Pala Today News – 4/24/24

Written by John Fox on April 24, 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.

LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

The San Diego County Sherriff’s Department is looking for public input on a plan to create a new command center covering 166 square miles including the unincorporated parts of Vista, San Marcos and Escondido as well as all of Pala, Pauma Valley and Palomar Mountain. The station for the district would be on 18 acres owned by the county near the intersection of I-15 and Highway 76. The County bought it from Caltrans two years ago for $3.2m. The project, including a Sheriff’s station, helicopter pad and staging for county fire has an estimated price tag of $95m. New housing projects near the proposed station are expected to triple the local population to a potential 100k. The five reservations in the area attract up to 50k guests a day to casinos and other attractions. Talks about how to fund the project are still a couple of years away. Bonds are a possibility. The final two public forums about this project along with the replacement of the Ramona substation and remodel of Vista jail are tonight at La Jolla Community Center and tomorrow at Mar Vista Academy, both in San Diego. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2024-04-21/north-county-sheriffs-station

A Wildomar man is being held in lieu of $1m bail for allegedly stabbing his mother to death last night. It happened before 10p in the 33000 block of Breckenridge Trail in that city. The 64-year old woman died at a hospital. Deputies arrested 24-year old Evan Jon Zavala. The motive is still under investigation. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/04/23/man-arrested-suspected-of-fatally-stabbing-his-mother-in-wildomar/

A 19-year old man whose identity is being withheld died in a two-vehicle crash in Rincon Friday night. It happened just after 8p on Valley Center Road at West Tribal Road. His Toyota Camry collided with a Ford Expedition driven by a 34-year old from Ranchita who was arrested for DUI. He escaped without injuries. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/04/23/man-arrested-suspected-of-fatally-stabbing-his-mother-in-wildomar/

Seven San Diego County high schools made the list of 100 best schools in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report. Canyon Crest Academy in the San Dieguito school district was tops in the county, 15^th statewide and 140^th best in the U.S. Mission Vista in the Vista Unified district was 152^nd in the state and 1,118^th nationally. That’s out of about 25k public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Great Oak was the highest-ranked high school in Southwest Riverside County at #129 in the state. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/plan-to-move-part-of-carlsbad-boulevard

Last night’s Carlsbad City Council meeting included discussion about a plan called “Retreat Now” to move part of southbound Carlsbad Boulevard, as the Coast Highway is called in that city to higher ground before climate change creates more frequent flooding. Storms and King tides already often flood the lanes with the city repeatedly adding rocks and boulders to control the ocean water. The city will consider two plans for the one-mile stretch of highway. Both would move vehicular traffic to new lanes on higher ground. One would demolish the existing road and restore the beach and wetlands. The other would close it to vehicles but keep it open to bikes and pedestrians, gradually moving the path as needed over the decades. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/plan-to-move-part-of-carlsbad-boulevard

Pala weather will be cool and windy with a chance of light rain the next two nights and mornings. It’ll dry up and warm up this weekend with temperatures around 80 for the start of next week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)

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SPORTS

In the NBA playoffs – Dallas beat the Clippers 96-93 last night to tie that Round One series at a game apiece. Indiana tied its series against Milwaukee with a 125-108 Game Two win. Minnesota beat Phoenix for a second time, 105-93 and leads that series two games to none. Tonight’s games are Miami at Boston and New Orleans at Oklahoma City. The home teams Boston and OKC won the first games. The Lakers play Game Three against Denver in LA tomorrow. The Nuggets lead two games to none.

In Major League Baseball – The Padres lost to the Rockies in Denver 7-4. The Dodgers beat the Nationals in Washington 4-1. The Angels beat the visiting Orioles 7-4. Same teams play again today.

In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm lost 7-2 to the Quakes at Rancho Cucamonga last night. Game 2 of 6 is tonight.

In the NHL playoffs – The Rangers and Panthers each have 2 games to none leads in their first round series. Florida beat the visiting Rays 3-2 in overtime, and the Rangers edged the visiting Capitals 4-3. Colorado tied up its series with Winnipeg, cooling the Jets 5-2. Nashville won its first game against Vancouver 4-1, tying that series at a game apiece. Three games tonight including Vegas at Dallas, leading one game to none, and LA at Edmonton with the Oilers leading one game to none.

In Soccer – LAFC hosts Portland and The Galaxy are at Austin this Saturday.

In the NFL – This year’s draft begins tomorrow morning.

In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals open the league playoffs this Saturday hosting Panther City at Pechanga Arena in a single-game elimination first round. The Seals finished the regular season with a 13 and 5 record are the second seed in this year’s playoffs. https://www.sealslax.com/news/seals-set-to-open-the-2024-nll-playoffs-saturday-night-at-home/

In Rugby – The San Diego Legion’s next game is Saturday at Houston.

In Local High School sports …

Bonsall – no scheduled games today

Great Oak – The five local high school swimming & diving tournament continues today at 2 at Great Oak; JV softball at Murrieta Mesa at 3p; lacrosse and STUNT against Murrieta Mesa at 5:30p, STUNT and boys’ lacrosse away, girls’ lacrosse hosting

Fallbrook – swimming & diving hosting the league championships at 3:30p; track & field at Ramona at 3:45p; baseball against Mission Hills at 4p, varsity hosting, JV away; gymnastics at Rancho Bernardo at 4p

Valley Center – JV boy’s golf hosting Ramona at Native Oaks at 3:30p

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down slightly after two days of solid gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3 tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 was off by 2 tenths. The NASDAQ was down a tenth. Comex gold traded $3 lower at $2,339.10 an ounce. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were down 73 cents a barrel at $82.64.

The Senate yesterday passed the long-awaited $95b foreign aid package giving military assistance to Ukraine and other allies. President Biden signed it into law this morning. Included in the bill is legislation forcing TikTok Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a ban in the U.S. in the next 270 days. The sale deadline is January 19, 2025. The deadline could be extended if it’s determined the company is making progress towards a sale. TikTok has promised to take the matter to court. First Amendment experts say they have a good chance of winning. If nothing else, implementation of the law could be stayed while a court case plays out over several years. Even if selling is the only alternative, the Chinese government could block the sale, or at least prevent TikTok’s all-important governing algorithm from being part of it. China has a history of banning the export of such intellectual properties. https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/tech/congress-tiktok-ban-what-next/index.html

The Biden Administration today issued final rules requiring airlines to automatically give cash refunds for things like delayed or cancelled flights and better disclose fees for baggage or cancelling a reservation. Airlines can still offer a different flight or travel credit, but consumers can reject the offer in favor of cash. https://apnews.com/article/airlines-junk-fees-baggage-delays-c4a93f9ee9a2bf7d9ee07394183a0374?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

Tesla held its quarterly call yesterday and the news wasn’t good. Earnings plunged 48%. But Tesla stock rose on news that the EV maker plans to move ahead with a low-priced model, expected to go into production in the second half of next year. No details were given about price or production volumes. Tesla has a history of missing those targets anyway. The only thing CEO Elon Musk seemed excited to talk about was Telsa’s AI capabilities and self-driving technology, sentient humanoid robots and his vision for millions of driverless “robotaxis”. He said Tesla really should be thought of as an AI-robotics company. https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/business/tesla-report-earnings-result/index.html

Spotify had nothing but good news in its earnings report. Streaming revenue grew by 20% last quarter to $3.8b with a record $180m in profit. Last year, Spotify raised prices for the first time in a decade and cut costs by laying off one fourth of its workforce. Yeserday’s news caused shares in the company to spike 11%. www.morningbrew.com

Boeing reported a slightly smaller Q1 loss this year compared to 2023 and less than analysts were expecting. But fixing the problems that led to this year’s Alaska Airlines incident will push back its financial recovery and cost the company $443m in compensation to its airline customers flying Max 9’s. https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/business/boeing-losses/index.html .

The Federal Trade Commission yesterday created a rule to ban non-compete clauses which it says limit worker mobility, suppress pay, and undermine competition by preventing workers from seeking other jobs. Used to be such employment contract clauses were only for top executives to keep them from taking trade secrets with them to the competition. Lately, 1 in 5 employees including lots of fast food workers and even yoga instructors have had to agree to non-compete clauses. The US Chamber of Commerce says it will sue the FTC to block the new rule, arguing it doesn’t have the authority to regulate competition. www.morningbrew.com

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Line-skipping is an established way of life at Disneyland. But the company that lets you do it at the airport, concerts and other venues is coming under scrutiny by lawmakers in Sacramento. Clear is a publicly-traded company that for $189 a year confirms your biometric data without showing TSA or other security any ID. At the airport, for example, you check in at a Clear kiosk, and are then escorted to the head of the TSA line. TSA’s own government-operated PreCheck program only costs $78 for five years. About 10% of California travelers are Clear members but lawmakers object to the inequity created by those who can afford to buy their way out of waiting in line – especially since public tax dollars fund the airport security services that Clear members are avoiding. The Senate Transportation Committee has approved a bill to put a moratorium on Clear’s expansion at airports in California. That bill now goes before the full Senate and Assembly. https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/business/clear-california-airports/index.html

On this day in music history – April 24,

1955: Perez Prado, known as the king of mambo was at #1 with “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White”.
In 1961, Bob Dylan was paid $50 for his first commercial recording, playing harmonica on the title track for Harry Belafonte’s album “The Midnight Special”.
In 1965, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders were at #1 with “Game of Love”.
In 1968, the Beatles new label, Apple Records turned down a chance to sign an unknown artist – David Bowie.
On the same day, Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” hit #1 on the British music charts, making the 69-year old jazz legend the oldest act ever to hit #1 in the UK. That same song didn’t even crack the top 100 in the U.S. until its re-release 20 years later after being featured in the movie “Good Morning Vietnam” which was set in 1965, two years before the song was recorded. This time it peaked at #32.
In 1975, Badfinger band member Peter Ham joined the 27 Club by committing suicide.
In 1976, Paul and Linda McCartney were visiting John Lennon at his New York apartment in the Dakota building watching TV and saw the episode of Saturday Night Live in which producer Lorne Michaels offered a $3,000 check for the Beatles to come to Rockefeller Center and play three songs live on the show. Michaels said they should divide it any way they like – maybe give Ringo less. Lennon and McCartney thought about hopping in a cab and heading down, but decided they were too tired. It was the last time the two ever saw each other.
In 1979, Ray Charles’ “Georgia On My Mind” became the state song of Georgia. It had been written and first recorded almost 50 years earlier by Hoagy Carmichael.
In 2003, the Dixie Chicks launched a publicity campaign to explain their position on what was perceived as an un-American statement made by the group’s Natalie Maine regarding the war in Iraq.
In 2004, Death Row Records founder Marion “Suge” Knight was released from prison after serving 10 months for breaking parole on a 1997 assault. He’d punched a parking attendant outside a Hollywood night club the previous August.
In 2012, Sinead O’Connor cancelled the remaining dates of a world tour due to a “very serious breakdown” related to her bipolar disorder.
In 2016, soul singer Billy Paul died of pancreatic cancer at age 81. He’s best-remembered for his Grammy Award-winning 1972 #1 hit, “Me and Mrs. Jones”.

Celebrating birthdays today:

Barbra Streisand – one of the few entertainers to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award is 84.
Doug Clifford, drummer for Credence Clearwater Revival is 79,
Kelly Clarkson, winner of the first season of American Idol is 42.

Other celebrities celebrating birthdays today …

Actor, comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 60
Among those who’ve passed, classic stand-up comic Jack E. Leonard was born in 1911.

http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0424.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – partly cloudy with a high of 67 this afternoon … winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour today through Friday … 20% chance of light rain the next two nights and mornings … mostly cloudy and 64 tomorrow afternoon … partly sunny and 66 Friday afternoon … sunny and 71 Saturday … 77 Sunday … 80 Monday and Tuesday … overnight lows, about 49 tonight through Friday night … 47 Saturday night … about 51 Sunday and Monday night

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