Pala Today News – 12/12/25
Written by John Fox on December 12, 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 biggest game in the history of Valley Center High football is tonight at Cal State Fullerton. The Southern California champion Jaguars meet the Lincoln Lions from San Jose for the state championship in the CIF 6-AA Division. Kickoff is at 4p. The team left at 11a this morning. Buses for rooters left Valley Center at 12:10p.
San Diego County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a person under the influence this morning near the Fallbrook Library. It was a known homeless person in town. Witnesses said she was seen acting erratically near the library. After deputies arrived, the situation escalated into an altercation, prompting a large response by additional deputies. Paramedics treated at least one officer at the scene. The woman involved was taken into custody. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2025/12/11/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spanwoman-arrested-after-altercation-with-deputy/80670.html
Carlsbad Police ordered students and staff at La Costa Meadows Elementary School to shelter in place as officers investigated a threat made against the school. The precautionary sweep at about noon didn’t uncover any potential threat and the order was lifted at about 1:40p with classes resuming and the regular release and bus schedule observed. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/police-search-la-costa-meadows-elementary-school-campus-after-potential-threat
San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a proposal to pursue partnerships with national laboratories to resolve issues with spent nuclear fuel stored at the decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Plan options are expected to be presented to the board by staff in 90 days including possible costs and potential funding sources. SONGS has been offline since 2013. https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/county-supervisors-ok-proposal-relocate-spent-nuclear-fuel
In addition to the checkpoint in Carlsbad tonight we reported on yesterday, the Vista Sheriff’s station will conduct a DUI checkpoint in that city at an undisclosed location tomorrow night from 6p to 2a Sunday. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on data about the rate of impaired driving-related crashes in the area. https://www.newsbreak.com/california-insights-1665598/4393376469938-dui-checkpoint-planned-in-vista-this-saturday-to-increase-local-road-safety
Pala will have sunny days with highs in the 80s through Tuesday, then cooling a little for the rest of 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 the NFL – Week 15 started off with a close one. Atlanta topped the Buccaneers in Tampa 29-28 thanks to a 4th quarter rally by the Falcons who scored two touchdowns in four minutes and finished with a field goal with no time on the clock. Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins passed for 373 yards and three touchdowns. Atlanta had a lot more penalties than Tampa Bay but also gained 138 more yards. They’re now 5 and 9 this season. Tampa is 7 and 7. This Sunday, the Chargers are at Kansas City at 10a on CBS. The Rams host red-hot Detroit at 1p on Fox.
College Football – First round playoff games begin a week from today with #8 Oklahoma at #9 Alabama.
2025 Bowl Game schedule – (partial)
Sat 12/13 – Cricket Bowl in Atlanta – South Carolina State v. Prairie View A&M – noon on ABC
Sat 12/13 – Bucked Up LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium – Boise State v. Washington – 8p on ABC
Tue 12/16 – Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, AL – Troy v. Jacksonville State – 9p on ESPN
Wed 12/17 – StaffDNA Cure Bowl in Orlando – Old Dominion v. S. Florida – 5p on ESPN
Wed 12/17 – 68 Ventures Bowl in Mobile – Louisiana v. Delaware at 8:30p on ESPN
In the NBA – Houston edged the Clippers 115-113. Other winners were Milwaukee, New Orleans and Denver. Six games tonight. The Lakers are at Phoenix Sunday. The Clippers get the weekend off.
In hockey – 13 games last night. The winners were San Jose, Tampa Bay, Vegas, Carolina, Ottawa, Montreal, Nashville, Minnesota, Boston, Edmonton, Colorado, Vancouver, and the New York Islanders 5-2 over the visiting Ducks.
In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next games are tonight and tomorrow night hosting Henderson.
In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is Sunday hosting Rochester. It’s the Gulls’ season home opener.
In golf – At the PGA Tour Q-School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, halfway through round 2, four golfers are tied for the lead at 7-under par. Two of them, Michael Feagles and Ben Kohles are still on the course. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
Bonsall – no scheduled games
Great Oak – boys’ wrestling at La Costa Canyon today at 11a and tomorrow at 9a; girls’ water polo at Citrus Valley at 2p; girls’ basketball at Heritage at 4p; boys’ basketball hosting Mission Viejo at 5p; Tomorrow – girls’ soccer in the Newport Harbor Tournament
Fallbrook – no schedule published
Valley Center – Football in the CIF Division 6-AA champion game at Cal State Fullerton at 4p; girls’ soccer against Escondido Charter at 4p, boys’ hosting, girls’ away; basketball at San Dieguito Academy at 4:30p; girls’ basketball hosting Del Lago Academy at 6:30p; Tomorrow – wresting at Mira Mesa at 8a
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down. The Dow fell a third of a percent. The S&P 500 was down 8 tenths of a percent. The Nasdaq was off by 1 ¼%. Gold gained $16 on the Comex, trading at $4,329 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were off by 3 cents at $57.57 a barrel.
Disney yesterday committed to investing $1b in OpenAI and allowing Sora users access to more than 200 Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters for the creation of short-form videos. The three-year licensing deal will result in user-generated clips appearing on Disney+. It was only two days ago that Disney had sent Google a cease and desist order, accusing its AI models of widespread copyright violation. That fight has been going on between major Hollywood studios and tech for several years. Yesterday’s announcement strikes at the heart of last year’s writers strike, which in part sought protection for traditional entertainment industry jobs that could be lost to AI. Disney’s decision to license its intellectual property to OpenAI is major shift in that battle. The deal gives Disney structured participation and clearer boundaries for official channels even though it will lose some control over how its closely guarded characters will appear on digital platforms. It also addresses the reality that AI video creation is exploding right now. https://www.emarketer.com/content/disney-bets–1-billion-on-openai-fan-made-ai-video-goes-mainstream
Costco beat Wall Street’s fiscal first quarter expectations. Sales were up 8.2% overall and digital sales jumped more than 20% compared with one year ago. They also reported a strong start to the holiday sales season with e-commerce generating over $250m in non-food orders. The company also benefitted from an increase in its membership fees beginning with September 2024 renewals. That’s always been an important part of Costco’s business plan for generating revenue and keeping merchandise pricing low. Costco plans to open at least 30 new club stores per year for the foreseeable future. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/costco-cost-earnings-q1-2026.html
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
New this weekend at the movies, a comedy-drama starring Emma Mackey – “Ella McCay”, a remake of the holiday horror film “Silent Night, Deadly Night”, a drama set in the old west called “Eastern Western”, and the 25th anniversary re-release of “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” starring Jim Carrey. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/december/2025?view=list
At some point this weekend, Disney’s “Zootopia 2” is expected to exceed $1b in ticket sales. It’s the second Hollywood film this year to do that. The live action remake of “Lilo and Stich” is the other one. About three fourths of the ticket sales have been internationally, highlighting a shift in the domestic market towards PG-rated family films and away from PG-13 and R-rated features. The biggest film release worldwide this year has been China’s “Ne Zha 2” which has sold $2.2b worth of tickets since its January release. Nearly $450m of Zootopia’s take was in the Chinese market, overshadowing the $233m earned here in the U.S. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/12/disney-zootopia-2-1-billion-global-box-office.html
Food marketing experts are saying the next grocery obsession is likely to be fiber. Protein saw a massive spike in popularity this year. But 2026 is expected to be the year of fiber. PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Nestle and Olipop got the gut health ball rolling this year with prebiotic drinks. Next year, the sector is expected to really take off. According to food research company Mintel, 90% of women and 97% of men aren’t getting their daily fiber requirements – somewhere between 25 and 38 grams per day. And people are starting to take notice. 22% of U.S. consumers now say high fiber content is one of the most important factors when shopping for food. That’s up from just 17% four years ago. 42% believe the attribute of “high fiber” on a nutrition label or food packaging means it’s healthy. Watching fiber intake is nothing new. It’s been identified as a need for health in older people for many years. Now the two types of fiber – soluble and insoluble are being recognized as improving digestion, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and making you feel full longer for all ages. That last attribute may help people lose weight. One University of Michigan dietician fiber’s role as a “street sweeper” for the body may be one of the reasons it’s now getting the spotlight. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/12/fibermaxxing-high-fiber-foods-pepsi-nestle-olipop.html
On this day in music history – December 12,
- 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis, while still married to his first wife, secretly married his 13-year old second cousin, Myra Gale Brown. When the scandalous news became public during a European concert tour the following May, the tour was cancelled after only three shows.
- In 1965, The Beatles 6th album, “Rubber Soul” hit the album charts. It was their second album containing all-original songs.
- In 1967, Rolling Stone Brian Jones was given three years’ probation and a fine for drug offenses. Three psychiatrists agreed Jones was an extremely frightened young man with suicidal tendencies. He was found drowned in his swimming pool two years later, just three months after being fired from the group he’d co-founded with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
- In 1970, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles began the first of two weeks at #1 with “Tears of a Clown”. Although it was their 26th Top 40 hit, it was their first to make it to #1. The music was written by Stevie Wonder and his producer four years earlier. Smokey Robinson wrote the lyrics.
- On the same day, the Doors played what would be their last-ever live show in New Orleans.
- In 1985, keyboard player and founding member of The Rolling Stones, Ian Stewart died of a heart attack in his doctor’s waiting room. Stewart was dismissed from the group by their manager in May of ’63 but stayed on as road manager and piano player on all of their albums from 1964 through ’83. He also played keyboards on Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll” and “Boogie With Stu”.
- In 1987, George Michael began the first of four weeks at #1 on the singles chart with “Faith”.
- In 1992, Whitney Houston started a 20-week run at #1 with the album, “The Bodyguard”. It is still the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time at over 45m copies sold worldwide. That beats “Saturday Night Fever’s” 40m.
- In 2003, Mick Jagger was knighted by Prince Charles in Buckingham Palace.
- In 2007, Ike Turner died at the age of 76 at his home in San Marcos, CA.
- In 2012, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Michael Stipe, Chris Martin, Roger Waters and Bruce Springsteen played a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, raising $30m for those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Born on this day …
- in 1915, Frank Sinatra.
- In 1938 Connie Francis.
- In 1940 Dionne Warwick.
- In 1941, Terry Kirkman from The Association.
- In 1942, Tim Hauser from Manhattan Transfer.
- In 1943, Dave Munden from The Tremeloes, Dicky Betts from The Allman Brothers, Grover Washington Jr., and Mike Smith, lead singer with The Dave Clark Five.
- In 1959, Sheila E.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=12&month=12
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actor Bill Nighy is 76
- Former Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby is 73
- Actress Jennifer Connelly is 55
- Actress best known for TV’s “Blossom” and “Big Bang Theory”, Mayim Bialik is 50
- Among those who’ve passed, game show host and animal activist Bob Barker was born in 1923.
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for tomorrow (12/15) – Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, vegetables and dessert
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 83 this afternoon … patchy morning low clouds and fog tomorrow and Sunday, clearing to mostly sunny and about 81 both days … sunny and 84 Monday … 83 Tuesday … 78 Wednesday and Thursday … overnight lows, about 52 tonight through Monday night … 50 Tuesday night … 48 Wednesday night
FIRE PERMITS
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PALA
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