Volunteers have assembled 25,000 emergency preparedness bags that are set to be distributed to most homes in Murrieta, Saturday, Sept. 28, to spread emergency awareness.David Nelson, a community member who helped come up with the initial idea for the 3-Minute Emergency Bag Project, started by asking a simple question that led to the notion of the project.“Imagine if you...
As the Sept. 11 meeting of the Wildomar City Council began, city attorney Thomas Jex announced that in closed session, the council unanimously gave direction to intervene in a pending administrative hearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pump Storage Project.It means the council stands in opposition to the project.The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...
The city of Murrieta held its “Sunset 9/11 Service” the evening of Sept. 11 in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks 18 years ago.The observance began about 7 p.m. at the city’s 9/11 memorial on the Juniper Street side of Town Square Park.Mayor Kelly Seyarto and Murrieta Fire and Rescue Chief David Lantzer led...
MENIFEE – The Menifee City Council approved the purchase of new ladder truck for the city’s fire department at an Aug. 21 council meeting. The purchase is funded by Measure DD, the city’s voter-approved 1% sales tax, and it will replace an existing truck that had passed its operational expectancy.“As a city, we are committed to utilizing Measure DD...
HEMET – Spectrum announced a donation of $1,000 to the Salvation Army Hemet Corps, as part of the company’s community philanthropic program, Spectrum Employee Community Grants.The Salvation Army Hemet Corps provides food to low-income families on weekends to help hungry children while they are not in school. In partnership with 16 local schools, families are given food that includes...
Top Democrats are dismissing calls to impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, which were sparked by a new article that rehashes old allegations against the justice and included one newly reported claim that the alleged victim doesn’t recall.Asked about the push, Sept. 16, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told Politico, “Get real.”“We’ve got to get beyond this ‘impeachment...
Search engine giant Google is denying wrongdoing after being sued for $50 million for allegedly undermining a campaign led by Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, by suspending its online advertising after Gabbard’s attention-grabbing performance in the first candidates’ debate, June 26.“We filed a lawsuit against Google because no tech monopoly or any other entity should have the...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is facing growing bipartisan pressure to bring the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to the House floor before the end of this year.A bipartisan group of lawmakers and farmers from across the country rallied Sept. 12, in the nation’s capital for the new free-trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, which will replace the 26-year-old North American...
A routine health inspection turned up dead roaches and rodents at the March Mountain High School cafeteria in Moreno Valley, which was ordered by the county to stop preparing food until it can pass a re-inspection, which could happen as soon as early next week.The cafeteria received a score of 89, earning it a B grade, which is considered...
SPIE is the international scientific society which focuses on optical science, and SPIE activities include development of research-oriented businesses and the advancement of optics professionals. SPIE held their annual meeting Aug. 11-15, at the San Diego Convention Center and included an Aug. 13 professional development workshop on startup businesses bringing technology to market.Luminate provides guidance to startup businesses, and...