$1.85 PLUS TAX sandiegouniontribune.com MONDAY • SEPTEMBER7,2020 115° High temperature in Escondido on Sunday, arecordfor anydate COUNTY SWELTERS AS HEAT RECORDS SHATTER Region, statesweatsout second straight dayof triple-digit temperatures BY GARY ROBBINS From San DiegotoBorrego Springs, temperatures hit 100de- greesorhigher for asecond straight day on Sunday, tying or breaking nine recordsacross San DiegoCounty. Theheatwavealso shatteredrecords across Southern California andthe state. The NationalWeather Service K.C. ALFRED U-T said the heat wave reached its peak County sheriff’s deputies and CDF firefighters stage on Lyons ValleyRoad overlooking the fireline of the ValleyfireonSunday. on Sunday. Buttoday —LaborDay —will still be unusually warm, and some inland areas will againreach 100. The record-breaking highlights from Sunday includethe 115read- FIRE CHARS 9,850 ACRES, ing in Escondido. That is the high- est temperatureeverrecorded in that cityonany dayofthe year.The previous all-time high was113,set in 1894 and matched in 1909. AT LEAST 11 STRUCTURES Vista reached 107, the highest temperaturethe cityhas everre- corded in September. It brokethe Backcountry areas —all during atime of coronavirus- DARING NIGHTTIME AIRLIFT closedfor several hours on Sun- previous record of 102, set in 2004. induced maskwearing and social RESCUES HUNDREDSTRAPPED day,but reopened in the after- Ramona hit 112, tying the all- evacuate as fire spreads distancing. noon. time recordfor September. Boiling clouds of smokepour- A6 • As wildfireroaredaround Late Sundayafternoon, offi- San DiegoInternational Air- in remoteJapatulValley ing from the fire rose intothe air campers in theSierraNational cialsexpanded the areasunderan port, whichusuallybenefits from a and filtered over the countywith Forest, copters swooped in. evacuation warning. Thosenow sea breeze,hit 100, breakingthe BY GREGMORAN, LYNDSAY an acrid stench, making for un- include areas north of Interstate8 record for Sept. 6. The previous WINKLEY, KAREN PEARLMAN healthy air conditions. Power lines afternoon at 4p.m. thatthe blaze near the Viejas Reservation and record of 97 wasset in 2011. &PAM KRAGEN from SDG&E were threatened by wasstill moving at adangerous to Descanso, communities as far Forecasters say that tempera- the blaze and some outages were critical rateofspread and was east as Pine Valleyand Campo, tureswill be 5to10degrees lower Hundreds of firefighters on the reportedonSunday,another in- moving east. However,ifthe Santa and all the waysouth to the U.S.- across muchofthe countytoday, ground and in the air on Sunday fernal day of triple-digit tempera- Ana windsroll through,thatcould Mexicoborder. but some areaswill still hit 100. And dug intothe second day of battling turesacross the county. shiftflames to the west. An evacuation warning is the National Weather Service says afast-moving wildfireinthe rug- And it is only the first week of Structures arebeing threat- meant to alertresidents they are it is preparing to issue ared-flag gedterrain of the Japatul Valley September.That is weeksbefore enedinthe following communi- in an area thatcouldbesubject to fire weather warning for Tuesday southeast of Alpine that de- what is historically seen as the peak ties: Carveacre, LawsonValley, evacuation in the future, depend- and Wednesday due to the ex- stroyed at least 11 structures and fire season, the month of October. Wood Valley,Lyons Valley and ing on howthe fire behaves, and pected arrivalofSantaAna winds. burned morethan 9,850acres. Aftermorethan aday of fire- Deer Horn Valley. suggests they plan and prepareby Hereare the county’srecord The blaze, dubbed the Valley fighting, muchremainstobe Residents in the communityof packing and securing their homes highsfor Sept. 6reportedbythe fire,was the nightmarescenario done: As of Sunday afternoon, Carveacrewereevacuated, and in case an evacuation is needed. National Weather Service on Sun- many had feared: aroaring wild- firefighters reportedthe fire was1 twoemergency shelters were set Also lateSunday,Gov.Gavin day: fire chewing through vast percent contained. Officials said up: one at Steele Canyon High Newsom issuedanemergency • Borrego: 117° (old record for stretches of theback country on Sunday night that 374person- School in Jamuland theother at proclamationfor San Diego the date: 115° in 1989) amid searing record-high temper- nel were battling the fire. Joan MacQueen Middle School in County and four other countiesin • Escondido: 115° (old record: atures, forcing homeowners to flee Cal Fireofficials said Sunday Alpine. The second shelter was SEE FIRE • A6 SEE HEAT • A7 CALIFORNIA NARROWLY AVOIDSROLLING BLACKOUTS SUPPORTERS DECRY$750K BAIL CALIFORNIA A7 • Foryet another night, the statedodgesrolling blackouts amid HIGH COURT severe strain on powergrid. FORMAN ARRESTED AT PROTEST Suspect accused of ORDERS BAIL pepper spraying officers CHANGE IN WAGES FOR at demonstration in S.D. ESSENTIAL CRIME CASES BY DAVID HERNANDEZ WORKERS UP Communitymembers areral- Judges must factor in lying behind a28-year-old man defendant’s ability to pay SLIGHTLYINU.S. who wasjailed on suspicion of pepperspraying police officers beforesetting amount DURING COVID during an at-times tense protest in downtownSan DiegoonAug. BY GREGMORAN BY PHILLIP MOLNAR 28. On Saturday afternoon, In an unusual move,the state In the early days of the pan- about 60 people gathered outside Supreme Courthas ordered demic, groceryworkerRoger Mc- San DiegoCentral Jail to protest judges around the statetocon- Cullough wastaken aback by the the arrest of Denzel Draughn,a sider an individual’sabilitytopay KRISTIAN CARREON praise he’dregularlyreceivefrom frequentprotester who wasde- beforesetting bailincriminal customers. Even amember of the tained in connectionwith acon- Protesters gather outside the SanDiego Central Jail down- cases, potentially upendinglong- militarythanked him for his serv- frontation in whichofficers and town to protest against Denzel Draugh’s $750,000 bail. standing reliance on bail schedules ice. But, then thingsstartedto protesterswerepepper sprayed. set by eachcounty. change. Saturday’s demonstration courtrooms and prompted hear- quested that Draughn’s bail be The decision is aboost to sup- McCullough,55, who’dworked wasthe latest showofsupportfor ingstobeheld remotely. set high, pointingtoconcerns porters of adrivetoremove cash at Vons for 30 years, said custom- Draughn, who some protesters Tanya Sierra, aspokeswoman over “futureacts of violence bailfromthe criminal justice sys- ers grew more frustrated with believe put himselfonthe line to for the District Attorney’s Office, towardofficers” and arguing he is temand replace it with asystem workers about everything from protect them duringthe con- said on Thursday that Draughn aflight risk, police spokesman that is based on assessing the risk having to wear amasktoitems be- frontation. had been chargedand that he is Lt. Shawn Takeuchi said. of releasing someone beforetrial. ing out of stock. It didn’t help when Supporters have said they are expected to be arraigned this Draughn’s attorney, Lillie Cashbailopponents have long his Vons made nationalnewsfor a particularly upset because of the week. Lawrence, said the bail is uncon- saiditpunishes peoplenot for customer wearing aKuKlux Klan large amount set for Draughn’s Sierra said the charges stitutional under the Eighth wrongdoing but for being poor and hood in the store, and people criti- bail:$750,000. Draughn is facing “will be an- Amendment,whichprotects de- disproportionately harms people cized workers for not beating up His fiancée, Parrish Davis, nounced at the arraignment.” tainees against excessivebail. of color.They say California has the hood-wearing patron. said bail set that high “wouldput Online jail recordsindicate Lawrence added that “people the highest bail amountsinthe na- But, it wasn’t all bad. McCul- anyone in ahardship,” but the Draughn wasbooked on suspi- have the right to defend them- tion, listed in eachcounty’sbail lough’s unionwas able to negotiate situation is made worse given cion of obstructing or resisting selveslegally when (police)use schedule —adocumentthat sets an extra $2 an hour in pay for work- that Draughn’s first courtap- an officer,using tear gasagainst a excessiveforce.” out recommendedbail amounts ers from mid-March to mid-June. pearance —likethat of others peace officer and possessing or Draughn wasone of more for all crimes. He used the money to pay bills and held in jail —has been delayed purchasing tear gas. than100 peoplewho took to the The Supreme Court’sAug.26 supporthis fiancéewho is on disa- because of the COVID-19 pan- At the time of his booking, streets on Aug. 28 to showsoli- order came about in an unlikely SEE WAGES • A5 demic, whichhas closeddown San Diegopolice successfully re- SEE BAIL • A3 SEE COURT • A3 SPORTSU-T INDEX PADRES TRIUMPH, 5-3 Comics C3 Earthwatch B2 Local B1 Sports D1 Crossword C6 Editorial B3 Lottery A4 Te levision C5 FernandoTatis Jr.homers to lift thePadres to aseries win againstthe Athletics. 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