Pala Today News – 5/27/26

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

Temecula residents turned out by the hundreds at yesterday’s city council meeting to protest SDG&E’s proposed Golden Pacific Powerlink project route through Temecula.  The utility wants to run the 500 kilovolt transmission line along the Highway 79 corridor with up to 200-foot tall towers beginning in the Imperial Valley, running through Anza Borrego State Park, through Temecula and eventually over the Santa Rosa Mountains to a site near the former San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.  Last night’s meeting lasted more than five hours with near-unanimous opposition to the power lines on the grounds of destroying property values and wrecking Temecula Wine Country. https://patch.com/california/temecula/people-over-powerlines-temecula-residents-voice-opposition-against-sdg-e

 San Diego County public health officials have confirmed two unrelated cases of measles, including one that resulted in potential public exposure at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina on May 17 and the Baskin-Robbins on Palm Avenue in Imperial Beach on May 20.  The other case had no public exposure.  Both infected individuals traveled to San Diego for work.  Public health officials note that measles spreads very easily, even through the air.  Anyone at those locations on those dates should monitor closely for symptoms and contact their health care provider if they feel illhttps://patch.com/california/san-diego/2-measles-cases-confirmed-san-diego-county

Efforts to improve traffic flow on Interstate 15 in Temecula to the Interstate 215 split in Murrieta will cause some inconvenience for motorists this week.  Lane and connector ramp closures are planned for Thursday night to continue work on the $33.5 million I-15 Smart Freeway Pilot Project.  The closures are scheduled between 10 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday, impacting connector ramps at Rancho California and Winchester roads, as well as Temecula Parkway. One or more northbound lanes will also be shut down between the San Diego County line and Temecula. https://patch.com/california/temecula/monitoring-motorists-15-freeway-temecula-continues

The city of Escondido has agreed to support the formation of a new business improvement district in the downtown area.  In a 4-0 vote on May 13, the council authorized the city manager to sign a petition and ballot to form the Downtown Escondido Property Business Improvement District, or PBID.  Councilmember Consuelo Martinez recused herself because she rents a booth at the Escondido Antique Mall, which is within the proposed district.  A PBID is a special assessment district in which property owners levy assessments on themselves to fund services beyond those provided by the city, including enhanced street cleaning, additional security and lighting, and marketing events.  The city owns 30 parcels within the proposed PBID with an annual assessment of almost $220k. https://thecoastnews.com/escondido-backs-new-downtown-business-improvement-district/

Our May Gray weather is a little heavier than usual today.  Enough so to bring rain to several local areas – especially the San Luis Rey River valley.  Rincon Springs had 11 hundredths of an inch since midnight.  Six hundredths at Pala.  Valley Center had 4 hundredths.  Three hundredths for Couser Canyon.  Five hundredths for Pauma Valley.  Six hundredths in Rainbow.  Four hundredths at Lake Henshaw.  Seven hundredths each at Mesa Grande and Santa Ysabel.  Fifteen hundredths at Birch Hill.  One hundredth each at Palomar Observatory, Escondido and Lake Wohlford.  Nothing measurable at other North County and Southwest Riverside County locations.

Pala will remain cool for a couple more days, warming to the upper 70s this weekend and the upper 80s by Tuesday.  The full forecast is coming up. (below)

 

SPORTS

In the NBA playoffs – Oklahoma City won last night’s Game 5 of the Western Finals against San Antonio.  Final score 127-114 with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 32 points.  OKC leads three games to two.  Game Six is tomorrow at 5:30p on NBC.

In the NHL playoffs – The Golden Knights completed their Western finals sweep of the Avalanche last night in Las Vegas.  Final score 2-1.  They’ll be facing the winner of the Carolina-Montreal Easter finals in this year’s Stanley Cup championship series.  Game 4 in the East is tonight with Montreal hosting Carolina – who lead two games to one.  Game Five will be Friday.  If needed, Game Six will be Sunday.

In Major League Baseball – The Padres lost to the visiting Phillies 4-3 last night.  The Dodgers routed the visiting Rockies 15-6, extending their lead over the Padres in the NL West to 3 ½ games.  Mookie Betts homered twice, driving in five of the 15 runs.  Any Pages and Will Smith each homered as well.  The Diamondbacks are riding a four-game win streak after beating the Giants in San Francisco 7-5 and now trail the Padres by just one game.   The Angels beat the Tigers in Detroit 10-6. 

In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm beat Inland Empire 7-6 last night at Lake Elsinore.   Game 2 of 6 is tonight.  https://www.milb.com/lake-elsinore/schedule/2026-04?affiliateId=mobile-hp-uhg

In the NFL – Kansas City Chief, Travis Kelce is joining the ownership group of baseball’s Cleveland Guardians.  36-year old Kelce grew up following the team and once considered baseball to be his likeliest path to professional sports. Kelce will have a minority stake in the franchise, now valued at around $1.7b.  That’s up from just $1b as recently as 2022. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48889141/chiefs-travis-kelce-purchases-minority-stake-guardians

In Major League Soccer – San Diego FC ended its season with a 4-2 loss to the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday at Snapdragon Stadium.  The Galaxy tied Houston Dynamo at 1 all in Carson.  And LAFC beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. https://www.espn.com/soccer/schedule/_/date/20260520/league/usa.1

In golf – After 72 years at the Firestone Country Club in Detroit, the PGA’s Senior Players Championship is moving to the Newport Beach Country Club, site of the Hoag Classic for the past three decades.  It’ll be played there the weekend beginning March 25 next year instead of its usual summer date.  The Firestone course is historic, having opened 97 years ago as a park for employees of Firestone Tire & Rubber.  The PGA Championship first played there in 1960.  The course hosted the first big-money event, the World Series of Golf in 1962.  22-year old Jack Nicklaus won the $50k first prize – three times the amount he got for winning the U.S. Open that same year.  That tournament became the World Golf Championship in 1999 with Tiger Woods winning a record eight times.  In his eleven visits to the Firestone course, Woods never finished worse than fifth place.  https://apnews.com/article/firestone-country-club-riviera-don-rea-british-open-ee44e09cb24f84f27b667356ebe871ac

 

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were once again mixed.  The Dow gained four tenths of a percent.  The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each fell a tenth.  Gold fell $57.80 on the Comex to $4,444.50 an ounce.  The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures plunged $4.27 to $89.62 on hopes for an Iran peace deal. 

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg says the company has met FAA requirements in order to ramp up production of its 737 Max aircraft to 47 per month.  That’s up from the current 42.  The highest production rate they’d ever achieved before the setback from a pair of crashes and a hatch blowout several years ago was 57.  Boeing hopes to reach a rate of 63 per month.  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/boeing-ortberg-737-max-production.html

AutoZone Inc. recorded its worst trading day in more than four years yesterday, in spite of it beating Wall Street estimates for the fiscal third quarter.  Analysts are worried about lackluster international growth and business pressures from inflation, energy costs and possible supply chain disruptions. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/26/autozone-stock-on-pace-for-worst-trading-day-since-march-2020.html

Does JPMorgan Chase have the urge … the urge to merge?  CEO Jamie Dimon said today that his bank could spend up to $20b on an acquisition in the next few years.  A deal that size would be the biggest in Dimon’s 20 years as head of JPMorgan and test regulators’ tolerance for big bank consolidation.  But Dimon spoke about the possibility more as a last resort, rather than a growth strategy.  JPMorgan has mostly grown organically in recent years with the exception of the FDIC-assisted acquisition of First Republic Bank in 2023 for $10.6b, and the crisis-era acquisitions of Bear Stearns and retail operations of Washington Mutual.  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/jamie-dimon-jpmorgan-chase-acquisition-target-size.html

Ferrari debuted its first electric vehicle on Monday, presenting the first one to Italy’s President and Pope Leo XIV.  The Ferrari Luce also the Italian performance car maker’s first five-passenger model.  It has 1k horsepower, can hit 60 miles an hour in 2.5 seconds and can go for 329 miles on a charge.  The sticker price is a whopping 500k Euros.  U.S. pricing has not been announced.  Critics think it’s bad timing for a luxury EV as other electric vehicle manufacturers try to appeal to mainstream buyers with less-expensive models.  And it doesn’t look like a Ferrari, with the under-floor-mounted batteries requiring a taller, less sleek body.  The skepticism caused Ferrari stock to fall 8%.  https://apnews.com/article/ferrari-electric-vehicle-market-response-automakers-639ab4831ca84535dd026014e6cb2ab5

 

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Although “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” opened in first place at the movie box office by a wide margin over the holiday weekend, it’s approximately $100m in ticket sales were the slowest start for a Star Wars movie since Disney acquired the franchise.  www.morningbrew.com

Senate Bill 1064, a measure sponsored by Sen. Megan Dahle to ease redundant emissions testing of low-use diesel vehicles in California has passed the Senate with bipartisan support.  The bill rolls back new regulations that require twice a year testing for vehicles that are rarely on the road, including many specialty-use vehicles used in agriculture, logging and construction.  These vehicles are covered by other exemptions for driving less than 1k miles a year.  According to testimony in committee, many of these vehicles would put on more miles and release more emissions in getting to a test center twice a year than they would in standard use.  They would still need to pass emissions tests once a year under SB 1064, which now goes to the State Assembly for consideration before going to the Governor to be signed into law.  (Sen. Megan Dahle media release)

The New York Fed updated its six-year old analysis of the disproportionate financial effects of the pandemic with new data from its closely-watched Survey of Consumer Expectations.  What it found is that a lot more Americans have become “food insecure” than in the early summer of 2020, are dipping into savings to cover expenses, are struggling to access food, have kids who have missed meals, or are receiving food donations either from local or federal programs.  In February of this year, 10% of households surveyed said they didn’t have enough food.  That’s up from 4% in June of 2020.  Share of those receiving food donations have gone from 10.6% in 2020 to 15.8% today.  Those receiving federal SNAP benefits rose from 10.6% to 17.9%.  The New York Fed data was all gathered before the Iran war, which has caused a spike in fuel prices that has further heightened affordability concerns. https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/economy/us-food-insecurity-economic-sentiment

 

On this day in music history – May 27,

• In 1957, Buddy Holly and the Crickets released “That’ll Be The Day”, a song inspired by John Wayne’s frequently use of the line in the movie, The Searchers.  It was also the first song ever recorded by the Liverpool skiffle group The Quarry Men, who later became The Beatles.
• In 1963, Columbia Records released the album “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”, establishing the young singer-songwriter as the voice of the youth-oriented protest movement of the 60s. 
• In 1977, the Sex Pistols single “God Save the Queen” was released in the UK.  Banned by British TV and radio, most respectable record shops, and refused handling by record pressing plant workers, it still managed to sell 200k copies in its first week and peaked at #2 on the charts behind Rod Stewart’s “I Don’t Want to Talk About It”.
• In 1994, The Eagles played their first show together in 14 years.  The 2 ½ hour concert in Burbank ended with two encores
• In 2008, Sir Paul McCartney was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University.
• In 2010, dozens of AC/DC fans had to be treated for burning in the eyes during a concert in Wels, Australia.  Doctors discovered the 150 or so fans had an allergic reaction to the bark mulch spread around the venue to avoid things getting too muddy after a massive rainfall.
• In 2017, Gregg Allman, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band died of liver cancer at his home in Savannah, Georgia at the age of 69. 

Born on this day …

• In 1935, Ruby Lewis from The Drifters and jazz composer and pianist Ramsey Lewis
• In 1943, British singer Cilla Black – real name Priscilla White who had the 1964 hit “Anyone Who Had a Heart”
• In 1947, Marty Kristian from The New Seekers.
• In 1948, rock musician Pete Sears who worked with Jefferson Starship and with Rod Stewart on his “Every Picture Tells a Story” album.
• In 1956, Neil Finn from New Zealand group Split Enz
• In 1957, Eddie Harsch, keyboard player for The Black Crowes
• Also in 1957, Siousxsie Sioux from Siousxsie and The Banshees
• In 1971, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes from TLC
• In 1975, Dr. Dre

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=27&month=5

 

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

• Actress Peri Gilpin from the TV sitcom “Frazier” is 65
• Comedian and talk show host Adam Carolla is 62
• Among those who’ve passed, Vincent Price was born on this day in 1911
• Jeff Conaway from TV’s “Taxi” was born in 1950.

http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0527.htm

 

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – mostly sunny with a high of 65 and winds gusting up to 25 miles an hour this afternoon … a slight chance of rain again tomorrow morning, clearing to mostly sunny and 68 in the afternoon … 73 Friday … 77 Saturday … 82 Sunday … 85 Monday … 88 Tuesday … overnight lows, 52 tonight … about 54 tomorrow through Saturday night … about 57 Sunday and Monday night

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FIRE PERMITS

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