Pala Today News – 5/3/24

Written by John Fox on May 3, 2024

The following items are part of the award-winning “Pala Today” newscast heard this day at noon on PALA REZ RADIO™ 91.3 FM in Pala.

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

More than 5k SDG&E customers in Oceanside lost power this morning just after 11a. Though the utility was still assessing the problem as of news time, they say power will be restored by 2p. The areas of San Luis Rey and Ocean Hills are frequently the site of power outages. Today’s is more widespread than most. https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map

A three-car accident at a busy intersection in Temecula sent three people to the hospital yesterday afternoon. It happened just after 2p at Meadows Parkway and Campanula Way a block north of Temecula Parkway. The intersection was closed for over an hour. None of the injuries were life-threatening and no one was arrested. The accident is still being investigated. https://patch.com/california/temecula/multi-car-crash-injures-3-south-temecula-sheriff

Congress acted quickly yesterday to pass HR 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act which would empower the federal government to crack down on current campus protests by creating “a clear definition” of antisemitism. First Amendment advocates caution that the legislation could undo longstanding rights of free speech – often exercised on college campuses. Out of 52 seats, 27 Democrats and 11 California Republicans including local Representative Darrell Issa voted in favor of HR 6090. https://patch.com/california/temecula/free-speech-restrictions-antisemitism-tested-rivco-beyond

Local businessman and Navy veteran Frank Golbeck is the new trustee for Fallbrook Union Elementary School District area 1. The father of four has three of the attending Mae Ellis Elementary. He was selected from a list of those interested in filling the vacant seat and will be sworn in at the next board meeting, May 9. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2024/05/02/news/golbeck-joins-fuesd-as-area-one-trustee/76012.html

Fallbrook Senior Center on Heald Lane is celebrating its 50^th anniversary all next week with special events daily. Check www.VillageNews.com for the list. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2024/05/02/news/golbeck-joins-fuesd-as-area-one-trustee/76012.html

The annual Cupa Days cultural celebration is tomorrow and Sunday in Pala. Free and open to everyone, Rez Radio’s Eric Ortega will emcee with flag ceremonies beginning at 10a tomorrow and presentations from reservations and cultural groups from all over the Southwest continuing through 5p, then resuming Sunday at noon through 4p. It’ll all be carried live on Rez Radio. There’ll be plenty of food and crafts vendors and peon games tomorrow evening, lasting through the night.

High temperatures in Pala cooling from the mid-70s today to the low 70s tomorrow with a chance of up to a tenth of an inch of rain tomorrow night through Sunday morning. It’ll be unseasonably cool Sunday before warming to the upper 70s by mid-week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)

COVID-19 BULLETIN BOARD AND RESOURCE LISTINGS – has moved to the end of this newsletter

Mass at Pala Mission Church is broadcast live on Rez Radio 91.3 and streamed live on the Rez Radio App every Sunday at 8a.

SPORTS

In the NBA playoffs – Two more first-round series were decided last night and the remaining two could be wrapping up tonight. Last night, Indiana routed the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 120-98, winning the series 4 games to 2. And New York polished off the 76ers in Philadelphia 118-115, taking that series 4 games to 2. The Pacers and Knicks meet Monday for Game One of the Eastern semifinals. Tonight, Cleveland is at Orlando, leading 3 games to 2. And the Clippers are at Dallas with the Mavericks leading 3 games to 2. The Western semi-finals begin tomorrow with Minnesota at Denver. The seventh game of tonight’s two 1^st round series will be played Sunday, if needed.

After two seasons in LA, the Lakers have fired head coach Darvin Ham. He had two years remaining on his contract. The team was 90 and 74 and 11 and 12 in the post season including two play-in tournament wins under Ham. The Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs a few days ago. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40076601/lakers-fire-coach-darvin-ham-2-seasons-sources-say

In Major League Baseball – The Padres, Dodgers and Angels all had yesterday off. The Giants beat the Red Sox in Boston 3-1 and Colorado lost to Miami 5-4 in ten innings. Today, the Padres are in Arizona, the Dodgers host Atlanta, and the Angels are in Cleveland.

Former Dodgers’ pitcher Julio Urias pleaded no contest Wednesday to misdemeanor domestic battery related to his September arrest for domestic violence. The Dodgers let him go because of it and the league has had him under investigation that could soon conclude now that the legal process has played out. Once one of the brightest young pitchers in baseball, the 27-year old from Mexico could become the first player to be suspended twice under the MLB’s domestic violence policy, which could end his career. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40070472/ex-dodgers-pitcher-julio-urias-pleads-no-contest-battery

In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm lost 4-2 last night at San Jose. Game 4 of 6 is tonight.

In the NHL playoffs – The Boston-Toronto series is going the distance. Toronto edged the visiting Bruins 2-1 last night, tying the 1^st round series at three games apiece. The final, deciding game will be tomorrow in Boston. Tonight, Vancouver is at Nashville and Dallas is at Vegas. Both the visiting teams lead their respective series’ three games to two.

In Soccer – LAFC is at San Jose tomorrow. The Galaxy host Seattle on Sunday.

In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals host Game One of the playoff semifinals against Albany tonight at Pechanga Arena. Game Two is Sunday in Albany.

In Rugby – The San Diego Legion’s next game is Sunday hosting Dallas.

In Golf – At the Byron Nelson Classic in McKinney, Texas, part way through the second round, Jake Knapp led into the clubhouse at 14-under par. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

In racing – NASCAR on Sunday at Kansas Speedway

In Local High School sports …

Bonsall – no scheduled games today

Great Oak – boys’ tennis CIF Round 2 at Santiago at 3:15p

Fallbrook – swimming & diving CIF prelims at Granite Hills all day today and tomorrow; track & field at Valley Center at 3p; baseball against Sage Creek at 4p today, varsity hosting, JV away; boys’ lacrosse at Sage Creek at 7p

Valley Center – hosting Valley League Finals in track & field at 3p; girls’ lacrosse at Ramona at 5p; Tomorrow – JV baseball at Escondido at 10:30a, swimming at CIF finals at Granite Hills at 3p

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up significantly. The Dow gained 1 ¼%. The S&P was up 1.3%. And the NASDAQ gained more than 2%. Comex gold was up $1.20 to $2,310.80 an ounce. Oil futures fell 63 cents with West Texas Intermediate Crude trading at $78.32 a barrel.

Today’s euphoria on Wall Street is largely the result of a soft jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning. The economy added just 175k new jobs in April – far less than the 235k that had been expected and way below March’s 315k. The unemployment rate ticket up a tenth to 3.9%. That sounds bad for Main Street, but Wall Street loves it because it makes it more likely the Federal Reserve will begin relaxing interest rates sooner. Numbers heading in the opposite direction last month made it look like the Fed’s war on inflation was faltering. And the Fed’s only weapon in fighting inflation is raising interest rates. https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/investing/us-markets-jobs-report-reaction/index.html

A favorite teen store for apparel and a staple in many U.S. malls, Rue21 is going out of business and closing all 540 of its stores. The Pittsburgh-based chain filed bankruptcy for the third time yesterday, signaling the end after 50 years. It once had 1,200 locations, but has been struggling since a reorganization in 2017 that it was hoped would turn things around. Rue21 listed the pandemic and changing market trends as reasons for calling it quits. Their website for online sales is already down. https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/business/rue21-bankruptcy-stores-closing/index.html

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Florida has become the first state to ban lab-grown meat. Other states are considering a ban. The substance in question is protein made by taking animal cell cultures and growing them in laboratory conditions into an edible meat substitute. About 150 companies have been developing the process. Some of them are supported by major players in meat packing and processing – companies like Tyson, Perdue, Unilever, Nestle and Cargill. Two of the startups, Upside and Good Meat have earned USDA approval for cultivated chicken. None of it is currently available in the U.S. States including Florida aren’t as concerned about the healthiness of lab meat as they are about disruption to the agriculture industry. In Florida, beef cattle are a $900m a year industry, placing the state at #9 in the U.S. Nationwide, the meat industry is worth $283b annually. Traditional meat producers represented by groups like the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (the ones behind the “Beef. It’s what’s for dinner” campaign) have been responsible for much of the lobbying against lab meat. The North American Meat Institute, which represents large meat companies and suppliers oppose Florida’s ban, saying it would “restrict consumer choice and stifle innovation.” www.morningbrew.com

On this day in music history – May 3,

1952, Kitty Wells recorded “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”- the musical response to Hank Thompson’s “The Wild Side of Life”, talking about seductive, wayward women. Wells was considering retirement after a lackluster period in her career, but agreed to do it for union scale – $125. It became the first-ever #1 country hit for a female artist.
In 1965, The Beatles spent the day on Salisbury Plain, England filming the British Army Third Tank Division scene for their second movie, “Help!”
In 1968, The Beach Boys began a tour featuring co-headliner, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The second half of the show featured a lecture about spiritual regeneration. The reaction was so negative, more than half of the remaining tour dates were cancelled.
In 1969, Jimi Hendrix was arrested on his way to Toronto for possession of hashish and heroin. He claimed the drugs had been planted.
In 1976, Paul McCartney performed a concert in the U.S. for the first time in ten years, kicking off the “Wings Over America” tour in Fort Worth.
In 1980, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band began the first of six weeks at #1 on the U.S. album chart with “Against the Wind”.
In 1986, Robert Palmer was at #1 with his hit single, “Addicted to Love” which was originally recorded as a duet with Chaka Kahn. Due to contractual problems, her voice was removed from the mix.
In 2017, The Eagles sued a Hotel in Mexico calling itself Hotel California claiming the 11-room Todos Santos business encouraged guests to believe it was associated with the group in order to sell merchandise. The hotel played Eagles songs in the lobby and sold t-shirts describing the location as “legendary”.

Born this day …

in 1903, singer/actor Bing Crosby who recorded an estimated 2,600 songs in his lifetime. He died of a heart attack on a golf course in Spain in 1977.
In 1919, Folk singer and activist Pete Seeger. He passed in 2014 at age 94.
In 1933, soul singer James Brown.
In 1934, Lead singer of The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli.
In 1938, Jerry Samuels, better known as Napoleon XIV for his novelty hit, “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!”
In 1944, Pete Staples, bass player for The Troggs.
In 1950, Mary Hopkin, whose single, “Those Were the Days” hit #1 in 1968.
In 1951, Christopher Cross who burst on the music scene in 1979, winning five Grammys with his debut album and the single, “Sailing”.

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=3&month=5

Other celebrities with birth anniversaries today …

Movie/TV/stage actor and opera tenor, Walter Slezak was born in 1903
Actress Ann B. Davis, best remembered as Alice from TV’s “The Brady Bunch” was born in 1926
Cartoonist Mel Lazarus, whose strips included “Momma” and “Miss Peach” was born in 1927
TV pitchman Ron Popeil was born in 1935.
Actor and magician Doug Henning was born in 1947.

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – mostly sunny with a high of 76 this afternoon … cloudy tomorrow morning, clearing by the afternoon with a high of 73 with wind gusts up to 20 miles an hour both days … a 50% chance of up to a tenth of an inch of rain tomorrow night through Sunday morning, then partly sunny and 64 with winds gusting up to 25 miles an hour in the afternoon … sunny and 74 Monday … 75 Tuesday … 77 Wednesday … 78 Thursday … overnight lows, about 50 tonight and tomorrow night … 42 Sunday night … 46 Monday night … 48 Tuesday night … back to 50 by Wednesday night

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