Wildfire Burns Near Fallbrook, Council Recess Leaves Key Items in Queue
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The Rainbow 3 Fire, which ignited July 22nd near Mordigan Lane and Gomez Creek Road in unincorporated North County, has grown to 20 acres with evacuation orders still in effect for zone SDC 0110 and evacuation warnings for zone SDC 0111. The firefighting commitment is substantial relative to the fire's current size: 200 personnel, 18 engines, two dozers, and six crews. A temporary evacuation point has been established at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Fallbrook. That deployment level reflects the dangerous terrain and fuel conditions in the area, particularly with an extreme heat advisory still active — desert and mountain foothill zones are forecast to reach 110 to 118 degrees today, with overnight lows only dropping into the mid-80s to mid-90s. The National Weather Service's Extreme Heat Warning runs through 8 p.m. tonight.
On the government front, the San Diego City Council held its final regular meeting before summer legislative recess on July 14th, certifying the results of the June 2nd municipal primary and calling a General Municipal Election for November 3rd, 2026, to fill four council seats in Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8. No committee meetings convene until August 19th and 20th, with the next full council session set for August 24th — a roughly six-week pause with consequential items waiting.
Among those pending matters: a forthcoming water rate adjustment. The council accepted a memorandum tied to the 2025 Water Cost of Service Study and authorized a public notice and hearing date for a rate adjustment affecting all San Diego Public Utilities customers, formally triggering the Proposition 218 process, which requires written notice to every affected ratepayer before any vote. The County Water Authority separately approved a three percent wholesale rate increase for 2027. The council also approved an amendment to a sole-source contract with OpenGov Inc. — which manages the city's enterprise asset management software for pavement, sidewalks, trees, and right-of-way infrastructure — extending it through September 2031 and increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $659,196.81.