For the third consecutive year, Safewise has ranked Menifee as one of the Top 20 safest cities in California. The city improved its ranking this year to #17 based on the most recent FBI-reported violent and property crime data. The full report is available at www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-california.
“Maintaining a safe community is one of our top priorities,” said Acting Mayor Bob...
The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District will be replacing the buoy-based water quality monitoring systems known as sondes, which monitor the water quality in Lake Elsinore.A 5-0 EVMWD board vote on February 12 approved a contract with YSI, Inc., to replace the two existing sondes. The $337,899.35 contract will also add two additional swap sondes.The existing sondes were installed...
The road to a CIF Southern Section championship is never paved with ease, and this past week proved no exception for local high school programs. From thrilling buzzer-beaters to tough defensive battles, teams across the valley left everything on the court and field. Here is a look at how our local squads fared in recent playoff action.The Rancho Christian...
Perris Auto Speedway opened its 2026 season February 14, and Hemet resident Austyn Jaramillo won the Factory Stocks main event.The main event win was the first in that division for Jaramillo, who has been racing at Perris Auto Speedway since 2020 and in the Factory Stocks class since 2022. “That was a little unexpected,” he said.“I wasn’t super confident...
The County of Riverside will be reviewing options for a new Code Enforcement office in the San Jacinto area.A 5-0 Riverside County Board of Supervisors vote February 10 authorized the Real Estate Division of the county's Facilities Management department to identify suitable space for lease in the Hemet, San Jacinto, and Murrieta areas and to negotiate and prepare necessary...
The Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month program held its January recognition breakfast at the Murrieta Valley USD Early Learning Center on Jan. 15. Emcee Mary Walters welcomed everyone to the breakfast and explained that the long-standing program, founded by Sally Myers of BMW Management/Sizzler restaurants, celebrates and honors outstanding students who make significant differences in their...
I was so inspired listening to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who stood before global leaders in Munich last week. He declared that “de-industrialization was not inevitable” but “a conscious policy choice,” and voiced a grievance long felt across America’s factory towns and working communities. Plants did not simply vanish. Supply chains did not drift overseas by accident. As...
City officials, project partners, and local cyclists gathered Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, to celebrate the grand opening of the Nicolas Road extension and the debut of the Nicolas Multi-Use Trail in Temecula.The ribbon-cutting ceremonies marked the completion of a major infrastructure milestone that connects Winchester Road to Butterfield Stage Road. Central to the project is the Nicolas Multi-Use Trail,...
MENIFEE – The Menifee Union School District (MUSD) hosted a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony to showcase the completed $15 million transformation of Hans Christensen Academy (HCA). While the campus is currently operating as a middle school for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year, this event marks the official countdown to its full reopening this August as a premier Transitional...
On February 12, the California City Management Foundation (CCMF) honored Temecula City Manager Aaron Adams as the recipient of the 2026 City Manager of the Year Award.The City Manager of the Year Award recognizes a city manager who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to serving their community. CCMF selected Mr. Adams as this year’s recipient in recognition of...