Thing is actually a remake of a song written by Chip Douglas which failed to chart a year earlier when released by The Wild Ones.  The Troggs’ version hit #1.  Wild Thing is now one of the most covered songs in rock and roll history. 
• On the same day, at a Battle of the Bands in New Jersey, The Castiles with lead singer Bruce Springsteen placed third, earning them the bottom slot at a major concert the following week headlined by The Crystals, still riding high on the success of their early ‘60s hits “He’s a Rebel” and “Da Doo Ron Ron”.
• In 1966, Disc & Music Echo magazine conducted a poll for the most popular member of The Monkees.  Davy Jones got 63% of the vote.  Mickey Dolenz 22%, Peter Tork 8%, and Mike Nesmith got 7%.
• In 1972, Deep Purple’s “Machine Head” album hit #1 thanks to singles, “Smoke on the Water” and “Highway Star”.  It was their most commercially successful album and a major influence on early heavy metal
• In 1978, Bob Marley and the Wailers performed at the One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica.  It was Marley’s first public appearance since being wounded in an assassination attempt 18 months earlier
• In 1989, Madonna began the first of three weeks at #1 with “Like a Prayer”, her 7^th #1 hit.
• In 1991, The Dave Matthews Band played their first-ever live show at the Earth Day festival in Charlottesville, Virginia.
• In 2001, Destiny’s Child was at #1 with “Survivor”.
• In 2013, Richie Havens, the folk singer who gained fame opening the Woodstock Festival and playing for several hours including ad-libbing “Freedom”, a song he created on the spot when none of the following acts were ready died of a heart attack at age 72.

Born on this day …

• In 1922, jazz composer, bass player and bandleader, Charles Mingus
• In 1936, country singer, songwriter, session musician, and TV show host, Glen Campbell.  In addition to his own multiple top ten hits, he played on songs by Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, The Beach Boys, Elvis, Frank Sinatra and The Monkees
• In 1944, drummer Howard Wyeth who worked with Bob Dylan, Don McLean, and Joni Mitchell
• In 1948, folk singer Larry Groce, best known for the 1972 novelty song “Junk Food Junkie”
• In 1950, Peter Frampton who played with The Herd and Humble Pie before achieving solo stardom in the mid-1970s
• In 1951, English singer songwriter Paul Carrack, who played keyboards with Ace, Squeeze and Mike and The Mechanics. 

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=22&month=4

Other celebrities with birthdays and birth anniversaries today …

• Actor, director Jack Nicholson is 88
• Comedian, actor Ryan Stiles from the Drew Carey Show, Whose Line Is It, and Two and a Half Men is 66
• Actor, comedian, talk show host and business mogul, Byron Allen is 64
• Actress Sheryl Lee from Twin Peaks is 58
• Among those who’ve passed, actor Eddie Albert, best known for the TV sitcom “Green Acres” and movies including “Roman Holiday” and “The Heartbreak Kid” was born in 1906
• Actress and comedienne Charlotte Rae who played Mrs. Garrett on TV’s “The Facts of Life” was born in 1926.
• Actress Erin Moran, best known as Joanie in TV’s “Happy Days” was born in 1960.

http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0422.htm

 

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 74 this afternoon … 73 tomorrow and Thursday … cloudy mornings, clearing to sunny and 69 Friday … 67 Saturday … 70 Sunday … 73 Monday … overnight lows, about 45 tonight through Friday night … 43 Saturday and Sunday night

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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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