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Articles from the December 5, 2019 edition


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  • Real Estate Round-Up: The tax man comes

    Kim Murphy, Murphy and Murphy Southern California Realty|Updated Jan 15, 2020

    California lawmakers introduced more than $20.4 billion in new taxes and fees in the 2019-2020 legislative session, and $4.4 billion of those taxes and fees were signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. During this time of economic prosperity, the state approved a budget of $214.8 billion, which is a $13.4 billion increase over last year. California has a projected reserve of $20.59 billion and an operating surplus of $22 billion. In former Gov. Jerry Brown’s last year in o...

  • Trupiano's Italian Bistro – Celebrating 15 years!

    Nathalie Taylor, Special to the Village News|Updated Dec 7, 2019

    I venture into a restaurant where tantalizing aromas swirl about the room. Murmurs of conversation, punctuated with an occasional burst of laughter, evoke a cheery ambiance reminiscent of a sidewalk café in Italy. These components have been intertwined for 15 years at Trupiano's Italian Bistro in Fallbrook. Faro Trupiano founded the establishment in 2004, and it has been a success since the doors were opened. The combination of the owner's love for people and his passion for...

  • Finding shelter from the coming rain

    Jose A. Alvarez|Updated Dec 6, 2019

    County of San Diego Communications Office People experiencing homelessness in the county’s unincorporated areas during the coming rain storms can find shelter thanks to the county’s Inclement Weather Shelter Program. The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency’s Housing and Community Development Services monitors the weather and activates the program on days the weather calls for it. When rain is expected for two or more days or reaches two or more inches withi...

  • Fallbrook Women Golfers take first place net in league

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Fallbrook Women Golfers take first place net in league FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Women Golfers won low net for 2019 in the Santa Margarita Women’s Golf Association League. Clubs compete in interclub matches from July through September. Other Santa Margarita clubs include Castle Creek, El Camino Country Club, Pala Mesa, The Golf Club of California, Temecula Creek and Twin Oaks Golf Course. Santa Margarita Women’s Golf League will celebrate 60 years of women’s golf in 2020. Many of the Fallbrook Women Golfers were on hand to rece...

  • Warriors boys basketball starts season undefeated

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Dec 5, 2019

    After just one win last season, the Fallbrook Union High School Warriors Varsity Boys Basketball team has started this season undefeated, giving head coach Ryan Smith reason to smile. "I'm very happy, I mean, we still have a lot of things we have to work on to get better with, but they're doing their jobs to get it done," Smith said. "They are becoming a team and figuring out ways to win games which we've struggled with the last couple of years. But I am very happy." The Warri...

  • Alanis, Collier, McFarland earn all-league status

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Dec 5, 2019

    The three Frontier Conference cross-country leagues had a combined league championship meet, Nov. 14, on the NTC Park at Liberty Station course in San Diego, and the top 10 boys' finishers and the top 10 girls' finishers from the entire conference were given all-league recognition including three Bonsall High School runners. Bonsall senior Austin Alanis placed third in the boys' race and sophomore Ethan McFarland was 10th in that competition. The girls' race included an eighth...

  • BHS boys' basketball wins first game of season

    Heather Holdo and Sara Barclay|Updated Dec 5, 2019

    The Bonsall High School boys’ basketball team kicked off the season Nov. 19, with win against St. Joseph Academy. Both teams played well, with the game neck-to-neck throughout. The Bonsall Legionnaires were supported by a crowd of students whose chants and cheers could be heard from the sides of the basketball court as various three-pointers, lay-ups and interceptions were made. While the Crusaders put up a good fight, the Legionnaires worked hard, determined to claim v...

  • Trump says he will designate Mexican cartels as terrorists cartels traffic drugs, people into US; Mexican officials reject designation, ask for cooperation

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Ivan Pentchoukov The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said he will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups for their role in the trafficking of narcotics and people, prompting a speedy request for talks by Mexico. “They will be designated,” Trump said in an interview with Bill O’Reilly that aired Nov. 26. “I have been working on that for the last 90 days. You know, designation is not that easy; you have to go through a process, and we are well into that process.” Cartel violence is rampant in Mexico. Earlier this...

  • US weekly jobless claims drop sharply; GDP growth higher than previously reported

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Jack Phillips The Epoch Times The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits fell sharply in the week before Thanksgiving, according to statistics provided by the Labor Department. Meanwhile, in a separate report, U.S. economic growth picked up in the third quarter at a higher pace than was initially reported by the Commerce Department. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 213,000 for the week ending Nov. 23, the agency said Wednesday, Nov. 27. The report was...

  • Trump campaign to stop giving credentials to Bloomberg News

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    David Bauder The Associated Press President Donald Trump's campaign said Monday, Dec. 2, it will no longer give credentials to Bloomberg News reporters to cover campaign events because of coverage "biases," an accusation that the news organization rejected. The decision comes a week after the news service's founder, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, announced he was seeking the Democratic nomination for president. In response, Bloomberg News said it would cover but not...

  • Sen. Rand Paul says federal officials wasted $4.6 million studying link between booze, ER visits

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Mark Tapscott Epoch Times Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., issued a special fall edition of his annual report on waste and fraud by the federal government, Nov. 25, including a $4.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for studying the connection between drinking alcohol and going to the emergency room. The Kentucky Republican is chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “So, what findings has the research h...

  • Hernandez wins Valley League cross country championship, Warriors second as team

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Fallbrook High School senior Josh Hernandez won the Valley League boys cross-country individual championship, Nov. 16, at the league championship meet on the Kit Carson Park course in Escondido. Hernandez had a time of 16 minutes 58.7 seconds on the 3.05-mile course. The second-place finisher, San Pasqual High School senior Kevin Rohy, completed the course in 17:14.5. "It was a big accomplishment," Hernandez said. "He ran extremely well at the league meet," Fallbrook coach...

  • Fallbrook garden blooms anew with students' imagination

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Education to Career Network of North San Diego County Special to The Village News If residents took a stroll through the Fallbrook Community Garden on a sunny afternoon earlier this fall, they would have enjoyed a scene of plentiful homegrown fruits and vegetables that provided healthy organic meal options for local residents and their families. From tomatoes to squash and corn to chili peppers, a wide variety of carefully maintained crops were cultivated and recently...

  • This shopping season, be like Santa: check your receipts, check them twice

    Gig Conaughton, San Diego County Communications Office|Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Thanksgiving and Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping events of the year, are now behind us and that means it is the perfect time to remind shoppers: remember to double-check their receipts so they don’t get accidentally overcharged by faulty cash register price scanners. It happens. Every year, San Diego County’s Agriculture, Weights and Measures department inspects more than 1,800 local businesses to check price-scanning devices, scales that charge items by weight and...

  • Pros and cons to early retirement

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    FALLBROOK – A lifetime of working compels many people to look forward to their retirement. Some people even work to retire early. But what are the advantages of early retirement beyond starting a life of leisure? And are there any detriments to this plan? A 2014 survey by the financial services provider TIAA-CREF found that 37% of Americans plan to retire before age 65. However, many of them will not have control over the matter. Those who do may want to consider the pros and cons of early retirement. Advantages Many p...

  • CWA weighted vote entitlement drops for Rainbow, FPUD, Camp Pendleton

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Dec 5, 2019

    The Nov. 21 San Diego County Water Authority board meeting included approving the weighted vote allocation for SDCWA member agencies during the 2020 calendar year, and the 2020 share of the CWA weighted vote for the Rainbow Municipal Water District, the Fallbrook Public Utility District and U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton will be less than those agencies’ 2019 entitlements. The weighted votes for 2020 also include a change in the increment from 1/100 of a percent to 1/1000th of a percent. Rainbow’s share will dec...

  • CHP revamps registration violators program

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    SACRAMENTO – The California Highway Patrol announced a new CHP Registration Enforcement and Guidance program to reduce out-of-state registration violators. The CHP Registration Enforcement and Guidance program replaces the Californians Help Eliminate All The Evasive Registration Scofflaws program. Since the program’s inception in 2004, the CHP has recovered approximately $26 million in registration fees. In 2018, the CHP surpassed $3.2 million in recovered fees from residents avoiding California registration. “California lose...

  • Fallbrook Women's Connection to enjoy festive Christmas Spirit

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women's Connection is having a festive Christmas Spirit celebration Friday, Dec. 20, from 10 a.m. until noon, that will include brunch at the Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens in the Beverly Mansion. The Fallbrook Women's Connection invites all ladies to come and enjoy hearing from singer Sandra Kopitzke, the associate producer and resident music director for Star Theatre Company in Oceanside. She will share some of her favorite holiday songs. K...

  • Rain doesn't stop Turkey Trot

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Christine Rinaldi photos...

  • Library to hold Winterfest Celebration

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library will hold its annual Winterfest Celebration Thursday, Dec. 12, from 5-7 p.m. Celebrate the season with this holiday event featuring photos with Santa Claus, cookie decorating, crafts and other activities. Music will be provided by the North County Dulcimers. Health and safety information will be provided by representatives from San Diego County sheriff’s office, Fallbrook Health District and other community groups. The library is located at 124 S. Mission Road. For more information, vis...

  • Silvergate offers seminar on affording senior living

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    FALLBROOK – Silvergate Fallbrook will host long-time financial advisor Monique Neal, from Edward Jones, for a discussion on “Affording Senior Living,” Thursday, Dec. 12, 11 a.m. The seminar will cover how to afford premium senior living, the cost of waiting too long to move and why planning now brings peace of mind. This event is open to the public and includes a complimentary, chef-crafted lunch. Those interested in attending should RSVP to Helen Gray at (760) 728-8880 or by email at [email protected]. Silvergate Fallb...

  • Donation benefits senior meals program

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    FALLBROOK – Local resident Cathy Rysewyk recently donated the two stepping stone/bricks to the Fallbrook Senior Center patio. By purchasing the SS/B at the senior center she experiences a triple benefit. She embraces her loved ones, benefits the senior center meal programs as well as receiving a tax benefit. The SS/B will be placed by the senior center's front entrance along with many other SS/B. All are invited to come visit the senior center, see the SS/B area and enjoy t...

  • T. Jefferson Parker to speak at Rotary meeting

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    FALLBROOK – Author T. Jefferson Parker will be the featured speaker at the Fallbrook Rotary Club luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 12. Parker is a three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times estseller. He is a product of Southern California, now residing in Fallbrook, who has written over 24 books and received numerous awards for his writing. A New York Times writer describes Parker as a “powerhouse writer.” Several of his books have found their way to the big screen. The public is invited to the Rotary buffet luncheon, which...

  • GANAS shows its appreciation

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook VFW Post 1924 was honored with a banner on Nov. 20, by members of GANAS, a youth mentoring program under the direction of the Fallbrook Citizens Crime Prevention Committee. Accepting the banner were veterans Elia Exile, Jerry Wagner, Chris Ingraham (with Mattis), and Brian Deutsch. GANAS (Guide, Advise, Nurture, and Support) has been meeting weekly at the VFW site on Old Stage Road for the past several years, and the banner was presented in appreciation for the support and help of the local v...

  • 1 killed in Thanksgiving crash on I-15

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Dec 5, 2019

    A woman died after the vehicle she was riding in slammed into the back of an ambulance that was already at the scene of a crash on Interstate 15 near Fallbrook amid stormy weather Thanksgiving morning. Dispatchers first received word at 10:10 a.m. of a southbound Ford Mustang that had spun out into the center divide on the rain-slicked freeway just south of Mission Road, according to information from North County Fire Protection District spokesman John Choi and the California...

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