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Pala Today News – 4/25/25

Written by John Fox on April 25, 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

One person was critically injured in a house fire this morning in Anza. It was reported around 7:15a at Table Mountain and Burnt Valley Roads. The two-story home was in flames when firefighters arrived. The fire was contained in about two hours. A dog was killed and one person air lifted to a local hospital. https://patch.com/california/temecula/1-critically-injured-house-fire-kills-dog-anza

Wednesday’s SWAT standoff in Vista ended with one arrest and the recovery of the body of a woman found inside a home in the 700 block of North Citrus. That body had been spotted by deputies conducting a welfare check around 10a Wednesday. Deputies searched the home at which time the suspect barricaded himself in a bedroom. The standoff ended peacefully around 6:30p with the man taken into custody and charged with murder. The homicide investigation is continuing. https://www.newsbreak.com/abc-10-news-kgtv-563645/3975844474200-swat-standoff-in-vista-ends-in-man-s-arrest-woman-found-dead-inside-home

The city Wildomar this morning sent a fleet of tow trucks to remove dozens of RVs illegally parked in that city since a homeless encampment was dismantled in the City of Industry in Los Angeles County earlier this month. Wildomar’s code enforcement department warned Black Series RV’s, the company that owns the trailers, and the property owner that the trailers could not be stored on the residential lot in the 20700 block of Palomar Street and needed to be removed immediately. Mayor Ashlee DePhillippo publicly announced April 16 that the city would obtain an abatement warrant to forcibly remove them. The warrant was served at 8a this morning. The trailers were taken to the Rivera Towing yard in Lake Elsinore. Black Series will have to pay a fee for each trailer to get them back. www.pe.com

The Fallbrook Fire Safe Council is taking orders for new Cal Fire and North County Fire-approved address signs to assist first responders locating properties in low visibility situations like darkness or smoke. The 24-inch tall aluminum signs have 4-inch reflective numbers on a green background and come with a 4-foot metal mounting post. The cost is $25 per sign and is subsidized by a grant from the San Diego Regional Fire Foundation, SDG&E and the San Diego Fire Safe Council. Order applications are available at https://FallbrookFireSafeCouncil.org or the North County Fire Protection office on South Mission Road in Fallbrook. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/04/24/news/reflective-address-signs/78688.html

NRG is donating 6.6 acres of land on the north shore of Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad for the expansion of the Hubbs-SeaWorld fish hatchery there. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/24/nrg-donates-land-for-expansion-of-hubbs-seaworld-fish-hatchery-in-carlsbad/

Remember that it’ll be a little more difficult than usual to access and return from the Temecula Promenade area for 55 hours this weekend beginning tonight after about 9 or 10p. Both northbound I-15 on ramps from Winchester Road will be closed and the nightly closure of northbound freeway lanes and the entire I-215 split will continue as the major construction for the I-15/French Valley Parkway project wraps up. All new lanes, ramps and bridges are expected to be open for the morning commute on Monday. Roadside cleanup and small details will continue for several more weeks.

It’s going to be cloudy with a good chance of light rain in Pala this weekend. Sunny spring weather 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 – The Clippers routed the visiting Nuggets 117-83 and now lead that Western Conference first round series two games to one. Oklahoma City pulled off an historic rally to come back from 29 points down and beat Memphis 114-108. Now leading the series three games to none, the Thunder has put the Grizzlies on the brink of elimination. And the Knicks got by the Pistons in Detroit 118-116 to take a two-games to one lead in their Eastern Conference series. Three games tonight including the Lakers at Minnesota. Game Four for the Clippers is tomorrow in LA. Game Four for the Lakers is Sunday in Minneapolis.

In the NHL playoffs – Florida shut out the Rays in Tampa 2-0 and now lead the series two games to none. Minnesota topped the visiting Golden Knights 5-2. St. Louis swamped Winnipeg 7-2. And Toronto edged Ottawa 3-2 in overtime. Tonight, the Kings are at Edmonton, leading that series two games to none.

In Major League Baseball – The Padres and Dodgers had the day off. The Giants edged the Brewers 6-5 in San Francisco and are now a half game behind first-place San Diego. The Angels beat the visiting Pirates 4-3. Tonight, the Padres host Tampa Bay, the Dodgers host Pittsburgh, the Giants host the Rangers, and the Angels are in Minnesota to play the Twins.

The Dodgers say starting pitcher Blake Snell will back off his throwing program after citing pain in his left shoulder during rehabilitation. The 32-year old has been on the injured list since early April after having made just two starts this season for LA. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44823981/dodgers-blake-snell-pause-throwing-shoulder-discomfort-set-reexamined

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

In the NFL – This year’s draft began last night in Green Bay. As expected, Tennessee took Cam Ward as the #1 pick overall. Jacksonville picked next, selecting wide receiver Travis Hunter out of Colorado. Penn State’s Abdul Carter was chosen third by the New York Giants. Will Campbell from LSU was #4, going to New England. Cleveland picked Mason Graham #5. The Raiders took running back Ashton Jeanty from Boise State. The Chargers first pick was #22 overall – Omarion Hampton, a running back out of North Carolina. For the first time ever, all 32 teams were scheduled to make first-round picks as the draft began. The Rams traded away their #26 first-round pick and #101 overall pick to Atlanta. Rounds two and three begin today at 4p. Rounds 4-7 will begin tomorrow at 9a.

In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals play at Buffalo tonight.

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

In golf – At the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, the team of

In racing – NASCAR this Sunday at Talladega.

In local high school sports:

Bonsall – softball hosting Liberty Charter at 3:30p

Great Oak – baseball against Chaparral at 3:30p, freshmen and JV hosting, varsity away; softball against Temecula Valley at 3:30p, varsity hosting, JV away

Fallbrook – boys’ varsity volleyball at a tournament at West Hills today at 3:30p and tomorrow at 8a; softball hosting Escondido at 3:30p; track & field at the Escondido Invitational at 3:45p; gymnastics against Rancho Bernardo at Torrey Pines at 4p; Tomorrow – boys’ JV volleyball at Del Lago at 8a; baseball against Rancho Buena Vista at 10:30a, JV hosting, varsity away

Valley Center – track & field at the Escondido Invitational at 3:30p; baseball against Canyon Crest at 4p, varsity hosting, JV away; Tomorrow – boys’ volleyball at a tournament all day; track & field freshmen and sophomore championships at Del Norte at 10a

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were mixed. The Dow fell 2 tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 was up a half percent. And the Nasdaq gained almost a full percent. Gold plunged on the Comex, trading down $52 at $3,295.60 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up 27 cents to $63.06 a barrel.

Consumer sentiment it at its lowest since the pandemic due to anxiety about tariffs. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index released today fell for the fourth consecutive month, down 11% to 50.8. The director of the survey says the decline included all ages, incomes, education, geographic regions, and political affiliations. Respondents who think unemployment will rise in the coming months increased for the fifth consecutive month. That sentiment is now the highest its been since the Great Recession in 2009. Americans now expect long-term inflation to increase to 4.4%. That statistic may catch the eye of the Federal Reserve as it considers its next interest rate move. According to business forecaster, Capital Economics, Americans’ inflation expectations are the highest since 1991. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/consumer-sentiment-report-plunge-april-michigan-trump-tariffs/

Chinese online retailers Temu and Shein said today they’re set to hike prices in preparation for U.S. tariffs against their products coming here from China. Neither company specified the amount or timing of the price increases. They’d been enjoying the under-$800 de minimus loophole for imports up until now. But that exception is closing. Temu is a U.S.-based offshoot of Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo, selling a wide variety of products to 750m app users each month. Shein is a popular fast-fashion brand selling low-cost clothing made in China to U.S. customers. There is disagreement over whether the U.S. and China are in tariff negotiations or now. President Trump said Wednesday that we are. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson dismissed that as “fake news” – a position which China repeated today. A number of major U.S. retailers have also announced plans for price increases due to tariffs. They include Best Buy, Nintendo, and Auto Zone. https://abcnews.go.com/Business/shein-temu-price-increases-set-effect/story?id=121155117

Despite China’s hard line on whether tariff negotiations are underway, the country appears to have quietly rolled back retaliatory tariffs of 125% on some semiconductors made in the U.S. and imported to China. That was reported by CNN based on information from three importers in the tech-heavy city of Shenzhen. China has projected an air of strength and confidence regarding tariffs. But these exceptions suggest a less than completely hardline attitude towards President Trump’s tariffs on U.S. imports from China. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/china-quietly-rolls-back-retaliatory-tariffs-on-some-us-made-semiconductors-import-agencies-say/ar-AA1DA6tX

California’s economy has grown to overtake Japan as the fourth-largest in the world. According to Gov. Newsome’s office, California’s gross domestic product is now $4.1 trillion – about $98m more than Japan. That places just the state of California behind only the entire U.S., China, and Germany among the world’s economies. In Newsom’s words, “California isn’t just keeping pace with the world – we’re setting the pace.” That may be a little boastful, since it’s likely India will overtake California for 4^th place next year. https://ktla.com/news/california/californias-economy-overtakes-another-country-now-4th-biggest-in-world/

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

New this weekend at the movies, five wide releases. “The Accountant 2”, once again starring Ben Affleck uncooks the books of criminal organizations. “The Legend of Ochi” is a fantasy adventure starring Emily Watson and Willem Dafoe. “Winter Spring Summer or Fall” is an R-rated romantic drama. “Until Dawn” is a game-based horror thriller in which young adults must survive in a remote cabin. And it’s the 25^th anniversary re-release of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”, the last installment of the original Star Wars saga. Among several limited releases is the sort-of documentary, “Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie Movie” including a classic cinematic road trip to an event called Burning Joint. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/april/2025?view=list

On this day in music history – April 25,

1960, Elvis Presley began the first of four weeks at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Stuck on You”. It was his first hit following a two-year stint in the Army.
In 1967, just days after completing “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, the Beatles began recording the title track for their next project, “Magical Mystery Tour” which would be released about six months after Sgt. Pepper.
In 1970, the Jackson Five began 2 weeks at #1 with “ABC”, their second #1 hit.
In 1977, Elvis Presley made the last recordings of his life at a concert in Saginaw, Michigan. Three of those songs were later released on the album, “Moody Blue”.
In 1987, U2’s “The Joshua Tree” album was at #1 for the first of five weeks on the U.S. album chart. Since then, over 25m copies have been sold.
In 1990, the Fender Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock was auctioned for a then-record $295k.
In 2002, TLC member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes was killed in a car accident in Honduras at age 30.
In 2003, the London Times listed Paul McCartney as the world’s richest musician with a net worth of 760m British Pounds – about a billion dollars at current exchange rates.
In 2014, Spotify removed an album of total silence by American funk band, Vulfpeck from its streaming site. The band had encouraged fans to stream it on repeat overnights so they could generate money to go on tour and not charge admission to their shows.

Born on this day …

In 1918, Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald who famously broke a wine glass with her singing both live and recorded in TV’s “Is it Live, or is it Memorex?” recording tape commercials.
In 1923, blues guitarist and singer Albert King
In 1933, Songwriter Jerry Leiber from the songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller who wrote songs for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Monkees and Cliff Richard among others. He wrote Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock and Yakety Yak.
In 1945, Bjorn Ulvaeus, one of the members of ABBA and Stu Cook, bassist for Credence Clearwater Revival.
In 1949, Michael Brown, singer for The Left Banke and Stories
In 1950, Steve Ferrone, drummer for Average White Band and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers beginning in 1994.
In 1965, Eric Avery, bass player for Jane’s Addiction.

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=25&month=4

Other celebrities celebrating birthdays and birth anniversaries today …

Al Pacino is 85.
Actor Hank Azaria is 61. He’s the voice of many characters on The Simpsons.
Actor Jason Lee, best known as the title character on TV’s “My Name is Earl” is 55
Among those who’ve passed, Guglielmo Marconi, who invented the wireless telegraph, known today as radio was born in 1874
Comedian, game show host, announcer and disk jockey Robert Q. Lewis was born in 1920
Actor and basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters, Meadowlark Lemon was born in 1932

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0425.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – mostly cloudy with a high of 64 this afternoon … 30% chance of a tenth of an inch or less of rain tomorrow with a high of 63 and possible wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour … slight chance of rain continuing through Saturday night … mostly cloudy and 65 Sunday … sunny and 73 Monday … 79 Tuesday … 78 Wednesday … patchy fog clearing to mostly sunny and 77 Thursday … overnight lows, about 44 tonight and tomorrow night … 42 Sunday night … 46 Monday night … about 49 Tuesday and Wednesday night

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