Don't expect too much relief from the heat today and tomorrow, but temperatures could drop as much as 10 degrees Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Ramona Airport roasted at 102 degrees yesterday, which tied the record for the date set in 1989. El Cajon, which recorded a high of 100, broke the record of 95 set the same year. Vista climbed to 95, which broke the record of 94 set in 1973. The Wild Animal Park near Escondido and the town of Campo reached 101, while Santee peaked at 100. Borrego Springs climbed to 114, which was 1 degree short of the record, also set in 1989.

Lindbergh Field, San Diego's official weather station, got off to a hot start in the morning but cooled down quickly in the afternoon when fog moved up from off Baja California. It was 85 degrees at the airport before noon, but temperatures dropped 16 degrees in about an hour. San Diego's record high for June 19 is 90 degrees, set in 1957.

Temperatures at the coast today are expected to be in the low 80s. The inland valleys could hit the century mark again.

On Sunday, the coast should be in the mid-70s, and inland valleys should range from the mid-80s to low 90s. –R.K.

Road cleanup program applications put on hold

Caltrans has stopped taking applications for its Adopt-A-Highway cleanup program until it can conduct a review of program guidelines.

The state transportation agency is involved in litigation with the San Diego Minutemen, an anti-illegal-immigration activist group, over the group's reassignment in January from a spot on northbound Interstate 5, near the Border Patrol's San Clemente checkpoint, to state Route 52 near Santee.

Last week, the activists again butted heads with Caltrans, this time over an application for a different stretch of I-5 that was assigned to a business instead. The business had been displaced from the checkpoint area; Caltrans officials said the Minutemen weren't officially displaced because they had been given another spot. The agency stopped taking new applications earlier this week.

Caltrans cited safety concerns when it moved the activists from I-5, after complaints from Latino groups and others about the location of their Adopt-A-Highway sign right next to the immigration checkpoint. The Minutemen have refused the Route 52 spot and are suing to have the I-5 spot restored.

Caltrans spokesman Steve Saville said yesterday that while the agency isn't accepting new applications for now, it's “business as usual” for existing participants conducting highway shoulder cleanups. –L.B.

Caregiver clients to meet to protest proposed cuts

CITY HEIGHTS: Disabled and elderly residents will gather at a community forum tonight to protest the state's proposed cuts to home caregiver services that allow them to live independently.

Under the proposed state budget, more than 22,000 local residents could be affected if the hours of their caregivers are cut, according to the Quality Home Care Coalition. Caregivers help with grocery shopping, cooking and other chores.

The Quality Home Care Coalition includes representatives from labor groups that represent caregivers and the nonprofit California Foundation for Independent Living Centers.

The coalition is organizing the forum, scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Metro Career Center, 3910 University Ave. –H.G.

Salmonella outbreak spreads to S.D. area

SAN DIEGO: Two adults from San Diego County who have tested positive for salmonella are among the victims of a national outbreak of the disease linked to eating certain varieties of raw tomatoes.

In all, three San Diego-area residents have been affected, the county Health and Human Services Agency said yesterday.

One of the adults was exposed to the disease in Texas, and the other didn't leave California. The third victim, a 4-year-old child, tested positive last week after contracting salmonella in Texas, the agency said.

Nationwide, 383 people have been infected with salmonella across 30 states since April. All were exposed to the same strain, Salmonella Saintpaul. Preliminary data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have cast suspicion on raw red plum, Roma or round red tomatoes grown outside California as the carriers of Salmonella Saintpaul.

Salmonella usually causes diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps for up to a week. But in infants, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, the disease can spread from the intestines to other parts of the body, causing life-threatening illness. –G.G.

4th Red Cross volunteer to aid Midwest flood relief

SAN DIEGO: A fourth local Red Cross volunteer has headed to the Midwest to assist with flood-relief efforts.

Lucila Ochoa was sent to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to help residents find family members and make welfare inquires, said San Diego Red Cross spokesman Peyton Roberts.

Three other San Diegans are already in the Midwest: Steve Schweitzer in Cedar Falls, John King in Wisconsin and Bonnie Bailey-Jones in Indiana.

Local Red Cross volunteers will staff a national call center in Kearny Mesa this weekend for flood victims to get information on shelters, recovery resources and other emergency aid, Roberts said. –P.R.

County wants to speak with tribe about hotel

VALLEY CENTER: County officials are asking for a meeting with the San Pasqual band over the effects of a 12-story hotel the tribe is planning next to its Valley View Casino.

But Joe Navarro, who heads the tribe's casino development, said no meeting is necessary. He said the tribe is already taking steps to deal with possible problems, including signing a contract with the Sheriff's Department.

County officials said they're concerned about traffic, air quality and other issues related to the hotel, a concert series and a casino expansion that would add 400 bingo-style slot machines.

The county, in a letter released yesterday, asked the tribe's casino development group for more information about the 7,000-square-foot expansion.

If they aren't satisfied with the tribe's efforts, county leaders eventually could ask Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to weigh in, though it's unclear whether this issue could get to that point. –O.R.S.

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Staff writers Robert Krier, Leslie Berestein, Helen Gao, Greg Gross, Pauline Repard and Onell R. Soto contributed to this report.