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Volume 19, Issue 3
Should a signal be installed at S. Mission and Green Canyon?
Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor Detectives with the San Diego County Sheriff ’s Dept. have reported that a search is underway for a peeping tom that has been spotted multiple times around Integrity Way (off Alta Vista Drive) in Fallbrook. According to Det. Dan Laibach, the first reported incident occurred on Friday, Dec. 12 at about 12 noon. “A 19-year-old victim was sitting in the living room of her residence with her boyfriend when she saw a white male adult standing just outside a big window that is adjacent to the front door,” said Laibach. “The man had a cell phone in his right hand.” According to the victim, the man made eye contract with her before
see SEARCH, page A-9
BUSD to allow elections in even-numbered years Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent Under both the California Education Code and the California Elections Code, the elections of school district board members are to occur in odd-numbered years. In 1984, the Elections Code was amended to allow a governing board to adopt a resolution which permits elections to occur on the same day as the even-year November statewide general election.
see BUSD, page A-8
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Local planners feel that making a southbound turn from Green Canyon Road onto South Mission Road is more dangerous than making a northbound turn.
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Fallbrook Community Planning Group asks County for alternatives Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The Fallbrook Community Planning Group has concerns about the proposed traffic signal at the intersection of South Mission Road and Green Canyon Road, and the county’s Department of Public Works (DPW) will conduct a field review before the proposed signal is considered by the county’s Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC). DPW traffic engineering staff asked the TAC to review the intersection for possible inclusion
on the county’s Traffic Signal Committee before discussing Priority List. The intersection was whether a signal is suitable for that scheduled to be discussed at the intersection. “We’re just fortunate right now December 12 TAC meeting, but we do have safe was pulled off the operations,” said agenda to allow “We would like to TAC secretary the planning Kenton Jones. group to provide see a full range of South Mission input. A review alternatives, the signal Road is a two-lane of the intersection was expected to being one among them” through highway which is 50 feet be part of the Anne Burdick. wide north of its TAC’s January intersection with 23 meeting, but DPW now plans to conduct a Green Canyon and 45 feet wide field review and report back to the south of that intersection. South planning group and its Circulation Mission Road has edge striping
on both sides of the roadway along with median striping, and a left turn pocket at the intersection allows southbound traffic to turn onto Green Canyon. South Mission Road is classified as a boulevard in the Mobility Element network of the county’s general plan. Other than the stop sign where Green Canyon Road ends at South Mission Road, Green Canyon Road is also a two-lane through highway with median striping and edge striping on both sides. Green Canyon Road is classified
see SIGNAL, page A-8
Flores, Brown, Donoghue, Ruiz recognized as Students of the Month Lucette Moramarco Staff Writer Jesus Flores of Ivy High School and Cedric Brown, Kiera Donoghue and Jacqueline Ruiz of Fallbrook Union High School were named January Students of the Month for the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) and honored at a special breakfast held Jan. 8 at the Fallbrook Community Center. Before the acknowledgements began, two adults were honored at the breakfast. Event emcee Greg Coppock said that Karl Fekete, who presented the Lamp of Knowledge medals to Students of the Month for years, passed away Jan. 1. Coppock asked for a posthumous round of applause for Fekete. He then announced that Gordon Stone has retired as the director of the Fallbrook Community Center after 30 years. Another round of applause was given for Stone who was at the breakfast representing Fallbrook Village Rotary. Next up, FUHSD superintendent Hugo Pedroza said that each student in the district has the potential to be a student of the month and the mission of the district is to recognize them. “Challenges do not define us, but the commitment to surpass them,” he added.
Fallbrook Union High School District’s January Students of the Month are, from left,
see STUDENTS, page A-9 Jesus Flores, Jacqueline Ruiz, Cedric Brown, and Kiera Donoghue.
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