Monday, 19 June 2017 07:59
Housing demands fuels building activity in the Inland Empire
Written by Victoria Pike Bond
RIVERSIDE: The demand for single-family homes in the Inland Empire has fueled the strongest building activity in nearly a decade, according to a new analysis released today by the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development. As the local housing market continues to post price and sales gains in 2017, single-family home construction in the region…
Monday, 15 May 2017 20:33
An attorney from Malibu wants to divide Murrieta
Written by Jonathon Ingram
MURRIETA: Murrieta is the latest city to be under attack by an attorney from Malibu. The attorney is using Sacramento’s California Voting Rights Act to line his pockets with our citizen’s money and divide Murrieta into FIVE districts. This should be the people’s decision, not the decision of a lawyer profiting from bad legislation by Sacramento. THE DISTRICT VOTING SYSTEM…
Friday, 12 May 2017 21:09
Brown signs bill to return millions back to Wildomar and Menifee
Written by Michelle Mears
WILDOMAR/MENIFEE: It’s been the tale of four cities for Wildomar, Menifee, Eastvale and Jurupa Valley. At the best of times, the communities had the funds to incorporate, and then the worst of times when Gov. Jerry Brown passed a bill in 2011 redirecting the funds. Today residents of Wildomar and…
Friday, 12 May 2017 18:53
City Councilman indicted after an investigation by DA's Public Integrity Unit
Written by John Hall
RIVERSIDE – Today, May 12, 2017, District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced that Beaumont City Councilmember Mark Orozco has been indicted by a Riverside County criminal grand jury. Orozco of Beaumont, was indicted on May 11, 2017, on one count of soliciting a bribe (Penal Code section 86) and nine counts of perjury (Penal Code section 118) for falsely identifying campaign…
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 23:53
Temecula city council addresses marijuana, voting districts and employee compensation
Written by Michelle Mears
TEMECULA: Employee Compensation Plan and Benefits Temecula’s city employees will be receiving a raise in pay; flexible scheduling options and more family leave time. City council voted 5-0, Tuesday night to approve a new four-year deal. The Teamsters, Local 911 represent 96 -city employees. Negotiations began in 2016 and state…
Sunday, 07 May 2017 22:37
Multiple gun shots fired at Murrieta police during car chase
Written by Press Release
On Friday, May 5 at 2:30 a.m. a Murrieta police officer was near Los Alamos Road and Hancock Avenue on routine patrol. The officer noticed a black full-size pickup truck with paper plates occupied by two subjects, that matched the description of a vehicle involved in several recent vehicle burglaries.…
Tuesday, 02 May 2017 05:57
Traffic Commission proposes changes at deadly intersections
Written by Alesha Gibson
TEMECULA: After multiple accidents and two deaths, residents in the communities of Paseo Del Sol and Paloma attended a Public/Traffic Commission meeting on April 27. The residents wanted to address a traffic study the city conducted on the deadly intersections. On November 9, 2014, a fatal car accident occurred at…
Friday, 28 April 2017 17:29
Marine from Camp Pendleton died during a training exercise
Written by USMC Life
An active-duty Marine died during a training exercise on April 9, in Okinawa, Japan. Lance Cpl. Jacky Ray Koenig enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2015 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA. He was 20-years-old and deployed to Camp Butler in Okinawa. Read more: http://usmclife.com/2017/04/flags-flown-half-staff-marine-died-training-exercise/
Sunday, 23 April 2017 19:42
Riverside County Republican Party opens headquarters in Temecula
Written by Michelle Mears
TEMECULA: The fight to keep the Inland Empire red continues. The Democrats are encroaching on the once solid Republican community. In the 2016 election, they took over Riverside County's conservative voters in registration for the first time in years. This was a wake-up call to local Republican leaders like Jonathon Ingram.Chairman of the Riverside County Republican Party who is determined…
Friday, 31 March 2017 12:03
Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez speaks to a packed room on state spending and rising gas taxes
Written by Michelle Mears
STATE ISSUES: The rising crime and taxes in California are raising the temperatures and tempers of local residents. Over a hundred people filed into the Wildomar VFW Post 508 on Thursday, March 31 to join Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez’s (R-67th District) monthly coffee mixer. Melendez held a question and answer town hall-style gathering…
Monday, 20 March 2017 23:41
County Board of Supervisors to hold 'Weed Workshop'
Written by Press Release
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: On Tuesday, March 21, the Board of Supervisors will be hosting what they affectionately refer to as the "Weed Workshop at the Riverside County building, The meeting is intended to be a discussion of the opportunities and challenges of implementing regulations and/or licensing and/or fees and taxes to regulate (or continue to ban) the marijuana industry in Riverside County--both…
MENIFEE: The Menifee City Council selected Ron Bradley as the Interim City Manager. Menifee Mayor Neil Winter and city council members approved the hiring of Bradley during a closed session meeting held on Saturday, Feb. 11 at City Hall.City Attorney Jeff Melching officially announced the decision at the end of…
Wednesday, 11 January 2017 10:23
Wildomar City Council to discuss a Marijuana Moratorium
Written by Michelle Mears
Wildomar: The City of Wildomar will be reviewing a recommendation from the Planning Commission to extend an "Urgency Ordinance" to temporarily ban private outdoor marijuana cultivation and non-medical marijuana facilities. If passed the moratorium will last for an additional 10 months and 15 days past the current 45-day moratorium. Wildomar…
Wednesday, 11 January 2017 10:03
The Menifee Chamber's monthly mixer is tonight at the Dog Haus
Written by Press release
Menifee: The Menifee Chamber of Commerce is holding their Monthly Mixer on Wednesday! The mixer will held at Dog Haus, Jan.11 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Members are encouraged to bring a raffle item. If you are not a member the chamber invites you to come out and get learn about what…
Friday, 06 January 2017 14:59
Volunteers are needed to help count the homeless in Temecula
Written by Alesha Gibson
Temecula: If you have been concerned about the growing homeless population in your community, there is an opportunity to get involved. The Point-In-Time (PIT) Homeless Count is a count and survey of Riverside County’s sheltered and unsheltered homeless population. Riverside County’s Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), in partnership with…
Friday, 06 January 2017 14:24
Baseball Scouts will be at Murrieta Mesa High School
Written by Press release
This coming Sunday, Jan. 8 is Community Baseball Day! The City of Murrieta is welcoming Seattle Mariners Scout Team to Murrieta Mesa High School. Please see this press release for more information:
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Tuesday, 27 December 2016 10:07
Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit loses battle with cancer
Written by Michelle Mears
Riverside County: Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit lost his battle with cancer Monday, Dec. 26. Benoit, age 64 announced in November he was fighting pancreatic cancer. It was reported he died peacefully in his home Monday evening. Benoit discovered a growth on his pancreas from a CT scan and made a public announcement that he would scale back his workload.…
Tuesday, 27 December 2016 01:15
Menifee City Council to hold closed session to discuss terminating City Manager Rob Johnson
Written by Michelle Mears
Menifee: On Tuesday, Dec 27, City Council will hold a closed session to discuss the termination of City Manager Rob Johnson. Councilman Matt Liesmeyer and Councilman John Denver confirmed this meeting would take place at 11 a.m. at City Hall. A public announcement is expected to take place after the meeting.…
Wednesday, 14 December 2016 08:41
Retirement letter from K9 Inga with the RSCSD
Written by Press Release
"In April 2007, at only 8 weeks old, I left my mom, brothers and sisters in Wisconsin to come to Riverside County California. I was brought here to train as a tracking bloodhound and help establish the bloodhound program for Riverside County. It was so long ago, but I remember when I first met my handler Todd Garvin and I…
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Thursday, 08 December 2016 08:22
Menifee swears in new mayor and two councilmembers
Written by Michelle Mears
Menifee, the fastest growing city in Riverside County entered a new chapter at Wednesday’s city council meeting. Neil Winters was sworn in as mayor by City Clerk Sarah Manwaring in front of a pack room along with re-elected councilmembers Lisa Sobek and Greg August. Winters who beat out incumbent Scott Mann will…
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