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Pala Today News – 9/22/25

Written by John Fox on September 22, 2025

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

A suspect wanted for fatally shooting a woman in Carlsbad during a carjacking Friday night was fatally wounded by officers in a shootout in Laguna Hills. It began just before 10p in the 2300 block of Rising Glen Way in Carlsbad. Arriving officers found the woman unresponsive. She died at the scene. Just after midnight, Laguna Beach Police received notice that the stolen vehicle had been seen by a license plate reader and was entering the city. Officers gave chase near Newport Coast and Pacific Coast Highway just before 1a. Shots were exchanged between the suspect and police during the chase on El Toro Road. 31-year old Andre Anthony Matijasevic of Rancho Santa Fe was wounded by police and taken to a hospital where he died. The circumstances of the carjacking are under investigation. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/09/18/news/state-declares-new-citrus-quarantine/79905.html

A car fire on the southbound I-15 offramp for Deer Springs Road blocked that ramp for about an hour Saturday afternoon around 4:30p. The driver of the Dodge Durango had tried to pull onto the dirt and put it out with a fire extinguisher before emergency crews arrived. No one was injured. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/09/18/news/car-fire-briefly-blocks-off-ramp-on-i-15-near-deer-springs-road/79921.html

Vista City Councilmember Corinna Contreras is proposing a series of sanctuary city measures to be discussed at tomorrow’s Vista City Council meeting. Mayor John Franklin was on Good Morning San Diego to explain why he opposes the measure. www.fox5sandiego.com

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has declared an additional quarantine on citrus fruit for North County, Camp Pendleton and parts of Orange County. Monitoring uncovered HLB, known as citrus greening disease in the area. This is in addition to the existing quarantines in Fallbrook, Oceanside, Rancho Bernardo and Valley Center. The quarantine is to protect the citrus industry. HLB isn’t harmful to people or animals, but it’s fatal to citrus trees. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/09/18/news/state-declares-new-citrus-quarantine/79905.html

Pala will have a couple of hot days to start off Fall, dropping into the low 80s beginning Thursday. 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. Mass will not be broadcast on 9/21 due to staffing limitations.

SPORTS

In Major League Baseball – The Padres took two out of three against the White Sox in Chicago including a 3-2 decision yesterday. The Dodgers took two out of three from the visiting Giants. Arizona took two out of three from the visiting Phillies. The Angels lost two out of three to the last-place Rockies. Tampa Bay and Atlanta have joined the list of teams eliminated from playoff contention. The Cubs became the fourth team to clinch.

In the NFL – The Chargers beat Denver 23-20 and Philadelphia rolled over the Rams 33-26. Yesterday’s other Week 3 winners were Cleveland, Indiana, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington, Carolina, Jacksonville, Seattle Chicago, San Francisco and Kansas City. Tonight’s game on ABC is Detroit at Baltimore.

In college football – Not a lot of surprises in Week 4. #19 Indiana upset #9 Illinois 63-10. #17 Texas Tech beat #16 Utah 34-10. All other games went to the ranked teams. San Diego State shut out Cal Berkeley 34-0.

In the NBA – The preseason begins a week from Thursday on October 2.

In the WNBA playoffs – Phoenix won its first-round series Friday. The Semifinals began Saturday with Indiana beating Las Vegas and Minnesota topping Phoenix. Game 2 of the semis is tomorrow with Phoenix at Minnesota and Indiana at Las Vegas.

In hockey – The NHL preseason began over the weekend. LA Topped Anaheim 3-1 yesterday. Four games tonight including Anaheim hosting Utah.

In Major League Soccer – Over the weekend, the Galaxy lost to Cincinnati 3-2. San Diego and Atlanta tied at 1. LAFC beat Real Salt Lake 4-1.

In racing – At New Hampshire Raceway yesterday, Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup playoff race.

In local high school sports:

Bonsall – no scheduled games

Great Oak – girls’ golf at a tournament in Diamond Bar all day; field hockey at Edison at 3:30p; flag football at Murrieta Valley at 5:15p

Fallbrook – no scheduled games

Valley Center – varsity girls’ tennis against Classical Academy at Orange Glen at 3:15p; flag football against Escondido at Rancho Buena Vista at 5:30p

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up. The Dow gained 2 tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 rose 4 tenths. And the Nasdaq was up two thirds of a percent. Gold shot up $74.40 on the Comex, trading at $3,780.20 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up 12 cents at $62.80 a barrel.

A trial starts today to decide whether Amazon tricked customers into subscribing to Prime. The Federal Trade Commission maintains that in some cases, checkout buttons would complete a purchase and automatically sign up the customer for Prime without disclosure. Canceling Prime is an even bigger issue. Regulators say the process can take up to four pages and 15 steps, with an internal codename for the cancellation process allegedly called “Iliad”, named after the ancient Greek poem about the lengthy siege of Troy during the Trojan War. Amazon denies any wrongdoing. But last week, a preliminary judge ruled that Amazon had broken a federal law by collecting billing information before disclosing key payment terms. The outcome of today’s lawsuit could have far-reaching effects on how all subscription services operate. https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/amazon-prime-trial-ftc-deceptive-practices/

Michelob Ultra has overtaken Modelo Especial as the best-selling beer in the U.S. It was just two years ago that Modelo overtook Bud Light, which had been the top-seller for more than two decades. Modelo brewer, Constellation Brands reports weaker demand from its key Hispanic customer base. Ultra’s brewer, AB InBev’s stock is up 16% so far this year while Constellation is down 39%. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/22/michelob-ultra-overtakes-modelo-especial-as-best-selling-us-beer.html

Grocery prices took their biggest jump in more than 3 years last month. They’re now up almost 30% in the past five years. For those on a tight budget, hunting for affordable food is becoming almost a full-time job. Some are switching to cheaper meals, which isn’t always healthy. Kroger supermarkets, which includes the Ralphs chain says the stress is obvious with shoppers making smaller, more frequent trips to the store, buying cheaper private labels, and using more coupons. The double-digit price increases came as a shock after decades of relatively stable prices. Many shoppers say they notice a difference in prices every time they go to the store. Tariffs have had their part in it. Coffee prices are up 20% in the past year and not all of that is due to weather in coffee-growing countries like Brazil and Vietnam. https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5539547/grocery-prices-tariffs-food-inflation

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Over the weekend at the movie box office, “Him” opened in first place on 3,100 screens with $13.5m in ticket sales. “The Conjuring: Last Rites” remained in second place, earning another $13m on 400 fewer screens than its first two weeks. Last week’s top film. “Demon Slayer” fell to 3^rd place, dropping an unusually large 83% from its opening weekend. “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” was 4^th. “The Senior” and “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” debuted in 6^th and 7^th place with very low per-screen averages. Movie-going overall was light, with the combined top ten films making this the 6^th lowest weekend for movie attendance this year. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W38/

California has become the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while on the job. This includes federal immigration agents operating in the state. The new law is a direct response to recent immigration raids by masked ICE agents in Southern California and subsequent public protests over the practice. In signing the bill on Saturday, Gov. Newsom said the official pushback against masked agents without identification or badge numbers detaining people in the streets ensures accountability in a state where 27% of residents are foreign-born. A spokesperson for Homeland Security called the new law “despicable and a flagrant attempt to endanger our officers”. The agency further claims that agents’ concealed identity is necessary to protect them from doxing and being targeted by known and suspected terrorist sympathizers, and that Newsom’s rhetoric has contributed to a surge in assaults on agents. Newsom counters that no data has been provided to back such claims, only “misinformation and misdirection.” https://apnews.com/article/california-ice-agents-immigration-raids-masks-ban-97936f70699b75d8b483a850967c2e42?

Even though it became 50% more likely in the decade before Covid that you’d live to be 100, it’s still pretty rare. According to the last U.S. Census, there were just over 80k centenarians in the U.S. That was up from 53k in 2010 and the fastest-growing of all older adult age groups. But it’s still just 2 out of every 10k Americans. (U.S. Census Bureau media release)

On this day in music history – September 22,

1958, with permission from the Army, Elvis Presley gave one last press conference in Brooklyn before leaving for Germany to serve in the 3^rd Armored Division in Bremerhaven.
In 1962, The Springfields including Dusty and her brother had the first US Top 20 hit by any British vocal group. The song was “Silver Threads and Golden Needles”
In 1964, Herman’s Hermits hit #1 with the Carole King and Gerry Goffin song “I’m Into Something Good”.
In 1965, San Francisco band, The Great Society featuring Grace Slick made their live performance debut at The Coffee Gallery in North Beach
In 1969, a new weekly TV show, “The Music Scene” debuted on ABC with Stevie Wonder, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tom Jones, Cass Elliott, James Brown, Janis Joplin and Sly and the Family Stone all booked for the first episode.
On the same day, The Band released its self-titled album including the tracks “Rag Mama Rag”, “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”. It was added to the National Recording Registry in 2009.
In 1972, David Bowie kicked off the North American leg of his Ziggy Stardust world tour in Cleveland
In 1979, Gary Numan was at #1 on the singles and albums charts in England with “Cars” from “The Pleasure Principle”.
In 1985, the first Farm Aid concert was held for a crowd of 80k in Champaign, Illinois. The benefit was organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young. The lineup of performers also included Alabama, Glen Campbell, Charlie Daniels Band, John Denver, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Roger Miller, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Charley Pride, Bonnie Raitt and Kenny Rogers.
In 1990, Garth Brooks’ “No Fences” album entered the charts and went on to become the biggest-selling country album of all time.
In 2004, Cat Stevens, now going by the name Yusuf Islam, was removed from a transatlantic flight and refused entry in to the U.S. by the FBI after his name showed up on a US watch list.
In 2011, European carmaker SEAT found that Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the song most likely to be found on British iPods – more than 40% of them.
In 2015, a US District Judge ruled that the original copyright for “Happy Birthday” was invalid and that from now on the song would be in the public domain. Warner/Chappell Music Inc. had paid $15m for it in 1988.

Born on this day …

In 1922, Raymond Edwards from the doo-wop group The Silhouettes.
In 1942, Mike Patto from Spooky Tooth and Boxer
In 1943, actress, dancer/choreographer and singer Toni Basil who had the chart-topper “Mickey” in 1982.
In 1951, David Coverdale from Whitesnake
In 1956, Debby Boone who had a #1 hit for ten weeks in 1977 with “You Light Up My Life”.
In 1958, Joan Jett

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=22&month=9

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actress Shari Belafonte-Harper, daughter of Harry Belafonte is 71
Actor Scott Baio, best-known as Chachi from “Happy Days” is 59
Actress Bonnie Hunt is 64
Among those who’ve passed, actor and comedian Art Metrano was born in 1936

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-dd/2080-date0922.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – mostly sunny with a high of 90 this afternoon … 92 tomorrow … patchy morning low clouds and fog, clearing to sunny and 87 Wednesday … 83 Thursday … 80 Friday … 82 Saturday … 84 Sunday … overnight lows, 64 tonight … 62 tomorrow night … about 58 Wednesday and Thursday night … about 57 Friday and Saturday night

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