Halloween 2025

CHP launches Halloween maximum enforcement to target impaired drivers

All available officers deployed statewide to keep roads safe during 12-hour operation
 
Source:  CHP
 
October 26, 2025 (Sacramento) - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will launch a 12-hour Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) from 6 p.m. Friday, October 31, through 6 a.m. Saturday, November 1, to protect motorists and prevent impaired driving. During the operation, all available CHP officers will be on patrol statewide, focusing on identifying and arresting impaired drivers before they cause harm.

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All that and pumpkins, too: 50 years and counting at Christmas Tree Farm in El Cajon

 
Photo courtesy Family Christmas Tree Farm
 
East County News Service
Photo by Scott Lagace
 
October 13, 2025 (El Cajon) -- Don't let the name fool you -- Family Christmas Tree Farm is geared up for Halloween, too.
 
As autumn settles in over San Diego County, El Cajon's Family Christmas Tree Farm has rolled out its pumpkins and fall flavors even as it prepares for the winter holidays. It's been rated the 4th best Christmas tree farm in the nation by Yelp.
 
The 10-acre Christmas Tree Farm at 300 Pepper Drive has been serving the community since 1972, when it started its dedication to cultivating the Christmas spirit in East County.
 
For 50 years, the Stokes family has nurtured the land, the trees and the local tradition that draws families year after year.

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Dog costume contest and Halloween party Oct. 25 in El Cajon aims to be a treat for pets and their owners

By Miriam Raftery

October 8, 2025 (El Cajon) – Last month, several dog owners in El Cajon got together to hold a birthday party for their dogs complete with music, cake, doggie gift bags, games and more. That event proved so much fun that organizers will be hosting a community Halloween party complete with dog costume contest, games and food for people, and a prize for the costume contest winner.


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