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Sale of hospital is hot topic at June FRHD board meeting
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Two local high school graduates among those killed on U.S.S. Fitzgerald
By Gloria Magallanes Special to the Village News
Fallbrook Regional Health District (FRHD) held its monthly regular board meeting June 14 at the Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) and addressed the public’s comments and concerns over the sale of the hospital building. The Board of Directors discussed the sale of the vacant facility located at 624 East Elder St. to mental health provider Crestwood Behavioral Health for $4.5 million. Crestwood’s executive vice president, Patricia Blum, was on hand to give a presentation on the planned Fallbrook Healing Center. During her presentation, Blum chose to not finish when it became clear that several people in the audience were not happy with the sale to Crestwood. Blum patiently took the time to hear their fears and answer questions from the audience. The environment in the room quickly intensified with people talking over each other, seeking answers from Blum and the board with passionate statements. Some people, including Dr. Tim Murphy, a psychiatrist who has been practicing in Fallbrook for over 38 years, spoke in favor of Crestview, saying we are greatly underserved in this area. People demanded an explanation about why FRHD had decided to
U.S. Navy photos USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is towed into port following a collision with a merchant vessel at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time, June 17, while operating about 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka, Japan. [inset] Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass was a 2010 graduate of Fallbrook High School. Will Fritz Village News Contributing Writer Two graduates of local high schools were among those killed when the U.S.S. Fitzgerald
collided with a freighter off the coast of Japan at 2:20 a.m. local time June 17. Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Douglass, 25, from Oceanside, was a 2010 graduate of Fallbrook
High School. Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, was a 2012 graduate of Chaparral High and was a member of the school’s Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.
see HOSPITAL, page A-11 Second in a series on Prostitution, Pornography and Sex Trafficking
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Trafficking in San Diego County
see KILLED, page A-10
Chief Abbott reminds celebrators fireworks are illegal Tom Ferrall Staff Writer
a son with him. The little boy lived with her in the back of the brothel. At the same time, she would be sold outside the brothel and moved around. Every time she went to a new place she would be sold as a “virgin.” Some of the details were a little vague because of the language barrier. When she got a little older (approximately 20 years old), she was sold to the second owner because she was too “old” for that “type” of client and not like the young girls that were more marketable. Sara felt like the second owner, although terrible, was a better situation than the strip club/ brothel. She was kept handcuffed
For the first time since 2003, there will not be a professional Fourth of July fireworks show in Fallbrook this year. The Grand Tradition, which hosted a community Fourth of July celebration from 2004-2016 as a benefit for the Fallbrook Beautification Alliance, announced last October that it would no longer host the pyrotechnics due primarily to safety concerns for nearby housing. No other group or organization has come forward to take over the Independence Day fireworks show. The lack of a show may prompt some to consider lighting off their own fireworks, which is illegal in all of San Diego County. “It’s important to remind folks that there is no such thing as safe and sane fireworks in the county of San Diego, and even though you might be able to buy them elsewhere, it doesn’t mean you can take them here,” said North County Fire Protection District fire chief Steve Abbott. “In fact, I know it’s considered a crime to be transporting explosives,” continued Abbott. “So in addition to the risk associated with lighting a negligent fire from a firework, you also have the risk of what happens if you happen to get pulled over and you’re transporting explosives illegally. That’s not the kind of thing you want to do.” Fireworks also have the potential to devastate one’s finances. “Keep in mind too that as more people become cognizant of holding others accountable, I think it’s safe to say that if you are using fireworks and you cause a fire that damages other people’s property, expect to pay for it,” said Abbott.
see SURVIVING, page A-10
see FIREWORKS, page A-10
Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world - US Department of Health and Human Services Village News
Both, along with five other sailors, perished in a collision with the ACX Crystal, a container ship flagged in the Phillipines, off
Editor’s note: In order to protect the identity of the victim of this crime, Village News has changed her name. Her story was told to us by someone who lives in Fallbrook. Be advised that this story contains disturbing content. Sara is now age 23 and safe with her three children in another state through a program in the Justice Department that helps trafficked victims. Sara’s seven and 4-yearold sons were also victims of
trafficking and prostitution. Sara was taken from her family in Guatemala when she was 14 and sold to a man who bought her to work in a strip club/brothel. She had to work the strip club and have sex with customers. She and the other girls lived in the back and had to be quiet and if any of them got out of line or made any noise, they would just disappear, never to be seen again, so they were compliant. She was owned by that man for three or four years and had
“We could sell a bag of cocaine one time, but we could sell a woman 20 times a day for seven years.” - former trafficker