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Volume 23, Issue 27
Murrieta’s Rickie Fowler wins Rocket Wildomar announces new, Mortgage Classic, ends 4-year drought Real Estate
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WILDOMAR – The developers for the hotel portion of the Baxter Village project on Wildomar Trail closed escrow Tuesday, June 27 on the site and have secured the rights to construct Marriott TownePlace Suites in that location. see page B-8
Education The Nature Education Foundation, Temecula Valley Woman’s Club present grant awards Tony Ault Staf f Writer The Nature Education Foundation at the Santa Rosa Plateau and the Temecula Valley Woman’s Club presented four nonprofit agencies and schools small grant awards totaling $10,000 during the annual TNEF membership mingle, Wednesday, June 28. see page C-4
Regional News Thousands of hotel workers in SoCal are on strike for better pay and benefits LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job on Sunday, July 2, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history. see page C-5
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Rickie Fowler, who grew up in Murrieta, holds the winner’s trophy after winning on the first playoff hole on the 18th green during the final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament Sunday, July 2, in Detroit. See story on page C-1. Valley News/AP Photo/Carlos Osorio
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused of killing deputy Cit y News Service Special to the Valley News
Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for a 43-year-old man accused of gunning down a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy, who went to the defendant’s Lakeland Village home to investigate a domestic disturbance, it was announced Monday, July 3. Jesse Ceazar Navarro allegedly killed 30-year-old Deputy Darnell Calhoun on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. “Deputy Calhoun showed incredible courage during a terrifying situation that unfolded in a matter of seconds,” District Attorney Mike Hestrin said Monday. “His dedication to the community culminated in a ruthless attack by Navarro that also put the lives of many others at extreme peril.” Navarro is charged with firstdegree murder, attempted murder, special circumstance allegations
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Riverside County sheriff’s deputy Darnell Calhoun was shot to death while responding to a domestic disturbance on Jan. 13. Valley News/RCSO photo
Plans underway to reopen San Jacinto Animal Campus
Riverside County Board of Supervisors recently voted to provide funding that would make it possible to reopen the San Jacinto shelter to the public and efforts are underway to reopen the shelter after it was shuttered in 2020 due to budgetary concerns. “The work being done at our Riverside County animal shelters is critical for the safety and health of pets and their families countywide. Reopening the San Jacinto Animal Campus broadens that work to meet the needs of residents,” said Fifth District Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez. While the facility, located at 581 S. Grand Ave., in San Jacinto, has provided animal control services to unincorporated areas of the county, the $3.4 million budget adopted and ratified by the Board on June 20 will now allow for a fuller spectrum of public amenities to
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of lying in wait and taking the life of a peace officer, as well as sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations. The D.A.’s office customarily waits until after a preliminary hearing to announce whether capital punishment will be sought in murder cases with special circumstances. However, when the cases involve law enforcement personnel or other unusual elements, the decision can come early in the process, years ahead of the trial. A penalty trial will only go forward after a conviction of murder with at least one special circumstance. Navarro is being held without bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside. His next court appearance is a mental competency hearing set for Sept. 1 at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta. According to a sheriff’s arrest
San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus was closed down in 2020 due to budgetary concerns.
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