I've been hearing from mobile park seniors over the past few months about rent increases. Most seem to feel a 2% per year raise is sufficient, while most have been around 5%.
The Hemet City Council met this week, did their business, and moved on to the gavel ending the meeting. For the first time in recent memory, the council went about its business in a sleek, streamlined manner, much to the appreciation of all in attendance,
In the last several weeks, all manner of dirty laundry has been aired, from long time city council member Linda Krupa to accusations about Congressional District 25 candidate Brian Hawkins to the questionable actions on the part of several city council member in support of Measure H.
The Hemet City Council rolled on like a slow freight train Tuesday night, but not in any boring way. It took almost an hour getting out of the station. However, it wasn’t long before the business at hand got underway. The City Attorney stated that one legal item was agreed to by a a 5-0 vote.
To paraphrase an old adage, there is a time to be born and a time to die. The Hemet City Council’s current political race gives support to that old saying and that’s why I am supporting John Petty in his race for City Council in the 5th District against Linda Krupa.
The Sept. 21, 2026 Valley-Wide agenda packet lists a Winchester Zone 33 parks-tax maximum of $1,697 per single-family unit and an Annexation 14 WQMP maximum of $175. Landowner election results and final adoption are not confirmed in posted minutes.
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.
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.