During that window, TrakiT and Tyler EPL will be unavailable for permit access and processing, according to the city’s notice. Systems go offline Oct. 12. Tyler EPL is scheduled to go live Tuesday, Oct. 20, when customers can again access and process permits through the new system, the city wrote.

Questions: Building & Safety, bldgstaff@hemetca.gov, (951) 765-2475; Engineering, engrstaff@hemetca.gov, (951) 765-2360; Planning, planstaff@hemetca.gov, (951) 765-2375.

City notice: https://www.hemetca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1127
Mobile: https://www.hemetca.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1127

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The county’s 60-day Food Facility Closure List shows the business at 121 E. Florida Ave., Hemet, closed on Sept. 3, 2026. The reopen date field was blank when checked Friday morning.

A county closure list is a public enforcement record. It is not a finding of guilt against any named person. The Chronicle is seeking comment from the operator.

County Environmental Health: https://rivcoeh.org/

Inspection grades: http://restaurantgrading.rivcoeh.org/

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Hemet Police Communications received the call about 6:31 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. Officers found a silver Toyota sedan and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that collided in the intersection. The motorcycle rider was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The Toyota driver remained on scene and cooperated, police said.

On Sept. 10, investigators were notified that the rider had succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased at a local hospital, according to the Hemet PD release.

The preliminary investigation suggests the Toyota driver was making a northbound turn onto Sanderson Avenue when the vehicles collided. Impaired driving does not appear to be a factor at this time, police said.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending family notification.

Hemet PD: https://hemetpd.com/motorcyclist-killed-in-traffic-collision

Tips: Officer Kevin Harrod, (951) 765-2400.

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Hemet Police Communications received the call about 12:13 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Officers found a silver SUV and a blue pickup involved. The SUV driver was unresponsive and pronounced deceased at the scene. The pickup driver remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said.

The preliminary investigation found the SUV was traveling eastbound on Domenigoni Parkway on the wrong side of the road when it collided with the pickup. Impaired driving does appear to be a factor, according to the Hemet PD release. Westbound Domenigoni Parkway was closed from Sanderson Avenue to Warren Road from about 12:18 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.

The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau Final case File No. 2026-06717 identifies the decedent as Jordan Fontenot, male, age 32, of Canyon Lake. The coroner lists the date and time of death as Sept. 10, 2026, at 12:19 a.m., and the location as Domenigoni Parkway approximately 1,600 feet east of Warren Road in Hemet. The investigating agency is listed as Hemet Police Department, case 2026-06796. Next of kin were notified, according to the coroner listing.

Hemet PD: https://hemetpd.com/fatal-traffic-collision-sep-10-2026
Coroner newsflash: https://www.riversidesheriff.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/7358
Tips: Cpl. Christian Coley, (951) 765-2400.

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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released the 2027 semifinalist class that day. Inland Empire media lists drawn from that announcement include Firoz under Hemet’s Western Center Academy. Semifinalists are selected based on performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and represent fewer than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, according to the program’s public materials.

National Merit program materials: https://www.nationalmerit.org/

This brief identifies the student from the published semifinalist lists tied to the Sept. 9 announcement. It is not a school-issued press release.

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Consent Calendar 18.L, Staff Report No. 26-292, approved a temporary at-will employment agreement for Phillips as a CalPERS retired annuitant under Government Code sections 21224 and 7522.56.

The packet sets the hourly rate at $135.38. The Fire Chief schedule lists a maximum of $23,466 per month ($135.38 per hour) and minimum of $17,510 per month ($101.02 per hour). No benefits, incentives or compensation in lieu are provided beyond the hourly rate and ordinary expense reimbursements.

Phillips’ CalPERS retired-annuitant service is limited to 960 hours per fiscal year across all employers; the city manager is to be notified near 900 hours. The at-will appointment provides no CalPERS service credit, requires no new appropriation and is funded by vacancy salary savings.

The appointment starts Sept. 14, after the prior interim agreement ends Sept. 13. Under Resolution Section 5 and Employment Agreement Section 3.A, the term ends at the earlier of 960 hours or Oct. 11, 2026. The staff report fiscal-impact section separately prints Oct. 16, 2026, a packet conflict noted here without choosing between dates.

Council pulled 18.A, 18.C and 18.F. Item 18.L was not pulled and passed with the remainder of the consent calendar, 5-0. Phillips is listed on the city website as Interim Fire Chief.

Meeting stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_2tNgky4Zk
Agenda packet: https://hemetca.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=6991
Packet PDF: https://hemetca.civicweb.net/document/240569/City%20Council%20Meeting%20-%20Sep%2008%202026.pdf?handle=A75E9FAE4F3B49F882775DE3B9A831B2
Prior How They Voted: https://hsjchronicle.com/how-they-voted-hemet-sept-8-2026-skr-measure-u/

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The county’s 60-day Food Facility Closure List shows the business at 121 E. Florida Ave., Hemet, closed on Sept. 3, 2026. The reopen date field was blank when checked Thursday morning. The county OpenDoc identifier listed with the action is 430368.

A county closure list is a public enforcement record. It is not a finding of guilt against any named person. The Chronicle is seeking comment from the operator.

County Environmental Health: https://rivcoeh.org/
Inspection grades: http://restaurantgrading.rivcoeh.org/

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The posted agenda lists two closed-session items: public employee appointment for the title of City Manager under Government Code section 54957(b)(1), and a conference with labor negotiators under Government Code section 54957.6. The agency’s designated representative is listed as Noah Rau, Interim City Manager. Employee organizations listed are HMMA, HFFA, HPMA, HPOA, HNSPEA, HGEA, Battalion Chiefs, At-Will Employees, and Unrepresented Employees.

Public comments on the closed-session items are due by 2 p.m. the day of the meeting, according to the agenda. The agenda affidavit was posted Sept. 9, 2026, at 1:55 p.m.

Agenda and meeting page: https://hemetca.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=7191
PDF: https://hemetca.civicweb.net/document/240848/Special%20City%20Council%20Meeting%20-%20Sep%2010%202026.pdf

This newspaper will report any reportable action announced after the closed session from a primary.

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Primary source: City of Hemet, “City Council Meeting 9/8/26,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_2tNgky4Zk. Agenda packet: CivicWeb meeting Id 6991, https://hemetca.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=6991.

Item 16.A — Ordinance No. 2081 (SKR HCP mitigation fees)
Council opened and closed the public hearing (no registered speakers), introduced Ordinance No. 2081 by title, waived full reading, and authorized return for second reading and adoption.

Staff stated on the record that the staff report’s “September 23” line was wrong and that second reading should be September 22, 2026. The motion to introduce also asked staff to return Sept. 22 for second reading.

Vote: 4-1 (electronic board announced as 4-1). Mayor Pro Tem Joe Males voted No (named on the record). Voting Yes: Mayor Linda Krupa, Connie Howard-Clark, Jaculin Peterson, and Tom Lodge. (The four Yes votes are the remaining members after the announced 4-1 with Males dissenting. This newspaper will update if posted CivicWeb minutes differ.)

Fee schedule in the introduced ordinance from the Sept. 8 packet: individual single-family residence $250 (unchanged); agricultural development $500 per gross acre; all other development $900 per gross acre.

Consent calendar
Council pulled items 18.A, 18.C, and 18.F for separate consideration. The remainder of consent, including among others Resolution 2026-148 (Vactor, 18.G), Resolution 2026-149 (McComas, 18.H), and Resolution 2026-152 (Axon, 18.K), passed unanimously, 5-0.

Item 18.F — Resolution 2026-147, twelve police vehicles
Pulled, discussed, then approved 5-0. Packet figures: aggregate cost $943,305.93, with $342,000 from Measure U.

Item 18.H — Resolution 2026-149, Jim McComas Auto Body
Rode with the consent remainder (5-0). Packet: fiscal 2026-27 not-to-exceed raised from $50,000 to $85,000, with $40,000 supplemental from Measure U fund balance.

Item 18.G — Resolution 2026-148, Vactor sewer truck
Rode with consent remainder, 5-0. Packet NTE $881,668.88.

Item 18.K — Resolution 2026-152, Axon cameras
Rode with consent remainder, 5-0. Packet NTE $165,635.01.

Item 19.B — Resolution 2026-158, Dugout Froyo kitchen grant
Award of $100,000 for Dugout Froyo at Nuke Nation passed unanimously, 5-0.

Item 19.D — Urgency Ordinance 2082 and introduction of Ordinance 2083 (cannabis permit term / extension / renewal)
Combined motion adopted urgency Ordinance 2082 and introduced Ordinance 2083, 5-0.

This is a facts-only How They Voted brief. It is not an editorial.

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The festival will run from 3 to 10 p.m. each day at the amphitheatre, 27400 Ramona Bowl Road in Hemet. Organizers describe the event as a cultural, culinary and entertainment celebration centered on ice cream and paletas.

General-admission tickets start at $15. Tickets and additional information are available through Paleta Festival organizers and Eventbrite. Evening concert tickets are listed at $35.

For more information and tickets, visit Eventbrite.

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