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October 29, 2015
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Three face life in prison in murder of Marine wife
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Three individuals involved in a sadomasochistic sex ring in Fallbrook were found guilty of first-degree murder by a jury in Vista Superior Court on Oct. 21. The victim was 22-year-old Brittany Killgore, the wife of an active duty, deployed Marine. Louis Ray Perez, 49, Dorothy Maraglino, 40, and Jessica Lynn Lopez, 28, were convicted of the heinous crime involving torture that occurred on April 13, 2012 in
see GUILTY, page A-12
FPUD approves Santa Margarita property sale, CUP final design Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
Fallbrook Public Utility District property once planned for a dam will be sold to Western Rivers Conservancy, and work on the final design for the Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use project which will store water instead of the dam will commence. A 5-0 FPUD board vote Sept. 28 approved the sale agreement of the 1,400-acre property to Western
see FPUD, page A-8
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Shane Gibson photo Maria Simon performs a belly dance routine during a multi-cultural event held at Bonsall West Elementary School on Oct. 16. Belly dancing was first known to take place in the Middle East and Egypt. See more photos on page C-1.
Volume 19, Issue 44
FUESD studies trustee election process Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News
The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) board of trustees has determined that the current voting demographics relating to trustee elections are sufficiently represented, with no large area underrepresented. At the September board meeting, the trustees voted to have National Demographics Corporation perform a joint demographic and voting history analysis with Fallbrook Union High School District, to include service Levels I, II, and III as needed. According to assistant superintendent Bill Billingsley, the San Diego County of Education hired a demographer in 2011 to determine if there were underrepresented groups of voters in their communities in governing board elections. “The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District was advised that the demographic study found the district did not have a significant enough level of underrepresented groups to warrant modifying the current at-large election process,” said Billingsley. “Other districts in the county had different results, which resulted in electoral changes being adopted by those districts.” According to the contract proposal, the Level I analysis would give the district a database of demographics and elections plus test trustee areas. The timeline to complete this level is approximately three weeks, and would cost $7,500. Deliverables included in Level I include a spreadsheet of district demographics in electronic and PDF format; a table listing elections, candidates, candidate ethnicity, and total votes (count and percentage) for each election collected; a summary of which “protected class” candidates ran and whether they won or lost each election; the report in PDF format; and demographic data on test trustee area(s) and PDF map of test trustee area(s). At the completion of the Level I,
see ELECTION, page A-12
‘Picnic in the Park’ brings back fond memories
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Shane Gibson photo Fallbrook Alumni Association ‘Picnic in the Park’ special guest Mike Port, 97, (center) talks with Fallbrook High School alumni members during the association’s annual event. Port owned a clothing store in downtown Fallbrook for many years that was popular with teens.
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