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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When the proposal for the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District to detach from the San Diego County Water Authority and annex to the Eastern Municipal Water District is heard by San Diego County's Local Agency Formation Commission, a public vote will follow any LAFCO board approval. LAFCO's board voted 8-0 to call for a public vote, May 4, and the motion also included the creation of a technical advisory committee. LAFCO executive officer Keene Simonds will draft proposed tasks for the...
A new member of the board of directors for the nonprofit that operates the Fallbrook Senior Center has resigned after complaints that she was not old enough to serve on the board. Robyn Dahlson, who is in her 30s, was appointed to the senior center's board of directors in April and had not yet met all the board members, board president Jack Schirner said. But although at least one contender for the seat Dahlson was appointed to claimed that her selection violated the senior...
It wasn't quite a Black Friday level of frenzy in downtown Fallbrook as last weekend was the first time since early March that retail businesses could reopen. But, it's a start. All around town, there was more activity than usual with retailers such as 100 Main, Shop Around the Corner, The Spoiled Avocado and Mimi's Boutique and others had activity within them when before there was none. On Thursday, May 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of California Health...
John Miltimore Special to Valley News The World Health Organization praised Sweden as a potential “model” for battling the COVID-19 virus sweeping nations around the world recently. Sweden, unlike most other nations, has avoided the hardline approach to the novel coronavirus pandemic that has resulted in mass economic shutdowns and vast unemployment. Bars, restaurants, libraries, public pools and most schools remain open in the nation of 10 million, which has drawn fire from critics skeptical of the state’s “lais...
I don’t really understand why Diana Miller chose to ask why liberals “always” go to the extreme with their attacks and single case scenarios in her opening statement, then says nothing about it in the following text. However, she does go on an extreme attack of her own on the uneducated, the poor, labor unions and China. She goes on to disparage the “living wage” concept as “exhausted and tired” after 30 years. Yes, it is exhausting and tiring that after 30 years of talking about a living wage, we aren’t anywhere near h...
We all miss going out to eat, seeing our family dentist and sporting events. Small businesses have taken a huge hit, and we must ensure they recover. The governor just released Phase 2 reopening, based on successes with social distancing and smoothing the curve. California’s economy should reopen quickly. By using social distancing and other protections, most businesses can reopen while keeping customers safe. As a member of the Joint Task Force on Business and Jobs R...
My wife and I have lived in Fallbrook for 19 years. We have noticed and appreciated the wonderful service in most of the shops here. At the top of the list for me is Jan Pieters, the CVS pharmacy manager. This past Wednesday, as I was coming out of the CVS store, my wife noticed that I had one hearing aid dangling on my left side. I fixed it immediately and noticed that the hearing aid on my right side was missing. This set cost me $5,000. I went back into the store and went up and down the aisles searching for the missing...
Sue Jones asks what I would do regarding the coronavirus if I were president. First, here are three things you should know. In 2014, former President Barack Obama said, “There may and likely will come a time in which we have both an airborne disease that is deadly. And in order for us to deal with that effectively, we have to put in place an infrastructure – not just here at home, but globally – that allows us to see it quickly, isolate it quickly, respond to it quickly, so that if and when a new strain of flu, like the S...
On May 4, Fallbrook's ZIP code (92028) enjoyed the lowest rate of accumulated COVID-19 cases of any ZIP code in the county, as reported by the HHSA website's daily updated "COVID-19 Summary of Cases By ZIP code." At that time, Fallbrook had held to just 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 for over a week, which is 24.9 cases per 100,000 residents. Then disaster struck. A week later, we find that the number of confirmed cases here in this town has jumped 50% to 18 confirmed sufferers of the virus among our residents. What are we do...
These past two months have been difficult for everyone, but especially for business owners throughout the region. We all understand the multiple levels of grief and hardship that COVID-19 has inflicted upon San Diegans. Families who have lost members to the virus and business owners who will never be able to reopen. Throughout these two months, I’ve relied on facts, not politics, to guide my decisions. California has a population of 39.9 million people. As I write this, 0...
I personally want to thank Transcendent Touch Massage for holding “Everybody Deserves a Massage Day” May 28, where people can get a massage for free if they want one and need it but can’t afford it, no questions asked. Craig Lozzi and his daughter Laurel want to give back to the community and honestly really care about you. They are wonderful people. I have known Craig and Laurel for years, but when I walked into their new studio location for Transcendent Touch Massage I was actually stunned and in awe of the beauty. First...
Carol Lee Savoca passed away on Mother's Day, May 10, 2020, after what should be considered a successful bout against cancer. Her determination and strong will bought her several extra years to spend time with the people she loved most. Carol was born June 7, 1940, in Dayton, Ohio, to Robert and Margaret Deebach. She was the 11th generation of her family in the United States tracing her roots back to the Plymouth Colony in 1631. Growing up in a more innocent age as an only chi...
I personally want to thank Transcendent Touch Massage for holding “Everybody Deserves a Massage Day” May 28, where people can get a massage for free if they want one and need it but can’t afford it, no questions asked. Craig Lozzi and his daughter Laurel want to give back to the community and honestly really care about you. They are wonderful people. I have known Craig and Laurel for years, but when I walked into their new studio location for Transcendent Touch Massage I was actually stunned and in awe of the beauty. First...
OAKLAND – A group of 151 economists and political scientists is calling for the immediate suspension of California’s Assembly Bill 5, a law that was passed in 2019 to regulate the use of independent contractors in a variety of activities. The “Open Letter to Suspend California AB 5” is addressed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and all members of the California state Legislature and calls for the immediate suspension of the law, which prevents individuals from working part time in a variety of indispensable positions, especial...
Glen Herman Holzhausen was born on a farm outside Chesaning, Michigan, April 20, 1923. In the morning of May 8, 2020, he died at Paramount Parks Assisted Living facility in Eagle, Idaho, where he lived for the past four years. He was aged 97 years and 18 days. Glen was the second child and eldest son of Philip and Eva Holzhausen and grandson of Herman and Juliana Holzhausen who immigrated to Michigan from Germany. Glen chose not to stay on the farm but to attend college at...
Before reaching out to the students and families of students scheduled to graduate in the coming weeks, Fallbrook High School principal Narciso Iglesias and principal Michael Gray of Oasis and Ivy high schools spoke with the Village News on a Zoom call to explain what was about to take place. “We’re going to be communicating to our families that we are going to celebrate our students via virtual graduation,” Iglesias said. “It’s been a tough, tough year. Believe me, my heart is completely broken, and I know that nothing I...
San Diego’s jobless rate is currently at 25% according to the San Diego Association of Governments. That number is expected to grow until the “stay at home” mandate is lifted, and people are able to return to work. To put some perspective on this number, consider that in 2008 because of the Great Recession, the jobless rate was 11.1%, and we thought that was disastrous. Do you recall the fallout in real estate because of an 11.1% jobless rate? I do. Thousands of people lost...
The North County Fire Protection District is warning residents of the Fallbrook, Bonsall and Rainbow areas to exercise extra caution while out and about on foot and to watch for pedestrians while driving after two back-to-back accidents. Two crashes involving pedestrians occurred on South Mission Road in Fallbrook in recent weeks, and with many people out walking amid pandemic-related stay-at-home orders, North County Fire Capt. John Choi said the fire district wanted to get ahead of the problem by getting the word out to...
All North County Fire Protection District firefighters who previously tested positive for the coronavirus are now healthy and have returned to work, the fire district said. The fire district announced the firefighters were back on duty in a Facebook post Wednesday, May 6. The firefighters who have recovered from coronavirus are now trying to give back to the community by donating their plasma, and the antibodies that come with it. "The silver lining in our firefighters...
Village News Inc., the company that owns the Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News, Valley News and Anza Valley Outlook, has received a $75,000 grant from a project supporting local journalism and operated by Facebook. Village News Inc. joins other California news organizations including Voice of San Diego, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Spotlight, in receiving money through the Facebook Journalism Project’s COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program. Twenty-six newsrooms in California were s...
FALLBROOK – The Foundation for Senior Care is offering their computer classes online with Zoom. As a support to older adults during the COVID-19 crisis, the Foundation for Senior Care is waiving the cost for these computer classes; however, donations are appreciated. How to use Zoom This class begins May 14, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. with instructor Bob Cebulski. It will cover how to use Zoom, including the controls on each device, including desktop computer, laptop, tablet or phone. For help getting set up, contact the office a...
Fallbrook has consistently been one of the communities least affected by coronavirus in San Diego County, according to data released by the county. Fallbrook, with a population of around 30,000, had 18 coronavirus cases as of May 11. It translates to just 37.3 cases per 100,000 – while Fallbrook's position has fluctuated over the course of the coronavirus outbreak, that means it currently has the second-lowest number of per capita coronavirus cases in San Diego County, b...
Testing for the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19 has been increasing in San Diego County. The number of daily total tests in the region exceeded 3,300 in four of the past five days. On Sunday, May 10, there was a decrease in the number of tests reported – 2,638 tests. Testing dips typically occur Sundays. The decrease may be more pronounced with the three state sites, which have a capacity of nearly 800 daily tests, being closed Sundays and Mondays. Overall, the number of tests is expected to continue to climb t...
BONSALL – In many respects, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to measures that altered the way many people have grown to be accustomed and virtually stopped the way they interact with others in their social, family and business circle. The Bonsall Woman's Club found a way to continue with their calendar of events. And this time of the year they meet to discuss where several dollars are returned to the community in the form of charitable donations. Hence, the club's board has b...