Pala Today News – 10/14/26
Written by John Fox on October 14, 2026
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
A driver was hospitalized Monday after a vehicle went off southbound I-5 and landed on Oceanside Boulevard during heavy rains. The driver was transported to Scripps La Jolla hospital with unknown injuries. https://onscene.tv/car-flies-off-5-freeway-and-lands-on-oceanside-boulevard/
A man who struck and killed another man with his vehicle during an argument in Carlsbad in June of 2024 was sentenced yesterday to 22 years in state prison. 43-year old Robert Cameron Owens was acquitted of murder, but found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Owens and his fiancée had met the victim, Steven Smith and two other men at a bar. After a night of drinking, they ended up at the beach, arguing. Owens eventually pointed his vehicle at Smith, accelerated and struck him, sending him flying into a boulder. After Smith didn’t get up, Owens accused him of faking and left the scene. Upon his arrest, Owens claimed Smith had pulled a knife. Though admitting “bumping” him with his vehicle, Owens denied he hit Smith on purpose. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/10/13/man-who-struck-and-killed-another-man-with-vehicle-during-argument-in-carlsbad-sentenced/
The Escondido city council voted unanimously last week to extend a 45-day ban on data centers for an additional year while city staff assess potential impacts. The city has not yet received any applications for such developments. Under the moratorium, no data center plans can be submitted until a city policy is established. Last week, Poway became the first city in San Diego County to pass a city-wide permanent ban on third-party data centers used for artificial intelligence applications. According to an Escondido city staff report, they’ll be consulting utility stakeholders, businesses and residents and looking into electricity and wastewater demand, water use, cooling systems, backup power generation, noise, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, emergency response, fire and life safety, and land uses. Any proposed regulations are expected to be presented to the city council by June. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/10/14/escondido-bans-data-centers-through-august-2027/
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced October 1 that it was expanding the citrus greening quarantined areas in California. 155 square miles have been added including 125.6 acres of commercial citrus groves in Murrieta. Residential properties there tested positive for the bacterium that cause citrus greening, or HLB. Maps of the affected areas are at this link. https://citrusindustry.net/2026/10/14/hlb-quarantine-expansion-california/
The westbound 78 freeway will be fully closed again tonight and tomorrow night in San Marcos for slab replacement. Between 10p and 5a traffic will exit at South Rancho Santa Fe road and re-enter at the on-ramp across the street. https://patch.com/california/escondido/full-overnight-closures-planned-sr-78-week
For the 14th year, Scarecrow Days are back in downtown Fallbrook as local businesses and residents create unique scarecrows to display outside homes and storefronts. Photos of some of this years’ creations are at this link. https://thecoastnews.com/scarecrow-days-return-to-fallbrook/
Batten down the hatches. Along with higher temperatures, Pala can expect some extreme winds over the next three days, especially tomorrow night. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
SPORTS
In Major League Baseball – Last night in Tampa, the Rays tied the AL championship series at a game apiece by beating the Guardians 3-1. All three of their runs came in the third inning which began with a fielding error by Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez.
Tonight, the Dodgers host Game 3 of the NLCS. Milwaukee’s Robert Gasser will start on the mound against LA’s Blake Snell. The Brewers lead the series two games to none.
Don Mattingly, who took over managing the Philadelphia Phillies 28 games into last season has been signed to a two-year contract. His 2026 record was 79 and 55 and the team made it all the way to Game 3 of a Wild Card series. His son, Preston Mattingly is the Phillies general manager. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50181619/phillies-hire-don-mattingly-2-year-deal-manager
Among the Padres’ tools this past season were a top-notch pitching staff – among them, starters Michael King and Walker Buehler, and relievers Yuki Matsui, Nick Pivetta and Adrian Morejon. First baseman Ty France was a key in the batter’s box early in the season. All five could be gone next season. King and Matsui have player options for the upcoming year. France was drafted on a minor league deal last spring. So, his future is uncertain. Pivetta hasn’t seen much action, being down with injuries and is now facing a team option in his contract. Morejon is a free agent. It’s going to be an interesting off-season for the future of the Padres once the World Series is concluded. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/10/08/end-of-season-brings-uncertainty-for-padres-soon-to-be-free-agents/
In the NFL – Week 6 begins tomorrow at Denver with the Broncos hosting the Seahawks on Prime Video.
In college football – Florida State freshman cornerback, Chuck Kennon – the team’s top-rated recruit this year has been kicked out of the program after being arrested Monday near Tampa. He was charged with second-degree felony aggravated fleeing to elude, third-degree felony false imprisonment and resisting an officer. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50173449/florida-state-dismisses-chuck-kennon-top-recruit-2026
In Major League Soccer – Tonight, San Diego FC hosts Houston Dynamo, LAFC hosts Austin, and the Galaxy host Portland.
In the NBA preseason – Yesterday’s winners were Orlando, Toronto, Portland, Golden State over the Lakers, and Oklahoma City over the Pacers in overtime.
Preseason wraps up this Friday. The regular season starts Tuesday.
In the WNBA – The championship series begins Saturday in the Bay Area between Golden State and Atlanta.
In the NHL – Last night’s winners were New Jersey, Florida, Montreal, Carolina, Seattle, St. Louis, Chicago, Winnipeg, Colorado, Vegas, Utah, Calgary, Edmonton, Boston and both New York teams.
Local high school sports
Bonsall – flag football at Calvin Christian at 3p
Great Oak – flag football hosting Murrieta Mesa at 11a; girls’ volleyball at Murrieta Mesa at 5p
Fallbrook – girls’ golf hosting Westview at Pala Mesa at 3p; boys’ water polo at Rancho Bernardo at 4p
Valley Center – girls’ varsity tennis at Horizon Prep at 3:30p; flag football at Vista at 4p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down. The Dow fell a half percent. The S&P 500 was off by 1.3%. And the Nasdaq declined a full 2%. Comex gold futures plunged about $70 to $4,107.20 an ounce. The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures gained $1.68 to $95.82 a barrel.
Inflation got worse last month. The consumer price index, released today by the Labor Department rose 3.7% in September, up from 3.4% in August. The month-to-month jump was 0.6%, the biggest one month gain in five months. Rising oil prices due to the war in Iran and surging investment in data centers pushing up prices for scarce computer chips will pose a challenge for the Federal Reserve, which is required by law to seek stable prices. Core prices, which exclude the volatile food and energy categories, rose 2.6% in September, up from 2.4% in August. All of this will put pressure on the Fed to raise interest rates at its next meeting in two weeks – one week before elections. Today’s report is the last major data scheduled for release before the November election. https://apnews.com/article/cpi-inflation-consumer-prices-affordability-3985019a54c82421e6112fb57baba048
Bank of America’s quarterly report disappointed the market. Q3 profit fell 17% and revenue was below expectations, causing shares to drop 8% today. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/bank-of-america-bac-q3-2026-earnings.html
Netflix is planning to lay off about 1k employees, or 6% of its workforce, mostly in the areas of product, tech, HR and legal. Little reason was given. But just a few weeks ago, co-CEO Ted Sarandos told attendees at a conference that his company was “not growing as fast as I want.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/netflix-layoffs.html
Get used to fewer choices at stores, especially discounters. Dollar General, BJ’s Wholesale Club and others have all said in their earnings calls this month that they either have cut or plan to cut assortments in merchandise, and that after trimming product choices, they may look at raising prices to get back to healthy growth of their businesses. Dollar General trimmed 1,500 items, or Stock Keeping Units in March. BJ’s plans to reduce its SKUs by 20%. The advantage of removing low-selling SKUs is not having to discount slow-sellers. The risk is a loss of customers to places that still carry whatever gets cut from inventory. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/10/from-bjs-to-lululemon-retailers-are-trimming-assortments.html
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
The Social Security Administration projected today that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in June of next year. That’s about an extra $75 a month for the 72m people receiving Social Security benefits. https://apnews.com/article/social-security-cost-of-living-inflation-cpi-c7c73bbb304205696e7dd1afa27fc850
Disney announced today that the upcoming Super Bowl in February will be streamed live on Disney+. That’s in addition to it being seen on Disney-owned ABC and ESPN. Two other Monday Night games leading up to Super Bowl will also appear on Disney+. Many streaming services are adding live sports events to attract new subscribers. It’s also another advertising opportunity for a game that’s already a sold out – the earliest sellout in Super Bowl history. While “the Big Game” will still be on traditional network television, other events including the Academy Awards and The Emmy Awards are both leaving traditional TV and will stream exclusively. The Emmys will be on Prime Video this coming year and the Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/disney-stream-super-bowl-2027.html
On this day in music history – October 14,
- 1957, the Everly Brothers had their first #1 with “Wake Up Little Suzie” – a song that was banned by some radio stations for its racy theme.
- In 1959, Bobby Darin was at #1 with “Mack the Knife”. It won Record of the Year at the Grammies the following spring.
- In 1966, Pink Floyd, led by Syd Barrett had given up its R&B roots and gone “underground”. They gave their first concert with this new concept at All Saints Hall in Notting Hill, London.
- In 1968, The Jackson Five made their television debut on Hollywood Palace.
- In 1969, New Jersey Police issued a warrant for the arrest of Frank Sinatra for connections to the Mafia.
- In 1971, Creedence Clearwater’s John Fogerty was sued for plagiarizing Little Richard’s “Good Golly Miss Molly” for his song “Travelin’ Band”. The suit was eventually dropped.
- In 1972, Michael Jackson had his first solo #1 hit with “Ben” – the theme song from a movie about a boy and his rat.
- In 1977, David Bowie released his 12th studio album, “Heroes”.
- In 1988, Def Leppard became the first act ever to sell 7 million copies of two consecutive albums, “Pyromania” and “Hysteria”. The second one sold 20m copies.
- In 1996, 28 years after it was recorded, “The Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus” was finally released on video. It included live performances by the Stones, The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithful, Jethro Tull, and a group called The Dirty Mac, cobbled together with John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell and Keith Richards. The Stones had kept it from distribution over fears that their performance in it compared poorly with the other artists.
- In 2006, Freddy Fender died of lung cancer at the age of 69.
Born on this day …
- In 1940, Cliff Richard.
- In 1942, Billy Harrison from Van Morrison’s early group, Them.
- In 1945, Colin Hodgkinson, bass player for Whitesnake.
- In 1946, Justin Hayward from The Moody Blues.
- In 1958, Thomas Dolby, best known for “She Blinded Me With Science”.
- In 1974, Natalie Maines from Dixie Chicks … now, just The Chicks
- In 1978, Usher.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=14&month=10
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Fashion designer, philanthropist and billionaire businessman, Ralph Lauren is 87
- TV and stage actor Greg Evigan, best-known from TV’s “BJ and the Bear” is 73
- British actor Ben Wishaw, who’s played the role of Q in the James Bond films since 2012 and is the voice of Paddington Bear in movies and on TV is 46.
- Among those who’ve passed, poet e.e. cummings was born this day in 1894
- Actress Pert Kelton who was the original Alice in the earliest sketches of The Honeymooners on TV’s The Jackie Gleason Show was born in 1907
- Roger Moore, best known as “The Saint” on TV and as the third James Bond in movies was born in 1927.
- Actor, comedian and magician Harry Anderson from TV’s original “Night Court” was born in 1952
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-dd/2080-date1014.htm
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for tomorrow (10/15) – Italian lemon chicken, rice and vegetables
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 83 this afternoon … a National Weather Service High Wind Watch will be in effect tomorrow through Saturday night … sunny and 92 tomorrow with wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour, increasing to as much as 60 miles an hour tomorrow night … 90 with continued gusts up to 35 miles an hour Friday … 88 Saturday and Sunday … 85 Monday … mostly sunny and 75 with a slight chance of rain Tuesday … overnight lows, 59 tonight … 65 tomorrow night … 63 Friday night … about 59 Saturday and Sunday night … 55 Monday night
PROGRAMMING
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FIRE PERMITS
Call the Pala Fire Department at (760) 742-1632 before starting any open fires to get the day’s Cal Fire and APCD recommendations. Fire Department permits are required for any burning on Pala tribal land.
PALA
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