When the next Olympics open in L.A. in 2028, the sport of bouldering — rock climbing without ropes or harnesses — will be one of the physically-demanding events.  Meanwhile, those of us at the Valley ...

I wanted to update you on several efforts I’m pushing at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors — efforts rooted in a simple belief: San Diego County should remain safe, affordable, and livable for ...

This is the second in our series of nonprofits to consider for end-of-year giving. We are limiting ourselves to charities based in Valley Center, Pala, Pauma Valley and Palomar Mountain.  We have ...

Last week’s Valley Center Business Association Community Safety Symposium was chock full of news-you-can-use in the areas of crime prevention, crime suppression, scams and how to protect yourself from ...

LIGHT OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH Finding Time for Jesus in All the Christmas “Busy-ness” December arrives with its familiar rush—shopping, school events, travel, rehearsals, baking, and the ...

With due respect to Supervisor Jim Desmond, his opinion that capital gains taxes are primarily responsible for making selling a home unaffordable resulting in a housing crisis is only partially ...

On December 18, 2025, Valley Center Deputies conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle belonging to Elijah Saiz related to an ongoing “porch pirate” theft investigation. During the traffic stop, Elijah ...

The Rev. Jim Estes, who was the priest at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Pauma Valley from 1985-2002, has died.  Services will be private.  Pastor Estes was born on August 24,1934 in Concord, New ...

Thanks for the [Valley Magazine] article about Mike McDonald. I met Mike over 50 years ago when he approached my then husband and me about setting up his small business with two way radios for his ...

Early in the evening last Friday when the air had cooled and a hint of fog had moved in, things weren’t looking that good for the Valley Center High football team. In the Division 6-AA state ...

An 11-year-old Escondido boy is dead, killed by an illegal immigrant who had previously been deported four times. This tragedy was preventable. It happened because radical politicians continue to ...

It will change the whole face of our community,” was the warning.  Does Valley Center—or any other of the communities in the backcountry—have a choice in what is apparently an unstoppable force in the ...