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Rick Monroe Special to the Valley News Some election cycles contain multiple state propositions on the ballot that are often confusing. This year there are only seven and the Valley News will present a series of articles to help educate voters. We start with Propositions 26 and 27, both about online gambling. see page A-2
Local Development impact fees discussed in Menifee Council workshop Tony Ault Staf f Writer
Development impact fees for new Menifee developments in the next five years was the subject of a Menifee City Council special workshop Wednesday, Aug. 31, at City Hall. A proposed increase in the DIF fees will be brought before the council in a regular meeting in October. see page A-6
Health Nonprofit reaches out to community to provide early intervention for children Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News Skyrocket Pediatric Therapy Foundation announced the launch of its Pediatric Development Outreach Program to provide free materials and resources to families with children of all abilities Friday, Aug. 26, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The nonprofit was established about a year ago by speech and language pathologist Rachel Troccoli of Temecula after she observed firsthand the frustration and confusion experienced by families of children with developmental delays. see page C-4
Murrieta Mayor Jonathan Ingram prepares to take the stage for his presentation of the 2022 Murrieta State of the City at the Murrieta Hot Springs Resort, Aug. 31. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo Tony Ault Staf f Writer Murrieta Mayor Jonathan Ingram, surrounded by a record 450 “very important persons,”
inside of Murrieta Hot Springs’ future Wellness Center auditorium Wednesday, Aug. 31, gave the annual “State of the City Address.” His address, titled “Connected by Community,” described what
he called Murrieta, “one of the safest cities in America,” and praised Murrieta Police and Murrieta Fire & Rescue for their efforts in the past year with a special chat with police Chief Anthony Conrad and
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A wind-driven fire broke out in the foothills at the end of Fairview Avenue in Valle Vista at about 3 p.m. Sept. 5, leaving some structures on fire with two confirmed fatalities and one injured. As of 6 a.m. Sept. 6, 2,400 acres were charred in the brusher which only had 5% containment, Cal Fire said. Seven buildings were destroyed and several more were damaged, fire officials said. Mandatory evacuations remain in place for residents south of Stetson Avenue, north of Cactus Valley Valley Road, west of Fairview see FIRE, page A-8
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2022 Veterans Expo in Murrieta draws hundreds of local veterans Tony Ault Staf f Writer
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Guava, of Canine Companions, helps promote the service dog industry at the Veterans Expo in Murrieta, Sept. 2. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
The annual Veterans Expo, sponsored by Sen. Melissa Melendez and Assemblymember Kelly Seyartro, welcomed more than 150 veterans and more than 50 vendors to the benefits and any help they may need upon their return from deployment and retirement from military service. The veterans, from all branches of military services, despite the 100-plus temperatures at Monteleone Meadows in Murrieta, gathered for the four-hour event on Friday, Sept. 2, collecting valuable information of just how many services are offered to America’s veterans from education, and housing to health care opportunities. While Melendez (R-28th Dist.) was unable to attend the Veterans Expo she first sponsored five years ago, Assemblymember Seyarto see EXPO, page A-6