The Riverside County Board of Supervisors awarded a contract to install trash capture devices in three watersheds within the county, including the Santa Margarita Watershed.
A 5-0 vote June 23 authorized a $480,950 contract with United Storm Water, Inc., for the work. Full trash capture devices will be installed in identified significant trash-generating areas of the Santa Margarita, Santa Ana,...
The County of Riverside’s Planning Commission approved a time extension to complete the public infrastructure for a planned 37‑home development in Winchester.The Planning Commission’s 4-0 vote on June 24, with Bill Sanchez absent, extends the deadline to complete the infrastructure to July 19, 2029. The time extension covers roads, water, and sewer facilities, and other infrastructure; the homes or...
A tentative tract map including 120 residential lots on a 26.94-acre Winchester Hills property was approved by the County of Riverside’s Planning Commission.The Planning Commission voted 4-0 June 24, with Bill Sanchez absent, to approve the tentative map. The land is within the Winchester Hills Specific Plan area, and the Planning Commission also found that the Environmental Impact Report...
Temecula woodworker Rob Sandstrom entered three pieces in the Furniture & Accessories Designed & Created by Computer - Laser and/or CNC category at the San Diego County Fair’s Design in Wood exhibition, and he won first place and third place in that class.“I wasn’t expecting that. There was so much competition,” Sandstrom said.“Sometimes I don’t feel worthy of getting...
cThe final week of the San Diego County Fair includes junior class racing, and this year Wildomar ten-year-old Marshall Gilmore and Hemet six-year-old Zeppelin McGill made their county fair racing debuts.The junior races took place three times each day from July 1 to July 5. Gilmore raced twice each day. McGill raced twice July 1, once July 4, and...
Bella KentAs of 2026, Temecula’s Rose Haven Heritage Garden is set to celebrate its 35th anniversary of “Beauty and Community Engagement” Oct. 16-18. The garden plans to celebrate through festivities including local partnerships, community events, and social media campaigns.The garden is owned and run by the Temecula Valley Rose Society, a nonprofit since the 1990s that fosters the cultivation...
A person was arrested Saturday after allegedly setting off illegal fireworks that ignited a vegetation fire behind the Greer Ranch community, according to the Murrieta Police Department and Murrieta Fire & Rescue.Authorities said officers responded during the morning after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting someone lighting fireworks in a field. The fireworks sparked a brush fire that burned about...
Soboba Band of Luiseño IndiansFrom June 15-17, the Soboba Tribal Environmental Department (STED) hosted the Spring 2026 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) meeting at the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center.The EPA Pacific Southwest (Region 9) RTOC is a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and federally recognized Tribal Nations in Arizona, California, Nevada and the Pacific Islands. The...