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San Diego County supervisors voted Wednesday, Sept. 11, to pay property owners to keep roughly 300 acres of their land in agricultural production instead of possibly selling it into development, as part of a program to preserve agriculture and still support farmers and ranchers. The county board of supervisors voted 5-0 to pay nearly $690,000 to turn 143 acres in Fallbrook and 155 acres near El Cajon into agricultural easements as part of the county's Purchase of Agricultural...
Altman Specialty Plants LLC leases 116.45 acres of non-aviation land at Fallbrook Community Airpark, and the San Diego County board of supervisors approved a lease rental amount adjustment for the parcel Wednesday, Sept. 11. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote approved rent adjustments for two separate leases which run through 2029. The 20-year lease approved with Color Spot Nurseries Inc. in 2009 called for a renegotiation in the rental rates every five years based on current market rates, and the rent was increased by a...
FALLBROOK – When the Titanic sank in 1912, the most valuable cargo on board was ostrich feathers. Only diamonds were worth more by weight then. Stylish Victorian ladies wore hats, boas and shoes adorned with exotic African ostrich feathers and flirted behind plumed fans. Today, Fallbrook residents pass by the abandoned Ostrich Creek Bridge hidden in trees at Overland Trail at the south end of town. It spans Ostrich Creek, named for one of the town's earliest industries. Y...
FALLBROOK – The National Fire Protection Association announced that after passing technical committee ballot, the NFPA Standards Council issued a tentative interim amendment, which is an emergency amendment, to allow for a second type of lock, enabling schools to employ a potentially more cost-effective door locking solution while delivering a higher level of safety to students, staff and visitors. The amendment is aimed at better protecting students and staff against targeted acts of violence. Schools were, until now, r...
SAN DIEGO – Does everyone in the family know how to get out of the house if it is on fire? Sadly, two-thirds of American households have not planned and practiced a home fire escape plan, leading to the tragic statistic that seven people die each day in home fires in the U.S. To draw attention to this issue and to work to prevent this tragedy from happening in San Diego, through Sept. 29, the San Diego Regional Fire Foundation is sponsoring a contest to encourage San Diegans to develop and practice their own home escape p...
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT QUESTIONS WILL TRUMP FACE AT UNITED NATIONS The president will have to fend off questions including whether he sought foreign help to damage a political rival, Iran, the uncertain future of Brexit, the U.S. trade war with China and a weakening global economy. 2. BRITISH TOUR COMPANY THOMAS COOK COLLAPSES The British government said the return of the 178-year-old firm's 150,000 British customers now stranded in...
CARSON (AP) - With natural disasters increasing in frequency and intensity, first responders are finding it more difficult to reach and rescue the thousands of victims of floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires. Throughout the country, many emergency units have fewer people to navigate disaster response, meaning they have to do more with less. "So even if you were the slickest agency in the world, and you dealt with disasters all the time ... if you train every day, a...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Saying humanity is waging war with the planet, the head of the United Nations isn't planning to let just any world leader speak about climate change at Monday's special "action summit." Only those with new, specific and bold plans can command the podium and the ever-warming world's attention, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. So sit down, Brazil. Sit down, Saudi Arabia. Sit down, Poland. "People can only speak if they come with positive steps. That...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region's waterways as nationwide parades showcased the Islamic Republic's military arsenal. Hassan Rouhani separately promised to unveil a regional peace plan at this week's upcoming high-level meetings at the United Nations, which comes amid heightened Mideast tensions following a...
Village News Staff - According to Kyla Brown, assistant parks director for the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District, the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, including the visitor center and Sylvan Meadows, will remain closed indefinitely as a result of the Tenaja Fire. The fire burned 1,926 acres and is now fully contained, but Brown said "guests tempted to visit will be turned away while the burn areas are assessed. "There is no timeline for re-opening...
Dr. John Chang - Many people associate springtime with asthma attacks, in large part due to increased exposure to pollen as flowers and plants start to bloom. But some studies show asthma attacks spike during the fall, when more people – especially children – go to the hospital because of asthma-related complications than any other time of the year, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. About 1 in 12 Americans have asthma, a chronic condition that makes it difficult to move air in and out of the lun...
Are e-cigarettes becoming the next public health hazard? Increasingly, health officials seem to think so, and in early September the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that Americans stop vaping until health officials know more about an epidemic of lung disease that has made some 450 people sick and caused three deaths. A study just published found that more than 80% of the patients said they used THC, the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana, but more than half also used nicotine, the culprit in...
The number and rate of people who died by suicide in San Diego County rose slightly again last year, according to the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council's 2019 Report to the Community released Sept. 12. There were 465 deaths by suicide in 2018, up from the 458 reported in 2017. "Suicide remains a significant issue in our communities," Dr. Luke Bergmann, director of behavioral health services for the county Health and Human Services Agency, said. "But suicide can be...
With only 182 days left before I leave for my birthday trip, a few folks have pointed out an irregularity in my last column. Apparently, I have always been obnoxious. It started when I was 10. With a pair of six guns slung low on my hips, I'd mosey up to family members and smack them squarely between the shoulder blades asking, "Guess who's back?" My family nickname is unprintable. When you read this column, I will have knocked out my sixth week of exercise. There's not much...
CLEARWATER, Fla. – California is one of the 40 states that are covered by the “Good Samaritan Law.” This law offers legal protection to people who give practical assistance to someone who they believe to be injured, ill, in danger or otherwise disabled. It protects people who witness someone overdosing on drugs and who are typically hesitant to help because they fear of being sued or prosecuted for simple possession charges or other crimes. As a result, sometimes people are left to die alone. The range of what offenses and v...
Most people like to hear themselves talk. They enjoy sharing personal information, their jobs and recent activities. And there’s nothing wrong with that, unless someone spends so much time talking that they forget to actually listen to what others are sharing. Being a good listener is an essential skill in maintaining strong personal relationships with relatives or with friends. Yet, too often people tend to believe that solid relationships just seem to happen. Having good friends takes some work and effort on both sides o...
Emel Akan - The Epoch Times House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is facing growing bipartisan pressure to bring the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to the House floor before the end of this year. A bipartisan group of lawmakers and farmers from across the country rallied Sept. 12, in the nation's capital for the new free-trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, which will replace the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. The Trump administration, Sept. 11, sen...
Zachary Stieber - The Epoch Times Top Democrats are dismissing calls to impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, which were sparked by a new article that rehashes old allegations against the justice and included one newly reported claim that the alleged victim doesn't recall. Asked about the push, Sept. 16, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told Politico, "Get real." "We've got to get beyond this 'impeachment is the answer to every problem.' It's not realistic,"...
Matthew Vadum - The Epoch Times Search engine giant Google is denying wrongdoing after being sued for $50 million for allegedly undermining a campaign led by Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, by suspending its online advertising after Gabbard's attention-grabbing performance in the first candidates' debate, June 26. "We filed a lawsuit against Google because no tech monopoly or any other entity should have the undue influence to suppress freedom...
Moonlight Amphitheater brings out the stars, overhead and onstage. Their newest production, "Victor/Victoria," is the gender-bending tale of a woman, dressed as a man, pretending to be a woman. Even though it sounds loopy, the play works brilliantly. It's a fabulous retelling of Blake Edwards' film by the same name from 1982. The film starred his talented wife, Julie Andrews, as Victoria and Robert Preston as Toddy, with James Garner as King Marchan. Those are big shoes to...
BONSALL – Neill Ketchum will say “Sayonara” with her last show at the Z Café and Art Gallery, which is open Sept. 9 to Dec. 2. Ketchum lives in Fallbrook and draws and paints the oak trees which surround her home. The entire oak forest, parts of the willow or sycamore groves, whatever exists in and around them, has occupied her paper or canvas for the last three decades. Sometimes the painting is close to what the viewer might see in real life. Sometimes the image focuse...
The sold-out KAABOO Del Mar festival entertained fans for three days at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, taking over the beachside venue starting Friday, Sept. 13. When it was all said and done, though, the festival announced that it would be moving downtown in 2020, taking over Petco Park. Headlining the 2019 festival was Kings of Leon on Friday, Dave Matthews Band on Saturday and Mumford and Sons on Sunday. Duran Duran, Black Eyed Peas, OneRepublic, Sheryl Crow, Maren Morris, a special collaboration from hip-hop...
FALLBROOK – The Friends of the Fallbrook Library are hosting a new art exhibition titled “Cuatro.” Luis Alderete, Carlos Castrejon, Jorge Egea and Daniel Marquez are the four artists presenting their work. The artists have worked together previously, organizing and participating in a series of local and international exhibitions with a large group of artists, the “Paisanos.” “Cuatros” is the first of a new series of exhibitions. The intent is to have each of the four artists...
FALLBROOK – The Friends of the Fallbrook Library are hosting a new art exhibition titled “Cuatro.” Luis Alderete, Carlos Castrejon, Jorge Egea and Daniel Marquez are the four artists presenting their work. The artists have worked together previously, organizing and participating in a series of local and international exhibitions with a large group of artists, the “Paisanos.” “Cuatros” is the first of a new series of exhibitions. The intent is to have each of the four artists show their work in the mediums of drawing, pain...
FALLBROOK – As part of Regal’s Summer Movie Express, Regal treated the Boys and Girls Clubs of North County youth to enjoy blockbuster hits while also engaging their brains. Through a partnership with Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Regal provided the club with a grant to help cover expenses like transportation and snacks for club members. All young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer, according to the Nat...
