Pala Today News – 4/24/25

by John Fox – 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 and worldwide online … click here to listen live  or call 712 775 5748.  Listen on a smart speaker by asking it to “play KPRI”.  Some portions of today’s newscast are only available in the live broadcast and not included in this transcript which is also available an hour or two after broadcast at www.RezRadio.FM . In any emergency, knowledge is power.  Use our resources to leverage your family’s safety.  Email 91.3@palatribe.com to subscribe to our daily M-F e-newsletter.  Follow us at www.facebook.com/rezradio and www.twitter.com/rezradioFM .  Additional resources at Palatribe.com

 

LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

San Diego Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances of a body found in a residence in the 3000 block of Willow Heights Road in Fallbrook.  The sighting by a person making a welfare check at the residence was called in around 9:30a yesterday.  Arriving deputies confirmed the person inside was dead.  Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888 580 8477. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/homicide-detectives-investigate-persons-death-in-fallbrook-home 

A welfare check in Vista resulted in an hours-long SWAT standoff yesterday in the 700 block of North Citrus beginning around 10a.  It continued at least past 3:30p.  San Diego Sheriff’s Department did not release any other details.  https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/barricaded-suspect-prompts-residential-swat-standoff-north-county

The Oceanside Police Department presented a plan to the city council last night to have drones be the first responders to calls in the downtown area.  The department believes a drone program could cut response times from about five minutes down to as little as 60 seconds, while giving responding officers information on incidents before they arrive.  The proposed pilot program calls for a Real Time Crime Center from where drone pilots would operate the craft.  The drones would be strategically placed on the roofs of various downtown buildings.  The program would be funded by a state grant to the city.  Chula Vista already has such a program in place. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/oceanside-police-department-proposes-drone-first-responder-program

In security product review platform, SafeWise’s latest study of FBI statistics, two San Diego County cities made the rankings of safest cities this year.  Poway was #12 and San Marcos was #13.  The report shows both cities have experienced recent declines in both property crimes and violent crimes.  Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County was ranked the safest city in California for the second year in a row.  Murrieta ranked #16 and Menifee was #18.  All the safest cities had fewer than 2.2 violent crimes per 1k residents. https://patch.com/california/san-diego/2-san-diego-area-cities-rank-among-top-20-safest-california-report

That major road closure coming to Temecula is now less than 36 hours away.  For 55 hours this weekend, both northbound I-15 onramps from Winchester Road will be closed and overnight closures will continue on some northbound I-15 freeway lanes with a full closure of the 215 at the split.  It’s the final push to open everything from the I-15/French Valley Parkway improvement project that’s been underway for the past two years. https://patch.com/california/murrieta/55-hour-carmageddon-coming-major-rivco-freeway-onramps-close-down

A traffic accident in Vista this morning at about 8:45a caused a power outage for about a dozen SDG&E customers.  Utility crews were making repairs as of 10a.  No estimate given for the time power would be restored.  https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map

Nice weather today in Pala.  Possible drizzle tomorrow and light rain Saturday, then a warm up begins 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 playoffs – In the Eastern first round, Boston now leads Orlando two games to none after beating them 109-100 last night.  Miami leads two games to none over Cleveland after winning 121-112 last night.  In the West, Houston tied its series with Golden State at a game apiece after winning 109-94 last night.  In that game, the Rockets’ Jalen Green made eight 3-pointers and scored 38 overall.  The Warriors’ Jimmy Butler took a hard fall and suffered a pelvis contusion in the first quarter.  He’s having an MRI today in San Francisco. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44826680/jimmy-butler-exits-warriors-rockets-pelvis-contusion

Tonight, the Knicks are at Detroit with that series tied at a game apiece.  Oklahoma City is at Memphis leading two games to none.  And the Clippers host Denver with that series tied at one.

In the NHL playoffs – The Kings have a two-games to none lead over Edmonton in round one after beating the Oilers 6-2 last night in LA.  Washington has won both games so far in its series with Montreal, beating the Canadiens 3-1 last night.  Dallas is up two-games to one after edging Colorado 2-1 in overtime in Denver.

In Major League Baseball – The Padres got skunked by the Tigers in Detroit 6-0.  San Francisco beat the visiting Brewers 4-2.  The Dodgers lost to the Cubs in Chicago 7-6.  Pittsburgh shut out the Angels 3-0 in Anaheim.  The Padres are still in first place, a game ahead of the Dodgers and Giants, who are tied for second.  Arizona is 2 ½ games off the pace.  And the Rockies are bringing up the rear with the current worst record in the Majors at 4 and 18.  https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings

In Major League Soccer – This Saturday, San Diego hosts Real Salt Lake.  On Sunday, LAFC hosts St. Louis and the Galaxy host Portland.

In the NFL – This year’s draft of college players begins this afternoon at 5p.  Cam Ward is the odds-on favorite to go first when Tennessee begins the proceedings.  He’d been a 7-1 underdog behind Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter when the odds were first posted in November.  Sanders remains the favorite to be the second quarterback picked today. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44835012/miami-qb-cam-ward-huge-favorite-no-1-pick-nfl-draft

In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals play at Buffalo this Friday.

In Rugby – The San Diego Legion’s next game is at RFCLA this Saturday at 6p.

In golf – At the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, the team of Salinda and Velo, and Hojgaard and Hojgaard were tied for the early lead at 13 under par.  But the Hojgaards still had three holes to play as of 11:30a. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

In local high school sports:  

Bonsall – baseball at Mountain Empire at 3:30p; softball hosting Ocean View Christian at 5p

Great Oak – track & field at Murrieta Mesa at 3:15p; swimming & diving hosting Murrieta Mesa at 4p; boys’ JV tennis at Linfield Christian at 4p; stunt cheer at Temecula Valley at 4:30p

Fallbrook – golf hosting Escondido at Pala Mesa at 3:30p; baseball against Rancho Buena Vista at 4p, varsity hosting, JV away; boys’ lacrosse hosting Del Norte at 7p

Valley Center – golf hosting Oceanside at Native Oaks at 3p; boys’ lacrosse hosting Westview at 7p

 

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up across the board.  The Dow rose 1%.  The S&P 500 was up 1 ¾%.  And the Nasdaq gained 2.3%.  Gold gained back a lot of the past two days’ losses, trading up $48.20 on the Comex to $3,342.30 an ounce.  West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up 61 cents at $62.88 a barrel.

Jersey Mike’s Subs has a new CEO for the first time in almost 50 years.  Founder, Peter Cancro is stepping down after an $8b sale of 90% of his company to Blackstone in January.  Former Wingstop CEO, Charlie Morrison will take over at Jersey Mike’s beginning Monday.  The chain has over 3k locations in the U.S. and Canada with annual global sales of more than $3.3b.  Cancro will remain as chairman of the board and 10% owner.   https://www.franchisetimes.com/franchise_news/restaurant-vet-charlie-morrison-succeeds-peter-cancro-as-jersey-mike-s-ceo/article_8782dece-d45b-4588-baa7-dd6966d26882.html

Jack in the Box announced yesterday it is planning to close up to 200 underperforming locations and could sell off Del Taco, which it acquired three years ago for $585m.  In the most recent financial quarter, Jack in the Box had five restaurant openings and 12 closures.  Del Taco opened six and closed four.  The San Diego-based chain currently has 2,200 Jack in the Box restaurants in 22 states and 600 Del Tacos in 17 states.  CEO Lance Tucker didn’t say which 200 locations would be closing. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/04/24/jack-in-the-box-closing-restaurants-2025/83246928007/

Continuing with today’s fast food theme, McDonald’s is adding its first new permanent menu item in four years, McCrispy Strips.  It’ll be in some stores today, but will roll out everywhere on May 5.  The breaded white meat chicken strips will be sold in counts of three or four with a dipping sauce.  McDonald’s is also hinting that it will expand its McCrispy sandwich from the current 70 market areas to “nearly all” by the end of the year, and will have a Chicken Big Mac as a limited time-only item at some point. https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/mcdonalds-adds-brand-new-menu-item-mccrispy-strips

 

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Getting some video game platforms is tougher than playing the games.  Or you could consider it a game in itself. Preorders for Nintendo’s Switch 2 went live at Walmart, Best Buy and Target last evening at 9p.  At Walmart, most customers were put in a long, slow digital queue.  Some did get a Switch in their cart.  But many were still in line hours later.  Some that did get through reported baffling error messages.  The evening started well at Target.com.  But problems began mounting as some customers reported success and reaching a confirmation screen only to get a cancellation email shortly after, forcing them to start the whole process over again.  Best Buy didn’t even start its queue until a half hour after scheduled.  Within an hour, Target and Walmart reported being sold out.  Best Buy kept customers hanging for several more hours.  GameStop put Switch 2 on sale at 8a this morning, both in-store and online.  Their online store crashed as a result.  Those with a Nintendo account might get an invitation to pre-order directly in May.  But there’s no guarantee.  Nintendo isn’t even promising it will meet its original release date in June because pre-order demand in Japan has been far higher than the company’s projected supply of Switch 2’s.  All of last night’s chaos came after an on-again, off-again pre-order date rescheduling due to tariff implementations.  Nintendo also hasn’t been clear on pricing, formats and content.  https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-went-live-and-were-predictably-a-mess

A toxic algae bloom in the Pacific Ocean off the coast from San Luis Obispo to San Diego has been detected for the fourth year in a row, with experts calling this one the worst yet.  It’s already killed more than 50 marine animals including whales and dolphins.  16 were discovered Sunday in San Diego County.  Debris from wildfires and fertilizer runoff are suspected causes of the algae spread.  Sea lions and birds can be rescued and saved.  But consumption by dolphins is almost always fatal. https://www.kpbs.org/news/environment/2025/04/24/toxic-algae-bloom-killing-dolphins-marine-animals

 

On this day in music history – April 24,

• 1955:  Perez Prado, known as the king of mambo was at #1 with “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White”. 
• In 1961, Bob Dylan was paid $50 for his first commercial recording, playing harmonica on the title track for Harry Belafonte’s album “The Midnight Special”. 
• In 1965, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders were at #1 with “Game of Love”. 
• In 1968, the Beatles new label, Apple Records turned down a chance to sign an unknown artist – David Bowie. 
• On the same day, Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” hit #1 on the British music charts, making the 69-year old jazz legend the oldest act ever to hit #1 in the UK.  That same song didn’t even crack the top 100 in the U.S. until its re-release 20 years later after being featured in the movie “Good Morning Vietnam” which was set in 1965, two years before the song was recorded.  This time it peaked at #32. 
• In 1975, Badfinger band member Peter Ham joined the 27 Club by committing suicide. 
• In 1976, Paul and Linda McCartney were visiting John Lennon at his New York apartment in the Dakota building watching TV and saw the episode of Saturday Night Live in which producer Lorne Michaels offered a $3,000 check for the Beatles to come to Rockefeller Center and play three songs live on the show.  Michaels said they should divide it any way they like – maybe give Ringo less.  Lennon and McCartney thought about hopping in a cab and heading down, but decided they were too tired.  It was the last time the two ever saw each other.
• In 1979, Ray Charles’ “Georgia On My Mind” became the state song of Georgia.  It had been written and first recorded almost 50 years earlier by Hoagy Carmichael. 
• In 2003, the Dixie Chicks launched a publicity campaign to explain their position on what was perceived as an un-American statement made by the group’s Natalie Maine regarding the war in Iraq.
• In 2004, Death Row Records founder Marion “Suge” Knight was released from prison after serving 10 months for breaking parole on a 1997 assault.  He’d punched a parking attendant outside a Hollywood night club the previous August.
• In 2012, Sinead O’Connor cancelled the remaining dates of a world tour due to a “very serious breakdown” related to her bipolar disorder.
• In 2016, soul singer Billy Paul died of pancreatic cancer at age 81.  He’s best-remembered for his Grammy Award-winning 1972 #1 hit, “Me and Mrs. Jones”.

Celebrating birthdays today: 

• Barbra Streisand – one of the elite few entertainers to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award is 85. 
• Doug Clifford, drummer for Credence Clearwater Revival is 80,
• Kelly Clarkson, winner of the first season of American Idol is 43.

Other celebrities celebrating birthdays today …

• Actor, comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 61
• Among those who’ve passed, classic stand-up comic Jack E. Leonard was born in 1911.

http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0424.htm

 

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 69 today … winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour today and tomorrow … patchy morning drizzle clearing to mostly sunny and 65 tomorrow … 62 with a 20% chance of light rain and winds gusting up to 25 miles an hour Saturday … mostly sunny and 65 Sunday … 73 Monday … 80 Tuesday and Wednesday … overnight lows, 44 tonight … 41 tomorrow and Saturday night … 43 Sunday night … 45 Monday night … 49 Tuesday night

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