Pala Today News – 10/10/25
Written by John Fox on October 10, 2025
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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
25-year old Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Dakota Robson was arrested yesterday on suspicion of vehicle theft and other charges. He’s on paid administrative leave pending the results of an investigation. No other details released. https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/rivco-deputy-arrested-lake-elsinore-suspicion-vehicle-theft
The Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District board of trustees last night unanimously voted to appoint VC-Pauma Assistant Superintendent Mark Hailwood as the new district superintendent, effective January 5. He replaces Ron McCowan who announced his retirement last month after having served as Superintendent since 2018. The board also appointed Dr. Maysa Bitar as Hailwood’s replacement as Assistant Superintendent and Stephanie McEntire as Director of Special Projects. https://www.facebook.com/valleycenter
San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan issued a public warning this week about the increasing number of DUI cases involving nitrous oxide, also known as “whippets”. In the past 11 months, her office has prosecuted three fatal DUI cases involving the use or suspected use of the gas. There were none the previous year. In the past 11 months, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Crime Lab had 30 requests for inhalant testing. 29 involved DUI driving. Eighteen were involved in traffic collisions. Eight were felony level, including the three fatalities. The nitrous oxide cannisters are easily purchased online or at smoke shops. They’re often marketed as whipped cream chargers, which is a legitimate, legal use. But California law prohibits possession with intent to inhale for a high. In March, the FDA issued a public warning about brightly-colored cannisters with brands including ExoticWhip and Mass Gas added to a watchlist as being marketed for illegal purposes. https://fox5sandiego.com/traffic/san-diego-da-warns-of-rise-in-deadly-dui-crashes-involving-whippets
Some local areas had no rain at all yesterday. Most had either a trace or just a hundredth or two of an inch. The local mountains and deserts had the most. Four hundredths at Palomar Observatory and five hundredths at Volcan Mountain. Ocotillo Wells had over a tenth of an inch. But just a hundredth at Borrego Springs. https://www.weather.gov/source/sgx/hydro/LAXRRMSAN
One last chance of rain today from the current storm front and much cooler temperatures in Pala beginning 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 divisional playoffs – It took eleven innings and a fielding error by Philadelphia’s pitcher, but the Dodgers are on their way to the National League Championship Series. They won Game 4 of the Divisional Series yesterday in LA 2-1. With bases loaded and two outs, rookie reliever Orion Kerkering was hit by a slow roller off the bat of Andy Pages that would have been an easy out at first. Instead, Kerkering threw to home for the force out and was off-target. The other National League series is now tied at two after the Cubs shut out the visiting Brewers 6-0. The deciding Game 5 is tomorrow at 5p on TBS. The American League Series Game 5 between the Mariners and Tigers is today at 5p on Fox. The American League Championship Series begins Sunday. The NL one begins Monday.
Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger is opting out of his contract to become a free agent next month. The 30-year old had a $25m option for next season. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46552534/cody-bellinger-opts-contract-set-become-free-agent
In the NFL – Last night, Week 6 began with the Giants easily defeating the Eagles 34-17. Stats were fairly even with exception of third down conversions. New York converted 11 of 16. Philly – only one. The Eagles also committed two turnovers. Sunday’s games include the Chargers at Miami on CBS and the Rams at Baltimore on Fox – both at 10a.
In college football – #1 Ohio State is at #17 Illinois in the first game of the day tomorrow at 9a on Fox. Other big matchups include #8 Alabama at #14 Missouri at 9a on ABC. #7 Indiana is at #3 Oregon at 12:30p on CBS. USC hosts #15 Michigan at 4:30p on NBC. San Diego State is at Nevada at 7:30p on the CBS Sports Network.
In the NBA – preseason – Last night’s winners were New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City and the Clippers
In the WNBA championship series – Las Vegas leads three games to none heading into tonight’s Game 4 in Phoenix.
In hockey – Anaheim opened its season with a 3-1 loss to the Kraken in Seattle. Other winners were Boston, Montreal, Ottawa, Florida, Pittsburgh, Carolina, Minnesota, Nashville, Dallas, Columbus, Vancouver, Vegas and the New York Rangers.
In Major League Soccer – The Galaxy host FC Dallas tomorrow. LAFC plays in Austin Sunday.
In golf – At the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama, Japan, Max Greyserman leads by four strokes at 12 under par after Round 2. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
In racing – NASCAR at Las Vegas on Sunday.
In local high school sports:
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – cross country at the Clovis Invitational all day today and tomorrow; varsity football hosting Murrieta Mesa at 7p; Tomorrow – girls’ volleyball at Garden Grove at 8a; flag football against Murrieta Mesa
Fallbrook – no schedule published
Valley Center – football at Mt. Carmel at 4:15p; field hockey hosting Canyon Crest at 6p; Tomorrow – girls volleyball at a tournament at Del Lago all day; boys’ water polo at a tournament at Granite Hills at 10:30a
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks plunged on news that more tariffs on China were threatened by President Trump in retaliation for export controls on rare earth minerals from that country. The Dow fell 1.2%. The S&P 500 was down 1 ¾%. And the Nasdaq was off by 2.4%. Gold shot back up $32 to $4,004.60 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures plunged $2.69 to $58.82 a barrel. That’s the lowest oil has been since the start of 2021 as it recovered from the pandemic.
Because of the latest trade dispute with China, President Trump has threatened to cancel his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jingping. Trump posted on Truth Social about China that “there is no way that” country “should be allowed to hold the World ‘captive’” with its rare earth policy. China controls about 70% of the world’s rare earth minerals, which are critical for high tech, automobiles, semiconductors, and defense. The post was in response to China’s announcement yesterday that foreign countries must obtain a license to export products containing more that one tenth of one percent of rare earth sourced from China, or that are manufactured using Chinese technology. The new rules are set to take effect December 1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/trump-china-tariffs-rare-earths.html
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
New this weekend at the movies, five wide releases including the 40th anniversary re-release of “St. Elmo’s Fire”, the coming of age film that created the so-called brat pack of young 80s actors including Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Ali Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy and Judd Nelson. New films this weekend include the thrillers “After the Hunt” and “Black Phone 2”. Seth Rogan stars in the comedy “Good Fortune”. And there’s an animated family adventure, “Pets on a Train”. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/october/2025?view=list
Singer, songwriter, and bass player for the Moody Blues, John Lodge has died at the age of 82. The Birmingham, England native joined the group in 1966, two years after it was founded along with fellow lead singer Justin Hayward. Lodge had already worked with drummer Ray Thomas, a founding member of the group. Lodge became one of the Moody Blues’ primary songwriters. He stayed with them until they ceased touring in 2018, the year they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – also the year Thomas died. Songs Lodge wrote include “Isn’t Life Strange” and “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)” from the Moody’s album “Seventh Sojourn” which was #1 for 5 weeks in 1972. Both songs won him ASCAP songwriting awards. He and wife Kristin were married for 57 years. Lodge credits being an Evangelical Christian with helping him avoid the excesses of the rock music business. John Lodge’s death today was “sudden and unexpected”. According to his family, he passed surrounded by loved ones and music. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lodge_(musician)
On this day in music history – October 10,
- 1902, the Gibson Mandolin guitar company was founded. They introduced their first electric guitar, the ES-150 in 1936. In 1946, Gibson introduced the P-90 single coil pickup, used on the first Gibson Les Paul model in 1952. The rest is rock & roll history.
- In 1939, a few months before the oldest member of The Beatles was born, the real Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep from unknown causes at age 44. She’s buried at St. Peter’s Parish Church in Liverpool, just a few feet from the spot Paul McCartney and John Lennon met for the first time in 1957.
- In 1956, Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender” entered the charts, later peaking at #1 for five weeks.
- In 1959, playing at the Casbah in Liverpool, the other Quarry Men – Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison refused to give Ken Brown his share for not performing due to a bad cold. Brown quit the group.
- In 1969, King Crimson released their debut album, “In the Court of the Crimson King”. Rolling Stone magazine named it the second-best progressive rock album of all-time, behind Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon”.
- In 1970, The Carpenters first single, “We’ve Only Just Begun” peaked at #2 on the singles chart. It was originally recorded by Freddie Allen and used in a wedding-themed television commercial for Crocker National Bank. The #1 song that week was Neil Diamond’s “Cracklin’ Rosie” – his first #1 hit that he sang himself. He wrote the 1966 #1 hit for The Monkees – “I’m a Believer”.
- On the same day, Black Sabbath was at #1 on the British album chart with their second album, “Paranoid” containing some of their best-known songs including the title track, “Iron Man” and “War Pigs”.
- In 1978, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry were injured when a cherry bomb was thrown on stage during an Aerosmith show in the “city of brotherly love”, Philadelphia. The group finished the rest of the tour performing behind a safety fence.
- In 1979, “The Rose”, a movie starring Bette Midler as an obviously Janis Joplin-based character premiered in LA. It later received four Oscar nominations.
- In 1980, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham died at Jimmy Page’s home after passing out from reportedly drinking 40 shots of vodka in 4 hours. He was 32.
- In 1981, The Police were at #1 with “Ghost in the Machine”, their third album.
- In 1987, Whitesnake, led by David Coverdale was at #1 with “Here I Go Again”.
Born on this day …
- in 1945, Alan Cartwright from Procol Harum and Jerry Lacroix from Blood, Sweat & Tears.
- In 1946, John Prine.
- In 1955, David Lee Roth from Van Halen and country star Tanya Tucker.
- In 1961, Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=10&month=10
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actor, dancer Ben Vereen is 79
- Sharon Osbourne, widow of Ozzy is 74
- Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is 56
- Actress Aimee Teegarden from “Friday Night Lights” is 36
- Among those who’ve passed, schlock movie writer and director Ed Wood was born in 1924
- Actress Helen Hayes was born in 1900
- Classical composer Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813
https://www.born-today.com/Today/10-10.htm
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – partly sunny with a high of 82 and a continued slight chance of rain today … patchy morning low clouds and fog, clearing to sunny and 77 tomorrow with winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour … sunny and 80 Sunday … 72 Monday … 70 with a slight chance of rain Tuesday … 69 Wednesday … 71 Thursday … overnight lows, 57 tonight … about 50 tomorrow through Monday night … about 47 Tuesday and Wednesday night
FIRE PERMITS
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