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Pala Today News – 7/9/26

Written by John Fox on July 9, 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

Jilberto’s Taco Shop at the intersection of Highway 76 and Pauma Reservation Road was destroyed by fire overnight. Crews were dispatched at 4:35a, arriving to find the restaurant fully engulfed in flames with fire shooting through the roof. The fire was contained to the building and a couple of adjacent trees. Though the structure is a complete loss, estimated at around $1m, about $250k worth of property was saved. Highway 76 was closed until about 8:30a. There were no injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation. https://www.newsbreak.com/fox-5-san-diego-1589916/4760804333100-fire-destroys-popular-pauma-valley-taco-shop

As of 10a, the Volcano Fire west of Murrieta was 60% contained at 144 acres. No change in evacuation orders. Evac warnings have been lifted for most of La Cresta. The temporary evacuation location is Chaparral High School. The large animal evacuation Shelter is Murrieta Equestrian Center on Juniper Street. Two firefighters were hospitalized for general weakness after being lifted off the fire line by helicopter yesterday. Temperatures in nearby Lake Elsinore topped 100 yesterday. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2026/7/7/volcano-fire https://www.pressenterprise.com/2026/07/08/spread-of-volcano-fire-west-of-murrieta-is-stopped-but-weather-terrain-are-creating-challenges/

The flag is flying at half-staff today at Pala Fire Station in remembrance of the three firefighters that died fighting Colorado wildfires this week. (Reported by Eric Ortega)

Temperatures and humidity will both be increasing in the coming days. The County’s Cool Zones, including the San Diego County’s 33 branch libraries, community centers and other locations, offer people safe, air-conditioned sanctuaries from the heat. Click this link for a complete list of County Cool Zone sites, their hours and locations. In Pala, the Cool Zone is Pala Fitness Center. You can also use the County’s interactive link that lets you search for Cool Zone sites by location, ZIP code, organization and by what animals are allowed. https://www.countynewscenter.com/summer-heat-on-the-way-here-are-tips-to-stay-safe-in-extreme-heat/

Pala weather will continue to be hot, turning downright steamy next week with a couple of slight chances of rain. The full forecast is coming up. (below)

SPORTS

In Major League Baseball – Thanks to a homer by Luis Campusano and a career-high three doubles by Miguel Andujar, the Padres thumped the visiting Diamondbacks 10-4 last night at Petco Park, putting them a game ahead of Arizona in the NL West, but still 14 behind the Dodgers, who edged the Rockies 4-3. It was Mookie Betts who saved the day for LA with a two-strike RBI single in the bottom of the 8^th. In San Francisco, Blue Jays’ starter, Dylan Cease had a no-hitter going into the 9^th inning until the Giants’ Heliot Ramos broke it up with a line drive to center field. Tyler Rogers came in to get the last three outs as Toronto won 10-0. The Angels clobbered Texas in Arlington 13-1. Mike Trout homered in his return from the injured list and Jo Adell hit his 12^th and 13^th home runs of the year, driving in a career-high five runs. The Padres and the Angels series both conclude today. The Dodgers have the day off.

In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm beat the Quakes 6-4 at Rancho Cucamonga last night. Game 3 of 6 is tonight.

In World Cup Soccer – No games yesterday. France plays Morocco this afternoon at 1p in Foxborough. It’ll be television on Fox. Tomorrow at noon, Spain plays Belgium.

In MSL – League play resumes one week from today. San Diego FC’s next game isn’t until the following week.

In the WNBA – The Los Angeles Sparks beat the visiting Indiana fever 106-92. Other winners were Golden State and Minnesota. Three games tonight including Seattle at Atlanta, Indiana at Phoenix, and Las Vegas at Portland.

In golf – At the Scottish Open at North Berwick, Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Bernd Wiesberger and Tom Kim are all tied at five under part after today’s first round. Last year’s winner, Chris Gotterup is tied for 27^th at 2 under. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up, gaining back some of the past couple of days’ losses as this year’s biggest rally loses steam. The Dow gained 3 tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 rose 6 tenths. And the Nasdaq was up 8 tenths. Gold gained back $56.70 on the Comex, trading $4,140.10 an ounce. The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up $1.48 to $72.02 a barrel.

The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to grow just 3% this year, held back by the Iran war, but boosted by AI. That’s a downgrade from the 3.1% it predicted in April and 3.5% it expected seven months ago. The fund says growth should rebound to 3.4% in 2027. The IMF forecasts assume the Strait of Hormuz reopens later this month and fully returns to normal by next March. https://apnews.com/article/imf-world-economy-war-ai-5df2a8eb775b94bb6de1067fd694f6f0

Meta announced yesterday that it will invest $9.1b to build its first artificial intelligence data center outside the U.S. in Alberta, Canada. It’ll be powered by its own natural gas-fired plant. Because Alberta’s power grid cannot support the multiple large AI data centers it is courting to locate there, so it’s prioritizing those that build or secure their own power generation. The 932-megawatt plant in Sturgeon County is expected to begin operation in the second half of 2030. https://apnews.com/article/meta-ai-data-center-canada-922a7d15ab730ec53b934269fc00a0fa

U.S. home resales were down 2.4% in June compared with May. Inventory was down a little over a half percent, but that was 1.3% higher than last June. One fourth of all previously-owned home sales were all-cash, down from 29% a year ago. Sales continue to be strongest at the high-end of the market. While the low-end declines, sales of homes priced above $1m were up 18%. The average rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages ticked up to 6.68% yesterday. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/09/june-home-sales-prices.html

Shares in Levi Strauss dropped in spite of a quarterly report that beat Wall Street expectations on both the top and bottom end. The denim maker is now expecting full-year sales to rise between 7% and 7 ½% with earnings per share at about $1.50. In spite of all that, shared fell 5% in extended trading. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/08/levi-strauss-levi-q2-2026-earnings.html

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Singer Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75. Born Gaynor Hopkins in Wales in 1951, she grew up in a working-class family and dropped out of school at age 16. She began singing in clubs under different stage names before officially landing on Bonnie Tyler when she signed to RCA Records in the 1970s. Tyler went on to release a string of pop-rock singles with moderate success in the latter part of the decade, including “Lost in France.” Not following doctors’ orders while recovering from throat surgery led to a permanent change in her voice. The coarser, raspy quality of her vocals would almost immediately boost her career and become the defining quality of her sound. One of her first singles post-op, “It’s A Heartache,” became an international breakout hit, climbing to No. 3 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in 1978. But it wasn’t until she signed to CBS and requested to work with composer and producer Jim Steinman, the man behind Meat Loaf’s success that her career would really take off. In May, Tyler was admitted to a hospital near her home in Faro, Portugal for emergency intestinal surgery. Following the procedure, her official website announced that she had been placed in an induced coma for recovery. (NPR)

On this day in music history – July 9,

1955, Bill Haley & His Comets were at #1 with “Rock Around the Clock”, which featured prominently in that spring’s hit movie, “Blackboard Jungle”. It remained at #1 for eight weeks and became one of the biggest selling singles of all time.
One year later, Bill Haley was denied permission to play at a stadium in Jersey City by local ordinance that stated “rock and roll music encouraged juvenile delinquency and inspired young females in lewd bathing suits to perform obscene dances on the city’s beaches.”
In 1958, Johnny Cash signed with Columbia Records for a 30-year relationship resulting in 60 album releases.
In 1962, Bob Dylan first recorded “Blowin’ in the Wind” at Columbia studios in New York City.
In 1965, Otis Redding began recording his third studio album, “Otis Blue” at Stax Records in Memphis. Except for one track, the entire album was recorded in 24-hours.
In 1968, Tammy Wynette was at #1 on the country music chart with “D-I-V-O-R-C-E”. It’s spelled out like the old parenting trick for words mom and dad don’t want young children to understand.
In 1971, David Bowie began recording sessions at Trident Studios in London for what would become the concept album, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars”.
In 1972, Paul McCartney and Wings played their first show together in a small French town. The lineup included Paul, wife Linda, Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, and Henry McCullough. It was Paul’s first time on the road since The Beatles quit touring in 1966.
In 1977, Elvis Costello quit his day job to become a full-time musician.
In 1983, The Police hit #1 for the first of eight weeks with “Every Breath You Take”.
In 1988, Cheap Trick was at #1 with “The Flame”.
In 1995, The Grateful Dead played their last concert with Jerry Garcia. He would die one month later of a heart attack while in rehab.
In 2010, during a concert in Illinois, Carlos Santana proposed to his girlfriend, Cindy Blackman, who had just finished a drum solo during the band’s set. They married five months later.

Born on this day …

In 1929, singer/songwriter Lee Hazlewood, who wrote Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” and later recorded duets with her
In 1941, Don McPherson, singer with The Main Ingredient
In 1946, AC/DC front man Bon Scott – real name Ronald Belford Scott
In 1947, Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell
In 1959, Jim Kerr from the Scottish rock band Simple Minds, and Marc Almond from Soft Cell
In 1964, Courtney Love
In 1975, Jack White from The White Stripes

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=9&month=7

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Talk show host and musician, John Tesh is 74
Tom Hanks is 70
Fred Savage from TV’s “The Wonder Years” is 50
Among those who’ve passed, actor and singer Ed Aames was born in 1927

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-dd/2080-date0709.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 93 and winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour this afternoon … patchy night and morning low clouds and fog, clearing to sunny and 91 tomorrow … 89 Saturday … 90 Sunday … a chance of rain Sunday night continuing into Monday morning, clearing to partly sunny and 91 Monday afternoon … mostly sunny and 94 Tuesday … another slight chance of rain Wednesday, otherwise mostly sunny with a high of 97 … overnight lows, about 63 tonight and tomorrow night … 65 Saturday and Sunday night … 67 Monday night … 71 Tuesday night

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