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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES May 17 – 23, 2024
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Volume 24, Issue 20
Murrieta Mayor Lori Stone presents Vote-by-mail ballots for June 4 the State of the City address
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TVUSD Recall election sent to voters Kim Harris Special to Valley News
More than 21,000 vote-by-mail ballots have been mailed to Temecula voters for the Tuesday, June 4, Temecula Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 4, Special Recall Election, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office announced. see page A-2
Education Teacher leaves his computer science legacy at local high school Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News After achieving many firsts throughout his life, Jordan Smith is teaching his final computer science course at Mountain View High School this semester. In the years since he began teaching at the San Jacinto campus, he has helped students at the alternative high school achieve goals not offered to them in the past.
Murrieta Mayor Lori Stone addresses more than 400 guests at her 2024 State of the City address May 9 at the Murrieta Hot Springs Resort. Valley News/Tony Ault photo Tony Ault Staf f Writer Murrieta Mayor Lori Stone praised her staff, Murrieta Fire & Rescue, the Murrieta Police Depart-
ment and members of the community for making this past year one of the best in Murrieta’s history at the 33rd annual State of the City address Thursday, May 9. The gala event hosted by the
Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce was held at the recently opened Murrieta Hot Springs Resort. More than 400 special guests from the community including nearby city mayors, educators, busi-
ness owners, water district officials and many others attended. Stone’s address, titled, “Planning Today for a Successful Tomorrow,” gave a few see MURRIETA, page A-4
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SJVC holds Spring Open House at Home & Garden Temecula Campus County Waste Department offers free compost at regional landfills
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has been making compost from organic clean green waste material processed at the Lamb Canyon Landfill compost facility and will make the finished compost material available for free. see page B-6
INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ......... D-1
Business ............................B-7 Business Directory .............B-7 Calendar of Events .............B-4
Classifieds .........................C-5 Courts & Crimes ...............A-6 Education ..........................B-1 Entertainment ...................B-4 Health ...............................B-5 Home & Garden ................B-6 Legal Notices .................... D-7 Local ................................A-1 National News ...................C-6 Opinion............................ D-6
Regional News ...................C-5 Sports ................................C-1
SJVC medical assisting students from left, Jerry Paniagua, Emma Marin and Erika Rasmusson do demonstrations of blood draws for guests attending the open house event in Temecula. See story and more photos on page B-3. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
Canyon Lake woman indicted on federal charges for alleged embezzlement Kim Harris Special to Valley News
A Canyon Lake resident who formerly worked as CEO and executive director of two San Ber-
nardino County nonprofit organizations was arrested Tuesday, May 7, on an indictment alleging she embezzled federal grant money intended for those nonprofits, according to a news release issued by
the U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California. Donise Warren, 51, also known as Donise Warren-Jackson, pled not guilty during an appearance in U.S. District Court in Riverside to
15 counts of embezzlement from organizations receiving federal funds and 15 counts of embezzlement of government property. see EMBEZZLEMENT, page A-6