Monthly Archives: September, 2026

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County considering larger ADUs and SB 9 units in unincorporated valley

A Sept. 1 hearing packet would raise the ADU cap to 1,600 square feet and drop owner-occupancy. Minutes have not been posted. This is not a report that the ordinance passed.

Newsom’s Final Stretch: Is His Political Influence Fading?

As California lawmakers wrapped up their legislative session this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom found himself on the losing end of several high-profile fights, raising...

Sacramento School District’s Money Woes Reflect Deeper Problem: Education Caught in Political Crossfire

Sacramento City Unified School District’s ongoing brush with insolvency has become a stark illustration of how deeply politics has infiltrated California’s public schools —...

Newsom’s Backroom Deal-Making Raises Questions About His Presidential Ambitions

Gov. Gavin Newsom has built a troubling track record when it comes to how California handles land and water decisions — one marked by...

Southern California Emerges as Hub for Booming Defense Technology Industry

Southern California's defense industry is experiencing an unmistakable resurgence, with military contracting dollars flooding into the region at a pace not seen in decades. According...

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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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