Pala Today News – 9/10/25
Written by John Fox on September 10, 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.
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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
The foster son of the woman whose body was found buried on her ranch in Valley Center earlier this year was ordered yesterday to stand trial on nearly three dozen felony counts of ID fraud. 33-year old Cedric Von Ferdinand is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the bank account of 65-year old Nadine Jett, giving himself power of attorney, and transferring her property to his name. He’d been acting as caregiver for Jett who’d been battling pancreatic cancer just before going missing about 18 months ago. The circumstances of her death remain uncertain and no arrests have been made for that. Public Notary, Raymond Joseph Alto from Escondido is also implicated in connection with alleged forgeries of Jett’s signature. Both men are being bound over for trial. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/trial-ordered-for-foster-son-accused-of-stealing-dead-valley-center-womans-id
Higher than normal surf swept two people off the North Jetty at Oceanside Harbor yesterday. Seven lifeguards along with fire personnel responded just after 10a. Surfers assisted the pair until lifeguards arrived. One was close to drowning when rescued and was transported to a trauma center. The other received minor injuries and was treated at the scene. This incident came just four days after lifeguards rescued five people from the ocean south of the Oceanside Pier, who’d apparently been hit by a rogue wave. Two had to be hospitalized. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/09/oceanside-lifeguards-rescue-2-swept-off-jetty-into-ocean-by-big-waves/
Due to technical issues, it has not been possible to send the e-newsletter version of this newscast for the past week. The transcripts are still being made available on the Rez Radio App.
Pala will get a mild hint of Fall the next couple of days before returning to highs in the upper 80s 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 lost to the visiting Reds 4-2 yesterday on a two-run homer in the 9th by Tyler Stephenson. The Dodgers beat Colorado 7-2. The Giants beat the Diamondbacks 5-2. The Angels stomped the visiting Twins 12-2. Kyle Hendricks threw 7 shutout innings and all of the Angels runs came with two outs. Only a 9th inning homer by relief pitcher Ryan Fitzgerald kept the game from being a shutout.
In last night’s 9-3 win over the Mets, Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber hit his 50th home run of the season. He’s only the second Philly to ever do that and the first National League player to do it this season. https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401697074
In the NFL – Philadelphia’s Jalen Carter has been fined $57,222 for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in their Week 1 game. That’s the equivalent of his paycheck for the game. The league considers it the same as a one-game suspension with time served. The heavy fine sends a message about the increasing incidence of spitting on other players. The Eagles could also impose its own discipline on Carter in Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch against Kansas City. https://apnews.com/article/jalen-carter-fined-spitting-dak-prescott-2531274e71400c05d1227d23a2b2f90c
In college football – Changes in this week’s AP Top 25 include Oregon gained two positions to #4, Georgia falling two to #6, Florida State rising four places to #10, Clemson falling four to #12, Oklahoma up 5 to #13, Tennessee up 7 to #15, and Michigan falling 8 places to #23. No changes in the top three rankings – Ohio State at #1, followed by Penn State and LSU. https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings
Week 3 begins tomorrow with NC State at Wake Forest. UCLA has a game Friday hosting New Mexico.
In the NBA – Preseason games begin October 2.
In the WNBA – The Las Vegas Aces win streak is now 15 games. In last night’s 92-61 victory over the Chicago Sky, the Aces’ Jewell Loyd became the 16th WNBA player to reach 6k career points. Las Vegas will clinch 2nd seed and home-court advantage at least through the semifinals if they win against the Sparks in Los Angeles tomorrow or if Atlanta loses at Connecticut tonight. https://apnews.com/article/sky-aces-score-84016014bc9f0462af7156001b76d883
Yesterday’s other winners included the Sparks, Indiana, New York, and Seattle.
In hockey – The NHL preseason begins in ten days.
In Major League Soccer – This Saturday, the Galaxy will play the Sounders in Seattle, LAFC plays the San Jose Earthquakes in Santa Clara, and San Diego FC hosts Minnesota at Snapdragon Stadium. https://www.espn.com/soccer/schedule/_/date/20250908/league/usa.1
In local high school sports:
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – field hockey hosting Mission Vista at 3:30p; boys’ water polo at Elsinore at 4p
Fallbrook – no scheduled games today
Valley Center – no scheduled games today
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 6 tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 was up a third of a percent. The Nasdaq gained a quarter percent. Comex gold fell a dollar to $3,681.20 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures gained $1.38 to $64.01 a barrel.
A federal judge yesterday blocked President Trump’s efforts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook by allowing her to remain in her position while her court case against Trump proceeds. That means she’ll be part of this month’s Fed vote in which it’s likely interest rates will be rolled back a quarter percent. It’s a blow to the administration’s efforts to assert control over the traditionally independent Fed. If Trump can replace Cook, he may have a 4-3 majority on the Fed’s governing board. He’s pledged to only appoint Fed governors who support lower interest rates. Yesterday’s ruling will almost certainly be appealed by the White House. www.apnews.com
In another rush job, the Supreme Court will quickly consider whether the President has power to impose sweeping tariffs. Some have called into question legislation Trump is invoking to declare his emergency right to bypass Congress in enacting tariffs. www.apnews.com
SDG&E recently scored #28 out of 30 electric utilities in the region is a pair of J.D. Power studies. The only electricity providers that scored lower than SDG&E’s 652 out of 1k points were Hawaiian Electric and Northern California’s Pacific Gas & Electric. A spokesperson at J.D. Powers said that “While customers trust their electric and gas utilities to deliver reliable service, they do not feel their utilities are going the extra mile to help them by keeping costs down, delivering personalized, communications, demonstrating commitment to the environment or focusing on innovation”. According to the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, average rates for the three biggest investor-owned utilities in the state increased between 48% and 67% from 2019 to 2023. SDG&E rates are consistently near the highest in the U.S. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/05/sdge-finishes-near-the-bottom-of-j-d-power-rankings/
After remodeling just four of its restaurants and country stores in the new, modern design that got the chain in so much trouble with the public over its revised logo last month, Cracker Barrel has suspended its current schedule for remodeling. Customer feedback on the four remodeled stores has been as negative as was ditching “Uncle Hershel” from the Cracker Barrel logo. That got reversed. Now, the planned remodeling of up to 30 of the company’s 660 restaurants this year is off as well. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/cracker-barrel-restaurant-remodels-logo-controversy.html
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
Apple unveiled new iPhone 17 models yesterday along with new ear pods and the Apple Watch Series 11. It was Apple’s biggest launch event of the year and includes the most changes to an iPhone in a while, although experts say the changes are still just incremental and that major. They do not include as much AI as rumored. The iPhone 17 Air is thinner and lighter than other Apple phones thanks to a titanium body. It starts at $999. The new entry level 17 is still $799, but has a slightly larger screen, higher refresh rate, improved display and a new camera. The iPhone 17 Pro is $100 more at $1,099, but includes twice the previous memory space at 256GB. iPhone Pro Max begins at $1,199 and now has upgrades to as much as 2TB of storage space. The new AirPods Pro 3 have improved sound quality and noise cancelling, and can translate conversations in foreign languages in real time. They’re $249 – same as the model they replace. There are three new Series 11 watches priced the same as the models they replace. Preorders for new iPhone 17s will be accepted beginning Friday. They’ll be in stores a week from Friday. IOS 26 will be available as a free software update this coming Monday. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/live-updates-apple-event-iphone17-airpods-ios26.html
Actress Polly Holiday died today in Manhattan at the age of 88. Cause of death was reported as pneumonia. She’s best-remembered for her supporting role as Flo in the TV sitcom, “Alice” where she coined the catchphrase, “Kiss my grits!”. She reprised the role for one season in a spinoff called “Flo”. Holiday received three Emmy nominations for Alice and one for Flo. The Jasper, Alabama native guest starred on many other TV shows, several movies and on stage where Dustin Hoffman directed her Broadway debut in “All Over Town”. Polly Holiday never married and had no children. She told People magazine in 1980 that “My work is my life.” https://people.com/polly-holliday-dead-alice-the-parent-trap-actress-8768542
A non-stop flight between San Diego and Amsterdam, launched just a few months ago by KLM is being suspended beginning late next month through February. It was supposed to be year-round, three times a week. The change appears to be due to weak demand during the fall and winter. The only other non-stop fights to Europe out of San Diego are British Airways to London and Lufthansa to Munich. A recent forecast by the research firm Tourism Economics predicts an 8.2% decline in international arrivals in 2025. The sharpest drop is visitors from Canada – demonstrating a clear link to the trade and tariff wars. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/09/san-diegos-latest-european-nonstop-will-be-suspended-for-several-months/
On this day in music history – September 10,
- In 1963, during a chance meeting between the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney and John Lennon at Studio 51 jazz club in London, Lennon & McCartney played the Stones their partially-finished song “I Wanna Be Your Man” which the Stones later recorded.
- In 1964, The Kinks third single, “You Really Got Me” was at #1 on the British charts. It peaked at #7 in the U.S. Future Led Zeppelin founder, Jimmy Page played tambourine on the track.
- In 1965, The Byrds begin recording “Turn Turn Turn”, the follow-up to their first hit, “Mr. Tambourine Man”. Unlike the first song, which was all session musicians, this time the group was allowed to play their own instruments.
- In 1966, The Beatles began the first of six weeks at #1 with their 9th chart-topping album, “Revolver”. Like “Rubber Soul” before it, Revolver is a pun referring to a handgun and the revolving motion of a record on a turntable.
- On the same day, the Supremes were at #1 on the singles chart with “You Can’t Hurry Love”.
- In 1968, The Beatles had their 15th #1 hit in Britain with “Hey Jude”.
- In 1974, influential but not that well-known band, The New York Dolls split up after making just two albums.
- In 1983, former Stevie Wonder backing guitarist Michael Sembello hit #1 for the first of two weeks with “Maniac”, a track from the “Flashdance” movie soundtrack.
- In 1988, Guns N’ Roses began the first of two weeks at #1 with their first hit, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
- In 1991, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was released. Its unexpected success propelled the group’s “Nevermind” album to the top of the charts at the start of 1992 and is considered the point at which alternative rock entered the mainstream.
- In 1994, REM had a top ten hit with “What’s the Frequency Kenneth”.
- In 1997, an electric chair formerly used at Alcatraz and later owned by Andy Warhol sold at auction for about $7k. Warhol used to sit in it when he watched horror movies.
- In 2005, Q magazine voted The Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” the best British song of all time.
- In 2007, Pamela Anderson’s ex, Kid Rock was involved in an alleged assault on drummer Tommy Lee, who was another of Anderson’s exes at the MTV Music Video Awards in Las Vegas. Lee was removed from the event while Rock was allowed to stay.
Born on this day …
- In 1939, Cynthia Lennon, first wife of John Lennon. They divorced in late 1968 after John had taken up with Yoko Ono.
- In 1942, Danny Hutton, one of the three lead singers with Three Dog Night. He’s the one singing lead on “Mama Told Me Not to Come”.
- In 1945, Jose Feliciano
- In 1950, Joe Perry, guitarist with Aerosmith
- In 1957, Siobhan Fahey from Bananarama
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=10&month=9
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actor Greg Mullavey, best knows from TV’s “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” and “Fernwood 2Nite” is 86
- Producer director Chris Columbus is 67
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-dd/2080-date0910.htm
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for tomorrow (9/11) – tuna casserole, biscuit, vegetables and dessert
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 79 and winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour today and tomorrow … patchy morning low clouds and fog return Friday, clearing to sunny and 80 Friday afternoon … 83 Saturday and Sunday … 85 Monday … 88 Tuesday … overnight lows, about 51 tonight through Friday night … 53 Saturday and Sunday night … 55 Monday night
FIRE PERMITS
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PALA
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