Inland Empire

Hemet to Hold Virtual Community Meetings to Plan Community Skate Park

As a result of the Hemet City Council's action on September 8, 2020, the City will convene a planning meeting and survey to gather the community's input on the pending community skate park project.

California winds bring wildfires, power outages to thousands

A windstorm that fanned brushfires, toppled trees and left thousands of Californians without power focused its remaining energy Wednesday on the southern end of the state, where forecasters warned of the additional threat of heavy rain and flash flooding.

California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases

California on Monday became the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. The grim milestone, as tallied by Johns Hopkins University, wasn’t entirely unexpected in a state with 40 million residents but its speed stunning. The state only reached 2 million reported cases on Dec. 24.

HEMET CITY COUNCIL TERMINATES LONG TIME CITY ATTORNEY

By a 3-2 vote, the City of Hemet terminated the services of long time City Attorney Eric Vail to take effect immediately and in replacing him interim City Attorney, Steven Graham from Cole Huber LLP. A permanent selection will be in completing an RFP process. A number of actions were taken and approved in public session.

Governor Newsom Proposes 2021-22 State Budget

Governor Gavin Newsom submitted his 2021-22 State Budget proposal to the Legislature – a $227.2 billion fiscal blueprint that provides funding for immediate COVID-19 response and relief efforts where Californians need it most while making investments for an equitable, inclusive and broad-based economic recovery.

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