Monthly Archives: June, 2026

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California Construction Workers Help Defeat Proposed $28 Minimum Wage

A California proposal to create a $28 hourly minimum wage for some residential construction workers has been shelved for the year after strong opposition...

California Stepped In to Help Aging Mobile Home Parks. What Happened Next?

The streets at Shady Lane Estates in Thermal used to flood whenever it rained. Water pooled along the mostly dirt roads inside the mobile home...

Developer Presses Ahead With Plan for California’s Largest Data Center

A developer’s plan to build what could become California’s largest data center in the Imperial Valley is facing mounting opposition from local officials, residents...

California Offered Aging Mobile Home Parks a Lifeline. Did It Work?

At Shady Lane Estates in Thermal, rain once meant families had to navigate a foul mix of stormwater and overflowing septic waste along mostly...

Lawmaker Says Uber Withheld Key Details in California Insurance Law Push

A California law that reduced Uber’s required insurance coverage is facing new scrutiny after a consumer advocacy group accused the ride-hailing company of withholding...

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Kohler booked on murder, hit-run death after Palm Avenue scooter crash

Mason Drew Kohler, 31, was booked on felony murder, hit-and-run death, and DUI charges, according to the Riverside County jail roster, which lists a Hemet PD arrest at Palm Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Hemet police say two pedestrians on an electric scooter were struck there about 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22; one was pronounced dead. Police have not named the driver, and the decedent's identity remains withheld.

Vote Yes on Proposition 45: A Vote for Jobs and Innovation

A yes vote on Proposition 45 is a vote for jobs and innovation.

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.

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