Pala Today News – 4/23/26
Written by John Fox on April 23, 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
Two Lake Elsinore residents were among 25 people with ties the Mexican Mafia rounded up by federal authorities in a multi-city raid this morning. Charges by the US Department of Justice against the gang include kidnapping, extortion, drug trafficking, and operating illegal gambling businesses. The 66-count indictment alleges drug crimes involving cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine. Among those arrested yesterday were 42-year old Jaime Alvarado and 32-year old Karina Cesena from Lake Elsinore – both high-ranking associates of senior gang member Luis Cardenas who is already in prison. https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/lake-elsinore-residents-tied-mexican-mafia-arrested-doj
A pedestrian was killed yesterday after being hit by a train near San Elijo State Beach in Cardiff. It happened around 1p near Chesterfield Drive and South Coast Highway. Coaster rail service was affected for the rest of the afternoon. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/pedestrian-dies-after-being-struck-by-train-in-cardiff/4013965/?amp=1
Escondido police recently issued 91 citations in a single-day citywide traffic enforcement operation aimed at reducing crashes and improving road safety. The blitz was funded by a state traffic safety grant. Officers focused on speeding, red-light running, cellphone use, and license violations. The department plans another similar operation in September as part of broader city traffic-safety priorities. https://patch.com/california/escondido/patch-am-why-escondido-police-wrote-91-tickets-single-day-nodx-20260423
The San Diego Sheriff’s office is holding an unwanted and expired drug take back event this Saturday at multiple locations throughout the county. They include the Fallbrook, San Marcos, Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe and Ramona Sheriff’s substations from 10a to 2p. https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/drug-take-back-day-where-drop-prescription-medications-near
Two more nice days with highs in the upper 70s before a pretty good chance of some rain in Pala Saturday night. Back to the mid-70s next week with another chance of rain Tuesday. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
SPORTS
In the NBA playoffs – Oklahoma City has taken a two games to none lead in its first round series against Phoenix, beating the Suns 120-107 last night. Detroit evened up its series with Orlando, beating the Magic 98-83. Tonight, it’s Game Three with New York at Atlanta, Cleveland at Toronto, and Denver at Minnesota. The Cavaliers lead that series two games to none. The other two series are tied at a game apiece.
In the NHL playoffs – Another double overtime game with Dallas edging Minnesota 4-3 to take two games to one lead in that first round series. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 5-2, putting the Penguins on the verge of elimination, down by three games. The Ducks won 6-4 in Edmonton. That series is now tied at a game apiece. Tonight, it’s Buffalo at Boston, Carolina at Ottawa, and Colorado at Los Angeles.
Pittsburgh coach Dan Muse criticized how officials handled a second period melee on the ice that put ten players in penalty boxes with a total of 22 minutes in penalties and helped the Flyers to another win. Players called it a “circus” and “a WWE match”. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48565895/flyers-erupt-3-goals-2nd-period-push-penguins-brink-elimination
In Major League Baseball – The Padres blew a chance to move into sole possession of first place, losing to the Rockies in Denver 8-3. Shohei Ohtani pitched six scoreless innings for the Dodgers last night in San Francisco. But right after he left, Patrick Baily broke the scoreless tie with a 3-run homer as the Giants handed LA their fourth loss in five games. The Angels beat the visiting Blue Jays 7-3 avoiding a series sweep. They get today off. The Padres and Dodgers’ series both conclude with afternoon games today.
White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami tied a Major League Record, homering in his fifth straight game yesterday. 12 others have done it since 1900. It also tied a club record for any player. Yesterday’s 451-foot shot to right-center field was Murakami’s 10th homer this season. Eight of them have been at away games. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48567469/white-sox-murakami-homers-5th-straight-tie-rookie-record
MLB’s new Automated Ball Strike system isn’t supposed to favor batter or pitchers. Statistics are beginning to back up opinions by batters that ABS has shrunken the strike zone. Walks are near historic highs – 9.8% all at-bats. The last time it was that high was 1950. And batting averages are down slightly league-wide. .240 so far this year. At the same point in the season last year, the average was .242. Everyone knew the strike zone would change. It had to be rewritten to accommodate the new robot umpires. Veteran players like Cody Bellinger say all changes eventually even out with the game adjusting to a new norm. An example is stolen bases, which increased nearly 50% when the pitch clock and limits on pickoff throws by pitchers were introduced three years ago. https://apnews.com/article/abs-baseball-rising-walks-d91f6007fa1b0e69b8b586e992a469b3
In the minors – The Storm beat Visalia 8-7 in Game Two of a six game series last night. Game Three is tonight at Lake Elsinore.
In the NFL – The 2026 draft begins today in Pittsburgh at 5p our time. It’ll be televised live on ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network. The Raiders have the first pick. The Rams are projected to have the #17 pic thanks to a trade with Detroit. The Chargers first pick will be #22. Rounds 2 and 3 are tomorrow beginning at 4p. https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48550650/2026-nfl-mock-draft-peter-schrager-insider-intel-final-first-round-picks-predictions
In Major League Soccer – Last night, the Galaxy lost 2-1 at Columbus, San Diego FC lost 1-0 at Houston, and LAFC and Colorado played to a scoreless tie at BMO Stadium in LA.
In lacrosse playoffs – The San Diego Seals will be in Colorado to play the Mammoth in a single-game elimination quarterfinal this Saturday. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
In golf – The Zurich Classic of New Orleans teed off this morning. The team of Novak and Griffin are the defending champions. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
Local High School Sports –
Bonsall – softball at Chula Vista Learning Community Charter at 3:30p; boys’ volleyball hosting Gompers Prep at 4:30p;
Great Oak – baseball against Murrieta Mesa at 3:30p, varsity hosting, JV and freshmen away; softball against Temecula Valley at 3:30p, varsity away, JV and freshmen hosting
Fallbrook – softball against Westview at 4p, varsity hosting, JV away; boys’ volleyball hosting Rancho Bernardo at 4:30p; boys’ varsity lacrosse hosting Classical Academy at 7p
Valley Center – boys’ varsity tennis at the Valley League Tournament in Escondido all day; boys’ varsity golf hosting Fallbrook at Native Oaks at 3p; boys’ JV golf against Fallbrook at Pala Mesa at 3:30p; softball at Escondido at 4p; girls’ JV lacrosse hosting San Dieguito Academy at 4p; boys’ volleyball at Mt. Carmel at 4:30p; girls’ varsity lacrosse hosting Rancho Buena Vista at 5p; boys’ varsity lacrosse hosting Francis Parker at 7p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down slightly. The Dow fell not quite two tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 was down by less than a tenth. And the Nasdaq was off by a third of a percent. Comex gold fell $9 to $4,744 an ounce. The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures wer eup $1.26 to $94.22 a barrel. The international benchmark Brent Crude was up about the same amount to $102.30 a barrel.
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders have approved the $81b buyout of the company by Paramount. Including assumed debt, the deal is valued at $111b. It still faces regulatory scrutiny with critics sounding the alarm about further consolidation in an industry that’s already controlled by just a few major players. In a separate matter, Warner shareholders rejected a measure outlining post-merger payments for company executives. https://apnews.com/article/warner-brothers-paramount-skydance-netflix-david-ellison-d52e8730ba894adf2ebb9a69646d323b
Stock in Spirit Aviation has gone from 27 cents on Monday to $1.62 yesterday on reports that the White House is seriously considering giving the bankrupt budget airline a half-billion-dollar loan in exchange for a majority stake. Other businesses the Trump administration has taken a stake in were areas considered critical to national security, like minerals and mining, or tech leaders like Intel. https://www.businessinsider.com/spirit-aviation-stock-news-white-house-deal-budget-airline-trump-2026-4
President Trump is expected to announce a deal today with drug maker Regeneron to lower the prices of current and future drugs on Medicaid and the White House discount drug site, TrumpRx. The price for a cholesterol drug called Praluent would be $225. It’s another of many so-called most-favored-nation deals Trump has been making to bring U.S. pharmaceutical prices in line with the lowest prices charged internationally. Proposals went out from the White House to 17 major manufacturers. Regeneron is the final one to strike a deal. https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-regeneron-drug-pricing-mfn-bdacc3b7e47f4ba23e85bb14705073de
Escondido’s Stone Brewing Company is being sold for the second time in four years. This time to a joint venture including Firestone Walker, makers of 805 Beer. Stone pubs in Oceanside and at Liberty Station in San Diego will continue under the new owners. The Escondido Tap Room and brewing facility is not included in the deal. Sapporo USA will keep that to brew its own brand in this country. Brewing of Stone will move to its new owner’s Paso Robles brewery. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/video/videos/escondidos-stone-brewing-being-sold-once-again/4013560/?amp=1
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said yesterday he would support a ban on junk food advertising on U.S. television. He also implied he would want it to be voluntary by food companies, like it was when the smoking advertising ban on television and radio went into effect decades ago. Food, beverage and restaurant companies spend almost $1.4b per year on advertising in the U.S. More than 80% of it is for fast food, sugary drinks, candy and unhealthy snacks, according to the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health. In a strategy document released last September, the Trump administration examined whether to limit food companies’ ability to market certain unhealthy foods to children. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/rfk-jr-says-he-would-support-a-potential-ban-on-junk-food-tv-ads.html
Convenience store company, Yesway had its initial public stock offering yesterday. The chain, along with their recently acquired Allsup’s chain, known for its deep-fried burritos and chimichangas is making a dent in the fast-food market, especially at breakfast. Yesway’s IPO raised $280m at $20 per share. Chains like Wawa, Buc-ee’s and Casey’s General Stores have been winning over customers from conventional fast food chains with fresh-made food, low prices and convenience. None of these chains are in California yet. Buc-ee’s just opened one west of Phoenix in Goodyear, Arizona. Yesway and Allsup have 448 stores in Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma and the upper Midwest. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/yesway-ipo-yswy-starts-trading-on-the-nasdaq.html
On this day in music history – April 23,
- 1956, Elvis Presley with sidemen Scotty Moore and Bill Black played the first night of a two-week engagement at the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. Though he would come to be closely associated with Las Vegas entertainment in the 60s and 70s, this earlier appearance got a less-than-enthusiastic reception.
- In 1960, The Nerk Twins performed at The Fox and Hounds pub in Caversham, Berkshire, England. The twins were actually 19-year old John Lennon and 17-year old Paul McCartney. The pub belonged to Paul’s cousin and her husband who gave the lads advice, based on his experience as a talent manager.
- In 1963, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones met for the first time during a Stones performance at the Crawdaddy Club.
- In 1969, “The Beatles with Billy Preston” single “Get Back” was at #1. It was the only Beatles song to credit anyone other than the four group members, and their first single released in the U.S. in true stereo.
- In 1971, The Rolling Stones released the album “Sticky Fingers”. It was their first release on their own label through Atlantic Records and featured cover art designed by Andy Warhol. The close-up photo of a pair of jeans included a working zipper.
- In 1976, the Ramones released their first album.
- In 1977, Thelma Houston hit #1 on the Billboard chart with “Don’t Leave Me This Way”.
- In 1988, Roy Orbison celebrated his 52nd birthday by taking in a Bruce Springsteen concert at which the audience sang him Happy Birthday.
- In 1994, Pink Floyd had their fourth #1 album on the British charts – “The Division Bell”.
- In 1995, a Liverpool man found a tape in his attic containing 16 of the earliest recordings ever made by the Beatles in 1959. His father had lent a reel to reel tape recorder to Paul McCartney and the tape had been lost in the attic for 36 years. The recordings have still never been commercially released.
Born on this day …
- In 1960, Steve Clark from Def Leppard
- In 1964, drummer for Jesus Jones, Simon Matthews
- In 1968, Stan Frazier from Sugar Ray
- In 1985, Taio Cruz who had the 2008 hit “Break Your Heart”
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=23&month=4
Other celebrities celebrating birthdays and anniversaries today …
- Actor Lee Majors – from TV’s “The Bionic Man” is 86
- Actress Joyce DeWitt from TV’s “Three’s Company” is 77
- Actress Valerie Bertinelli from TV’s “One Day at a Time” is 66
- Comedian George Lopez is 65
- Among those who’ve passed, child star, actress, politician and professional diplomat Shirley Temple was born in 1928.
- Actor Herve Villechaize from TV’s “Fantasy Island” and the James Bond movie “The Man With the Golden Gun” was born in 1943.
http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0423.htm
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – mostly sunny with a high of about 79 today and tomorrow with winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour both days … partly sunny and 69 with winds gusting up to 25 miles an hour and a 20% chance of light rain Saturday … rain 70% likely Saturday night into Sunday morning … mostly sunny and 69 Sunday afternoon … 74 Monday … 75 Tuesday … another slight chance of rain Tuesday night … partly sunny and 73 Wednesday … overnight lows, 44 tonight … 49 tomorrow night … 45 Saturday night … night … 43 Sunday and Monday night … 45 Tuesday night
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