Monthly Archives: June, 2023

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The hoopla has come and gone – what does it all mean?

Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Sunday, Armed Forces Day - everybody hoops it up a week or two before it happens and then poof - the flags come down, the flowers soon fade on the graves and take a ride to the trash bin.

Everyone rides for 25 cents all Summer long

Who says a quarter doesn’t buy much nowadays? This summer, anyone can ride the bus for just 25 cents. With a quarter, customers can ride anywhere Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) buses go, anytime they operate.

California Democratic leaders point to Republican policies in effort to rally supporters

California Democratic Party leaders contrasted themselves against Republicans in an effort to rally their own supporters at the California Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Saturday.

We Need to Keep Free School Meals

When California passed the landmark School Meals for All legislation in 2021, we became the first state in the nation to provide free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students regardless of income.

Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be paroled, California appeals court rules

A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be released from prison on parole. The appellate court’s ruling reverses an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected parole for Van Houten in 2020. She has been recommended for parole five times since 2016.

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San Jacinto Planning Commission recommends two annexations, including 151 homes south of Ramona Expressway

The San Jacinto Planning Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend two sphere-of-influence annexations to the City Council, including Tentative Tract Map 34271 for 151 single-family lots south of Ramona Expressway. Neither file is a completed annexation.

Shooters Hemet restored to full permit; A placard, score 92

Shooters Sports Bar & Grill at 121 E. Florida Ave. was approved Sept. 22 to open back to full permit status, and the A placard was re-posted. The county report lists a manual score of 92, with no live or dead cockroach activity observed and a surveillance recheck by Sept. 29.

How They Voted: Hemet adopts SKR fees 4-1; Males no; cannabis and Measure U items 5-0

Hemet City Council adopted Ordinance 2081 on Sept. 22, setting Stephens' kangaroo rat mitigation fees on a 4-1 vote with Mayor Pro Tem Joe Males opposed. The rest of consent, including commercial cannabis and $20,000 in Measure U for Fire Station 3, passed 5-0.

Supervisors approve $225,000 San Jacinto Valley Academy resource officer agreement

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a one-year, $225,000 school resource officer agreement for San Jacinto Valley Academy. The Sept. 15 Statement of Proceedings marks the item approved as recommended. It does not list named Ayes or Noes, and it does not print a roll-call tally.

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