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Pala Today News – 11/25/25

Written by John Fox on November 25, 2025

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

A 25-year old Oceanside man was arrested yesterday in connection with the death of his 83-year old neighbor. First responders to the 300 block of Talon Ridge Way found the woman unresponsive at about 6:15p. Evidence pointed to homicide. The unidentified neighbor was booked into Vista jail on suspicion of murder. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/neighbor-arrested-for-the-death-of-83-year-old-in-oceanside/509-526293ac-85e9-4644-b33c-ddb684f6a50b

A two-vehicle crash in Wildomar last night killed one person and injured two others. DUI appears to have been a factor. It happened just after 9p at Clinton Keith Road and Palomar Street just west of I-15. The fatality was found on the roadway. Both drivers were injured with one taken into custody suspected of driving under the influence. No identities were released. https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/1-dead-1-critically-injured-wildomar-dui-crash-rso

San Diego Sheriffs’ ASTREA helicopter has been flying over the Fallbrook area this morning looking for a 16-year old at-risk boy. Javier O. is described as Hispanic, 5 foot 6 inches tall, 120 pounds with black hair. He was last seen wearing an “SD” beanie, grey sweater and grey and plaid shorts. Anyone who sees Javier should call 9-1-1.

A truck full of 500 Thanksgiving turkeys destined for giveaway to the needy away was stolen in Lake Elsinore Saturday. The Grab-n-Go Food Distribution turkey giveaway was underway when U.R. Important Foundation’s director says the team stepped away from the truck for a quick break. When they returned, it was gone. They’re hoping nearby businesses have surveillance of the theft. https://abc7.com/post/truck-full-turkeys-stolen-ahead-lake-elsinore-giveaway/18197474/

A reminder that all Pala offices and tribal services will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Pala Today will also not air or publish tomorrow. All will return to regular schedules Monday, December 1.

Pala will have warm, dry weather through the Thanksgiving holiday with cooler temperatures and rain possible this weekend. 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 the NFL – Last night the 49ers whupped Carolina 20-9 in Santa Clara. Week 13 begins Thursday with three games – Green Bay at Detroit on Fox at 10a, Kansas City at Dallas at 1:30p on CBS, and Cincinnati at Baltimore at 5p on NBC. The Rams are at Carolina at 10a Sunday on Fox. The Chargers host Las Vegas at 1p on CBS.

In college football – There weren’t many upsets last week, so there aren’t many drastic changes to the AP Top 25. The only big one is Georgia Tech dropping 8 places to #23. Only four other teams in the top 14 moved at all and they only moved one place up or down. https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings

Lots of games Friday and Saturday. San Diego State is at New Mexico at 12:30 Friday. Only one college game on Thanksgiving – Navy at Memphis on ESPN at 4:30p.

In the NBA – Last night’s winners were Detroit, Toronto, New York, Miami, Denver, Portland, New Orleans, Houston, Golden State and Sacramento over Minnesota 117-112 in overtime.

Hall of Famer, Chauncey Billups pleaded not-guilty to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving mafia figures and another former NBA player. He was arraigned yesterday in a Brooklyn federal court on money laundering and fraud conspiracy charges. Each carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence. https://www.npr.org/2025/11/24/g-s1-99116/chauncey-billups-portland-trail-blazers-rigged-poker-games

In hockey – Seven games last night. The winners were Tampa Bay, New Jersey, Washington, Florida, Utah, the New York Rangers, and the Kings 2-1 over Ottawa in Los Angeles.

In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next game is tomorrow at Tucson.

In Major League Baseball – Shohei Ohtani has announced he will play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic. He helped his home country win the tournament in 2023 by striking out then-Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final at -bat. Ohtani was named MVP of the 2023 tournament. https://apnews.com/article/shohei-ohtani-world-baseball-classic-japan-33d577090679a2fc4c5a4b4f2dd9b570

In Major League Soccer – Last night at Snapdragon Stadium in Mission Valley, San Diego FC beat Minnesota United 1-0.

In local high school sports:

Bonsall – boys’ basketball hosting Monarch at 1:30p

Great Oak – freshman boys’ basketball at a tournament at Ramona all day; girls’ wrestling at Eisenhower at 10a; girls’ basketball at a tournament at El Toro at 10a

Fallbrook – no schedule published

Valley Center – freshman and varsity boys’ basketball at Crawford at 5p; JV basketball at a tournament at Tri-City Christian today and tomorrow

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up again. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1 ¼%. Merck and Home Depot led the rally. The S&P 500 was up ¾%. And the Nasdaq rose a half percent. Gold shot up $42 on the Comex to $4,136.20 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were down $1.09 to $57.74 a barrel.

Homes are increasingly being taken off the market at the fastest pace in a decade. Weak buyer demand, weakening prices and overall economic uncertainty caused 85k U.S. homeowners to delist their homes in September. They’ve decided they’d rather wait to sell than accept a low offer. The rate is 28% more than one year ago and the highest level in 8 months, according to Redfin, who says 70% of the listings in September had been on the market more than 60 days. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/home-sellers-delisting-redfin.html

Best Buy is optimistic for holiday sales. They’ve raised their full-year sales and earnings outlook after three years of declining sales. The electronics retailer had better-than-expected sales in the 3^rd quarter thanks to strong sales in computers, gaming and smart phones. Sales increased both in-store and on the Best Buy website. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/-best-buy-bby-q3-2026-earnings-.html

Southwest Airlines announced it will offer non-stop flights to Honolulu out of Ontario International Airport beginning June 4 of next year. The flights will be daily and can be booked now. https://www.flyontario.com/press/fly-ontario-calif-honolulu-aboard-southwest-airlines-starting-june

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

The White House is floating a proposal to extend subsidies to help consumers pay for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act for two more years. The current credits are set to expire at the end of the year and were the main point of contention to ending the government shutdown. Democratic lawmakers wanted a full extension of the credits. This possible new extension is likely to meet with resistance from hard core conservatives who have sought to repeal and replace what is commonly known as Obamacare for over a decade. There’s nothing definite about this new proposal until President Trump announces it. www.APNews.com

Americans are rethinking what it means to celebrate. Heading into the holidays with all the accompanying celebrating and feasting, new data from Circana shows that 49% of us plan to cut back on alcohol. That’s a significant double-digit jump from last year. It breaks down with Gen Z having the highest percentage, as 65% plan to drink less next year and 39% will give it up entirely. That’s leading to an increased interest in sober bars, which 41% of Gen-Z plan to visit. 58% of all people surveyed plan to try a non-alcoholic beverage option, and one in four want to sample THC- or CBD-infused drinks. Top reasons for cutting back include: improving physical health, saving money, and boosting mental health. www.digitalthirdcoast.net

Speaking of THC- and CBD-infused drinks, a new law threatens this new product segment at your local Total Wine or convenience store. The Congressional bill that ended the government shutdown included a one-year deadline to close the loophole that allows the sale of drinks whose active ingredient comes from hemp. Despite U.S. policy distinctions, hemp and marijuana are cultivars of the same plant, Cannabis sativa L. which is still illegal at the federal level. The legal distinction between hemp and marijuana is the level of THC in them. Hemp is capped at 0.3% THC. Hemp products can be shipped from state to state and sold where local laws allow. As of September, THC beverages were legal in 28 states and legal with restrictions in nine others. Six states have banned them. Seven others require them to be sold only in marijuana dispensaries. Measures are before the House and Senate to either repeal the hemp loophole section of the new spending bill, standardize testing and monitoring of hemp, or even ease its regulation. In any case, regulations pertaining to hemp, marijuana and products derived from them are not likely to become simple anytime soon. https://www.npr.org/2025/11/24/nx-s1-5609336/hemp-thc-drinks-cannabis-marijuana-farm-bill

On this day in music history – November 25,

1965, before there was officially such a thing as Black Friday, Harrods department store in London closed to the public so The Beatles, then at the height of their popularity could do their Christmas shopping in private without being mobbed by fans … who probably also would have destroyed the store.
In 1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their live performance debut at the Bag O’Nails Club in London. The club didn’t have a stage, so they used the DJ booth, playing for an influential music industry crowd. The club was a hangout for Eric Clapton, Pete Townsend, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and all four of The Beatles.
In 1972, Chuck Berry was at #1 with “My Ding-a-Ling”. Originally recorded by Dave Bartholomew in 1952, Berry’s hit version was recorded live at a concert in England in February of ’72. Boston radio DJ Jim Connors was credited with a recording industry gold record for discovering the song, promoting it to his peers and pushing it to the top of the chart.
In 1974, singer songwriter Nick Drake died in his sleep at age 26 from an overdose of anti-depressant medication. His 1972 song “Pink Moon” was revived in a Volkswagen TV commercial in 2000. Within a month, Drake posthumously sold more records that he had in the previous 30 years.
In 1976, The Band gave their final performance on Thanksgiving Day at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The show, which also included Joni Mitchell, Dr. John, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond and Eric Clapton was filmed by Martin Scorsese and released as the documentary “The Last Waltz” two years later.
In 1984, dozens of British music artists gathered at a London studio to record the benefit single, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, it raised over $13.6m for hunger relief worldwide.
In 1992, Whitney Houston made her acting debut with Kevin Costner in “The Bodyguard”. It had been written twenty years earlier for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. The soundtrack album sold over 42m copies.
Exactly three years later, in 1995 Whitney was at #1 with “Exhale” from the film, “Waiting to Exhale”. It was her 11^th #1 hit.
In 2003, Glen Campbell was arrested with a blood alcohol level of .20 after his BMW hit a Toyota Camry. He was charged with “extreme” drunk driving, hit and run, and assaulting a police officer who reported that while in custody, Campbell repeatedly hummed his hit, “Rhinestone Cowboy”.
On the same day, Meat Loaf underwent heart surgery to correct a condition that led to his collapse on stage eight days earlier.
In 2007, Kevin Dubrow, front man for Quiet Riot was found dead at his home in Las Vegas at age 52. The band’s 1983 album “Metal Health” was the first heavy metal album to top the charts.
In 2010, a restaurant in Massachusetts fell victim to a prankster who order 178 pizzas claiming they were for Bob Dylan and his crew, who were appearing at a concert in Amherst. The imposter wore a fake pass for a Dylan concert. The restaurant worked until 5:30a to make the nearly $4k worth of pizzas which no one claimed.

Born on this day …

In 1940, soul singer Percy Sledge who had the 1966 #1 hit “When a Man Loves a Woman”, a song that was said to be largely ad-libbed when first recorded.
In 1944, drummer Bev Bevan from The Move and its later incarnation, The Electric Light Orchestra.
In 1944, Bob Lind who had the 1966 Top five hit “Elusive Butterfly”
In 1960, Amy Grant
In 1966, Stacy Lattisaw

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=25&month=11

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actor, author, lawyer and political commentator Ben Stein is 81. “Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? Bueller?”
Actor John Larroquette is 78
Actress Christina Applegate is 54
The late Ricardo Montalban who played Mr. Roarke on TV’s Fantasy Island and the villainous Khan in Star Trek was born in 1920.

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date1125.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 82 this afternoon … 83 tomorrow … mostly cloudy and 81 Thanksgiving Day … sunny and 75 Friday … mostly sunny and 69 Saturday … a slight chance of rain beginning Saturday night through Monday … the high temperature will be 63 on Sunday … 67 on Monday … overnight lows, 51 tonight … 53 tomorrow night … 48 Thursday night … about 45 Friday and Saturday night … 41 Monday night

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