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Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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The Fallbrook Union High School District Board of Trustees Monday, Nov. 9 had further public comment and staff discussion about an advisory course offered by Fallbrook High before ultimately approving the course for the spring semester with a 3-2 vote. The discussion came after several residents expressed concerns about the course as well as the continuation of distance learning through the end of the first semester of the school year. “I just wanted to share from a p...
It's not ideal, but Fallbrook Union High School Head Football Coach Troy Everhart will take what he can get these days with the team meeting for short workouts during the week. "We've been very fortunate, Ingold (Sports Park) has been very gracious," Everhart said. "Josh (Guerrettaz) over there has just been incredibly receptive and hospitable to us. And we're very thankful for that." Due to COVID-19 restrictions handed down from the county and state, you wouldn't call what...
Nov. 2 4900 block Dulin Rd Vandalism Nov. 3 1000 block Felicidad Dr Report of child molestation 500 block Ventasso Wy Battery Nov. 4 1600 block S. Mission Rd Arrest: Violation of parole 100 block Palmas Norte Arrest: Possession of controlled substance Nov. 5 500 block S. Pico Ave Arrest: Assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism 100 block Palmas Norte Arrest: Violation of juvenile court order 200 block Royal Glen Dr Petty theft 1300 block E. Mission Rd Arrest: Possession of controlled substance for sale 700 block W. Fallbrook...
SACRAMENTO – As California grapples with the most extensive wildfires in the state’s history, the governor’s Office of Planning and Research has released the draft updated Fire Hazard Planning Technical Advisory, which includes specific land use strategies to reduce fire risk to buildings, infrastructure and communities. The draft update responded to Senate Bill 901 and Assembly Bill 2911. OPR encouraged public comment on the document through Dec. 18, 2020. “California communities are experiencing bigger, more severe wildfir...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego County Methamphetamine Strike Force released data Friday, Nov. 13 confirming a record number of San Diegans died from meth last year, breaking the previous high set in 2018. According to the strike force's figures, the highly addictive drug was tied to the deaths of 546 people in San Diego County last year, 63 more than the previous record of 483 set in 2018. “There's no sugarcoating it: Meth is destroying lives and families at a record pace here in San Diego County,'' said San Diego Cou...
SACRAMENTO – As COVID-19 cases sharply increase across the country and California, Governor Gavin Newsom and state public health officials announced immediate actions Nov. 16 to slow the spread of the virus. The state is pulling an emergency brake in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy (https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/) resulting in 94.1% of California's population in the most restrictive tier. This change is effective tomorrow. The state will reassess data continuously and move more counties back if necessary. C...
School districts collect developer fees to pay for the cost of facilities required to serve the new developments and, on Nov. 10, the Vallecitos School District board approved the district's 2019-20 annual and five-year developer fee reports. The board voted 5-0 to approve the fiscal year and five-year reports. The only current expenditure project is the kitchen modernization at Vallecitos Elementary School. The California Education Code allows a school district to collect developer fees if a supporting document justifies...
FALLBROOK – Fall is a great time to tackle projects around the house. The weather each fall allows homeowners to make improvements to their homes' exteriors without worrying about extreme heat or cold, while interior projects like painting are made easier because homeowners can open the windows to allow for proper ventilation. Fall also marks a great time to prepare for upcoming projects that can make winter work that much easier. For example, fall is a great time to take s...
Coldwell Banker Village Properties recently announced Donna Shanahan and Tom Van Wie are its Top Listing Agents for October....
Hello Karen, I have labored over this reply for days since reading your letter to the editor, Nov. 5. To our mutual community of bridge players, anticipating my reply to your response to my Alaska column, let me offer this up, no comment. While I am always pleased to learn my column is being read, I will not bother to point out the abyss between our political differences. Hence, I’m gonna bite my tongue. The response that matters will come in a year, two years, four years max, long after China has refilled the empty s...
The Legislature will open Dec. 7 with the swearing in of all members and start the 2021-2022 session. Though a few bills are likely to be introduced, the day is largely ceremonial, and the new session will begin in earnest Jan. 6. Next year my priorities will continue to be on the needs of this region. We must ensure that we have sufficient resources and response to disasters like COVID-19 and prevention of wildfires, that we have a secure, reliable water supply for people...
It is a confusing time politically. I think it is compounded by being in the middle of pandemic restrictions. It’s a good thing we have the Constitution and rule of law to guide us. It’s hard to discern what is true and what isn’t. Most national media outlets called the election for Vice President Biden, although they hold no authority, and while he may very well be our next president, the current president’s team heard enough stories of fraud that they believed the election w...
As regional leaders, we face unprecedented challenges. The decisions we make today to address those challenges will be felt by those we serve long after we leave office. This moment of crisis presents us with a choice: what kind of region, state and country do we want to be? The choice begins with our state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an April commentary, I encouraged readers to remember it is up to "We the People" to ensure the governor's unilateral infringements...
As the President (who has a perfect right) continues to question the integrity of our election process, we wait in anticipation to determine what this country will be, a capitalist or socialist entity. The Biden agenda would destroy the middle class and promote illegal entrants into our country. We have already heard some of this. It's the other parts of the agenda which are in question. Biden has not laid out his total plan for America and I fear it will be quite radical. The far left is at his heels and he is too weak to...
Seven months ago, San Diegans were asked to flatten the curve, protect our most vulnerable and make sure we had enough personal protection equipment available. Seven months later, our curve has flattened, we are protecting our most vulnerable and we have more than enough personal protection equipment. While the people and business owners of San Diego have done everything that’s been asked of them, they’re being punished. With the state putting us back into the most restrictive...
Elva Inez Moore, 79, of Frankfort, Indiana, died November 12, 2020 at Wesley Manor. She was born Dec. 14, 1940 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to Anthony and Inez Rose (Keebler) Mascaro. She was raised by her aunt and uncle, John W. and Louise Keebler after her parents died. She married Keith F. Moore, Sr. on Nov. 29, 1963 in Fallbrook, California and he preceded her in death on March 13, 2002. Elva was a 1959 graduate of Hanford High School in California. She moved to...
A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine – this one from Moderna Inc. – yielded strong early results Monday, Nov. 16, as the pandemic enters a new phase. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from an ongoing study. A week ago, competitor Pfizer Inc. announced its own vaccine looked 90% effective – news that puts both companies on track to seek permission within weeks for emergency use in the U.S. The results are “truly striking,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. governmen...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Zoom Video Communications Inc. recently that will require the company to implement a robust information security program to settle allegations that the video conferencing provider engaged in a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of its users. Zoom has agreed to a requirement to establish and implement a comprehensive security program, a prohibition on privacy and security misrepresentations, and other detailed and s...
Integrity. This word has been in the news a lot lately. Integrity is the opposite to fraudulent, another word that has been in the news. Truth or transparency and deceit or deception are more tangible definitions. I wrote about integrity in the real estate transaction a few months ago, but after reading my own article under the lens of today’s integrity monocle, I believe right now is as good of a time as any to expand on integrity within a real estate transaction. Previously,...
Tom Metzger, the white supremacist who lived in Fallbrook for decades, died earlier this month. According to Metzger’s White Aryan Resistance webpage, the former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard died Nov. 4 in Hemet at the age of 82. A short obituary to Metzger that ran in the San Diego Union-Tribune Nov. 10 stated he lived in Fallbrook for 40 years; he worked as a television repairman during his time in town. Metzger later returned to his hometown in Indiana, then came back to California in the years before his death, according t...
The Fallbrook Union High School District board of trustees bid farewell Monday, Nov. 9, to board members Lee De Meo and Sharon Koehler. Superintendent Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez conducted the recognition ceremony for De Meo and Koehler. "First is trustee Lee De Meo who has served on the Fallbrook Union High School District board of education for six years," she said. "During his time on the board, trustee De Meo has been an advocate for civics education. He was supportive of bringing...
Fallbrook Union Elementary School District administrators are planning to send some students back to classrooms four days a week at the end of this month. Currently, FUESD is in “phase one” of its reopening plan, with most students attending school in-person two days a week in a “cohort” model, with one group in classrooms on Mondays and Wednesdays and a second group in classrooms on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and with students participating in virtual learning otherwise. Classrooms reopened in that format on Oct. 5. The pla...
SACRAMENTO – Distracted driving can be a life-changing choice resulting in crashes and the deaths of thousands of people every year in the United States. Driven to make a difference, the California Highway Patrol has implemented a yearlong Adult Distracted Drivers grant designed to keep California roads safe through education and enforcement. CHP officers throughout the state will host in-person presentations and use web-based or virtual platforms to conduct distracted driving traffic safety presentations. In addition, the C...
FALLBROOK – All are invited to join Wings of Change in spreading the seeds of the Golden Poppy, the California State flower, anywhere they go the week of Thanksgiving. These drought tolerant seeds will erupt this coming spring in a burst of showy orange flowers that require very little water. Poppies will also help butterflies flourish and pollinate the plants in this area. Seeds can be purchased at https://www.gotocrewsd.com/wings-of-change. Submitted by Wings of C...
FALLBROOK – A phenomenon called "cabin fever" tends to set in around late autumn or in midwinter. Long hours of darkness coupled with cold, inclement weather often is a recipe for increased time spent indoors. For people who live alone, the effects of cabin fever might be more pronounced. In addition to seasonal cabin fever, this year another factor comes into play: social distancing and voluntary quarantine as a result of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Even those who may v...
