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Pala Today News – 8/29/25

Written by John Fox on August 29, 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.

LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

There were more than 5k lightning strikes in San Diego County on Monday and Tuesday. Not that many yesterday, but many local areas had a little bit of rain. It’s newsworthy whenever there’s any rain around here in August.

.08” in Pala
Nothing measurable in Oceanside
.04” in Vista
.04” in Carlsbad
Nothing measurable in Fallbrook
.03” in Rainbow
.03” in Bonsall
.01” in Couser Canyon
.01” in Pauma Valley
.03” in Valley Center
.03” at Lake Wohlford
.01” in Escondido
Nothing measurable at Deer Springs
.14” inches at Rincon
.13” inches at Birch Hill
.12” at Palomar observatory
.03” inches at Lake Henshaw
.05” at La Jolla reservation
.06” inches at Mesa Grande
.14” inches at Santa Ysabel
.08”at Warner Springs.
.21” at San Felipe
.06” at Oak Grove
.07” at Borrego Springs
.02” at Ocotillo Wells
Nothing measurable at Temecula
Nothing measurable at French Valley
Nothing measurable at Lake Skinner
.06” at Anza
Nothing measurable at La Cresta
Nothing measurable at North Lake Elsinore

322 Valley Fever infections have been reported in Riverside County this year. That’s up significantly from last year. Most of those infected reported also suffering from conditions that made them more vulnerable including diabetes. One third worked outdoors. The so-called Valley Fever lung disease is especially prevalent in the Coachella and Imperial Valleys where fungal spores blown off of dry ground – especially dried out parts of the Salton Sea get inhaled. Symptoms are similar to flu and other respiratory illnesses. Health officials say to seek professional help if symptoms don’t go away within a week to ten days. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/08/28/322-valley-fever-infections-reported-in-riverside-county-so-far-in-2025-prompting-health-warning/

There will be a grand opening for a new county park in Fallbrook this coming Wednesday. The 6.8-acre Village View County Park is just west of the Fallbrook Community Center on East Fallbrook Street. The park will have play zones, picnic areas, two dog parks, a multi-purpose playing field, a skate park, ADA-accessible paths and restrooms. One of the skate park bowls is, of course, avocado-shaped. Ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 10a, Wednesday, September 3. Parking is limited. Carpooling is suggested. https://www.newsbreak.com/fox-5-san-diego-1589916/4201829814288-new-county-park-to-open-in-fallbrook-with-skatepark-dog-park-and-more

San Diego County is seeking applications to be interim County Treasurer and Tax Collector following Dan McAllister’s August 2 retirement. The selected appointee will serve until January 4, 2027 when a newly-elected County Treasurer-Tax Collector will begin a four-year term. The application process begins at the Clerk of the County Board of Supervisors’ web page. The window to file is now through September 22. https://www.countynewscenter.com/county-seeks-applicants-for-interim-treasurer-tax-collector/

A couple of hundred SDG&E customers in the San Luis Rey/Ocean Hills area lost power this morning just before 4a. It’s expected to be restored by 3p today. https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map

There was a mild 2.8 magnitude earthquake yesterday afternoon at 4:37p about midway between Redlands and Yucaipa. It was mildly felt as far south as Hemet. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci41277768/executive

This year’s Honoring Traditions Gathering with bird songs, a bow and arrow contest, shinny games, peon games, craft and food vendors is tomorrow at Pala Rey Youth Camp off Highway 76 at the Rez Radio sign. It’s free and open to everyone.

A reminder that all Pala offices including the kitchen and transfer station will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 1, as will almost all state and county offices, banks, and the DMV. Pala Today will not air or publish, returning Tuesday, September 2.

Labor Day holiday weekend weather is going to get a little hotter that we first thought. It’ll go from the low 90s today to the upper 90s on Labor Day, then back to the low 90s by late next week. The full 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 Major League Baseball – The Padres had yesterday off. So did the Dodgers and Angels. The Giants beat the Cubs 4-3. Arizona topped Milwaukee 6-4. So, the standings in the NL West remain unchanged. Milwaukee remains atop the NL Central by 6 ½ games because the Cubs also lost. Weekend series begin today with the Padres at Minnesota, the Dodgers hosting Arizona, San Francisco hosting Baltimore, and the Angels at Houston.

The Phillies had a field day against the visiting Atlanta Braves last night, winning 19-4. Kyle Schwarber was the star of the night, going 4 for 6 – all of them home runs. At a career-high 49, he now has the National League home run lead, has become the 21^st major leaguer and fourth Phillies player ever to hit four homers in one game and leads the majors with a career-high 119 RBIs. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46099736/phillies-slugger-kyle-schwarber-hits-4-home-runs-1st-5-bats

In the NFL – The regular season begins next week, including the Chargers and Chiefs in Sao Paulo, Brazil one week from today.

In college football – San Diego State shut out visiting Stony Brook 42-0 last night at Snapdragon Stadium. Week 1 continues tonight with #12 Illinois hosting Western Illinois. Tomorrow’s biggest game is the first one of the day with #1 Texas at #3 Ohio State at 9a on Fox. #2 Penn State hosts Nevada at 12:30P on CBS and Paramount+. #4 Clemson hosts #9 LSU at 4:30p on ABC. USC hosts Missouri State and UCLA hosts Utah. https://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule

In the WNBA – Last night’s winners were New York, Seattle, and Phoenix. The LA Sparks’ next game is tonight hosting Indiana.

In Major League Soccer – LAFC hosts San Diego FC this Sunday evening at BMO Stadium

In racing – NASCAR Cup ten-race playoff schedules begin Sunday at Darlington. The final race of this year’s Indycar series is Sunday at Nashville.

In tennis – at the US Open, today is the women’s singles third round. Sabalenka, Swiatek and Gauff, the top three seeds all play today. Men’s singles third round action tomorrow. https://www.espn.com/tennis/us-open/bracket/_/competitionType/2/season/2025

In local high school sports:

Bonsall – no scheduled games

Great Oak – field hockey hosting Fallbrook at 3:30p; girls’ volleyball at Beaumont at 4p

Fallbrook – football hosting Canyon Springs at 4:30p; Tomorrow – cross country at Canyon Crest at 8a

Valley Center – varsity football at Santa Fe Christian at 3:30p; Tomorrow – cross country at Canyon Crest at 8a; varsity girls’ volleyball at a tournament at Cal Lutheran all day

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down. The Dow fell a quarter percent. The S&P 500 declined 7 tenths. And the Nasdaq was down 1 ¼%. Gold shot up $41.70 on the Comex to $3,516 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were down 60 cents to $64 a barrel.

Today’s inflation numbers were to blame for stock declines – especially tech stocks. The personal consumption expenditures price index (CPI) released today by the Commerce Department showed that core inflation, which excludes food and energy costs, ran at a 2.9% seasonally adjusted annual rate. That was up 0.1 percentage point from the June level and the highest annual rate since February, though in line with the Dow Jones consensus forecast. The Federal Reserve uses the CPI as its primary forecasting tool. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/pce-inflation-report-july-2025.html

Stock in The Gap fell 10% as the retailer reported coming up short on second quarter sales expectations. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/gap-gap-q2-2025-earnings.html

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has told CDC employees that he’s installed an acting director to replace Trump appointee, Susan Monarez who is refusing to leave the post, saying only President Trump personally can fire her. So far, Trump has been silent. www.NYTimes.com

Following her lawsuit against the President alleging unlawful firing, President Trump has lodged a criminal referral against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook alleging mortgage fraud. www.cnn.com

A federal judge has ruled that Trump administration official, Kari Lake overstepped her authority in firing the director of the Voice of America this week, and that by trying to do so, broke the law. Lake must, by law, have the explicit approval of a Congressional advisory panel to help insulate the international broadcasting agency and its sister networks from political pressure. That panel currently does not exist because President Trump dismissed six of the seven members shortly after taking office and hasn’t named replacements for Senate confirmation. https://www.npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5521328/judge-kari-lake-voice-of-america-firing-judge-ruling

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

New this weekend at the movies, four wide releases. “Caught Stealing” is a crime drama centered on a burnt-out former baseball player. Two more are remakes. “The Roses” is a dark comedy, this time starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. “The Toxic Avenger” is a comedy horror starring Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood. And the original “Jaws” with Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw is being re-released today. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/august/2025?view=list

The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated Covid-19 shots for some kids and older adults. New shots from Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax are approved for all seniors. But their use is restricted for kids and younger adults to those with high-risk health conditions such as asthma or obesity. And Pfizer vaccines will no longer be available to any children younger than age 5. These latest vaccines target new strains of Covid including the so-called “razor blade” strain. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/fda-approves-updated-covid-19-shots-with-some-restrictions-for-kids-and-adults

Good news if you’re taking a road trip this holiday weekend. Gasoline hasn’t been this cheap since 2020, when few people were driving because of Covid. The Automobile Club says the average price for a gallon of regular in San Diego County is currently $4.66 – down a penny from yesterday, but up 8 cents from one week ago. In Riverside County, the average price is $4.47. The nationwide average price is currently $3.20. Today’s lowest local price is $3.89 at Horizon Fuel Center in Valley Center. In Southwest Riverside County, it’s $4.14 at Murrieta Sam’s Club and Temecula and Murrieta Costcos. https://www.gasbuddy.com/gaspricemap?lat=33.47948471858488&lng=-117.11720220949229&z=13

On this day in music history – August 29,

1959, The Quarry Men, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ken Brown performed at the opening night of the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool. The teen club was owned by Mona Best, mother of future Beatles drummer Pete Best. The group used one shared microphone connected to the house PA.
In 1964, Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” is released, going to #1 four weeks later. The title was inspired by Orbison’s wife, Claudette interrupting a conversation between Roy and co-writer Bill Dees to say she was going out. When Roy asked if she was OK for cash, Dees interjected, “A pretty woman never needs money”.
In 1965, The Beatles played the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl. Tickets were $3. The concert promoter was local DJ and TV host Bob Eubanks, who the year before had mortgaged his house to make The Beatles first LA concert happen. Recordings from both years were released in 1977 as the album “The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl”.
Exactly one year later in 1966, The Beatles played at Candlestick Park in San Francisco before a sellout crowd of 25k. John and Paul brought cameras on stage to take pictures between songs, knowing what fans didn’t – that this would be their last concert for a paying audience.
In 1970, Edwin Starr began the first of three weeks at #1 with “War”.
In 1977, three people were arrested in Memphis after trying to steal Elvis Presley’s corpse. As a result, his remains would be moved to Graceland.
In 1987, Los Lobos began the first of three weeks at #1 with their cover of “La Bamba” from the movie about the life of Ritchie Valens.
In 1990, Elton John checked in a Chicago rehab center for treatment of bulimia, alcoholism and drugs.
In 1992, U2 became only the second concert act to perform at New York’s Yankee Stadium. Billy Joel was the first.
In 1999, Lou Bega was at #1 with “Mambo #5” – the cover a song composed and recorded by Perez Prado exactly 50 years earlier.
In 2009, the Los Angeles coroner confirmed that Michael Jackson’s death was homicide primarily caused by the anesthetic Propofol. Jackson had suffered cardiac arrest and died at his LA home in June at the age of 50.

Born on this day …

in 1924, Dinah Washington, best known for the 1959 hit “What A Difference A Day Makes”.
In 1945, Chris Copping from Procol Harum.
In 1958, Michael Jackson.

(This Day in Music dot com)

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actor Elliot Gould is 87
Actress Deborah Van Valkenburgh is 73
Actress Rebecca de Mornay who along with Tom Cruise first gained wide notice in the movie “Risky Business” is 66
Among those who’ve passed, screenwriter, actor and director Preston Sturges was born in 1898
Actress Isabel Sanford, best remembered as Louise Jefferson on TV’s “All in the Family” and the spinoff series “The Jeffersons” was born in 1917. Sanford also played a memorable supporting role as Tilly in the 1967 film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” starring Spencer Tracey, Katherine Hepburn and Sidney Poitier.
Journalist and TV show host Robin Leach from “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” was born in 1941

(Dave’s Fun Stuff dot com)

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high temperature of 91.3 degrees this afternoon … 92 tomorrow … 94 Sunday … 97 Monday … patchy night and morning low clouds and fog, clearing to mostly sunny and 96 Tuesday … 94 Wednesday … 91 Thursday … overnight lows, about 64 tonight through Sunday night … about 66 Monday and Tuesday night … 64 Wednesday night

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FIRE PERMITS

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