Pala Today News – 4/29/26

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.  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

A brush fire last evening in Fallbrook closed roads and prompted an initial evacuation, which was quickly downgraded to a shelter-in-place order.  The Live Oak Fire began in the 2500 block of Live Oak Park Road after 4:30p.  By 5p, firefighters contained it at about two acres.  Live Oak Park Road and Gum Tree Lane were closed for about a mile in each direction.  https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/brush-fire-prompts-shelter-place-order-north-county

As it does every Spring, Cal Fire is suspending all ongoing burn permits, effective this Friday at 8a due to rising temperatures, low humidity and seasonal winds increasing the risk of wildfires.  Cal Fire and firefighters across the state have responded to over 840 wildfires so far this year.  The suspension does not apply to campfires within organized campgrounds or on private property.  Temporary restricted permits may be issued for agriculture, land management, fire training and industrial burning following an inspection by a Cal Fire official. https://eastcountymagazine.org/cal-fire-suspends-burn-permits-2/

Two crashes on southbound I-215 near Los Alamos Road created late-morning commute problems this morning.  The first involved a motorcycle and a Cadillac.  Moments later, a tractor-trailer big rig struck another vehicle.  Traffic backed up as far as Scott Road. https://patch.com/california/murrieta/i-215-southbound-traffic-halted-murrieta-following-multiple-crashes

Malfunctioning traffic lights at the busy intersection of Murrieta Hot Springs and Winchester Roads snarled traffic, causing many near-accidents this morning around 10a.  No word on when or if the problem has been fixed. https://patch.com/california/murrieta/traffic-signal-outage-snarling-traffic-winchester-murrieta-hot-springs-roads

A high-speed chase yesterday in Vista ended with an unregistered e-dirt bike rider in custody charged with multiple felonies and his bike impounded.  The chase included the suspect, 19-year old Hunter Bellish allegedly accelerating towards a Sheriff’s deputy motorcycle and knocking him and the bike over.  A sheriff’s ASTREA helicopter guided deputies to Bellish a short distance away near Panorama Ridge.  He was booked into Vista jail. https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/e-dirt-bike-rider-arrested-after-hitting-deputys-motorcycle

A voter ID measure authored by San Diego Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio officially qualified for the November ballot after well over 1 million signatures were submitted to the California Secretary of State on Friday. The measure would require all voters casting ballots in person to present a government-issued photo ID card and for mail-in ballots to provide the last four digits of a government-issued ID number, among others. https://northcountydailystar.com/voter-id-measure-qualifies-for-november-ballot/

An Aguanga man accused of sexually assaulting a minor has died in Banning jail after an apparent choking incident.  48-year old Robert Wayne Shingleton was treated by jail staff, but died at the scene. He’d been due in court next month. https://patch.com/california/temecula/inmate-aguanga-chokes-dies-inside-riverside-county-jail-rso

Pala will have sunny afternoons and seasonable temperatures the next couple of days.  Low to mid-80s for Cupa Days this weekend.  Dropping back into the low 70s next week.  The full forecast is coming up. (below)

 

SPORTS

In the NBA playoffs – San Antonio won its Round One series with Portland four games to one, beating the Trail Blazers last night 114-95.  Boston beat the visiting 76ers 113-97 and lead that series three games to two.  Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 39 points as they routed Atlanta 126-97 to take a three games to two lead in that series.  The Lakers get another chance to eliminate Houston as they host the Rockets tonight for Game 5.  Same for Orlando at Detroit.  Toronto is at Cleveland with that series tied at two games apiece.  The playoffs are televised on NBC television and streamed on Peacock.

In the NHL playoffs – Three games last night.  The Ducks failed to wrap up their First Round series, losing to Edmonton 4-1.  Buffalo lost 201 in overtime to Boston who’ve now narrowed the Sabres’ lead to three games to two.  Minnesota now has a three games to two lead after beating Dallas 4-2.  Tonight, Philadelphia could end the Penguins run in Game 6.  It’ll be Game Five for Montreal at Tampa Bay and Utah at Vegas with both series tied at two.

In Major League Baseball – The Padres lost to the visiting Cubs 8-3.  Miami topped the Dodgers 2-1.  And the White Sox beat the Angels 5-2.  The Dodgers remain a half game ahead of the Padres in the NL West.  The last place Royals won their fourth game in a row thanks to a 3-run homer in the 10^th by Bobby Witt Jr.  All those series continue today.

Pittsburgh Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes (SKEENS) hazed rookie Konnor Griffin this week by providing a kids’ bounce house for the team’s belated 20^th birthday celebration for the young rising star.  Griffin was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis April 3 and hit his first Major League home run on his actual 20^th birthday.  Five days later, he signed a $140m, nine-year contract with the Pirates. https://apnews.com/article/pirates-bounce-house-paul-skenes-konnor-griffin-birthday-2b5faf75f908a6d568bace8ad96529a0 

In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm opened a series in Ontario last night with a 4-3 loss.  Game 2 of 6 is tonight.  https://www.milb.com/lake-elsinore/schedule/2026-04?affiliateId=mobile-hp-uhg

In Major League Soccer – San Diego FC’s next game is Saturday hosting LAFC while the Galaxy host Vancouver.

In lacrosse playoffs – The San Diego Seals open a semifinal series this Friday in Hamilton, Ontario.

Local High School Sports –

Bonsall – no scheduled games today

Great Oak – boys’ varsity golf playoff at Golf Club of California this afternoon; swimming & diving at Temecula Valley at 3p

Fallbrook – varsity baseball at Ramona at 4p; girls’ varsity lacrosse at San Dieguito Academy at 7p

Valley Center – baseball at Poway at 4p, varsity hosting, JV away; varsity boys’ tennis CIF team playoffs now through Saturday

 

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down.  The Dow fell 6 tenths of a percent.  The S&P 500 was off by two tenths.  And the Nasdaq was down a quarter percent.  Gold dropped another $40.40 on the Comex to $4,568 an ounce.  The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures shot up $7.20 to $107.13 a barrel, the highest it’s been since summer of 2022.

The Federal Reserve is likely to leave interest rates alone when it announces the results of this week’s meeting today.  Meanwhile, the President’s nominee to succeed Fed chairman Jerome Powell, Kevin Warsh was approved by the Senate Banking Committee today on a 13-11 vote with members voting the straight party line.  Warsh is a former top Fed official but is also a sharp critic of the institution and Powell’s leadership.  A full Senate vote on his nomination is unlikely until next month. https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-warsh-powell-513775b602b05b33b3d71c975cb62209

Yum Brands topped Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue and earnings.  Same store sales in its Taco Bell division increased 8% year-over-year.  KFC increased 2%.  Pizza Hut sales fell 4% domestically, but rose 2% internationally.  Analysts had expected a slight decline internationally.  Yum has said it needs to explore strategic options for Pizza Hut, but didn’t say what.  They plan to expand AI-driven A/B testing for drive-through lanes at some Taco Bells to learn what messages resonate best with customers.  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/yum-brands-yum-q1-2026-earnings.html 

For the second time in a year, Oakland’s airport is changing its name.  The Port of Oakland, operators of the airport, changed the name from Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, thinking the more-inclusive name would attract more traffic.  But San Francisco sued, alleging trademark infringement of its San Francisco International Airport name.  The two sides reached an agreement yesterday that the airport will now be named Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport and retain its current International Air Transport Association code, OAK.  The Port is prevented from using San Francisco first or using International in any combination with San Francisco, and must exclude keywords referring only to San Francisco in its advertising.  The Port is responsible for ensuring that airlines, regulators, and vendors use the proper name in referring to the east bayside airport. https://www.sf.gov/news-san-francisco-and-port-of-oakland-reach-settlement-in-airport-renaming-lawsuit

 

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Singer, Taylor Swift has filed three unique trademark applications in a move to protect her voice and image from unauthorized AI deepfakes.  Swift is trademarking two audio clips in which she speaks her name, plus an image of her onstage in a sequined outfit with a pink guitar.  The theory is that established trademarks give an artist more legal standing when going after an AI creator using a similar voice or image.  Copyright doesn’t apply in such cases since AI creations can be made without lifting a voice or image from a copyrighted song or video.  The theory has yet to be tested in court.  Actor Matt McConaughey had also recently filed for this new type of spoken-word trademark.  www.morningbrew.com  

Democrats in Congress are investigating the Trump administration spending nearly $2b to get energy companies to walk away from wind projects in the ocean off U.S. shores.  Trump ordered a temporary halt to leasing and permitting of wind projects when he returned to office in January 2025.  One of the three deals Trump recently arranged after federal courts stuck down his earlier executive order gave French company, TotalEnergies $1b.  That’s essentially a refund for its wind leases off the coasts of North Carolina and New York in exchange for which the company must invest the money in fossil fuel projects instead.  Two more deals with the same terms were announced Monday with Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind.  That leaves just one remaining U.S. offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts.  Rep. Jared Huffman, the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee and Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee are leading the investigation.  Opponents of offshore wind projects call the administration’s actions creative.  Huffman calls it a “scam.”  The National Wildlife Federation says it puts the U.S. further behind in efforts to curb climate change. https://apnews.com/article/trump-offshore-wind-payouts-democrats-investigation-climate-3cf2dd4eb0cc9cc5442e204583057453

On this day in music history – April 29,

• 1963, publicist Andrew Oldham and agent Eric Easton signed a deal with a fledgling band, The Rolling Stones.  It included buying the rights to their earliest recordings for 90 pounds Sterling and having keyboard player Ian Stewart drop out of the group and become the band’s road manager, but still play piano at the back of the stage. 
• In 1965, Jimmy Nicol, the drummer who filled in for the ailing Ringo Starr on the Beatles 1964 Australian tour filed bankruptcy in London Court.
• In 1976, after performing a show in Memphis, Bruce Springsteen caught a cab to Elvis Presley’s Graceland home and climbed over the wall.  A guard, taking him for another crazed fan, caught and detained him.  Well, what would you call someone who climbs over a wall at Elvis’ home?
• In 1980, Black Sabbath began their first tour with Ronnie James Dio as replacement for front man Ozzy Osbourne. 
• In 1990, Floyd Butler of The Friends of Distinction died of a heart attack at the age of 49.  The group had a #3 hit in 1969 with “Grazing in the Grass”.
• In 1993, David Bowie collaborator and member of the Spiders From Mars, Mick Ronson died of liver cancer at age 46.  He’d also worked with Lou Reed, Ian Hunter, Elton John and John Mellencamp. 
• In 1998, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler broke his knee during a concert in Anchorage, Alaska, delaying the Nine Lives Tour and requiring camera angle adjustments for the filming of the video for “I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing”.
• In 2003, a personal injury lawyer’s suit against John Fogerty for his claimed hearing loss after attending a Fogerty concert in 1997 was dismissed.  The judge said that’s a risk that’s assumed when you attend a concert. 
• In 2016, fifteen of Prince’s albums entered the British music charts as fans rushed to buy following his sudden death.  Six of them made the Top 40.  

Born on this day …

• In 1899, jazz composer, pianist and bandleader, Duke Ellington.
• In 1933, Willie Nelson … and the late songwriter, poet, and occasional actor Rod McKuen. 
• In 1934, Blues singer and guitarist Otis Rush. 
• In 1942, Klaus Voorman, who designed the Beatles “Revolver” album cover, and played bass with Manfred Mann, the Plastic Ono Band and on Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain”. 
• In 1945, singer Tammi Terrell, who had a series of hit duets with Marvin Gaye.  She died of a brain tumor after collapsing in Marvin’s arms while performing on stage together in 1970.
• In 1947, Tommy James, leader of the 60s rock band, The Shondells. 
• In 1968, Carnie Wilson, of Wilson-Phillips and oldest daughter of Beach Boy, Brian Wilson
• In 1973, Mike Hogan, bass player for the Irish band, The Cranberries.

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=29&month=4

Other celebrities celebrating birthdays today …

• Comedienne, actress Nora Dunn, formerly on Saturday Night Live is 74.
• Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is 73.
• Actress Kate Mulgrew from Star Trek Voyager is 72
• Actress Eve Plumb, who played Jan on TV’s The Brady Bunch is 68
• So is Actress, Michelle Pfeiffer
• Actress Uma Thurman is 56

http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0429.htm

 

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high 77 and winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour this afternoon … patchy morning low clouds and fog, clearing to sunny and 76 tomorrow with continued gusty winds … sunny and 82 Friday … mostly sunny and 85 Saturday … 80 Sunday … mostly cloudy Monday morning, clearing to sunny and 74 in the afternoon … mostly sunny and 72 Tuesday … overnight lows, 45 tonight … 48 tomorrow night … 50 Friday night … 52 Saturday night … 49 Sunday night … 46 Monday night

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