Pala Today News – 7/2/24
Written by John Fox on July 2, 2024
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
A pair of wildfires broke out in East County yesterday. The McCain Fire is the bigger of the two at 1k acres with the potential for 1,500. It was just 5% contained as of 6a. All westbound lanes of I-8 were closed at Carrizo Gorge yesterday afternoon as crews worked the fire which destroyed one vehicle. De Anza Springs Resort was evacuated with the Golden Acorn Casino set up as temporary evacuation point. Earlier in the day, the Kitchen Fire began near Lake Morena just east of Pine Valley. Boulder Oaks Campground was evacuated as a precaution. The Kitchen Creek off ramp from I-8 was closed for several hours, but reopened around 3p. About 43 acres have burned there with 5% containment. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/wildfire/fire-crews-wildland-fire-near-lake-morena-san-diego-county/509-5200a728-beb6-481a-9f7b-f1244fb0bd61 https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2024/07/02/mccain-fire-in-jacumba-chars-1-000-acres-prompts-widespread-evacuations
A fire behind the Albertsons supermarket on S. Melrose in Vista early Saturday morning caused some damage to the store, which remained closed Saturday but reopened Sunday. Several employees were inside the store at 2:30a when the fire began in a dumpster behind the building. There were no injuries. https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/fire-damages-albertsons-north-county
A collision on Ammunition at South Mission Road in Fallbrook last night around 9p sent one person to the hospital and the driver of the car that ran a red light evaluated for DUI. The extent of the victim’s injuries was not disclosed. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2024/06/27/news/possible-dui-collision-sends-one-to-hospital/76429.html
A Riverside jury on Friday convicted two former Sheriff’s deputies of accepting bribes in connection with a towing scam in Temecula. Former Lt. Sam Flores and former Sgt. Robert Christolon were found guilty of bribery and conspiracy. Cody Close, owner of TJ’s Towing was convicted of three counts of bribing public officers. Another defendant, retired Deputy Kevin Carpenter pleaded guilty a year ago to receiving bribes, conspiracy and unlawful use of a government computer network. Prosecutors say Carpenter aggressively sought out street-parked vehicles for impound with little or no reason and TJ’s Towing received almost all of his calls for service when they should have been rotated through several vendors. The others benefitted from participating in the scam. Sentencing has yet to be scheduled. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/07/01/3-more-defendants-convicted-of-bribery-in-towing-scam-in-the-temecula-valley/
An old motel and abandoned restaurant on North Coast Highway in Oceanside have been approved for redevelopment as a mixed-use project with 360 apartments and 62 hotel rooms in an 8-story structure. In its unanimous decision last week, the Oceanside city council praised Modera Neptune for the way the developer worked with residents to address concerns about traffic, a shared border with a mobile home park next door and other issues. The 1.72-acre property is a high-visibility gateway to the city near the access ramps to I-5 and Highway 76. Because it’s near public transit and other services it qualifies to be taller and more dense than other new construction in the city. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/06/29/oceanside-approves-8-story-mixed-use-project-for-north-coast-highway/
Just in time for summer, pedal boat rentals are back at Harveston Lake in Temecula, across Margarita Road from Chaparral High School. Grand re-opening was a week ago. There had been a brief closure of the lake for upgrades and improvements. The city is partnering with Pedal Port to manage the rentals. Hours are noon to sunset Monday through Thursday, 10a to sunset the other three days of the week. https://www.pedalport.biz/temecula
Pala wasn’t the only place that had fireworks last Saturday. Murrieta celebrated its 33rd anniversary as a city Saturday at California Oaks Sports Park from mid-afternoon through fireworks at 9p. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/06/30/murrieta-birthday-bash-marks-the-citys-33rd-year/
Expect high temperatures in Pala in the 90s for the next week, peaking with a National Weather Service Excessive Heat Warning for Friday and Saturday. Cool Zones will be open including the county’s 33 branch libraries, community centers and other locations around the county. Here’s a link for the complete list. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
COVID-19 BULLETIN BOARD AND RESOURCE LISTINGS – has moved to the end of this newsletter
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 Major League Baseball – The Padres and all but six teams had yesterday off. In the three games played, Houston topped Toronto 3-1, the Mets topped the Nationals in Washington 9-7 in ten innings, and last-place Colorado beat Milwaukee in a ten-inning game 8-7 thanks to a based-loaded walk off single by Jake Cave. Today, the Padres are at Texas. The Dodgesr host Arizona. And the Angels are at Oakland.
In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm won 10-3 over Inland Empire last night at Storm Stadium. Game 2 of 3 is tonight at 6p. https://www.milb.com/lake-elsinore/schedule/2024-06
In basketball – The Celtics have re-signed Jayson Tatum to the largest contract in NBA history. He’ll get a five-year extension worth $314m including a player option and a trade kicker. The 26-year-old was drafted by Boston third overall in 2017. He’ll be on the US team at the Paris Olympics later this month as they go for their fifth consecutive gold medal. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40476501/sources-celtics-jayson-tatum-agrees-5-year-314m-extension
Klay Thompson is ending his 13-year run with Golden State. The free agent has signed a three-year $50m contract with the Dallas Mavericks. The deal sends the Mavs’ Josh Green to Charlotte and two second round picks to the Warriors. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40475185/klay-thompson-join-mavericks-3-year-50m-deal
In Soccer – LAFC and the Galaxy face off against each other in the Rose Bowl on 4th of July.
In the NFL – The preseason begins in just over a month.
In the NHL – The LA Kings signed a pair of free agents yesterday. Forward Warren Foegele, who had a career season with Edmonton got a three-year deal at $10.5m. Defenseman Joel Edmundson, who played parts of last season with the Washington Capitals and part with the Toronto Maple Leafs got a three-year deal with LA worth $15.4m. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/40476478/kings-sign-warren-foegele-joel-edmunson-multiyear-deals
In Rugby – the San Diego Legion’s next game is July 21 in the Western Conference semi-final against Seattle.
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were mixed again today. The Dow was down a tenth of a percent. The S&P was up a quarter percent. And the Nasdaq was up over a half percent. Gold traded lower on the Comex – down $5.50 at $2,333.40 an ounce. Oil was up five cents with West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures at $83.43 a barrel.
The Federal Trade Commission has voted unanimously to block Tempur Sealy’s proposed $4b takeover of Mattress Firm. The deal would combine the world’s largest mattress supplier and manufacturer with the largest US mattress retailer. The FTC says the combination would have the ability and incentive to suppress competition and raise prices to consumers. Documents related to the deal show Tempur Sealy plans to limit rivals’ access to Mattress Firm’s network of stores. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/ftc-moves-block-tempur-sealys-acquisition-mattress-firm
State Farm is increasing rates for residential insurance in California for the third time in a year, citing wildfire risks and skyrocketing construction costs. A 20% hike for homeowners and condominium owners was approved by regulators in December. Now State Farm wants another 30% for homes, 52% more for rentals, and 36% more for condos. The company says it’s working towards long-term sustainability in California. The California Department of Insurance has to sign off on the changes. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara says this latest request raises serious questions about the company’s financial condition. https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/business/state-farm-california-rate-hikes/index.html
San Diego County is worth more than ever. The latest assessed value of all property including residential, commercial and industrial is now $768b, according to the county Assessor’s Office. That’s up 5.58% from last year with an associated increase in property tax revenue for the county used to pay for schools, libraries, parks, public safety and other services. The city of San Diego accounts for about half the total. The next most-valuable city is Carlsbad at $46.4b, followed by Chula Vista at $43.1b, and Oceanside at $34.4b. At $19.2b, San Marcos grew the most last year – up 7 ½%. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/06/29/san-diego-county-properties-now-valued-at-record-768-billion/
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 to overturn a 1984 precedent known as the “Chevron deference” which required judges to defer ambiguous law interpretations by federal agencies. It means that courts, not agencies will decide what the law is. That could make it harder for federal agencies to issue rules and regulations called for by environmental, healthcare and other acts of Congress. Among them, the Biden administration’s Clean Air Act as it relates to vehicle emissions. Special interest groups including automakers, oil companies, soybean growers and others have launched numerous legal challenges to the Clean Air Act, arguing that it would force everything from passenger cars to big rigs to go all-electric. Rules requiring reduced emissions from power plants seem to be on more solid footing. Friday’s minority opinion, written by Justice Elena Kagan noted that unlike federal agencies who answer to the President and therefore ultimately to the people, courts have no such accountability, nor do they have the expertise specific agencies charged with administering policy do. Now, courts have the power to determine what rules will govern AI, or what the nation’s healthcare, or transportation system, or environment should look like. All this at a time when the Supreme Court’s decisions have taken on a politically-motivated undertone. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/biden-tailpipe-emission-rules-shakier-ground-after-supreme-court-ruling-2024-07-01/ https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/nx-s1-5022892/we-break-down-the-overturning-of-the-chevron-doctrine?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/news
Fifty years ago, Fallbrook really was the avocado capital, with it and much of North County providing a significant portion of the so-called “alligator pears” to the rest of the county. As local land became too valuable for anything but the most intensive agricultural uses, most avocado production migrated to Mexico, where the Haas variety rules. Meanwhile demand for avocadoes has more than tripled over the past 20 years thanks to its being marketed as a superfood. But sustainability has reared its ugly head with regard to avocadoes. They have smaller yields than a lot of other crops and rely heavily on fertilizer and fossil fuels, so they have a higher carbon footprint per kilogram of fruit than other crops. It’s twice as high as bananas and five times higher than apples, though only slightly worse than tomatoes. Avocadoes are also very thirsty, requiring about 1k liters of water per kilogram of fruit. That’s higher than most fruits or vegetables, and it’s made worse by their being grown mostly in water-stressed areas. Now that they’re being grown for export in Mexico, the business model has switched to large, monoculture plantations to maximize productivity. That pushes out other native crops and cuts down on biodiversity, making them more vulnerable to pests and disease, causing growers to use more pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Large plantations also lead to deforestation. In Michoacán, Mexico’s main avocado-producing region, more than 60k acres of forest are being cleared every year to increase avocado production. That forest is home to endangered animals and plants, making avocadoes a further threat to biodiversity. Though Mexican farmers benefit financially, they’re the ones now dealing with the brunt of environmental consequences. There are also organized crime and human rights components to big agriculture avocadoes. As long as supply chains remain intact – and there was a potential kink a couple of weeks ago – US hunger for avocadoes imported from Mexico keeps the environmental and social problems associated with growing them mostly off our radar. But some towns and villages in Mexico are so sick of the problems, they’ve outlawed avocado cultivation. Some experts say the best thing for consumers might be to learn to love other varieties besides Haas to reduce the demand for monoculture plantations – or make avocadoes less of a staple and more of a treat. https://www.inverse.com/science/this-harsh-truth-about-avocados-is-being-completely-ignored
On this day in music history – July 2,
- 1956, one day after performing it on TV, Elvis Presley recorded “Hound Dog” at RCA Studios in New York. It was the first time the backing band, The Jordanaires worked with Elvis. Take 31 was the one released. It went on to become Elvis’ best-selling single at over 10m copies and topped the singles chart for 11 weeks – a record that stood for 36 years.
- In 1962, Jimi Hendrix was honorably discharged from the 101st Airborne Paratroopers after breaking an ankle during his 26th and final jump
- In 1966, Frank Sinatra hit #1 with “Strangers in the Night”.
- In 1969, bass player Noel Redding quit The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix and Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell teamed with bass player Billy Cox to play Woodstock the following month
- On the same day The Beatles, minus John Lennon were at London’s EMI studios recording tracks for the Abbey Road album. John was in the hospital recovering from the previous day’s car accident in Scotland
- In 1971, Queen played its first concert with the lineup of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon.
- In 1979, Sony introduced the Walkman – the first truly portable audio cassette player. Over the next three decades they sold more than 385m Walkmans in cassette, CD, mini-disc, and digital file formats until the advent of iPod and other current digital devices.
- In 1980, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart from the Grateful Dead were arrested on suspicion of starting a riot at the San Diego Sports Arena when they tried to interfere with a drug bust.
- In 1988, Michael Jackson became the first artist to have five number one singles from the same original album when “Dirty Diana” from the “Bad” album joined “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”, “The Way You Make Me Feel”, “Man in the Mirror”, and the title track at making #1 on the Hot 100.
- In 2001, Liverpool Airport was renamed John Lennon Airport. The new logo included the former Beatle’s famous self-portrait and the words “Above Us Only Sky” taken from the song “Imagine”.
- In 2018, Alan Longmuir from The Bay City Rollers died at the age of 70 after contracting an illness while on vacation in Mexico.
Born on this day …
- In 1936, Tom Springfield from the British folk trio The Springfields which launched his sister, Dusty Springfield’s career
- In 1937, David Palmer, keyboard player for Jethro Tull until 1980. In the 90s Palmer had a sex change operation and changed his name to Dee Palmer.
- In 1939, Paul Williams from The Temptations
- In 1949, Roy Bittan, keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band
- In 1952, Johnny Colla, guitarist with Huey Lewis and The News
- In 1956, Jeffrey Cooper from Midnight Star
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=2&month=7
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actress Polly Holliday from TV’s “Alice” and its spinoff “Flo” is 87
- Comedian Larry David is 77
- Actress Ashley Tisdale is 39
- Among those who’ve passed, actor and country singer Ken Curtis, who played Matt Dillon’s sidekick Festus on the TV version of “Gunsmoke” was born in 1916
- Comedian Dan Rowan who along with Dick Martin hosted “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” was born in 1922
- In 1955, “The Lawrence Welk Show” premiered on ABC television as “The Dodge Dancing Party”. It stayed on the network for 27 years and many more after that in syndication. Welk’s name lives on at the time share resort and mobile home park north of Escondido.
http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0702.htm
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for tomorrow (7/3) – chicken cordon blue, brown rice, green beans and dessert
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 90 this afternoon … patchy morning fog, clearing to sunny and 93 tomorrow and Thursday … 98 Friday and Saturday with an Excessive Heat Warning both days … 95 Sunday … 94 Monday … overnight lows, about 63 tonight through Thursday night … 68 Friday night … about 65 Saturday and Sunday night
FIRE PERMITS
Call the Pala Fire Department at (760) 742-1632 before starting any open fires to get the day’s Cal Fire and APCD recommendations. Fire Department permits are required for any burning on Pala tribal land.
PALA
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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SHOWS
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RESOURCES
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