Pala Today News – 5/6/26
Written by John Fox on May 6, 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.
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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
Escondido Police and the Department of Fish and Wildlife combined to remove a mountain lion from a residential neighborhood in that city Monday afternoon. First spotted around 1:30p, the animal was sedated and removed just after 7p from the 700 block of North Grape Street. Police were there mainly for crowd control. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/officials-remove-mountain-lion-roaming-around-residential-area-in-escondido/509-803a5e0a-8e4b-49f6-81a3-c44a0c8efe0a
One of three women accusing Temecula firefighter David Renteria III, of rape is now suing CAL FIRE and the state of California in civil court. The CAL FIRE/Riverside County firefighter was rearrested on Friday and faces 12 felony counts of kidnapping, rape, and assault on three different victims. According to the new civil lawsuit, that unidentified victim was attacked over a 6-hour period starting November 6 until early the next morning. The victim claims she was lured to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Station 96 on Glen Oaks Road in Temecula, where the alleged rape occurred. https://patch.com/california/temecula/firefighter-accused-raping-3-women-attacking-1-temecula-fire-station-lawsuit
As of yesterday, registered voters can return their mail ballot for the June 2 Gubernatorial Primary Election to any of the more than 150 official ballot drop boxes around San Diego County. Mail ballots for the County’s more than 2 million registered voters are expected to arrive this week. You may have already received yours. The Registrar of Voters official ballot drop boxes are red, white and blue and feature the Registrar’s logo along with the County seal. All boxes are fully secured and labeled “Official Ballot Drop Box”. Go to www.SDVote.com for the full list of locations for those ballot drop boxes.
A new solution for the lack of sand on Oceanside beaches could be “shovel-ready” by the fall of next year if funding and permitting falls into place. The design for an artificial reef offshore between Tyson Street and Wisconsin Avenue is being finalized by a team at Oregon State University with a scale model being tested through thousands of wave cycles. A report is expected next month. The butterfly-shaped structure would be underwater 900 feet offshore. Erosion has been a problem on the city’s beaches ever since the construction of jetties at Oceanside Harbor and Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton in 1942. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/oceanside-turns-to-artificial-reef-to-save-its-disappearing-beach
Sunny with seasonable temperatures today and tomorrow in Pala. The heat wave beginning later this weekend won’t be as hot as originally predicted. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
SPORTS
In the NBA playoffs – Detroit beat the visiting Cavaliers 111-101 in Game One of their Eastern semifinal series. Oklahoma City beat the visiting Lakers 108-90 in Game One of that series. Game Two for both of those series is tomorrow. Tonight, Philadelphia is at New York at 4p and Minnesota at San Antonio at 6:30p on ESPN for Game Two. New York and Minnesota won the first games.
In the NHL playoffs – The Avalanche is up two games to none after beating Minnesota last night 5-2. The Ducks begin their semifinal series at Vegas tonight at 6:30p. And so does Montreal at Buffalo at 4p, both on TNT.
In Major League Baseball – The Padres exacted revenge against the Giants in San Francisco last night for Monday’s loss. Though starter Walker Buehler got behind by three runs early in the game, he lasted five innings during which the Padres got six runs including a homer by Xander Bogaerts. Final score 10-5. Houston edged the Dodgers 2-1. That brings the Padres back to within a half game of first place in the NL West. The Angels beat the visiting White Sox 4-3. All three series conclude today.
Ted Turner, the former owner of the Atlanta Braves and Hawks who made his mark as a media mogul and a philanthropist, has died at the age of 87. He created the first 24-hour a day news network with CNN, established the “superstation” concept and launched other cable channels including TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies. Turner died today at his home near Tallahassee, Florida, according to a family spokesman. He died surrounded by his family, according to Turner Enterprises, the company that oversees his vast business interests and investments. In September 2018, Turner revealed that he was battling Lewy body dementia, an ailment that causes a progressive decline in mental abilities with physical signs and symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48693404/ted-turner-former-braves-owner-media-mogul-dies-87
In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm lost 13-6 last night at Inland Empire. 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 will play the Sounders FC in Seattle and the Galaxy will be at Atlanta Untied on Saturday. LAFC hosts Houston Dynamo on Sunday at BMO Stadium.
In lacrosse playoffs – The San Diego Seals semifinal series Game 3 is Saturday in Hamilton, Ontario. https://www.sealslax.com/schedule/
Local High School Sports –
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – JV softball at Temecula Valley at 3:30p
Fallbrook – baseball against Valley Center at 4p, JV hosting, varsity away
Valley Center – varsity boys tennis at CIF Individual Tournament through Saturday; varsity boys’ golf at the conference tournament through Friday
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up again. The Dow gained 1%. Share in Disney and Nvidia led the charge. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%. And the Nasdaq was up 1 ½%. Gold shot up almost $127 on the Comex, trading at $4,694.80 an ounce. The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures plunged $7.38 to $94.89 a barrel.
Today’s stock rise and crude oil futures decline is attributed to progress on peace with Iran. It’s all based on word from President Trump that the Strait of Hormuz could be “open to all” if Iran accepts a reported agreement, the details of which the President did not reveal. He did say that he is pausing “Project Freedom”, the U.S. operation to escort ships through the Strait, to allow time for the possible agreement to take effect. This agreement is the latest in a series of what have so far proved to be nothing more than rumors regarding a possible end to the war with Iran. Following a meeting with Iran’s foreign minister, China’s foreign minister called for a comprehensive ceasefire. That’s significant because of how closely tied Iran and China are both economically and politically. Meanwhile, major U.S. companies continue to turn in much stronger than expected profits for the start of 2026. In the bond market, Treasury yields dropped significantly. https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-iran-kospi-0da189a3d33b041087b7df6096e5c8ad
Retail gasoline prices jumped an average of 31 cents a gallon nationwide over the past week and are now 50% higher than they were before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. Gas station owners set pump prices. So, there’s no direct connection between the war and gas prices. But according to the Energy Information Administration, 51% of the price of gasoline is the cost of a barrel of crude oil. That means pump prices generally follow crude oil prices. The match between crude oil prices and pump prices isn’t exact, but it’s there. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered the largest crude oil supply disruption in history. That caused crude oil prices to skyrocket because Iran had been moving an unusually high amount of oil to global markets, moderating prices. https://apnews.com/article/gasoline-oil-war-iran-strait-of-hormuz-0e5b61be4a4c8a8a077ed5ff6f84c0ce
Oil is also causing discontent in Canada, where the province of Alberta is taking steps to secede from the country. Stay Free Alberta this week submitted over 300k signatures to force a referendum vote. That’s almost twice as many as needed. The group’s main issue with Canada is that national green initiatives have wrecked the region’s oil producing and exporting economy to the tune of billions of dollars. A ballot measure could be in place as soon as October if it survives court challenges. Polls show the separatist movement is still a minority, but growing. www.morningbrew.com
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
AMC Theaters is partnering with Arena One to bring live concerts to theater audiences. The links will be two-way, so that performers will be able to hear theater audience reactions. Ticket prices will range from $40 to $75 depending on the artist and market. More than 300 AMC locations in 89 U.S. cities will be programmed for these concerts, which launch in June. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/amc-arena-one-live-concerts.html
Brain rot from doomscrolling has replaced tooth decay from candy as a parent’s top concern about their kids. Recent court cases and Congressional hearings are holding social media companies’ feet to the fire as the average US teen scrolling time now exceeds five hours a day and evidence is mounting that apps are a contributing factor to the increase in mental health issues among those teens. Even teens themselves increasingly say it’s true. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2024, 48% of kids age 13 to 17 said social media had a negative effect on them. Two years earlier, it had only been 32%. Not only are Meta and others losing court cases, they’re also being banned. Last year, Australia became the first county to completely ban social media usage for kids under 16. Austria and Denmark are preparing to implement similar bans and dozens of other countries are considering it. There’s a lot at stake, just as there was when big tobacco came under fire for not admitting nicotine was addictive and that tobacco causes cancer. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, and X made $11b selling ads targeting kids and teens in 2022. www.morningbrew.com
On this day in music history – May 6,
- 1965, Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards worked out the opening guitar riff for “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” in a hotel room in Clearwater, Florida. Richards had just bought the Gibson fuzz box that gave the riff its iconic sound earlier that day.
- In 1967, Jimi Hendrix, The Walker Brothers, Engelbert Humperdink and Cat Stevens all appeared on the same concert bill at the Imperial Ballroom in Lancashire, England.
- In 1972, the album by Tyrannosaurus Rex with the longest title ever hit #1 in England. “Prophets, Seers and Sages and the Angels of the Ages / My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair … But Now They’re Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows”. Yeah, it’s long, but after all, it was a double album. Having used up all the letters on that album title, the group later shortened its name to T-Rex.
- In 1973, Paul Simon set out on his first concert tour without partner Art Garfunkel. The resulting album was called “Live Rhymin’”.
- In 1978, the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever began the first of 18 weeks at #1 on the album chart.
- In 1985, Oasis scored their first British #1 single with “Some Might Say”.
- In 2002, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was voted Britain’s favorite single of all time in a poll by Guinness Hit Singles. #2 was “Imagine” by John Lennon. #3 was “Hey Jude” by The Beatles, #4 was ABBA’s “Dancing Queen”. And #5 was Madonna’s “Like a Prayer”.
- Also in 2002, songwriter and producer Otis Blackwell died from a heart attack. His songs included “All Shook Up”, “Return to Sender”, “Don’ Be Cruel”, “Great Balls of Fire” and “Fever”.
- In 2004, session guitarist and member of the LA Wrecking Crew, Barney Kessel died of a brain tumor at age 80. He’d also been a member of the Oscar Peterson Trio.
- In 2005, Starbucks banned the sale of Bruce Springsteen’s latest album, “Devils and Dust” over concerns about its adult content.
- In 2013, Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in prison for tax evasion. The 37-year old Grammy-winner told the judge she intended to pay but couldn’t afford to after withdrawing from public life to raise her six children.
- In 2015, British and Jamaican singer songwriter Errol Brown died of liver cancer at his home in the Bahamas. He’d been front man for Hot Chocolate whose hits included “You Sexy Thing” and “Everyone’s a Winner”.
- In 2020, Florian Schneider from Kraftwerk and Brian Howe, who’d replaced Paul Rodgers as lead singer for Bad Company both passed away.
Born on this day …
- in 1929, Leon Hughes from the Coasters who had the 1959 #1 hit “Yakety Yak”. He was the last surviving member of the group, passing in 2023.
- In 1942, Colin Earl from Mungo Jerry, who had the 1970 #1 hit “In the Summertime”. After that, he and his brother Roger Earl were both in Foghat. Roger on drums, Colin on keyboards.
- In 1945, Bob Seger
- In 1948, Mary MacGregor who had the 1977 #1 hit, “Torn Between Two Lovers”
- In 1950, Robbie McIntosh, drummer for the Average White Band
- In 1951, Davey Johnstone, guitarist and vocalist from Elton John’s band.
- In 1960, John Flansburgh from They Might Be Giants
- In 1967, Mark Bryan from Hootie & the Blowfish
- In 1971, guitarist Chris Shiflett from Foo Fighters
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-may-6/
Other celebrities with birthdays today …
- British Labor Party leader and Prime Minister for ten years ending in 2007, Tony Blair is 73
- Actor George Clooney is 65
- NBA star Chris Paul is 41
- Among those who’ve passed, baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, Willie Mays was born in 1931
https://www.famousbirthdays.com/may6.html
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 76 this afternoon … 82 tomorrow … 85 Friday … 89 Saturday … 92 Monday … 89 Tuesday … overnight lows, 47 tonight … 50 tomorrow night … about 52 Friday and Saturday night … 54 Sunday night … 56 Monday night
FIRE PERMITS
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PALA
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