Gary Arant has been enjoying several “farewells” over the past few weeks upon his retirement from general manager of the Valley Center Municipal Water District (VCMWD) after 36 years, but the sweetest ...

Last week we published an article about how the recently adopted SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) 2025 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) on December 12 did not include a mileage tax or ...

As part of the Valley Center Safety Symposium December 10, Heather Smidt, branch manager of the Valley Center branch of California Bank & Trust, presented “Scams and how to avoid them.” As she began, ...

The long-awaited AM/PM store opened for business on Wednesday, December 17, 4 p.m. The construction of the store has been happening for at least a couple of years on the site and it was a constant ...

This is the second in our series of nonprofits to consider for end-of-year giving. We are limiting ourselves to charities based in Valley Center, Pala, Pauma Valley and Palomar Mountain. We have ...

I wanted to update you on several efforts I’m pushing at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors — efforts rooted in a simple belief: San Diego County should remain safe, affordable, and livable for ...

An 11-year-old Escondido boy is dead, killed by an illegal immigrant who had previously been deported four times. This tragedy was preventable. It happened because radical politicians continue to ...

There appears to be widespread support in Valley Center for a new Community Center —often referred to these days to as an Intergenerational Center or IGC — and that the preferred site is a nearly ...

Detectives with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a public viewing on December 13 and January 3 of recovered stolen property in the hopes of returning these items to their rightful ...

It may sound strange at first, but if we want to make buying a home affordable, we must make selling a home affordable too. San Diego’s housing crisis has been decades in the making. Prices have ...

For years, going back as far as 1982 and probably further, the southbound Cole Grade Road at Valley Center Road was one left/U-turn lane, one straight/right turn, and one right-turn-only lane. The ...

The Gospel describes to us an important aspect of the Advent Season, which is meant to make and prepare a space for Christ. John the Baptist states, “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his ...