Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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The San Diego County Water Authority was successful in its rate lawsuit against the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and the SDCWA provided a check to the Rainbow Municipal Water District for Rainbow’s share of the settlement. On March 23, the Rainbow board voted 5-0 to place the money into the district’s reserves rather than to attempt to provide refunds to each individual ratepayer. “I believe that it’s not worth the time and money to return the money to potential and past ratepayers,” board member Pa...
The San Diego County Office of Education will be assisting the Bonsall Unified School District in the search for a new superintendent. The BUSD board held a special meeting April 5 and voted 5-0 to approve a service agreement with the SDCOE to facilitate and advise the process for the Bonsall district to select a new superintendent. "One of the most important jobs a school board has as a collective entity is to hire and interface with the superintendent," said BUSD board president Larissa Anderson. "The Bonsall Unified School...
The house for sale on Pala Road just south of Whispering Oaks Terrace is not the former home of Erle Stanley Gardner, but it was the home of at least two notable residents. Gardner never lived there, and I don't believe he ever owned it, but it has a many storied past and does have a connection to the prolific Perry Mason author. Gardner's residence is located on the Pechanga Reservation in the hills near the casino and Journey Golf Course. The house for sale is recognizable...
I touched on the subject of insurance previously, when I addressed the positive impact that adding home hardening features to a property has on the insurability of the property. The topic of insurance demands a deeper dive because, in California, securing affordable homeowners’ insurance is not an easy task. Insurance companies use the Federal Emergency Management Agency maps to evaluate the types of natural disasters that a property has the potential to experience. The F...
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced April 7 an increased reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the fatal shooting of an Oceanside man five years ago. The federal agency added $10,000 to an earlier offer of $1,000 posted by San Diego County Crime Stoppers for any tip that helps solve the mystery of who gunned down 35-year-old Brandon Keiser on March 22, 2016. Shortly after 10 p.m. that day, patrol o...
The North County Fire Protection District has been awarded a Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grant from the County of San Diego. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 April 6 to approve a $44,654 grant to the fire district which will be used to replace two aging extrication tool sets. The allocations also include $45,000 for the Pendleton Community Service Fund which will provide for a donation truck. "That's great news," said NCFPD fire chief Steve Abbott....
WASHINGTON – Rep. Darrell Issa announced the finalization of Palomar Health Escondido’s reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the formation and implementation of its COVID-19 alternate care site, which provides critical capacity for the region. After initial reimbursement challenges, Issa worked directly with state and federal offices to comprehensively review and quickly secure reimbursement. “Palomar was asked by two levels of government to take the lead in our community’s COVID-19 response and mad...
A transient accused of fatally stabbing a 64-year-old woman as she walked her dogs on a Riverside street made her initial court appearance Monday, April 12. Darlene Stephanie Montoya, 23, was arrested Saturday, April 10, after the alleged attack on Ke Chieh Meng of Riverside and is charged with murder and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon – a knife – in the commission of a felony. According to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback, Meng was walking her...
On Wednesday, March 31, Morgan Campbell and her family arrived at the Quality Inn in Fallbrook to prepare for her mother’s funeral after suddenly losing her to a stroke. While Campbell has lived in Fallbrook on and off for 30 years, she currently resides in Oklahoma. She said that after having positive experiences at the Quality Inn while she lived in Fallbrook, she reserved hotel rooms for her family to stay in while they planned and attended the funeral nearby. According to Campbell, the first day, she was met with an unfor...
March 29 300 block W. Clemmens Ln. Burglary March 30 300 block E. Alvarado St. Found narcotic/narcotic seizure Mission Ridge Ln. Get credit/etc other’s ID March 31 N Main Ave. @ E. Ivy St. Arrest: Simple battery April 1 1500 block Alturas Rd. Take vehicle w/o owners consent/vehicle theft 1600 block S. Mission Rd. Found narcotic/narcotic seizure 1200 block Juliette Pl. Missing adult Leon St. Miscellaneous incidents 1000 block Morro Rd. Arrest: Manufacture/sale/possess metal knuckles April 2 700 block Inverlochy Dr. Contempt o...
FALLBROOK – After enduring years of soaring water costs and having to pay for infrastructure projects they don’t need, the Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District are seeking to detach from the San Diego County Water Authority, and they launched a public education campaign with the unveiling of a new 60-second InfoVideo April 8. Instead of continuing to purchase their water from the SDCWA – which has raised water costs on the districts by an average of 8% each year over the past decade – the...
An elderly woman was injured April 11 when the SUV she was driving went off a road in Fallbrook and down an embankment, fire officials said. The crash happened at 12:55 p.m., Sunday, on South Mission Road south of Quail Knoll Road, said Capt. John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District. Five units from the NCFPD arrived on scene and firefighters extricated the woman from the silver SUV and brought her up to the roadway, Choi said. She was taken by ambulance to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido with injuries not...
FALLBROOK – Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a condition that people may be hesitant to discuss with someone, including a physician. IBS can be marked by symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation and changes in bowel movements. The difficulty in describing such symptoms compels some people to resist discussing them with their physicians, at least initially, but IBS is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders said that I...
TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital announced Wednesday, April 7, that it received certification from DNV as a comprehensive stroke center, reflecting the highest level of expertise for the treatment of serious stroke events. “With stroke care, you must have the best clinicians and resources, but also the ability to act quickly because of the time-critical nature of these events,” Darlene Wetton, CEO of Temecula Valley Hospital, said. “Receiving this Comprehensive Stroke Certification validates all the efforts we have pu...
San Diego County's Tuberculosis Elimination Initiative has been selected as a 2021 TB Elimination Champion by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The TB Elimination Initiative was one of 19 organizations or individuals recognized by the CDC throughout the United States. "This is a great recognition and a great example of what can be accomplished when public and private entities work together to fight diseases such as tuberculosis," Dr. Wilma Wooten, county public...
FALLBROOK – Moving a loved one into a memory care environment can be a difficult decision for families who are faced with the many challenges inherent to dementia, Alzheimer's disease and memory loss. Yet, understanding what makes a memory care community unique can make all the difference in a family's search for specialized care and the right team of qualified nurses and trained caregivers. First, memory care is different from regular assisted living. It constitutes more t...
A one-point football loss can be a disappointment since one of many actions could have reversed the result. Fallbrook High School's 14-13 loss April 9 at San Pasqual showed Fallbrook head coach Troy Everhart where the Warriors need to fix vulnerabilities. "There are no moral victories," Everhart said. "We've got to close that game out, figure what we need to do to get better." The one-point loss was preferable to Fallbrook's 2019 result against San Pasqual. "It was 63 to nothing last year," Everhart said. "I think we closed t...
Nine of Fallbrook High School's boys are on this year's volleyball team which opened 2021 play with three-game losses April 6 at San Marcos and April 7 at San Dieguito Academy. "I'm proud of the kids who came out," said Fallbrook coach Chip Patterson. "It is what it is. I can't get mad at them." Fallbrook does not have a junior varsity team this year. The delay in the start of CIF sports has forced multi-sport athletes to choose, so many football and basketball players who normally also play volleyball are not among...
The 12th professional indoor soccer season for 2007 Fallbrook High School graduate Chris Toth, and Toth's first season with the Tacoma Stars, ended March 28, when the San Diego Sockers eliminated the Stars in the first round of the Major Arena Soccer League playoffs. "It definitely did end a lot earlier than expected. I thought we had a solid roster," Toth said. The seven MASL teams who took the field for the 2020-2021 season had strong rosters in part because the other 10...
One doctor of nuclear medicine in Henderson, Nevada, said he knew the coronavirus pandemic was serious and dangerous, but like many health care professionals, “preparedness and immediacy was paramount for everyone involved when the pandemic hit. A team effort is a must from everyone within every hospital in the U.S. for this disease or we will all lose.” Alex Munoz is just one of those medical professionals who was part of a medical team in the Murrieta Valley that helped treat and save lives without having the medical tit...
Fallbrook High School track and field athletes Sahara Khoury, Savannah Riley, Gavin Weber, Sam Grantham, Johnny Bermudez and Maddy Gaul won events during the Warriors’ season opener March 25 at Carlsbad. Khoury and Riley shared first place in the girls’ pole vault, Weber won the boys’ pole vault, Grantham had the longest boys’ discus throw with Bermudez taking second in that event, Bermudez had the furthest shot put distance, and Gaul was the girls’ 3,200-meter race winner. “I think right now our strongest event as far as num...
Fallbrook High School's tennis team traveled to San Pasqual High School to begin Valley League play April 6 and returned with a 13-4 victory. The Warriors improved to 2-0 in Valley League competition and 5-3 overall April 8 with an 11-6 win over Valley Center on the Adams Community Park courts in Valley Center. "I'm pretty happy about it. It's taken at least this long for us to come together," said Fallbrook coach Bill Lenaway. The coronavirus shutdown delayed the start of CIF sports until February. Girls tennis is normally...
LOS ANGELES – Climate change is a public health emergency. Longer and more severe wildfire seasons due to rising global temperatures produce harmful smoke with far-reaching health impacts. In 2020, there were 57,000 wildfires in the U.S. that resulted in over 10.3 million acres burned, compared with 4.7 million acres in 2019.Smoke exposure from wildfires can harm not only those in the area, but can travel thousands of miles downwind, across states, countries and even oceans. “Smoke inhalation can cause heart attacks and ast...
FALLBROOK – The San Diego Blood Bank held a blood drive in the parking lot at the administrative office of Fallbrook Regional Health District, 138 S. Brandon Road, Wednesday, March 31. The Blood Bank collected 21 donations that will touch the lives of up to 63 people. "Fallbrook Regional Health District thanks everyone who donated and/or offered to donate, especially during this unprecedented time when the need for blood is high," Rachel Mason, executive director of San D...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Gas and Electric has kicked off its 11th annual Environmental Champions grant program – an initiative funded by shareholder dollars to support the work of local nonprofit organizations engaged in wide-ranging environmental protection and education efforts. For the first time, the program has set aside additional funds specifically for a new tree planting initiative. SDG&E invites qualified organizations to apply for program funding that supports climate action in one or more of the following areas: urb...