The splash pad at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area will be replaced.The Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District will be issuing a purchase order for replacement equipment. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors, which also acts as the board for the Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District, voted 3-0 on July 14 with Chuck Washington...
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved two contracts involving the replacement of two radial gates along the San Diego Canal.Shimmick Construction Company, Inc., was awarded a $7,159,500 contract to replace the two gates. Lee + Ro, Inc., performed the final design work, and that contract was amended to add technical support services during construction. The contracts were...
LAKE ELSINORE – July 16, 2026 – As one of Riverside County’s fastest-growing regions, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD/District) continues planning ahead to ensure reliable water service for the communities it serves. This week, the District advanced that effort by securing access to an additional water supply through a 21-year regional water exchange agreement.Approved this week by the...
The July 14 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors included approval of agreements with four school districts, including the Lake Elsinore Unified School District and the Murrieta Valley Unified School District, to provide law enforcement services.The Lake Elsinore and Murrieta district contracts both cover the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and replace expiring...
The San Jacinto Valley’s first community-led public mural was intentionally designed to be more than a commissioned piece of art. While a traditional commissioned mural is often created by a single artist, this project invited residents to help shape the vision, contribute their stories, pride, and love for Hemet, and literally put their brushstrokes on the mural through the...
The City of Hemet will be purchasing 35 portable radios for use by Hemet Police Department field personnel.A 5-0 Hemet City Council vote July 14 approved the purchase of 35 Harris XL-300 portable radios from Hi-Desert Communications, whose headquarters is in Victorville. The November 2016 election included the passage of Measure U, which imposes a 1 percent sales tax...
City officials announced that Temecula is debt-free after completing a multiyear plan that eliminated approximately $78.6 million in facility, pension and other long-term obligations while saving an estimated $47.7 million in interest.City Manager Aaron Adams, joined by Finance Manager Jennifer Hennessy, announced the financial milestone during the Temecula City Council meeting Tuesday, July 14.“We can stand here before you...
President Donald Trump has released a series of newly declassified intelligence documents that his administration says reveal evidence of foreign election interference, vulnerabilities in U.S. voting systems and what officials describe as a years-long effort by intelligence agencies to withhold key information from the president and the public.The documents, posted on a new White House election integrity website following...
By Bob Garver
Few film adaptations require more ambition than Homer’s “The Odyssey,” the quintessential epic. And perhaps no filmmaker has been more ambitious this millennium than Christopher Nolan, the man who told an entire story backward with “Memento,” conquered the superhero genre with his “Dark Knight” trilogy, and dominated the Oscars three years ago with “Oppenheimer.” If anyone can...