Pala Today News – 4/11/24

Written by John Fox on April 11, 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

Three people were hospitalized and a man armed with a machete was arrested in a home invasion in Escondido early this morning. Escondido Police said officers were dispatched to a home in the 1000 block of Camellia Street just after 1:30 a.m. due to a reported break-in. Victims say they did not know their assailant. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/3-hurt-1-arrested-in-escondido-home-invasion

A 39-year old woman was killed Tuesday evening when her eastbound Honda Civic veered off Highway 78 near Earlham Street in Ramona, hitting a boulder and a tree. No other vehicles were involved and the victim’s name has not been released. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2024-04-10/driver-killed-after-car-overturns-in-ramona-crash

There was a two-car accident on eastbound Temecula Parkway at Avenida de Missiones with one person hospitalized for injuries yesterday afternoon. It happened around 1p. Lanes were cleared by 3p. https://patch.com/california/temecula/temecula-parkway-crash-slows-eastbound-traffic-near-temecula-hospital

The US Environmental Protection Agency yesterday imposed strict new limits on so-called “forever” chemicals in public water systems. The mandate requires a group of chemicals, known as PFAS to be reduced to near-zero levels. It’s the first-ever national limit on toxic PFAS, which are found in everything from food packaging and cookware to dental floss and firefighting foams. They’ve leached into almost half of all US water systems including more than a dozen in San Diego County. Cleaning them up to meet the new standards will be costly and that cost will likely fall on the backs of taxpayers. https://patch.com/california/san-diego/strict-new-limits-water-chemicals-announced-see-san-diego-impacts

About 800 SDG&E customers in the southern part of Fallbrook lost power this morning just before 11:30a. It’s expected to be restored by 3p. https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map

Today will be the warmest day of the week in Pala. The high temperature will drop about ten degrees each of the next two days with a chance of light rain this weekend. Back to sunny and mild next 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 – Phoenix topped the Clippers in LA 124-108. Dallas beat Miami 111-92, clinching themselves a playoff spot. Others winners were Cleveland, Charlotte, Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City and Denver.

The Boston Celtics and guard Jrue Holiday have agreed on a four-year, $135m contract extension. He’ll decline his upcoming season option worth $37.3m to take the new deal. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39916819/jrue-holiday-boston-celtics-agree-4-year-135-million-contract-extension

In Major League Baseball – The Padres routed the Cubs 10-2 yesterday to take two out of three in the series at Petco Park. Minnesota edged the Dodgers 3-2. Tampa Bay over the Angels 4-2. All three SoCal teams are off today. So far this season, the Dodgers and Yankees are the only teams to have won ten games and the Yankees did it with two fewer losses. The Dodgers lead the National League West, followed by the Padres and Diamondbacks, each three games back, the Giants four games back, and the Rockies in last place with the third-worst record in the league, six games back at 3 and 10. https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings

Federal authorities today officially accused Dodger superstar Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter of stealing more than $16m over a period of two years to pay off gambling debts with an illegal sports book. Bank fraud can carry a maximum sentence of up to 30 years in prison and at least a $1m fine. Ohtani, who is only referred to in the affidavit as “a professional baseball player”, told authorities he did not authorize the transfers. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39920849/ohtani-interpreter-ippei-mizuhara-stole-16m

In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm won 8-5 last night at Modesto. Game 3 of 6 is tonight.

In the NHL – Three games last night. St. Louis beat Chicago 5-2. Edmonton routed Vegas 5-1. And Arizona over Vancouver 4-3 in overtime. Just eight days left in the regular season. Eight teams still have an undecided playoff future. https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings

The minor league San Diego Gulls won 4-2 on the road last night at Bakersfield. Their next game is tomorrow at Ontario.

In Soccer – LAFC and the Galaxy each have games this Saturday.

In the minors – The San Diego Sockers next game is a 2-game series against Chihuahua beginning on the road the 18^th.

In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is Saturday at Saskatchewan.

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

In Golf – Masters Tournament play began this morning in Augusta, Georgia. Jon Rahm is the defending champion. Ryan Fox led today’s first round at 5 under-par through the front nine. As of noon, about a fourth of the field had yet to tee off. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

In Local High School sports …

Bonsall – baseball at Gompers Prep at 4:30p

Great Oak – boys’ golf hosting Murrieta Valley at 3p; boys’ tennis against Chaparral at 3:15p, varsity hosting, JV away; baseball and softball against Chaparral at 3:30p, varsity hosting, JV and freshman away; swimming & diving at Temecula Valley at 4p; boys’ volleyball at Murrieta Mesa at 5p

Fallbrook – boys’ varsity tennis at Escondido at 3:30p; track & field hosting Escondido at 3:45p; boys’ golf against San Pasqual at Arrowood at 4p; boys’ volleyball hosting Ramona at 4p; softball hosting Valley Center at 4p

Valley Center – boys’ varsity golf hosting Ramona at Native Oaks at 3p; baseball against Ramona at 3:30p, varsity hosting, JV away

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were mixed. The Dow fell a third of a percent. The S&P 500 was up a tenth. And the NASDAQ was up 6 tenths. Gold gained $13.50 on the Comex to $2,361.90 an ounce. Oil futures were down almost a dollar with the benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude at $85.29 a barrel.

New Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers released today reveal one more measure by which inflation appears to still be a problem. The Producer Price Index rose 2.1% for the 12 months ended in March, up from 1.6% in February. The service sector appears to be most responsible for the increase. PPI captures average price shifts before they reach consumers, making it a possible predictor of future consumer prices. While the new figure was slightly less than expected, it’s still an increase and is one more reason the Federal Reserve may delay any interest rate cuts. Wall Street analysts now think the first one might not be until September. https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/economy/ppi-us-inflation-march/index.html

There’s more to the troubles of 99 Cents Only than just the couple of years of business challenges and an increase in shoplifting that the company alluded to in making its announcement this week that it was closing all of its 370 stores in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. The company went private in 2011 in a $1.6b leveraged buyout and hasn’t been profitable since 2015 as it struggled to compete with Dollar General, Costco and Walmart among others. While competitors expanded, 99’s high debt load left it unable to invest in improvements to stores, its supply chain or digital strategy. Its focus on low-margin groceries and stores typically double the size of other dollar-type stores left it at a disadvantage. https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/business/family-dollar-99-cents-only-closing/index.html

Even though significant progress has been made over the past two years to tame inflation, it doesn’t really help struggling Americans or the way they feel about inflation. They feel it’s still a problem. Even if inflation was brought to zero, which economists agree isn’t a good thing either, actual prices we pay are still higher than they were a year or two ago. According to the Consumer Price Index, since Joe Biden took office three years ago, prices are up 19%. Housing expense has been a key component, accounting for 60% of the overall annual rise in prices last month. And things like cancelling student debt could add to inflation. The Biden administration’s plan to build 2m new housing units would help, but not in time for the election. Meanwhile, presumed Republican candidate Donald Trump has said he will instate a 10% across the board tariff on imports, a 60% tariff on imports from China – which could touch off a trade war, and a 100% tariff on imported cars, including those made in Mexico where American manufacturers have several factories. All of it is likely to increase inflation. That’s why economists at the Tax Foundation say tariffs make consumers poorer and shrink the overall economy. https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/economy/biden-inflation-plan/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/economy/trump-tariffs-trade-jobs-inflation/index.html

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

The family of O. J. Simpson announced this morning that the former NFL star running back and broadcaster has died at the age of 76. He’d become a household name during his playing days thanks to product endorsements and TV and movie appearances. His professional accomplishments were eclipsed by his 1995 trial for the brutal killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman. Though acquitted in the criminal trial, a civil trial jury two years later found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5m in damages. He later served nine years in prison for an unrelated sports memorabilia robbery. He was released in 2017. https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/oj-simpson-death-news-reaction-04-11-24/index.html

Retail gasoline prices have been slowly but steadily rising lately. The average price for a gallon of regular in San Diego County today is $5.32. That’s up a penny from yesterday, up ten cents from one week ago, and up 42 cents in the past month. One year ago, it was 44 cents lower than today. In Riverside County, today’s average is $5.25 – 47 cents more than both one month ago and one year ago. The nationwide trend is upward as well, but not as quickly, and today’s nationwide average of $3.64 is only four cents more than one year ago. Today’s lowest local price is $4.69 at Horizon Fuel in Valley Center. The lowest price in Southwest Riverside County is $4.89 at Murrieta Costco. https://www.riversidegasprices.com/Map_Gas_Prices.aspx

U.S. car buyers have been saying “no” to full-electric vehicles. Now comes word that sales of Volkswagen EVs in Europe have taken a dive as well. In the wake of subsidy rollbacks, VW’s EV sales have fallen 24% in the first quarter of this year. Worldwide, the company’s all-electric sales dropped 3% while sales of its combustion engine vehicles rose 4%. Elsewhere, data suggests demand for gasoline-engine cars is rising faster than EVs in the UK where the Volkswagen ID and Audi e-Tron are among the most popular electric vehicle models. Seems like the only place EVs are selling well is China, where numerous entry-level models are available from dozens of start-up companies at around $10k – less than half the price that major European and U.S. companies are able to sell their entry level cars. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswagen-electric-car-sales-plunge-122915038.html

On this day in music history – April 11,

1953, Hank Williams’ biggest hit, “Your Cheatin’ Heart” was at #1 on the country chart. The story goes that Williams was prompted to write the song while thinking about his first wife. At the time, he was driving around with his second wife who is said to have written down the dictated lyrics while riding as a passenger. The recording sessions were the last before his death. The song was released posthumously.
In 1956, engine trouble forced an emergency landing of the plane Elvis Presley was taking from Amarillo to Nashville, creating his lifelong fear of flying.
In 1961, Bob Dylan played his first live concert in New York City, opening for John Lee Hooker.
In 1964, the Beatles set a record that still hasn’t been broken when they had 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, ranging from “Can’t Buy Me Love” at #1 to “Love Me Do” at #81.
In 1966, Buffalo Springfield – the band that launched the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina made their live debut at The Troubadour in Hollywood.
In 1970, Peter Green left Fleetwood Mac. To avoid breach of contract he agreed to finish their current concert tour. The previous month, Green had taken LSD at a party in Germany. The group’s manager cites that as the crucial point in Green’s mental decline.
In 1973, at the low point of their career, The Beach Boys headlined the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta. The promoter took a financial bath when only 3k of the 16k available tickets were sold. The opening act was Mothers Finest and the middle act was a then-unknown Bruce Springsteen who played a one-hour set.
In 1981, Eddie Van Halen married actress Valerie Bertinelli, co-star of the 80s sitcom “One Day at a Time”. Their marriage lasted until 2007. They have one child together.
In 2006, June Pointer, the youngest of the four Pointer Sisters died of cancer at age 52.
In 2014, Nirvana, KISS, and Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2017, J. Geils, guitarist for the band carrying his name died at the age of 71. They released their #1 album “Freeze Frame,” containing the #1 single “Centerfold” in 1982.
In 2019 one person was killed and three others injured in a drive-by shooting during the funeral procession in LA for Nipsey Hussle. Thousands had attended services at Staples Center for the 31-year old rapper.

Born on this day …

In 1956, Neville Staples from The Specials, who had a hit with “Pressure Drop”.
In 1958, Scottish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Stuart Adamson who formed The Skids and Big Country.
In 1966, British singer songwriter and actress Lisa Stansfield who had a #3 it in 1989 with “All Around the World” from her first album, “Affection”.

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=11&month=4

Other celebrity anniversaries today include …

Actress Louise Lasser, best known as TV’s “Mary Hartman Mary Hartman” and from several Woody Allen movies. She turns 85.
Actor Peter Riegert from movies including “Animal House”, “Local Hero”, and “Crossing Delancy” is 77
Actor and comedian Bill Irwin is 74
Child actor mason Reese who was the Borgasmord kid for Underwood Deviled Ham is 58
Among those who’ve passed, actor and Vaudeville comedian Lou Holtz was born in 1893.
Actor and comedian Dick Patterson was born in 1929

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0411.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 85 this afternoon … patchy morning fog, clearing to sunny and 75 with winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour tomorrow … partly sunny and 67 with wind gusts up to 25 miles an hour and a 30% chance of up to a tenth of an inch of rain Saturday … a slight chance of showers, then mostly sunny and 65 Sunday … mostly sunny and 68 Monday … 72 Tuesday … 74 Wednesday … overnight lows, 50 tonight … 48 tomorrow night … about 44 Saturday and Sunday nights … 45 Monday night … 47 Tuesday night

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