Some startling facts and a warning to parents of teens were relayed during a frank discussion on the growing menace of human trafficking plaguing the local communities and most of the world, May 2, during a special meeting held at the Mt. San Jacinto College Campus in Menifee.The meeting hosted by MSJC teacher Dr. Vera Stamenkovic brought Anne-Michelle Ellis,...
There’s not a whole lot better than a bunch of cute faces standing on a street corner on a sunny late afternoon smiling and spreading happiness to anyone who walks or drives by.That’s what the students at Pauba Valley Elementary School did Monday, May 6, when they stood on the corner of Temecula Parkway and Margarita Road along with...
Ryan Byrne
Intern
Holocaust Remembrance Foundation of the Valley’s held its 6th annual March of Remembrance Sunday, April 28. While those gathered at Murrieta Mesa High School for the event were there to honor victims and survivors of the holocaust, the shooting at Chabad of Poway Synagogue shooting the day before the march, weighed heavy on some minds.
During the march, Murrieta...
Ryan Byrne
Intern
Murrieta City council unanimously voted July 17 to place the 1 Cent Transaction and Use Tax Ballot Measure, or Ballot Measure T, up for election on Nov. 6. If passed in the general election, the tax will go into effect no sooner than Apr. 1, 2019.
Measure T will add a one cent sales tax to all purchases within...
Ryan Byrne
Intern
As of Aug. 18, two candidates have filed nomination papers seeking election to Lake Elsinore City Council’s 3rd District, while no election will be held for the 1st District due to a recent decision by that city’s council. This year’s general election will take place Nov. 6.
Incumbent Daryl Hickman will seek re-election for his seat representing the 3rd...