Pala Today News – 5/9/25
Written by John Fox on May 9, 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.
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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
Oceanside Police have located the parents of a toddler found left alone this morning near South Coast Highway and Kelly Street. The 2-year old boy was found wearing a t-shirt without pants or diaper. No word on whether the parents were allowed to reclaim their child. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/police-toddler-found-alone-on-oceanside-street-parents-located-later
As of yesterday, San Diego County health officials have recorded 37 probable and confirmed cases of people getting sick with salmonella after eating food at the Aladdin Mediterranean Café in Clairemont between April 25 and May 1. The victims ranged in age from 1 to 90. Nine people were hospitalized, according to the county. https://patch.com/california/san-diego/more-sick-hospitalized-after-salmonella-outbreak-restaurant
Zillow is forecasting that median home prices in San Diego will drop 1.7% over the next year. It’ll be the first time prices have declined here in years. But the drop won’t be as bad as some other major markets. Prices in the Bay Area are forecast to fall 5.2%. Minneapolis, down 4.2%. Denver, down 4.1%. And Houston, down 3.1%. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/zillow-forecasts-san-diego-home-values-to-drop-for-the-first-time-in-years/ar-AA1EhDNX?cvid=B5E1A0CD1F244166BC81EF87541DFE8D&ocid=hpmsn
The city of Escondido reports Grand Avenue is now open between Broadway and Maple after a lengthy improvement project. There are still some cleanup tasks being completed. Yet to come are decorative fencing around businesses and lighting for the new Kalmia roundabout. https://ols.escondido.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=186
In Temecula, the onramp from Temecula Parkway to northbound I-15 closes this Sunday evening for nine days to allow construction for the I-15 Smart Freeway Pilot Project. You’ll need a detour all next week and there aren’t any easy ones. The busy ramp will reopen at 5a Monday, May 19. https://patch.com/california/temecula/9-day-closure-i-15-temecula-parkway-ramp-starts-may-11
Several dozen SDG&E customers in Valley Center lost power around 6:30a this morning as the result of a traffic accident. It’s expected to be fixed by 4p.
The heatwave is here with temperatures in Pala in the mid-90s today and 100 tomorrow. The highs will drop almost 35 degrees by Tuesday. The full rollercoaster 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 – Last night, Minnesota beat the visiting Warriors 117-93, evening-up that series at a game apiece. Golden State’s Draymond Green received his fifth technical foul of the playoffs. He’s now two technicals short of an automatic one-game suspension. He told reporters after the game he believes there is an “agenda” against him, but didn’t elaborate. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45063618/warriors-green-upset-agenda-not-angry-black-man
Tonight, Game 3 of the Eastern semifinal with Cleveland at Indiana. Cleveland leads two games to none and could sweep with a win tonight and again Sunday. Also, Game 3 of a Western series with Oklahoma City at Denver. That series is currently tied.
In the NHL playoffs – Edmonton now leads Vegas two games to none after a 5-4 overtime win last night. The Eastern round two series between Washington and Carolina is tied at a game apiece after the Capitals won last night 3-1. Tonight, Toronto is at Florida with the Maple Leafs leading two games to none. And Dallas is at Winnipeg for Game 2. Dallas won the first one.
In Major League Baseball – The Padres and Giants were idle yesterday. The Dodgers lost to the Diamondbacks in Phoenix, 5-3. The Angels fell to the visiting Blue Jays 8-5. Today, the Padres begin a series with the league’s last-place team, the Rockies in Denver. The Giants are at Minnesota. The Angels host Baltimore. And the Dodgers continue their four-game series in Phoenix.
In Major League Soccer – San Diego plays tomorrow in Houston. The LA Galaxy are in New York to play the Red Bulls. And LAFC plays the Whitecaps in Vancouver Sunday.
In Rugby – The San Diego Legion’s next game is tomorrow hosting Houston.
In golf – At the Truist Championship in Philadelphia, with a third of the field still on the course, Keith Mitchell led into the clubhouse after round two at 12-under par – one stroke ahead of Shane Lowry, who shot today’s best round so far at 65. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
In racing – Tomorrow is the Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. NASCAR Cup this Sunday at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City
In local high school sports:
Bonsall – baseball at High Tech Chula Vista at 4p
Great Oak – boys’ tennis at CIF playoffs at Whitney at 4p
Fallbrook – swimming and diving CIF finals at Granite Hills all day today and tomorrow; softball at Mt. Carmel at 4p; boys’ varsity volleyball hosting CIF quarterfinals at 6p; Tomorrow – baseball against Vista at 10:30a, varsity hosting, JV away; gymnastics at Mt. Carmel at 3:30p
Valley Center – track & field hosting the Valley League Finals at 4p; softball at Ramona at 4p; baseball against Escondido, JV hosting at 4p, varsity away at 5:30p; Tomorrow – swimming at CIF finals at Granite Hills at 9a; CIF boys’ tennis championship against Christian at Balboa Tennis Club
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks gave back some of yesterday’s gains. The Dow fell a half percent. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each dropped a quarter percent. Gold rebounded on the Comex, gaining $37.30 to $3,343.30 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil future were up 85 cents at $60.75 a barrel.
Ahead of this weekend’s trade talks with China in Switzerland, President Trump says the tariff on Chinese imports should be 80%. It’s currently 145%. Whether the suggestion will help or hinder the talks remains to be seen. Trump says the negotiations are in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s hands. www.cnn.com
All of the “big three” US automakers came out against this week’s US trade deal with the UK. All three are facing major setbacks due to tariffs because of the highly integrated supply chains in the US, Mexico and Canada. Meanwhile, Britain’s auto industry is pleased with the new 10% tariff rate on the first 100k vehicles exported to the US and other trade concessions in the first bilateral trade agreement since President Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day”. Matt Blunt, president of a trade group representing Ford, GM and Stellantis said it is now cheaper to import a UK vehicle with very little US content than a USMCA-compliant vehicle from Mexico or Canada that is half American parts. In his words, “We are disappointed that the administration prioritized the UK ahead of our own North American partners.” Last month, Stellantis halted production at Canadian and Mexican plants it operates. https://thehill.com/business/5292037-auto-industry-critics-trump-uk-deal/
The US Postal Service today reported a $3.3b loss for the first quarter of 2025. The post office continues to raise postal rates as mail volume continues to decline. USPS today announced its new Postmaster General will be David Steiner, a FedEx board member and former CEO at Waste Management. Louis DeJoy resigned that post in March under pressure from the White House. Postal unions have raised concerns about the appointment because Steiner sits on the board of a competitor to the Post Office. The President says he’s considering merging the Postal Service with the U.S. Commerce Department. Democrats say that would violate the law. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-postal-service-reports-33-billion-quarterly-net-loss-2025-05-09/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/fedex-board-member-tapped-lead-us-postal-service-2025-05-09/
Newly-elected Pope Leo’s first order of business may be … business. The budget of the world’s smallest country, the Vatican is seriously out of balance. A bank holds about 5.4b Euros in assets for the Vatican and a wealth fund including real estate, revenue from Catholic schools and hospitals, as well as hundreds of millions of donations is currently worth another 3b Euros. The current balance sheet shows an 83m Euro deficit. According to the Financial Times, some retired priests may have to forgo their pensions. www.morningbrew.com
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
New this weekend at the movies, a modern musical reimagining of a classic romance – “Juliet & Romeo” and the horror feature “Clown in a Cornfield”. There are about a half dozen limited releases including Paul Rudd in “Friendship”, Kerry Washington in “Shadow Force” and Josh Hartnett in “Fight or Flight”. New on Netflix, Vince Vaughn opens an Italian restaurant with a group of local grandmothers in “Nonnas” – a comedy based on a true story. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/may/2025?view=list
It’s once again getting hard to find gas under $4 locally. After a month of average prices slowly drifting downward, they’re up about six cents this week with the cheapest retailers rising the most. Todays’ average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in San Diego County is $4.74. In Riverside County, it’s $4.67. Nationwide, today’s average is $3.11. Today’s lowest local price is $4.07 at Son’s on 5th at Centre City Parkway in Escondido. In Southwest Riverside county, it’s $4.33 at Murrieta Sam’s Club and Temecula Costco. There are at least a half dozen stations in Hemet and San Jacinto reporting prices of $3.99 or less. One was at $3.75 yesterday. https://www.gasbuddy.com/gaspricemap?lat=33.64091921212917&lng=-116.99289529628564&z=11
On this day in music history – May 9,
- 1964, Chuck Berry began his first-ever concert tour of England and Louis Armstrong became the oldest artist ever to have a #1 hit with “Hello Dolly”. He was 62 at the time. Hello Dolly was the #3 song for the entire year, behind two Beatles songs.
- In 1966, The Doors played at the Whiskey A Go Go in West Hollywood, auditioning to become the venue’s house band.
- In 1969, George Harrison released an experimental album called “Electronic Sound” on the Zapple label.
- In 1970, The Guess Who began the first of three weeks at #1 with “American Woman”, the group’s 6th hit and only chart-topper.
- In 1973, Mick Jagger added $150k of his own money to the $350k raised by the Rolling Stones in a January benefit concert for Nicaraguan earthquake relief. His wife at the time, Bianca is from Nicaragua.
- In 1974, Bonnie Raitt headlined two shows at Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The opening act was Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, of whom Rolling Stone critic John Landau wrote, “I saw rock and roll future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen.”
- In 1981, Adam and the Ants were #1 for five weeks with “Stand and Deliver”.
- In 1992, Bruce Springsteen performed on television for the first time on “Saturday Night Live” with host Tom Hanks.
- In 2020, Little Richard (Penniman) died of bone cancer at the age of 87. One of the pioneers of rock and roll, the flamboyant performer sold more than 30m records with hits including “Good Golly Miss Molly”, “Lucille”, “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally.”
Born on this day …
- in 1914 – country music star Hank Snow who had more than 70 singles on the Billboard country chart in the 1950s through 80s. He passed in 1999.
- Born in 1937, Dave Prater from Sam & Dave, best known for their hit “Soul Man” in 1967.
- Also born on this day in 1937, Sonny Curtis from Buddy Holly’s group, The Crickets.
- In 1941, Danny Rapp from Danny & the Juniors, best known for “At the Hop” in 1958.
- In 1942, Tommy Roe who had pop hits in the 1960s with “Sheila”, “Dizzy”, and “Sweet Pea”.
- In 1944, Buffalo Springfield’s Richie Furay.
- In 1946, Clint Holmes who had a hit in 1973 with “Playground in My Mind”
- In 1948, Billy Joel.
- In 1950, Tom Petersson, bass player with Cheap Trick.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=9&month=5
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Producer/writer/director James L. Brooks is 85
- Actress Canice Bergen is 79
- Among those who’ve passed, author and renowned dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse was born in 1910. Walkies!
http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0509.htm
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The kitchen is closed today. Pala seniors’ lunch menu for Monday (5/12) – spaghetti, garlic bread, vegetables and dessert
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 94 this afternoon … 100 tomorrow … patchy fog and low clouds clearing to partly sunny and 91.3 degrees Sunday with winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour … partly sunny and 75 Monday … a cloudy morning clearing to mostly sunny and 66 Tuesday … 72 Wednesday … 75 Thursday … overnight lows, 62 tonight … 64 tomorrow night … 54 Sunday night … 50 Monday night … 46 Tuesday night … 48 Wednesday night
FIRE PERMITS
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PALA
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