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Volume 22, Issue 33
Students head back to school
Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS
Ten young people had the honor of being chosen to receive a Jamil Dada Character Excellence Youth Award at a stellar ceremony at March Field Air Museum, Thursday, July 14. see page A-2
Community
Wildomar City Council discusses building new City Hall and town center sites Tony Ault STAFF WRITER
With the initial idea to build a new City Hall and park on 27 acres in Wildomar not viable, the city council is looking at four other locations to build its future City Hall. see page A-3
Crime
Murrieta Police investigate body found at city hall Kim Harris Managing Editor
Murrieta Police are investigating a body that was found deceased in a vehicle at Murrieta City Hall parking lot Friday, Aug. 12. see page A-3
Ysabel Barnett Elementary School teacher Mrs. Manion the school’s entrance gates as parents walk with their students to their classroom on the first day back to school for the 2022-23 school year. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo. See more photos on page A-4
Temecula Council moves to support Proposition 26, approve contracts Ava Sarnowski INTERN WRITER
The Temecula City Council in a 4-1 vote approved supporting Proposition 26 and opposing Proposition 27 Tuesday, Aug. 9. The Legislative Analyst’s Office detailed Proposition 26, which would allow in-person roulette, dice games and sports wagering on tribal lands. Proposition 27 would allow online and mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Randi Johl-Olson, director of legislative affairs and city clerk, explained during a staff report that the item came before the local control subcommittee of Mayor Matt Rahn, and Councilmember Maryann Edwards. Johl-Olson said the League of California Cities took an opposed position against Proposition 27 and took a neutral position on Proposition 26. Cities had differing viewpoints, see PROP 26, page A-6
INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ........... B-1 Business ............................. A-10 Business Directory............. A-11 Calendar of Events .............. B-4 Classifieds .......................... A-12 Courts & Crimes ............... B-10 Education ............................. A-9 Entertainment ..................... B-4 Faith ..................................... B-3 Health .................................. A-8 Home & Garden .................. A-7 Local .................................... A-1 National News ...................... B-9 Opinion............................... A-12 Regional News ..................... B-8 Sports ................................... B-6
In a screenshot from the Tuesday, Aug. 9, Temecula City Council meeting, Councilmember Jessica Alexander, left, addresses the council while discussing Proposition 26. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Lake Elsinore City Council revisits development project Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS
The Lake Elsinore Aug. 9 City Council meeting held a Public Hearing on a new marketplace that had been continued from last month’s meeting. The subject was the proposed “Bamiyan Marketplace,” a new mixed-use commercial and residential development on a 12.60-acre site at the northwest corner of Grand Avenue and State Route 74/Ortega Highway. After the Planning Commission originally heard the project Feb. 1, seven people spoke in opposition to the project with several comment letters about the project received. The Commission continued the project to Feb. 15 and March 1 to allow the applicant time to address all the see REVISIT, page A-6
A public hearing on a proposed commercial mixed-use project in Lake Elsinore draws many comments from concerned residents at the Aug. 9 City Council meeting. Valley News/Courtesy photo