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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SAN DIEGO – The importance of graduate fellowships cannot be overstated for students who want to break through financial barriers and access advanced degrees. For Edgar Leon, a fellowship was his ticket to a brighter future. A fellowship helped bridge the gap for Leon, a second-year full-time MBA student from Fallbrook. "I've had an interesting journey – if you were to ask people that I grew up with whether I would be where I am now, they probably would not believe it," Leon s...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook AAUW hosted a SunUpper at the Fallbrook Chamber. Guests enjoyed a feast as they met various members who told them about the club's activities. New flyers had been created to explain everything about AAUW and a few visitors indicated interest in joining the group. Submitted by Fallbrook AAUW....
Two separate 5-0 Rainbow Municipal Water District board votes June 25 approved an increase for water and wastewater rates and an increase in capacity fees. Water rates will increase by approximately 4.5% while wastewater rates will be increased by 13%. The first capacity fee increase in seven years will be 26.4%. In November 1996, the state's voters passed Proposition 218, which requires a public vote on benefit assessments but exempts water and sewer rate increases if a cost of service study shows a relationship between the...
The grant agreement between the North County Fire Protection District and the Fallbrook Regional Health District has been revised. The health care district had been funding half of the cost of new and refurbished NCFPD ambulances including equipment. A 5-0 NCFPD board vote Tuesday, June 25, approved the new agreement in which the health care district will provide a flat grant award of $200,000 per fiscal year for the ambulance replacements. “That was good,” NCFPD fire chief Keith McReynolds said. Fallbrook Hospital clo...
SACRAMENTO – The California Water Commission meeting will explore the range of projects funded through the Department of Water Resources Grant Programs. The July agenda also includes a State Water Project briefing, an overview of flood advocacy in the Central Valley, and a Water Storage Investment Program update. The meeting in Sacramento is open to the public to attend in person or virtually and will also be live streamed online, Wednesday, July 17, 9:30 a.m. at California Natural Resources Building, First Floor A...
WASHINGTON – When people become disabled under the statutory definition the Social Security Administration must follow, the agency helps them meet their basic needs and sustain a higher quality of life. Social Security administers disability benefits through two programs: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Under both programs, the agency follows a five-step process to determine if an adult has a qualifying disability. In response to President B...
The mid-year budget adjustments approved during the May 21 San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting included an additional $308,269.82 of funding for Village View Park. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote approved the additional funding for the Fallbrook park project to cover costs incurred during the winter storms. The change increases the total budgeted amount for Village View Park from $13,695,566 to $14,003,835. Mid-year budget adjustments reflect revenue received since the annual budget was adopted, quarterly fund b...
SAN DIEGO – Nathalie Taylor, a Reeder Media associate for 21 years, took home second and third place awards at the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists Awards Banquet. The awards were especially significant because the writer only wrote four stories within the judging time frame. Taylor has won 109 professional journalism and writing awards since 2004. The event was held at Stone Brewing Bistro & Gardens in Point Loma on June 27. Taylor's second place award was in t...
SAN DIEGO – In the wake of a criminal case filed against three defendants, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan is warning the public about criminals targeting elderly women at shopping centers throughout the county to steal their purses while they shop. Three defendants have been arrested and arraigned in a current case that involves 15 separate victims, most of whom are elderly Filipino/Asian women between the ages of 64 and 89. The incidents happened between January and April of this year in the cities of S...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce is holding the following events in July. Wednesday, July 10 – Wine Trail begins; purchase a package at the chamber office, 111 S. Main Ave. Thursday, July 11 – SunUpper at the chamber hosted by AAUW Fallbrook, 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 17 – SunDowner hosted by Ringers Cocktail Lounge, 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 26 – Lunch Mob at noon at The Coal Bunker Wednesday, July 31 – Wine Down Wednesday at Monserate Vineyards & Winery, 4-7 p.m. Call the chamber for more details on any of these ev... Full story
GCI Construction, Inc., was awarded the Fallbrook Public Utility District contract for the Main Avenue Sewer Main Replacement Project. FPUD’s board voted 4-0 June 24, with Dave Baxter out of town, to award a $391,000 contract to GCI Construction. The work will replace approximately 400 linear feet of eight-inch polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipe and four manholes on Main Avenue and Elder Street. Normally FPUD sewer main rehabilitation entails relining sewer mains in place, which is a more cost-effective way to upgrade old c...
WASHINGTON – In honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, the FBI wants to remind friends, family, and loved ones of older Americans to know the signs of elder fraud. While elder abuse can be perpetuated in any number of ways, the FBI has seen a double-digit increase in financial fraud involving older adults, prompting efforts from the bureau to bring public awareness to this type of crime. According to the FBI’s latest Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) data, there have already been $1.6 billion in losses fro...
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County office of the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, which issues birth certificates, is reminding new parents throughout the county that a free red envelope is available with every birth certificate throughout the entire 2024 Lunar New Year, which is designated as the Year of the Dragon. The current Lunar New Year, celebrated by Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other Asian and Asian-American communities, began on Feb. 10, 2024, and runs through F...
The Bonsall Unified School District approved an update to the district’s developer fee rates. A 3-0 BUSD board vote May 15, with Michael Gaddis and Pascal Lapoirie absent, approved the new developer fees. The new fees per square foot are $5.17 for new residential development, $0.84 for new enclosed or covered commercial or industrial development, and $0.25 for new rental self-storage facilities. The new fees will take effect July 14, or 60 days after the approval of the resolution adopting the new rates. “We don’t deter...
WASHINGTON – This year, the Social Security Administration celebrates 50 years of administering the Supplemental Security Income program. President Richard Nixon signed the bill in 1972, and in January 1974, SSA began issuing the first SSI payments to nearly 4 million eligible people. The goal of the SSI program was to aid aged, blind, and individuals with disabilities with very limited income and resources. Fifty years later, the SSI program remains a lifeline by providing cash assistance to about 2% of the U.S. p...
The County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously June 4 to appoint Ebony Shelton as the new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Shelton is the first Afro-Latina in county history to serve in the role. She will start her new position June 14. Shelton is a visionary leader who has dedicated her career to serving the community, most recently in a dual role as the county's chief financial officer and as a deputy chief administrative officer, overseeing the departments in the...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District has plans for a new pump station which will allow water from Red Mountain Reservoir to be pumped to De Luz. An analysis of the least expensive way to provide water to De Luz until that pump station is operational indicated that the purchase of a pump skid to pump Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project supply from Red Mountain would be the most cost-efficient option, so the FPUD board approved a motion to acquire a pump skid Wednesday, May 29. The 5-0 vote authorizes the purchase...
