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Pala Today News – 8/22/25

Written by John Fox on August 22, 2025

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

California Assemblyman James Ramos lashed out at his colleagues yesterday over the use of the term “California’s First People” during floor discussion of AB 604, the state voter redistricting bill. He described remarks made by a San Diego-area Assembly member as “odious and cynical” coming just days after Assembly acknowledgement of the long history of atrocities committed against Native Americans including the systematic war of extermination called for by California’s first governor and accompanying mass public hysteria that led to the execution of tribal leader Antonio Garra in 1852. Ramos noted that redistricting does not erase tribal sovereignty, reservations, citizens’ rights or power and said it was hypocritical and offensive to bring tribes into the highly contentious redistricting battle without first seeking their input, instead assuming that one assembly member paternalistically knew what was best for them. AB 604 seeks to redraw voting district lines in California to win five more U.S. House seats next year to counter those being lost to Texas Republicans through redistricting in that state on President Trump’s request. The tit-for-tat gerrymandering measure has now been signed by Gov. Newsom and will appear on a statewide ballot this November. If approved by voters, the new district boundaries will be in effect for the 2026 mid-term election, with the intent by California Democrats to neutralize the effects of Texas redistricting. (Asm. James Ramos media release) https://abc7news.com/post/california-democrats-prepare-pass-redistricting-plan-texas-house-approves-new-maps/17605698/

A man on an electric motorcycle was killed when he collided with a police vehicle during a pursuit yesterday in Escondido. An officer had attempted to stop the motorcyclist on a bike patch near Valley Parkway and Rose Street, just east of Midway. Because the crash involved an Escondido Police unit, the investigation is being handled by Oceanside PD, through mutual agreement. No further details have been released. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/electric-motorcycle-rider-crashes-dies-in-police-pursuit-in-escondido

A 28-year old man was arrested on felony weapons charges Wednesday following a traffic stop in Fallbrook. It happened just after 4p in the 1600 block of South Mission Road. Ryan Rotherford was stopped for a vehicle code violation. During a search of his vehicle, a loaded ghost gun was found and confiscated. Rotherford was found to be under a temporary restraining order related to domestic violence and prohibited from possessing a gun. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/traffic-stop-in-fallbrook-leads-to-mans-ghost-gun-possession-arrest

Several hundred SDG&E customers lost power in Escondido this morning around 8a. The utility says power will be restored by 2p this afternoon. https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map

The National Weather Service Heat Advisory ends today for Pala, though it won’t be much cooler this weekend. We will be adding a 20% to 30% chance of thunderstorms in Pala and the Palomar Mountain range though Monday. 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 took three out of four from the visiting Giants with an 8-4 win yesterday afternoon in front of more than 39k fans at Petco Park, including Rez Radio’s Mark Gleason and Chris Carmichael. Manny Machado drove in three of the runs. Dylan Cease gave up all four of the Giants runs and struck out 7 in just over five innings pitched. The Dodgers remain in first place, a game ahead of San Diego thanks to a 9-5 win in Denver yesterday. Weekend series begin today with the Padres hosting the Dodgers, the Giants in Milwaukee to play the red-hot Brewers and the Angels hosting the Cubs.

At the Little League World Series in Williamsport – yesterday’s international winner was Aruba. Las Vegas won the US game over South Carolina. The division championship games are tomorrow on ABC with Taipei against Aruba at 9:30a and Las Vegas against Fairfield, Connecticut at 12:30p. The winners of tomorrow’s games meet at noon Sunday for the overall championship game. https://www.espn.com/little-league-world-series/scoreboard/_/date/20250823

In the NFL – Last night in East Rutherford, the Giants beat the New England Patriots 42-10 and in Charlotte, the Steelers beat the Panthers 19-10. Tonight’s preseason games include Philadelphia at New York, Atlanta at Dallas, Minnesota at Tennessee, and Chicago at Kansas City. The Rams are at Cleveland and the Chargers are at San Francisco Saturday.

In college football – Week 1 begins tomorrow and continues through next weekend. The only ranked teams playing are #22 Iowa State at #17 Kansas State.

In the WNBA – Last night’s winners were Connecticut, Chicago, Atlanta and Las Vegas. Three games tonight and again Sunday. The LA Sparks’ next game isn’t until Thursday. They’re currently in 9^th place, a game out of playoff position. https://www.espn.com/wnba/standings

In the NHL – Detroit star player, 36-year old Patrick Kane will be at the US men’s Olympic orientation camp this month, looking to join Team USA for a third time at next year’s Winter Games in Italy. Kane played in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics when the US won silver and in the 2014 Sochi Games where they placed fourth. Kane has three goals and six assists in his 12 Olympic appearances. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/46019352/kane-several-eying-us-men-hockey-roster-spot

In Major League Soccer – Tomorrow, San Diego FC hosts Portland. The Galaxy hosts Colorado. And LAFC is at Dallas.

In golf – At the TOUR Championship in Atlanta, Tommy Fleetwood and yesterday’s leader Russell Henley were tied for the lead into the clubhouse after today’s second round at 13-under par. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

In racing – The final regular season NASCAR Cup race is at Daytona tomorrow on NBC. The Grand Prix of Milwaukee is Sunday on Fox.

In tennis – Round 1 of singles in the US Open begin Sunday. The championship in mixed doubles wen to Italy’s Vavassori and Errani in three sets. https://www.espn.com/tennis/us-open/bracket/_/competitionType/6/season/2025

In local high school sports: Vista Murrieta beat Great Oak 47-25 in the football season opener for both teams yesterday. It’s the 19^th time the Broncos have beaten the Wolfpack in their last 20 meetings. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/08/22/bryson-beaver-leads-vista-murrieta-football-team-past-great-oak-in-season-opener/

Bonsall – no scheduled games today or tomorrow

Great Oak – field hockey hosting Glendora at 3::30p; boys’ water polo at the South High School tournament all day today and tomorrow; Tomorrow – girls’ flag football at Martin Luther King at 9a

Fallbrook – football hosting Escondido at 4:30p; Tomorrow – boys’ water polo at Granite Hills all day

Valley Center – football hosting Bishops at 7p; Tomorrow – cross country at the Bronco Invitational at Kit Carson Park in Escondido at 10a

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks are surging to record highs today. The Dow gained 2%. The S&P 500 was up 1.6%. And the Nasdaq gained 1.9%. Gold shot up more than 1% on the Comex, gaining $35.40 to $3,417 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil price was up 17 cents to $63.69 a barrel.

Speaking of barrel, remember yesterday when we said, “We’ll see” regarding Cracker Barrel’s makeover including yesterday’s unveiling of its new modernized logo without the nearly 50-year-tradition picture of an old man and a barrel? Well, the stock market hated it. Shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. plunged more than 11% by early afternoon yesterday before recovering about half of the losses for the day and finishing just under $55. It had started the day at nearly $59. As of midday today, it was still around $55. Investors have spoken. Don’t mess with success. www.marketwatch.com

Another stock that’s fallen on news of change is Target. Although in this case, it’s because the change wasn’t enough. At its Q2 report this week, the retailer posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue, but maintained that the year overall will show a 1% decline. It also announced the appointment of Michael Fiddelke as its new CEO, effective in February. Fidelke came up through the ranks at Target, beginning as a financial intern. But with Walmart eating Target’s lunch the last several years – especially when it comes to online sales, investors wanted fresh blood from outside to turn things around. Company stock plunged 10% with Tuesday’s announcement and has yet to recover more than half the loss. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/20/target-tgt-q2-2025-earnings.html

Today’s overall stock market rally seems to be thanks to a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this morning, further opening the door for the first interest rate cut of President Trump’s second term. At the Fed’s annual symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said the labor market is now in a “curious kind of balance”, but that downside risks to employment are rising, which could justify countering unemployment through boosting overall economic activity by lowering the cost of borrowing. Translation: It’s now even more likely there will be an interest rate cut at the Fed’s September meeting. Powell also addressed President Trump’s claims that tariffs have not sparked significant inflation, saying that indeed, the impact of tariffs on consumer prices “are now clearly visible”, and that the trend is expected to continue over the coming months. In fact, it’s the main thing that’s keeping the Fed from lowering rates to counteract unemployment. That’s the “curious balance” Powell referred to. Trump has hammered Powell over not lowering interest rates to boost the economy – especially home sales. But experts say that since the prime lending rate does not directly affect mortgages that the home market will continue to drift sideways no matter what the Fed does and that it would take a significant economic downturn for there to be lower 30-year mortgage rates. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/powell-opens-door-potential-rate-cut-speech-jackson-hole-rcna226613

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

The California State Fire Marshal has revoked the pyrotechnic licenses of the companies and individuals involved in the fireworks facility explosion on July 1 in the small town of Esparto, west of Sacramento. The facility itself was destroyed along with several residential buildings. Seven people died and two more were injured. The Fire Marshal determined that there was evidence that Kenneth Chee, his company Devastating Pyrotechnics Inc., and Craig Cutright, and his company Blackstar Fireworks violated state laws and regulations, leading to the deadly incident. A further criminal investigation is underway. As a result of Esparto, a task force appointed by the Fire Marshal is reviewing existing state regulations and enforcement and will come up with proposed amendments to enhance compliance and public safety. (Cal Fire media release)

On this day in music history – August 22,

1956, Elvis Presley began work on his first movie, “Love Me Tender” which had originally been titled “The Reno Brothers” after his Civil War era character, Clint Reno. It was changed to take advantage of the song he recorded for the film.
In 1963, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas were at #1 in the UK with “Bad to Me”, a song written for them by John Lennon. It was the first Lennon-McCartney written song to be a U.S. top 40 hit for someone other than The Beatles.
In 1964, The Supremes began the first of two weeks at #1 with “Where Did Our Love Go” – their first #1 hit.
In 1968, amid constant bickering and tension during the White Album recording sessions, Ringo Starr quit The Beatles. The news was kept a secret and he rejoined the group on September 3. During the walkout, work continued on “Back in the USSR” with Paul on drums and John playing bass.
In 1970, Bread was at #1 for the first and only time with “I Want to Make It With You”.
Also In 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s fifth studio album “Cosmo’s Factory” began the first of nine weeks at #1. The title comes from the unnamed warehouse in Berkeley where the band rehearsed. Drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford called it “the factory” because John Fogerty was so insistent on practicing virtually every day.
In 1979, Led Zeppelin’s final album before John Bonham’s death was released. “In Through the Out Door” has since been certified 6 times platinum for sales of six million copies.
In 2011, songwriter and producer Jerry Leiber died at his home in LA from heart failure. He and partner Mike Stoller wrote “Hound Dog”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “There Goes My Baby”, “Searchin’”, “Stand By Me” and many others.
On the same day, Nicholas Ashford died from throat cancer. He was one half of the songwriting and recording team Ashford & Simpson with his wife, Valerie Simpson. The pair wrote “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, “You’re All I Need to Get By”, and “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing” for the Supremes as well as their own mid-1980s #3 hit, “Solid”.
In 2016 it was reported that pills seized from the home of Prince contained the dangerous synthetic opioid Fentanyl but were mislabeled as hydrocodone, a weaker type of opioid. Autopsy results released two months earlier said Prince had died of an accidental fentanyl overdose.

Born on this day …

in 1920, John Lee Hooker.
In 1936, Dale Hawkins.
In 1945, Ron Dante from The Archies and The Cufflinks.
In 1961, Debbie Peterson of The Bangles.
In 1963, singer songwriter Tori Amos.

(This Day in Music dot com)

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actress and former SNL cast member Kristen Wiig was born in 1973
Among those who’ve passed, composer Claude Debussy was born in 1862
Author and humorist Dorothy Parker was born in 1893
Science fiction author Ray Bradbury was born in 1920

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 97 this afternoon … a slight chance of thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon, otherwise mostly sunny and 96 … a 20% chance of thunderstorms Saturday night through Monday evening – a slightly higher chance in the local mountains … 96 for the high temperature Sunday … 94 Monday … patchy morning low clouds and fog return, clearing to mostly sunny and 89 with a slight chance of thunderstorms Tuesday … 88 Wednesday … 87 Thursday … overnight lows, 68 tonight through Sunday night … 65 Monday night … about 61 Tuesday and Wednesday nights

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