Murrieta Mesa High School band director Daniel Greenberg recalled the comments he heard from the crowd assembled for the 2020 London New Year’s Day Parade.“Thank you for being here.”“Welcome to London.”“Happy New Year!”“You guys are awesome.”It was music to the ears of Greenberg, who along with Murrieta Valley High School band director Brad Pulverenti, led the students of the...
VALLE VISTA – Parents, public officials and students gathered Dec. 10, for the grand opening of Imagine Schools Hemet, a new tuition-free dual language immersion school in Valle Vista.Principal Tomas Chavez greeted attendees and turned the event over to the students, who showcased their bilingual skills by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in English and in Spanish. The morning...
MENIFEE –The Menifee finance department presented its comprehensive annual financial report to city council, Dec. 18. The annual report illustrates the city’s financial position and activity for fiscal year 2018-2019.For the 10th time since incorporating in 2008, the city’s finance department has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in financial reporting for its preparation and presentation of...
The Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce All Chamber Mega Mixer returns to the Spectrum in Murrieta Thursday, Jan. 16, offering another chance for the business community throughout southwest Riverside County to mix, mingle and network.Now in its 10th year, the mixer will feature more than 125 vendors and more than 1,500 visitors to the event that is $1 to attend...
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Several new laws affecting human resources came into effect in California, starting Jan. 1.Assembly Bill 5 concerns worker classifications, particularly employees versus independent contractors. It is the most widely reported bill of 2019 and will be discussed for many years to come. This bill was signed into the law in September. It clarifies the “ABC” test...
AAMER MADHANI
Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up "American justice" by ordering a drone strike to take out Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, while jeering Democratic leaders for questioning his decision to carry out the attack without first consulting Congress.
Trump's remarks on Thursday careened...
WEXFORD, Penn. – While more women are rising to the top of the corporate ladder, a question persists: Why do female CEOs still comprise a small percentage of the highest leadership positions?Research underscores women’s capabilities as corporate leaders and their positive effects on organizations. An extensive worldwide survey showed that having women at the C-suite level significantly increases profit margins. And a study by the Harvard Business...
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California would raise taxes on some homeowners and use the money to pay for homeless services under a bill proposed Thursday by a state lawmaker.
Assemblyman David Chiu, a Democrat from San Francisco, wants to eliminate the mortgage interest deduction on vacation homes.
His bill would also lower the amount of mortgage interest people could...
‘In November, the U.S. unemployment rate fell back to 3.5%, the lowest in nearly a half-century,’ the Bureau of Labor Statistics says
The incomes of the bottom 25% of U.S. wage-earners are rising at the fastest rate of all groups of employees, according to data published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.The wages of the lower-most quartile grew by...
MENIFEE – As part of its ongoing Business Spotlight Program, Menifee’s Economic Development Department recognized Digital Dental Leaders as the Business Spotlight for the month of December. The company is led by cofounders Eric True and Ben Bixby and was founded in 2015. The cofounders were also finalists at the recent Spirit of the Entrepreneur awards ceremony in November,...