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Volume 24, Issue 44
Ribbon offi cially cut for opening Menifee’s Hudson Bills conquers of the Holland Road Overpass gold medal quest
Sports
with Team USA Baseball
Menifee’s Hudson Bills was a key player in Team USA’s recent success. Valley News/USA Baseball courtesy photo see full story on page C-1
Education CSU partners with Riverside County to launch first-ever direct admission pilot
RIVERSIDE – The California State University (CSU) has partnered with the Riverside County Office of Education to offer the first-ever direct admission pilot for the CSU system. Eligible students at every public high school in Riverside County will soon be offered direct admission to the CSU for the fall 2025 term, before they even apply. see page B-2
Health Palomar Health Medical Group and Graybill Medical Group reach new agreement
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – In previous news, it was announced that Graybill Medical Group would be ending its affiliation with Palomar Health Medical Group (PHMG), with Graybill ceasing to provide services to patients in the Murrieta, Temecula, Fallbrook, Vista, Oceanside, San Marcos, El Norte, 2nd Avenue Escondido and Valley Center offices effective Nov. 11. see page B-6
INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ......... D-1
Business ............................B-7 Business Directory .............B-7 Calendar of Events .............B-3
Classifieds .........................C-5 Education ..........................B-1 Entertainment ...................B-4 Faith..................................C-6
Health ...............................B-6 Home & Garden ................C-4 Legal Notices .................... D-6
Local ................................A-1 National News ...................C-6 Opinion............................ D-7
Regional News ...................C-5 Sports ................................C-1
A crowd gathers atop the new Holland Road Overpass to witness the official ribbon cutting and opening of the new 4-lane and pedestrian walkway bridge over Interstate 215 from Holland Drive to Haun Road in the city. Menifee as Perris Fire Department ladder trucks fly a huge American flag. Valley News/Tony Ault photo Tony Ault Staf f Writer Residents on both the east side and west side of Menifee took no time to use the newly opened Hol-
land Road Overpass over Interstate 215 following its official opening ceremonies Tuesday, Oct. 22. The long-sought Menifee Capital Improvement Program’s $35 million Holland Road Overpass is
now providing another way for the residents of the city to travel over the freeway and reduce heavy traffic at the existing Newport Road and Scott Road I-215 interchanges. The benefit of the latest Menfiee
traffic improvement program was further explained during the Oct. 22 official ribbon cutting ceremony on the new bridge by Awais Sheikh, see OVERPASS, page A-4
Menifee’s annual State of the City address conducted at the MSJC HCN Bank Stadium Tony Ault Staf f Writer
Menifee, the “Hometown of Heroes” was this year’s theme of Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman’s annual State of the City address taking place at the Mt. San Jacinto College Menifee campus on Thursday, Oct. 24. It was the second time the State of the City was presented in the college stadium and the 16th time such an address has taken place in one of California’s fastest growing cities, now the home of over 105,000 residents. Zimmerman said at this year’s State of the City hosted by the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce at the MSJC HCN Bank Stadium, “This marks my final year as the mayor of Menifee and my last State of the City address. We do have a lot to celebrate tonight. The city continues to be one of the fastest growing cities in California. Why? It’s because people want to be here in our safe neighborhoods. see STATE, page A-5
People gather at a VIP event before the annual Menifee State of the City Address at the MSJC UCN Bank Stadium, Oct. 24. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
SAGE Society to host Operation SafeHouse presentation on helping area at-risk youth HEMET – The SAGE Society of Hemet invites the community to attend a special presentation on Operation SafeHouse, an organization dedicated to assisting runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth in Riverside County. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. at the Ramona Room behind MillerJones Mortuary, with social time starting at 1:30 p.m. Operation SafeHouse provides critical services for youth ages 11-24 facing emergency situations. Through their 21-day program, they offer shelter, individual and see SAGE, page A-2
Staff for Operation SafeHouse pose for a group photo. The organization provides critical services for youth ages 11-24 facing emergency situations. Valley News/Courtesy photo