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November 1, 2026
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Halloween storm left about four-tenths to just over half an inch of rain near the valley; sunny, warmer week ahead

The storm that arrived on Halloween evening left about four-tenths to just over half an inch of rain at the County of San Diego flood-warning rain gauges closest to the valley. From the first showers about 6pm Saturday, October 31, through about 7pm Sunday, November 1, the gauges recorded 0.56 inch at Lake Wohlford, 0.45 inch at Lake Hodges and 0.42 inch in Escondido; farther out, Rancho Bernardo had 0.39 inch, San Marcos 0.34 inch and Ramona 0.29 inch. At the Escondido gauge, about a third of an inch fell Saturday evening and overnight, and the last 0.09 inch came in short showers late Sunday morning and early afternoon; showers early Friday morning, October 30, had added 0.02 inch there. The National Weather Service issued no watches, warnings or advisories for the San Diego County inland valleys during the storm; its one flood advisory, from about 9 to 11pm Saturday, covered southern Orange County and the northwest corner of San Diego County around northern Camp Pendleton. As of Sunday evening, the City of Escondido's Alert Center showed no active alerts, the County's road-closure pages listed nothing for San Pasqual or Escondido, the CHP incident feed showed nothing in or near the valley, and SDG&E's outage map showed no unplanned outages anywhere in its service area. What's next: the weather service gives a 30 percent chance of a few more light showers in the valley tonight before 4am, with less than a tenth of an inch and a low around 51, so totals could tick up slightly. After that the forecast is dry and sunny, with highs near 75 on Monday, November 2 and Tuesday, November 3, near 76 on Wednesday, November 4, near 77 on Thursday, November 5 and near 79 on Friday, November 6, and overnight lows in the mid-50s. High pressure warms things further over the weekend, with highs near 84 on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8. The weather service's regional discussion says a weak system could bring some light rain or drizzle to coastal and inland San Diego County on Tuesday, but the one model showing it is backing off, and the valley forecast keeps rain chances under 10 percent from Monday on. Heading to the coast? A beach hazards statement covers the San Diego County coast through 6pm Monday, November 2, for dangerous rip currents and minor tidal overflow, with elevated surf continuing Monday and high tide around 3:30pm; the weather service says tides climb toward 7 feet by Friday and peak near 7.5 feet over the weekend into early next week. For the rest of the rainy season, the City's Stay Ready page (escondido.gov/StayReady) has sandbag information and how to report storm problems.

Source: County of San Diego flood-warning rain gauges · National Weather Service · City of Escondido · County of San Diego Public Works · CHP via Caltrans QuickMap · SDG&E outage map (opens in a new tab)
November 1, 2026
Sports

Golden Eagles this week: football is No. 3 in CIF Division III with a first-round bye; field hockey hosts a playoff opener Wednesday, November 4

Football closed the regular season with a 48–3 win at Escondido High on Friday, October 30 and finished 7–3, 3–1 in the Palomar League. That put it second behind Ramona, which won 49–28 at Valley Center the same night to finish 4–0 in league play. In the CIF San Diego Section brackets seeded Sunday, November 1, San Pasqual is the No. 3 seed in Division III and has a first-round bye. No. 6 Eastlake hosts No. 11 Scripps Ranch on Friday, November 6, and San Pasqual hosts the winner in the quarterfinals on Friday, November 13 at 7pm; the section plays the first three rounds at the higher seed's home field. Semifinals are Friday, November 20, and the Division III final is Saturday, November 28 at 3:30pm at Escondido High. Field hockey lost its regular-season finale 1–0 to Mission Hills on Friday, October 30 and finished 10–9–6. It is the No. 7 seed in the section's Division II playoffs and hosts No. 10 Mira Mesa on Wednesday, November 4 at 6pm. The winner plays at No. 2 Mission Hills on Saturday, November 7 at 1pm, and the Division II final is Saturday, November 14 at 1pm at La Jolla High School. In girls tennis, a San Pasqual doubles team is in the section's individual doubles championships, with a first-round match on Tuesday, November 3 (not before 1pm); the tournament runs through Saturday, November 7. Boys water polo finished 4–18 and is not in the section playoffs.

Source: MaxPreps · CIF San Diego Section (opens in a new tab)
October 29, 2026
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Flu season arrives early: county reports two children's deaths and urges shots for everyone 6 months and up

The County of San Diego said on Thursday, October 29 that two children died of flu in October: a previously healthy 11-year-old and a 6-month-old with complex medical conditions. The county has counted 11 flu-related deaths and 516 hospitalizations so far this season, compared with 2 deaths and 86 hospitalizations at the same point last year. Its weekly respiratory virus surveillance report shows a sharp rise in positive flu tests, especially among children and teens ages 5 to 17, the ages of most San Pasqual Union and San Pasqual High students. The county recommends a flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older as soon as possible, since protection takes about two weeks to build. Shots are available at pharmacies, urgent care centers, hospitals and clinics; county public health clinics also serve people without insurance, and appointments can be booked at myturn.ca.gov. The county also advises washing hands often, staying home when sick, and considering a mask if you have symptoms or are around people who are ill.

Source: County News Center (opens in a new tab)
October 24, 2026
Schools

ETS student-data breach: what San Pasqual Valley families should know

Educational Testing Service (ETS), the nonprofit that runs California's state tests, is notifying families after an unauthorized party used a compromised login to copy student files from an ETS-run file-transfer site at various times between May 22 and September 18, 2026, the California Department of Education (CDE) says. ETS spotted the activity on September 25 and took the site offline. CDE says those affected include current and former students enrolled in California public schools between 2023 and the current school year, which includes students at San Pasqual Union and San Pasqual High in those years, plus students who left a California school since 2006 without a confirmed transfer. Records may include names, birth dates, home addresses, schools, grades, student IDs, demographic, disability and program details, and state test information, but not Social Security numbers, financial or card information, passwords, or parent and guardian personal information. In a letter to families, San Pasqual Union said its own school and district systems weren't involved. Notices by letter or email began October 16 and are expected to continue through early November; not getting one doesn't necessarily mean a student was unaffected. ETS is offering two free years of Experian IdentityWorks: a parent or guardian enrolls children under 18 at experianidworks.com/minorplus, and students 18 and older enroll at experianidworks.com/identity, by March 19, 2027, using the activation code in the notice or on CDE's notification page. No credit card is needed. Questions: 833-931-8488, Monday–Friday 6am–6pm Pacific (TTY 711). CDE advises caution with unexpected calls, texts or emails about the incident: don't give Social Security numbers, passwords or financial information in response to unsolicited requests, and check cde.ca.gov/ets if you're unsure a message is real.

Source: California Department of Education · ETS incident page and FAQ (opens in a new tab)
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Vote centers open Monday, November 2, 8am–5pm · Election Day Tuesday, November 3, 7am–8pmCommunityNovember 3 election: mail ballots, drop boxes and vote centersAll 221 county vote centers are open 8am–5pm Monday, November 2 and 7am–8pm on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, and you can register and vote the same day at any of them; the Registrar's online map shows estimated wait times. Mailed ballots need no postage but must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 3 and arrive within seven days after Election Day; drop boxes and vote centers take ballots until 8pm Election Day. Closest to the valley: the North County Mall Community Room, 272 E Via Rancho Pkwy, and Orange Glen High School's small gym, 2200 Glenridge Rd (enter from Bear Valley Pkwy). Nearby drop boxes: Oakmont of Escondido Hills, 3012 Bear Valley Pkwy S (Monday 8am–8pm, Election Day 7am–8pm); East Valley Community Center, 2245 E Valley Pkwy (Monday 9am–9pm, Election Day 7am–8pm); and the Escondido Public Library, 239 S Kalmia St, and the Rancho Bernardo Library, 17110 Bernardo Center Dr, both open 24 hours through Monday and until 8pm Election Day. Rancho San Pasqual and The Ranchos at Vistamonte are in Escondido City Council District 2 and County Supervisorial District 5, so voters there choose a mayor (incumbent Dane White or Elias Velazquez), a District 2 council member (incumbent Joe Garcia or Anthony DiMartino) and a District 5 supervisor for the open seat Supervisor Jim Desmond is leaving (Rebecca Jones or Kyle Krahel). Countywide measures: Measure A, a county charter amendment that would raise supervisors' term limit from two four-year terms to three and add audit, ethics and oversight rules, and Measure B, a permanent half-cent sales tax. North County Transit District's COASTER, SPRINTER, BREEZE, FLEX, LIFT and NCTD+ are free to all riders on Election Day, with no PRONTO card or fare needed (NCTD+ riders use promo code VOTE2026); MTS and Amtrak aren't included.County News Center · Registrar of Voters · City of Escondido · Times-Advocate · KPBS · The Coast News · NCTD (opens in a new tab) Sunday, November 1 · 2amCommunityClocks fall back an hourDaylight saving time ends at 2am Sunday.NIST (opens in a new tab) Sunday, November 1 · 4–9pmAround TownDía de Muertos Festival at the California Center for the ArtsThe Center's annual Día de Muertos festival runs on its campus at 340 N. Escondido Blvd, 4–9pm. The museum stays open 1–9pm with free admission, so you can see the 'Blood Memory' exhibition and add to Eloy Tarcisio's participatory ofrenda installation, Muerte de todos; altar spaces are first come, first served. Escondido, 10 min away.California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum (opens in a new tab) November 2–20SchoolSee's Candy fundraiser at SPUOn the San Pasqual Union calendar every day, November 2–20. Stock up for the holidays and support the school.San Pasqual Union School District (opens in a new tab) Monday–Thursday nights, November 2–5 · from 8pmNewsRoads out of the valley: downtown SR-78 lane closures Monday–Thursday nightsCaltrans' lane-closure list, checked Sunday evening, November 1, shows overnight drainage work on SR-78 in downtown Escondido Monday through Thursday nights, November 2–5. Westbound, one of two lanes between Waverly Pl and Broadway/Washington Ave is scheduled to close 8pm–5am, and one of two lanes in each direction between Park Ave and Broadway/Washington Ave closes 8pm–midnight. The list shows no planned work on SR-78 (San Pasqual Valley Rd) through the valley or on I-15 between Rancho Bernardo and Escondido through Sunday, November 8. In Ramona, one of SR-78's two lanes on Julian Rd between Magnolia Ave and the Hatfield Creek bridge is scheduled to close for utility work 9am–3pm Monday and Tuesday, November 2–3, with one-way traffic control. Planned closures can change and new ones get added; check Caltrans QuickMap before you go.Caltrans QuickMap · lane-closure list (opens in a new tab) Tuesday, November 3SchoolSPU board: no race on the November 3 ballot — all three open seats uncontestedOnly one candidate filed in each of Trustee Areas 2, 3 and 4, so there is no SPU contest on the ballot (county candidate list, August 28).San Diego County Registrar of Voters (PDF) (opens in a new tab) November 4–21 · Wed–Sat 10am–4pmCommunitySan Diego Archaeological Center: November in the valleyAt 16666 San Pasqual Valley Rd, open Wednesday–Saturday 10am–4pm; seniors 65+ get in free on Wednesdays. Story Time with an Archaeologist on Thursdays, November 5, 12 and 19, 10–11am ($5). Saturday, November 14, 11am–noon: a Palomar College archaeologist's talk on excavating the 19th-century Aliso Adobe in the Elfin Forest–Harmony Grove area, $15 ($5 members). North County Archery Club sessions are paused.San Diego Archaeological Center (opens in a new tab) Wednesday, November 4 · 6pmSchoolGolden Eagles field hockey — CIF playoff opener at homeCIF San Diego Section Division II first round at San Pasqual High, 3300 Bear Valley Pkwy: No. 7 San Pasqual (10–9–6) hosts No. 10 Mira Mesa. The winner plays at No. 2 Mission Hills on Saturday, November 7 at 1pm. The Division II final is Saturday, November 14 at 1pm at La Jolla High School.CIF San Diego Section · MaxPreps (opens in a new tab) Select nights, November 6, 2026 – January 30, 2027Safari ParkRoar & Snore sleepovers — November through JanuaryOvernight camping at the Safari Park, 4:15pm to 9:30am, with a guided night hike, a private Africa Tram safari, campfire s'mores, dinner, breakfast and a snack, from $205/person; park admission is separate. All-ages nights: November 6–7, 20–21 and 27–28 (Fridays and Saturdays); December 5, 11–12, 18–20, 26–27 and 31; and January 1–2, 9, 15–17, 23 and 30, 2027. Only Vista and Premium tents are offered in December and January. Each tent needs at least one adult 18 or older. The adults-only (21+) page lists no nights after Saturday, October 31.San Diego Zoo Safari Park (opens in a new tab) Friday, November 6 · 5:30–7:30pmSchoolSPU middle school danceOn the San Pasqual Union calendar, 5:30–7:30pm (location not listed).San Pasqual Union School District (opens in a new tab) See all 42 events on the events page →
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The San Pasqual Valley

Tucked between the Safari Park and the golden hills east of Escondido, our neighborhoods sit on the rim of a 14,000-acre agricultural preserve — vineyards, orchards, and trails at the end of the street, with the city just over the hill.

  • One of the nation's earliest wine appellations — the San Pasqual Valley AVA (est. 1981), with Rancho Guejito's tasting room on San Pasqual Valley Rd.
  • History underfoot — the San Pasqual Battlefield and Mule Hill tell the story of 1846.
  • The Coast to Crest Trail runs through the valley on its way from Del Mar to Volcan Mountain.
  • A little school in the valley — San Pasqual Union has served local kids since 1918.
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October 26, 2026
Price cut

3152 Ferncreek Ln (opens in a new tab) cut $40K to $995,000

The 4-bed, 2,437 sq ft Rancho San Pasqual home listed July 10; it was cut to $1,060,000 in August and to $1,035,000 on September 10, and the new price showed up between October 21 and October 26, its third cut in about 15 weeks on the market.

October 19, 2026
Price cut

2345 Amber Oak Ln (opens in a new tab) cut $15K to $960,000

The 4-bed, 2,140 sq ft single-story Rancho San Pasqual home on the 10th fairway listed July 24 and had been cut to $975,000 on September 10; the new price showed up between October 16 and October 19.