An open letter to the community
We can survive almost any disaster with community support.We want to thank the City of Menifee, City of Temecula and John Hine Temecula Mazda/Subaru...
Coronavirus response
As Minority Leader, I have been working with the governor to coordinate the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. A number of important steps...
High risk doesn’t have to come at high cost to others
I’m high risk.No, that’s not a comment on my financial portfolio or some strange propensity to do something ridiculous like jump out of a...
Get the lead out
California requires testing children considered at greatest risk for lead poisoning, which includes those enrolled in Medi-Cal and other programs for low-income children. We...
Valley News is here for you
While some small businesses are coping with the COVID-19 situation, restaurants are accommodating their customers with take-out, and we encourage you to continue to...
Don’t panic, but take coronavirus very seriously
It would be very easy to panic right now.Schools and businesses are closing down. People are staying home from work.Things that felt certain just...
California observes Arbor Day
This week California observes Arbor Day, created in 1872 by the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture. Celebrating trees is a wonderful thing. California’s observance...
TVUSD trustees fail community on superintendent succession
Jeff KingsbergTemecula Valley Educators AssociationAt the opening of the March 3 Temecula Valley Unified School board meeting, board President Sandy Hinkson read that the...
The TVUSD board devalues teacher input
For several months, there has been speculation that Superintendent Timothy Ritter will retire at the end of the current school year. With this in...
Mark World Spay Day in the Capitol
The last Tuesday in February is World Spay Day, an international effort originally started by the Doris Day Animal League in 1995. To mark...