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Volume 22, Issue 40
Cyclists celebrate completion of Temecula bike and walking path connector
Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News Lake Elsinore City Council members congratulated the Lake Elsinore Storm on being the 2022 California League Champions during the Tuesday, Sept. 27, City Council meeting. Team owner Gary Jacobs brought the trophy to show everyone. see page A-2
Education CA reverses course, will release Smarter Balanced test scores next month Thomas Peele News Par tner EdSource Changing its earlier position, the California Department of Education will release Smarter Balanced test scores next month and not wait to incorporate them into other data as planned, a department official said Tuesday, Sept. 27. see page C-5
Regional News Riverside County receives $29.5M to combat homelessness RIVERSIDE – Riverside County received an award of $29.5 million in state funding to create 147 units of permanent supportive housing for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness who are homeless, chronically homeless or at-risk of homelessness, County officials announced Monday, Sept. 26. see page C-6
Cyclists prepare for a ceremonial ride Saturday, Oct. 1, celebrating the completion of the Santa Gertrudis Creek Interconnect Trail construction in Temecula. The bike and walking path connects with the existing path at Ynez and further connects with the pathway at Murrieta Creek. See more photos on page A-4. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
Operation School Bell rings up clothing and other necessities for youths
Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
Members of the Assistance League of Hemacinto were at the San Jacinto Walmart Supercenter to make sure participants in this year’s Operation School Bell were getting much-needed items to help them feel comfortable as they returned to in-person classes this year. About 1,200 students from Hemet and San Jacinto unified school districts were met after their school day on a dozen different afternoons to ensure all the registered elementary school children were served. Families were given a two-hour window of time to shop but most didn’t need that much time. Adults knew what their children needed, and the young ones knew exactly what they wanted. From favorite color choices to popular cartoon see OPERATION, page A-4
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Assistance League of Hemacinto members Rose Marie Rohrbacher, left, and Gloria Egger Madrid check in families who qualified for participation in this year’s Operation School Bell program at Walmart in San Jacinto Tuesday, Sept. 27. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photo
City council motions to remove sanctuary city resolution from future agenda
Ava Sarnowski Intern Writer
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The Temecula City Council spent the evening of Sep. 27 considering whether or not to place one resolution on a future agenda. With all four council members present for the meeting, Mayor Matt Rahn opted to begin by addressing the item that caught the attention of protestors both outside and inside City Hall. Hundreds of people attended the meeting. The council chamber was standing room only. The overflow room was full of people and then there were protestors outside. There were also people praying
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see RESOLUTION, page A-6 Protestors crowd the steps in front of Temecula City Hall Tuesday, Sept. 27.
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