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Volume 19, Issue 9
Welcoming babies of military families
Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News At the Feb. 16 Fallbrook Community Planning Group (FCPG) meeting, changes to two well-known businesses – Nessy Burgers and Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens – were discussed and a new subdivision gained approval. The board approved a request for a 1493-square foot building and outdoor eating area for Nessy
see FCPG, page A-4
LAFCO hears more on potential FPUDRainbow merger Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The Special Districts Advisory Committee of San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) heard comments from Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) and Rainbow Municipal Water District representatives during the advisory committee’s Feb. 20 meeting, although the committee did not make any recommendation to
see LAFCO, page A-6
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Christine Rinaldi photo Margo and Brad Byrd look through a basket of baby gifts they were given on Feb. 21 at the eighth annual Operation Showers of Appreciation event held at Pala Casino Spa & Resort. Over 40 military families welcoming new babies were honored at the large shower. See more photos of this event on page B-1.
Brady named CWA’s Sheriff’s Dept. continues alternate Colorado River vigorous schedule of Board representative checks on probationers Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
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Fallbrook Public Utility District general manager Brian Brady, who is also FPUD’s representative on the San Diego County Water Authority board, is now also the SDCWA’s alternate representative to the Colorado River Board of California. A unanimous SDCWA board vote Jan. 22 selected Brady as the replacement for previous CWA alternate representative Bud Pocklington, who had represented the South Bay Irrigation District on the CWA board prior to his retirement both from his local board and the CWA board. “In my career I’ve spent a lot of time on Colorado River issues, and I view this appointment as the ability to provide the Water Authority with the benefit of my experience,” Brady said. Brady was the general manager of the Imperial Irrigation District for three years before succeeding Keith Lewinger as FPUD’s general manager in 2011. Doug Wilson of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District is the primary CWA representative on the Colorado River Board of California, which meets monthly and represents the State of California and the state’s water agencies in discussions and negotiations with the six other Colorado River Basin states, the federal government, State of California agencies, local governments and water agencies, tribal governments, and Mexico for issues involving management of the Colorado River.
Deputies and detectives assigned to the Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation are continuing a vigorous schedule of compliance checks on known offenders and early release probationers under Assembly Bill 109. “On average we have been doing one about every two weeks, sometimes more, “said Sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Yates. “They have proven to be very fruitful. We used to do them as time permitted, but now they are scheduled details; we make the time.” Two compliance checks have been done in the past week - one on Saturday, Feb. 21 and the other on Monday, Feb. 23. According to Yates, on Feb. 21 the Fallbrook crime suppression team and detectives checked on eight Fallbrook residents. “All of the compliance checks were done on known offenders and AB-109 early release probationers,” said Yates. The reason for that can be attributed to the law of averages. “The facts are that people who have committed crimes in the past are the ones most likely to commit crimes in the future,” explained Yates. In the Feb. 21 operation, officers arrested one of the individuals, Nathan Belleville, 31, for possession of a controlled substance. “Heroin was found in another probationer’s residence but the offender was not at home,” said Yates, adding that a warrant will most likely be forthcoming for
Courtesy photo Brian Brady, general manager of Fallbrook Public Utility District is now a County Water Authority alternate on the Colorado River Board. The Colorado River Board of California consists of representatives from the CWA, the Metropolitan Water District of California, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the Imperial Irrigation District, the Palo Verde Irrigation District, and the Coachella Valley Water District, designees from the state Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and two public members appointed by the governor of California. To comment on this story online, visit www.thevillagenews.com.
her arrest. On Monday, Feb. 23, another compliance operation was done. Fallbrook deputies visited six locations and contacted five people under probation. “As a result of that operation, two probationers were arrested,” said Sgt. David Pocklington. “The
“The facts are that people who have committed crimes in the past are the ones most likely to commit crimes in the future,” Sgt. Patrick Yates first probationer was arrested for having sex with a minor and the second probationer was arrested on narcotic charges.” Deputies arrested Cesar S. Murillo, 28, after finding photographs on his cell phone of him in bed with a 17-year-old. Murillo was out on bail from a similar charge. Pocklington said Murillo now faces new charges of unlawful sex with a minor and committing a felony while out on bail. Pocklington said a third probationer was found to be out of compliance with the terms of
see SHERIFF, page A-8