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The Holland Road Overpass in Menifee is scheduled to begin construction in December 2021, after its initial timeline for completion was altered by varying conditions. The project, which would provide an additional route over I-215 from east to west, is to relieve traffic from Newport and Scott roads. It will also help free up traffic congestion driving on Newport Road from I-215 onto Holland Bridge. Carlos E. Geronimo, Capital Improvement Program engineer, said that the contract’s first extension that added four years onto the project was due primarily to lack of funding. The lack of funding caused them to be unable to do the right of way acquisition or the next phases of the project. It led to other projects being completed before Holland Road as funds for projects like Scott see HOLLAND, page A-4

Temecula City Council votes to allow bicycles on sidewalks Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Riding bicycles on sidewalks is now allowed in the city of Temecula. The Temecula City Council voted Aug. 25 to adopt a resolution changing the city’s municipal code to allow bicyclists to use city sidewalks unless prohibited by signage. Previously, the city’s municipal code mandated the opposite – that bicycles were not allowed on sidewalks unless otherwise ruled. The rule change came at the request of the council’s Trails and Open Space ad hoc subcommittee, which consists of councilmembers Mike Naggar and Zak Schwank. Schwank said at the Aug. 25 see BICYCLES, page A-6

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Wildomar council agrees to change time of meetings, approves market research study Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

While the state of California remains under gathering restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildomar City Council agreed to change the start time of upcoming meetings held via teleconference, Wednesday, Aug. 26. The closed session of the meetings will now begin at 4 p.m. and the public session will open at 5 p.m. “The hope would be that we do this, we implement it,” Mayor Dustin Nigg said. “The primary benefit I’m hoping for is more increased public participation. I think besides staff we had about 10-12 people attend the last regular meeting. So, the idea would be to see if this increases the participation, but also I’ve noticed that the Zoom calls have increased the length of the meetings.” Councilmember Ben Benoit also mentioned that it would help get staff members home earlier in the evening. “(Some) live far away. I want to keep the focus on the public participation and we will revert back to 6:30 p.m. if we don’t get that increase and we’ll test it up for a few months,” Nigg said. The council also adopted a resolution authorizing the abatement of all weeds on properties declared to be a public nuisance at a prior meeting, by the city. Assistant city manager Dan York gave the staff presentation and reported the city has had conversations with one of the properties on the list of parcels found to be in violation of city code. “The list before you tonight is Step 8 of the 10-step process,” York said. “We completed the first four steps, which then led us into the abatement process. And then we’ve gone through the four steps of the abatement process. What passes tonight gives us the legal authority

now to abate the properties. We will continue to work closely with the residents if they want to go ahead and abate. If not then we will have to abate for them, but there will be a few more steps before we get to the abatement process.” Benoit asked for a clarification on the timeline, York said fire marshals will head out to the violating properties over the next couple of weeks. “They’ll do an inspection,” York said. “They will inform us which properties have been taken care of, get our authorization and then their contractor will come in and start abating. Actions should start happening in the next couple of weeks.” Bridgette Moore, mayor pro tem of Wildomar, was in favor of the resolution. “I’m glad to see this,” she said. “This is something we’ve needed and so glad to see it coming to fruition.” The council voted to approve the abatement process unanimously. The council also approved a professional service agreement for Kosmont Companies to conduct a market research study in Wildomar after hearing a presentation by city Kimberly Davidson, economic director of Wildomar. “I can go out to developers all day long and just as we did in 2019 at ICSE (International Council of Shopping Centers), and we can make claims that Wildomar rocks and Wildomar is the best place for your development, but until they actually see the data to back up those claims, they’re not bringing their millions here to do that development,” Davidson said. “They want to see the data. So, this type of study allows us to be proactive about our development instead of being reactive. It will also be primarily focused on our miracle mile, which is also the super commercial corridor or between Tenaja

The Wildomar City Council agrees to change the time of city council meetings while they are held via teleconference to 5 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Valley News/Courtesy photo

and French Valley with not only a lot going on there already, but it’s still a lot of opportunity on that corridor. The data, even though the data will be focused mostly on what we considered to be the miracle mile, it will be useful data to all of Wildomar.” Benoit asked when the economic development department wouldcome back to the city council to request another market study, but said he wondered how how long the data will be relevant. Ken Hira, the president of Kosmont Companies, chimed in. “I think if we can pull data today, that allows you all to see what are the metrics that show supply and demand within the marketplace today,” Hira said. “And I think you can use that information not for five years, but for a shorter period of time, but you can use that information to your advantage depending on what it tells us. And then I think updating information is not that significant once you have the data in your possession. I think that you’ve got to report that’s going

to be good for a year or two, but it also depends on the twists and turns of the economy and what happens next. The other point is I think a lot of these retailers and hoteliers, they’ll do their own studies as well on top of it, but this is a starter kit.” Councilmember Marsha Swanson was in support of funding the study. “This is just an introduction to Wildomar by a third party, not by us,” she said. “They’re not just going to rely on this study. They’re going to do their own research too. And they’re not going to ask us to continue to do it unless it’s way outdated. But this is an introduction to Wildomar. They don’t know who we are, where we are, or what we are.” The council approved the study unanimously. The council also heard a presentation from staff regarding the proposed approval of the updated 2020 Parks and Community Services Special Event Dates. The presentation was given by Daniel Torres, coordinator of Parks,

Community Services and Special Events. “The pandemic hit us all by surprise and to comply with state and county mandates because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city had canceled and even postponed a lot of its major events,” he said. “So, with these proposed four events, they’re a whole different venue than normal. Usually September, October and December are some of our highest attended events.” Torres proposed a “Let’s Talk Astronomy” event, a prerecorded interview shown on the city of Wildomar Facebook page including a Q&A session Saturday, Sept. 12. He also proposed a Halloween Laser Drive-In Show at Marna O’Brien Park Saturday, Oct. 24, a Military and Veterans Appreciation prerecorded event Wednesday, Nov. 11, and Santa’s Coming to Town, with Santa visiting several communities within the city. The council approved the events unanimously. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

Racist video allegedly involving TVHS student under investigation Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

A video showing two teenage female students using racist language surfaced in recent days causing an uproar on social media and prompting Allen Williams, principal of Temecula Valley High School, to issue a statement to school stakeholders. “It came to our schools’ attention that there is a video of a Temecula Valley High School student making racist remarks, which included use of the N-word,” Williams said in the emailed statement Friday, Aug. 28. “This is despicable behavior and will not be tolerated. “Please be assured that we will adhere to the California Education Code and the California Penal Code as we investigate and make

determinations on consequences. Law enforcement has been notified and is working alongside us,” he said. The video, which is short in length, showed the two teenagers laughing and giggling as they make the derogatory statements, seemingly toward someone who Valley News has not yet identified. Valley News has chosen not to reveal the names of the two students alleged to be featured in the video. While TVHS reported that one of the students attends the school, it is unknown if the other person involved in the video attends school locally. “Racism needs to be confronted swiftly and directly and be assured we are doing so,” Williams said. “Although we may never know

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what motivates students to use such reprehensible and racist slurs, it is the actions of the students that we must and are responding to. “It is imperative that TVHS exemplifies inclusivity and acceptance for all members of our community and actively combats racism. I encourage all of the Golden Bear Family to embrace and support this important work,” he said. The 2019-2020 school year at TVHS has experienced its share of racially charged controversies, starting with the painting of a depiction of a Confederate flag on a senior student’s parking spot, which prompted complaints from fellow students. Ultimately, the artwork was removed, but the incident sparked a discussion about racism, bullying and bigotry at the school that lasted the entire school year. A hashtag, #tvhsneedschange, began circulating on social media with students sharing experiences they had endured while attending school. Williams addressed TVHS parents at a town hall-style meeting in the school’s multipurpose room Tuesday, Feb. 25, that was tense at times. In addition to the dialogue between students and administration at TVHS, Temecula Valley Unified School District has also brought in an outside group, Generation

Allen Williams, principal of Temecula Valley High School, sends an email to school stakeholders Friday, Aug. 28, indicating that the school was investigating a video reportedly featuring at least one TVHS student making racist comments and slurs. Valley News/Courtesy photo

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Murrieta Police Department’s newest team provides a welcome addition to changing the landscape of mental health calls

Officer Aaron Creed, left, and Karina Martinez make up the Community Behavioral Health Assessment Team with the Murrieta Police Department. Valley News/ C ou rtesy ph oto

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Murrieta Police Department recently rolled out its new Community Behavioral Health Assessment Team, CBAT, which pairs professional expertise and officers to better handle mental health issues while in the field, while also supplying those in crisis with the resources they need. Lt. James Gruwell and Sgt. Matthew Embrey supervise the CBAT team, which consists of one licensed clinical therapist provided by Riverside County, and one Murrieta police officer. Both the Murrieta Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Temecula Station have come together and partnered their CBAT programs. “We both are facing the same issues in terms of an increase in calls,” Embrey said. “Because we work closely with the Temecula Sheriff’s Station and we have a very good working relationship with them, it’s just a pretty natural thing for us to recognize that both of us have a need for this team.” Officer Aaron Creed has had specialized crisis intervention training and will be taking additional training. While this team is new to Riverside County, the program has been

done elsewhere, featuring different acronyms, but San Diego and Los Angeles County both have similar programs. “A lot of people are really surprised when I give them the statistics for how many mental health complaints that we respond to every year,” Gruwell said. “In 2019, we responded to 466 mental health complaints, so that’s more than one a day.” Thirty-one of those complaints were hospital calls, calling the police to come to the emergency rooms, according to Gruwell. “Mental health complaints could range the spectrum of a person that’s suicidal, making suicidal statements, to someone that’s acting out because of maybe their mental health issue where they’re a danger to others, or to themselves,” Gruwell said. Gruwell said Murrieta’s number of calls received on these issues are similar to the numbers that Temecula receives. “These two teams are in place to handle those calls for service, so that the other officers can concentrate more on the crimes and their beats and proactive police work,” Gruwell said. Murrieta Police Department’s Community Policing Team is under

the same umbrella as CBAT. Their officers are also trained in basic level crisis intervention training and can be a substitute if needed. CBAT was initially staffed in May, but due to COVID-19, it was slightly delayed. “I think May was when we actually had all that behind us and we started working together,” Creed said. “First week we worked together and then the protests happened, so I was called out for that too. So we didn’t really get our boots on the ground until June.” Creed, who has been a sworn police officer since January 2015, and has worked with the Murrieta Police Department since April 2019, said he was excited to apply for the team when the memorandum was first released. “When I first saw it, I thought it was awesome,” Creed said. “I think that this is something that’s necessary. Mental health isn’t going away and it’s always been an issue, and with police work, we haven’t had this kind of setup to handle situations where people are in crisis.” Creed said he saw from the beginning how valuable it was. “I thought it could be something where I could expand my knowledge just in being law enforcement, and then I could maybe make an impact that I couldn’t make without a clinical therapist,” Creed said. When a call comes through, they don’t always know that there’s mental health issues related to the call, according to Creed. “When a call comes out, it has what it is. Is it a disturbance family; is it a suspicious person? And as more details come out, I try to listen up on the radio for cues to me that it’s mental health related,” Creed said. “Maybe it’s a person who’s talking to themselves; maybe it’s a person who, a lot of people say they’re acting bizarre, and if I hear something like that, if I pick up on it, I’ll start us out that way to see if we can help.” Some days they’ll have quite a few calls, while other days not as many. “If it’s a day where we’re not getting that many calls, what we like to do is try to follow up on people that we have talked to in the past, see if they are seeking out those resources

and where they’re at,” Creed said. “Some people don’t want to use resources and some people the first time we go visit them, they’re already on a course to get through it.” A lot of help comes down to family support, he said. “The hardest type of people to reach on calls are people that may live alone or don’t have any support,” Creed said. “For a long time, police officers have been dispatched to all sorts of calls that would be much better served by a unit like this,” Embrey said. “We’ve been dispatched by ourselves just because when you dial 911 and the dispatcher has to send someone out, who are they going to send?” Embrey said that in dangerous situations, the go-to is to send the police. “If this type of a unit doesn’t exist, the police have been drawn into all types of things that would be much better served by something like this,” Embrey said. Gruwell said he has received emails from other police departments, showing interest in replicating the program. “Our plan is to see this team succeed and get people the resources

that they need,” Gruwell said. “A lot of the calls that we deal with involve mental health issues... A lot of these mental health issues aren’t something that’s a quick fix; it’s going to involve months or years to try to mitigate it. “I don’t know if you ever completely solve mental health issues, but you can lessen the negative effects of them by the person getting treatment,” Gruwell said. The Murrieta Police Department said it is happy with the team and the results so far. “As far as we’re concerned, this is a permanent program,” Embrey said. “There’s a movement right now to steer certain issues toward social services and away from just a uniform police response, and we agree with that. We would like to facilitate a lot of things that’s traditionally been handled by cops, and we like the fact that social services are getting more involved. Embrey said that they’ve been working on getting the unit going for quite some time now. “It is the way of the future, and it should be,” he said. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a news conference Friday, Aug. 28, unveiled a new blueprint for business sector reopenings that includes a color-coded, tiered system that will now use spread rate and test positive percentage to gauge whether a county would be allowed to reopen more businesses. Newsom said the new system will be simple, slower and steady. It’s aimed at preventing a surge in infections, like the one between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, as the state began reopening the first time around. The surge prompted Newsom to shut down bars, restaurants for indoor dining and a slew of other businesses about two months ago. “We’re going to be more stubborn this time and have a mandatory wait time between moves. We didn’t do that last time,” Newsom said. Not everyone was thrilled with the announcement of the new system. “Just as the county was achieving strong reductions at hospitals and ICU beds, the entire ‘bend the curve’ program is tossed aside, and we are placed in a new program more restrictive program,” Kevin Jeffries, Riverside County District 1 supervisor, said Friday. “It’s extremely disappointing to watch the goalposts being moved further away by the state.” Currently, Riverside County is in the purple tier, which reflects a widespread impact of COVID-19. Almost 90% of California counties are at that level. If the county improves its numbers, it would then move into red (substantial), then orange (moderate) and finally yellow (minimal) with the lowest restrictions. In a news release issued by Riverside County Friday evening, officials said the county’s numbers are trending “in the

HOLLAND from page A-1 Road became readily available. The Scott Road project was completed several weeks ago, according to Geronimo. Dominique Samario, public information officer for Menifee, said that these projects simply were given funding before Holland Road. “They were ready to go, and so when we got some funding oppor-

Health care workers conduct coronavirus testing at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore managed and operated by Riverside University Health System Public Health Department. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo

right direction.” “Our businesses have adapted to all these restrictions in some very innovative and thoughtful ways, including moving outside,” Karen Spiegel, vice chair and District 2 supervisor, said in a statement. “Some of our businesses can now return to indoor operations, with safeguards in place. Businesses must continue to invest in protecting their employees and customers, as these measures help slow the spread and support economic recovery.” According to the new system, malls may reopen in the purple tier at roughly 25% capacity. Hair salons and barbershops can reopen fully Monday. According to the county, “Counties must remain at each tier for a minimum of 21 days. The state’s new website http://www. COVID19.ca.gov will track the metrics, show an interactive map and list business sectors open by each county.”

California has the most confirmed virus cases in the nation, with nearly 700,000, and the third-most deaths – 12,550. But since the closures last month, the average number of daily cases has been falling along with the infection rate and hospitalizations, which peaked at 7,170 July 21 and since dropped to about 4,300. The county also said the school waiver process will not be impacted by the new system, and schools can reopen fully and without a waiver when the county is within the red tier for a minimum of two weeks. Riverside County Public Health officials Monday, Aug. 31, reported 1,049 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths since Friday, bringing the total number of cases within the county to 52,277 since the county began recording data. Day by day, the county reported 417 new cases Saturday, 327 on Sunday and 305 on Monday. The total number of people who

have died from the coronavirus now sits at 1,019. On Saturday, the county reported nine deaths Saturday one on Sunday and two on Monday. There were 13 fewer people hospitalized with the virus since Friday, for a total of 210 hospitalizations. The county reported 73 of those patients were in intensive care units, 11 less than before the weekend started. Overall, 43,387 people have recovered from the virus, 2,174 more than the Friday before, the county has tested 522,708 residents for the virus, 15,992 more over the weekend. The county reported that there were 385 confirmed cases in county jails and another 1,715 cases recorded in state prisons within the county. Prisons have experienced significant case growth in the past week. Locally, Temecula added 19 cases (947), Murrieta added 15 (1,059), Wildomar added three

tunities you didn’t want to lose the funding,” Samario said. “Some of those other ones were just closer when we had funding opportunities; we really had to capitalize on that.” It was also confirmed that both Scott and Newport roads received federal funds, while Holland Road is 100% funded locally, according to Geronimo. Holland Road currently has several funding sources. Transpor-

tation Uniform Mitigation Fee is giving the city around $6.5 million as their maximum contribution to the project, and that money comes from developments around the area, according to Geronimo. “We also have local funds from Measure A, capital project funds, and then we have other local funding sources,” Geronimo said. There are no federal funds tied to the Holland Road Overpass project, leaving them with a shortfall of money. “The little shortfall is because of the uncertainty of Measure DD right now,” Geronimo said. “So hoping for the worst, we figure we’re going to be $3.9 million short and we can bridge those funds through the Riverside County Transportation Commission, RCTC.” “We’re identifying that there is some money available there that could help bridge that gap if Measure DD goes away,” Geronimo

said. “We won’t know that until November. But if everything works out and Measure DD stays, then we’ll use Measure DD to cover that gap.” The project aims to relieve Newport traffic, which is over capacity. “Before the pandemic, during the peak hour if you were here at Newport Road and Holland Road intersection, you would see a lot of backup and traffic crossing the bridge,” Geronimo said. “That’s because of a lot of new commercial development. Because the new commercial areas in the city are on the west side, a lot of people from the east side are going to have to cross the bridge to get to the new shopping center, the malls, city hall, everything that’s on this side.” The Newport Road interchange was built three years ago and is over capacity, and it was over capacity even before the pandemic, according to Geronimo. “The traffic volume was more

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(513), Lake Elsinore added 17 (1,110), Canyon Lake added two (86), Menifee added 46 (1,265), Hemet added 39 (1,557) and San Jacinto added 14 (1,033). In local communities, Anza added no new cases (12), East Hemet added three (299), French Valley added eight (289), Lakeland Village added four (202), Valle Vista added 10 (212) and Winchester added no new cases (19). Temecula added no new deaths over the weekend and, to date, nine people have died from the virus in the city. There have been 21 deaths from Murrieta, 14 from Wildomar, 18 from Lake Elsinore, one from Canyon Lake, 17 from Menifee, 50 from Hemet, 21 from San Jacinto, none from Anza, five from East Hemet, one from French Valley, one from Lakeland Village, four from Valle Vista and none from Winchester. The number of known active cases countywide is 8,503, a decline of 1,137 since last week. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the current total – 52,909 – according to the county executive office. According to Kim Saruwatari, director of Department of Public Health, nearly two-thirds of all deaths coded as COVID-19 have been correlated to underlying conditions, principally chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease. The doubling time – or the number of days in which documented virus cases increase 100% – is 45 days in Riverside County. A doubling rate of seven days is reason for alarm, while expanding doubling times point to moderation or gradual success in virus containment, according to health officials. The Associated Press and City News Service contributed to this report. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

than what the interchange was designed for,” Geronimo said. “So we expect with the Holland Overpass, it will take some of that traffic out and in addition it will provide an east to west connectivity for pedestrians, because having one interchange and then the next one is Scott, 3 miles to the south is just too difficult for pedestrians to just want to walk from one side to the other.” The last estimate for the project was done in 2016-2017 and was around $28 million. “It went up a little bit,” Geronimo said. “Some things have increased while other items, construction, have decreased as well. So it will be curious to see what the new figures will be, hopefully it will be right around the same amount.” These costs, which vary in demand, transportation and availability of materials, all contribute to the total. With the contract’s initial extension, some minor design changes occurred as well. “We’re dealing with Caltrans, and they update their standards and guidelines all the time,” Geronimo said. “We needed to make some modifications because enough time had elapsed that Caltrans changed some of their design parameters and guidelines so we had to update our drawings to meet their new guidelines.” Plans are currently 95% completed, and they’re working with Caltrans and utility agencies to relocate their utilities so the site is clear when they start work. There are six property owners that the city needs to negotiate some type of acquisition and/ or easements with, according to Geronimo. As of Aug. 31, Geronimo confirmed that they have been successful with four of the six property owners, and as long as the property owners agree with the offers presented, the project will remain on track. The project remains slated for completion June 2023. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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Lake Elsinore City Council discusses 45-day ‘pause’ of new applications relating to cannabis uses A public hearing request was brought to the council’s attention during the meeting; a request by Cannabis Kingdom LLC to modify a previouslyapproved con-

ditional use permit to establish an 8,099-square-foot cannabis facility with ancillary functions located within an existing building. The city council approved Can-

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An update on the effectiveness of the street light conversion program was presented at the Lake Elsinore City Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25; the program’s history dates back to 2016. The acquisition process began June 4, 2018, as a cost of $3,104,859.18. There were 3,659 lamps acquired. The city converted all of the street lights that Lake Elsinore currently owns. The street lights which were not converted are owned by Southern California Edison; the wood poles are still Edison owned, according to city staff. It totals 3,787 lamps on 3,735 light poles, including the 128 cityowned streetlights. The project started Oct. 7, 2019, and the project was completed May 11, 2020. Staff reported that the projected savings on the electric bill annually is $382,745, or a 65% decrease in annual utility expenses. Past electric cost was $587,179.84 annually. Residents can report a street light outage on the mobile app Alert LE, and according to staff, the turnaround time to fix the problem is short, usually within 24 hours. Railroad Canyon Road’s widening project was a part of the citywide slurry seal project on

pavement rehabilitation. The road was widened from four to six lanes; three lanes in each direction from Grape Street to Canyon Hills Road. Pavement rehabilitation took place from Grape Street to city limits east of Canyon Hills Road. The project duration occurred from January to July 2019. Summerhill Drive was also rehabilitated from Railroad Canyon Road to Canyon Estates Drive; project duration occurred from July 15-30, 2019. Several more streets were a part of the pavement rehabilitation project. The item that was voted on during the Aug. 25 city council meeting was the citywide slurry project, a $1.3 million average investment project into mostly local residential streets. The project is broken up into four areas: Area A, which is primarily within Alberhill Ranch; Area B, which encompasses Alberhill Ranch South and McVicker Canyon; Area C, which encompasses Tuscany Hills area and has not had pavement treatment since constructed and Area D, which consists of Diamond Drive. These projects total about 7.2 million square feet of pavement rehabilitation since 2018. The citywide slurry seal is projected to start in September and should be completed within two and a half months.

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Dominique Samario, Menifee’s first dedicated public information officer, spoke with Valley News, looking at her reasons for taking the helm of the growing city’s public relations and information efforts Monday, Aug. 31. She said she moved from Santa Barbara to Menifee to be closer to her family who reside in the community and for Menifee’s growing popularity in California. “It is truly an honor to serve as the city of Menifee’s first dedicated public information officer,” Samario said. “Menifee is a vibrant and growing community, and it will be meaningful to be a part of the city’s story. I have already seen that this organization’s goal is to improve the quality of life and protect its residents, which is really meaningful. We are investing in infrastructure and public safety and it is very evident as a new employee.” She gave her ideas on what her new job will entail. “As our public information officer, I have many roles including overseeing our social media accounts, creating press releases and community notices so we can

share all the work taking place in Menifee with the community. I want to increase our role in neighborhood groups, how often we share our news with local media, and also work on policies like our social media policy and a strategic communications plan so we can be as effective as possible,” Samario said. “It is my job to make sure we are a transparent organization and I am working with the city team to increase and enhance our transparency. I also want to enhance regional partnerships with neighborhood cities and communities. This entire region affects how people live on a day-to-day basis.” She said in coming aboard one of her main goals will be continuing the city’s “brand” as a family friendly, safe and respected community. “I will continue to expand our city’s ‘brand’ and make sure that everything we share with the community is unified, clear, and lets people know it’s from the city,” Samario said. “We want people to see a Menifee sign or logo or even giveaway item and be proud that it says Menifee on it. I strongly believe that when people feel a sense of community and pride in something, they are more likely to get involved and want to see it succeed. A city is

no different.” Citing her background in both communication and public administration, she said, “I believe strongly in the role that local government plays in people’s lives. Where people reside and the policies and programs in place in their cities and counties make a big difference on how people live and how they feel about their quality of life. We as public servants have a great responsibility to represent those we serve and involve them in the decisionmaking process.” Samario said, “This will be my greatest goal: to not only inform residents, businesses and visitors about all that is going on in Menifee but also involve them. I want them to know where to turn when they have a question, an idea or an issue.” Does she love her new job? “I have been here three weeks now and already absolutely love my job. I am excited to work for the city of Menifee. No one should hesitate to reach out to me with any questions or ideas. I’d love to hear from the community,” she said. Samario may be reached at dsamario@cityofmenifee.us and 951723-3777 Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Road work continues on I-15 and Railroad Canyon Road interchange in Lake Elsinore Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Although traffic continues near the Railroad Canyon Road/ Interstate 15 interchange, some lane closures are expected as Caltrans works to improving freeway access for residents and visitors in partnership with the city of Lake Elsinore and the Riverside County Transportation Commission. RCTC is the lead agency for

the multimillion-dollar project that will help Lake Elsinore residents and visitors to the “Dream Extreme” attractions in the city and for the local businesses. The project has been in the planning stages for years and welcomed by the city council to improve the safety and capacity by adding lanes, modifying ramps and building sidewalks and bike lanes along Railroad Canyon Road, RCTC officials said.

Recently, the city saw intermittent lane closures along Summerhill Drive and Grape Street at Railroad Canyon Road from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. but flaggers kept one lane open. Lane closures on Railroad Canyon Road also occurred, and more are possible in coming weeks as the project continues. The $41 million project includes building auxiliary lanes on I-15 for reduce traffic backups; adding

two new lanes on Railroad Canyon Road through the interchange and new lanes to the on-ramps and offramps; replacing the northbound diamond off-ramp with hookstyle on-ramps and off-ramps that both connect to Grape Street to improve traffic flow; reducing the number of idling vehicles waiting to enter or exit the freeway that both connect to Grape Street and constructing sidewalks and bike lanes along Railroad Canyon Road

improving the safety of bike riders and pedestrians. “Please expect periodic closures to lanes and ramps, slow down, allow extra travel time, watch for construction crews and equipment, be alert to changing conditions, follow detours and stay informed by checking construction updates, social media and mapping apps,” Caltrans said. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

Interfaith Humanitarian Award nominations MURRIETA – The Interfaith Council of Murrieta and Temecula Valley is looking for nominations for its third annual Humanitarian Award. Nominees may be an individual of any age, youth group, not-for-profit organization, business, faith-based organization or governmental entity. Individuals must live or work in the local area. Online service providers as well as brick and mortar service providers are welcome to apply. National service programs are not BICYCLES f r o m

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meeting that the purpose for the proposed change was to help create a safer environment for families and children riding bicycles recreationally in the city. “Essentially what this is doing is taking the onus off the person riding a bike if they are riding on the sidewalk, and this has happened in our neighborhood. This has happened in Harveston; this has happened

considered unless there is strong local participation. The objective of the award is to honor an individual or organization that exemplifies the objectives of the Interfaith Council, especially cooperation, equity, unity, respect, compassion, dignity, human rights and justice, which are only a few of the virtues and requirements of a peaceful and just society. Anyone who would like to nominate an individual or organization may request the nomination

form by calling 951-698-6116 or emailing martimusician@verizon. net, and we will email or mail you the form. Deadline for submission is Sept. 30. Recognition will take place at the annual Night of Gratitude in November. The IFC seeks to recognize service that demonstrates one or more virtues like courtesy, excellence, generosity, humility, integrity, responsibility, self-discipline, trustworthiness and truthfulness. Virtues are qualities of character.

The IFC seeks to recognize service that demonstrates The Golden Rule, which is found in all religions. The rule addresses reciprocity and is generally stated, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” The IFC seeks to recognize service that alleviates or eliminates prejudice. The IFC seeks to recognize service that encourages social and/or economic justice. The IFC generally meets on the

second Tuesday of every month at Miller-Jones Mortuary, 26855 Jefferson Ave., in Murrieta, from noon to 1:30 p.m. During the pandemic, the group is meeting online via Zoom. New members and guests are always welcome. To be added to the email list or for more information, contact the secretary at 951-698-6116 or martimusician@verizon.net. Submitted by Interfaith Council of Murrieta and Temecula.

on Meadows Parkway, where someone’s riding on the sidewalk and they ride out into the street and they’re a collision, they’re immediately at fault because riding on the sidewalk is illegal,” Schwank said. The two councilmembers made the request late last year, and the municipal code amendment was reviewed in July by the city’s Public/ Traffic Safety Commission, which recommended approval with the stipulation that cyclists must ride

on sidewalks in the same direction as vehicle traffic. Schwank suggested removing that stipulation, but after a brief discussion with city staff at the meeting, he agreed to let it remain. “Often we have some of our trails that will put you out onto a sidewalk, which is really the impetus for bringing this forward, is the trail system connects many of our sidewalks,” Schwank said. “If we go where you’re only allowed to ride in the direction of the traffic, that sort of would hinder that a little

bit in my opinion.” Pat Thomas, director of Temecula Public Works, said the reason for the restriction is because of the narrowness of some city sidewalks and the desire to keep pedestrians from having to worry about bicycle traffic from multiple directions. Schwank said while he wished the rule change provided more wiggle room, he understood the need for the traffic direction restriction. “The idea behind this was to create flexibility that if a child is riding their bike to middle school

and they’re riding on, let’s say on the west side of Meadows Parkway because (Temecula Middle School) is on that side of the road, they’re going against the flow of traffic that they’re not inherently breaking the law and that they would be protected by the law and hopefully they would be safe as well,” Schwank said. The council approved the municipal code change unanimously. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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Both units are within the same complex; the new unit would be primarily for retail sales on the bottom floor, with upstairs offices, breakroom, restroom and accessories, according to staff. Staff supported and recommended that the council adopt a resolution approving a modification to the development agreement, and

also adopt a resolution approving a modification to the conditional use permit. The motion passed unanimously. On Aug. 11, the city council included an agenda item related to cannabis related land uses and entitlements. At the conclusion of that meeting, the city council unanimously adopted a 45-day moratorium by way of an urgency ordinance limiting or temporarily suspending any new applications related to cannabis uses, according to staff. The item at the Aug. 25 city council meeting was to confirm the adoption of that urgency ordinance, it took effect immediately Aug. 11, according to staff. Based on concerns relating to public safety, health and welfare from a potential increase of cannabis related uses, it was decided that the moratorium was necessary. Mayor Brian Tisdale said that the 45-day moratorium was more of a pause than a permanent action. To find out more about the discussion regarding the moratorium decision that was put in place, or the other agenda items, visit http:// lake-elsinore.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=7&clip_ id=1422. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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Investigators can’t substantiate allegations against VMHS staff in racist group chat Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

During the Thursday, Aug. 27, special meeting of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District Board of Education, investigators shared the results of their investigation into a racist group chat involving students at Vista Murrieta High School in 2015. According to the investigators, the allegations were found to be unsubstantiated, though they heard many complaints about alleged discrimination, bullying and intimidation, they said those claims were outside the scope of their investigation. The screen shots in question from 2015, which none of the parties involved dispute and were shared on social media in early June 2020, showed at least four boys involved in a conversation that includes several images and statements that are racist in nature. The investigation by the law firm, Best Best & Krieger LLC, inquired into whether VMHS staff or MVUSD employees had knowledge of the group chat and whether Tori Paller, a student at the time, had reported the group chat to a staff member as she alleged. In her post on social media, along with the screen shots, Paller said that at the time she brought her concerns to school officials but got nowhere. “I showed these messages to people as I didn’t know what to do and immediately received threats from the people in the group chat and their parents,” she said. “I got called crazy and eventually had to switch to online school. Paller accused the district of a cover-up and said the school silenced her and that the Bronco Bleacher Creatures adviser and football coaches at Vista Murrieta High School played a part in covering up the issue as well. “VMHS itself is disgusting for how they handled this. I know exactly all the people who supported them through this. And don’t think I’m afraid to name names,” she said. Paller said she was “torn to shreds” for trying to bring the issue to light. Her claims led to the investigation that was closed with the final report presented to the board, Aug. 27. During that teleconferenced school board meeting, Jack B. Clarke Jr. and Dina Harris, who are both investigators with Best Best & Krieger LLC, described the scope of the investigation as well as their findings on the issue of whether there were other allegations of racial discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying over the past five years at the school. In their summary conclusion on the first issue, the investigation showed, “The allegation that VMHS or any other district personnel saw the group chat screen shots in 2015 or had specific knowledge of their contents was not substantiated by evidence gathered during the investigation.” Regarding the climate and culture reports from subjects interviewed by the investigators said while they “received many anecdotal reports of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying at VMHS over the past five years and how those incidents were handled,” it was “beyond the scope of the investigation.” Clarke said he wanted to make clear that just because investigators could not substantiate the allegations, it didn’t mean that they didn’t believe Paller. “I want to make this very clear to the (board) and the community, we looked to try to determine whether the fact was present or not,” Clarke said. “By not being able to substantiate a fact, is not to suggest that the claimant was stating a falsehood. We, in our investigation, simply could not substantiate it. I want that to be made very clear.” Valley News requested an interview with Paller regarding the allegation, and she has committed to doing so when she can make time available. Patrick Kelley, superintendent of MVUSD, read a prepared statement during the meeting, which was emailed to district stakeholders later that evening. “I realize these findings may not provide closure for some people and still leave unanswered questions for some of our families,” Kelley said. “While no specific actionable conduct was uncovered, we have engaged in a lot of soul searching about whether we have done enough to ensure that every student feels safe and supported at school.” Kelley said the investigation confirmed that there is a perceived and, for some, a very real culture of insensitivity at VMHS, where inclu-

sivity is not universally practiced or respected. “Consistently, those interviewed said they felt marginalized and that their concerns about questionable behaviors or comments were too easily dismissed by school staff,” he said, adding that he regretted that “any student or staff member, past or present,” had felt their legitimate concerns were minimized, disrespected or ignored. “You have my commitment that we are taking bold and decisive steps to change the culture at the school,” he said adding that he takes responsibility for not being more aware of the situation and the “implicit bias” displayed to students and staff,” Kelley said, adding that he recognized that nothing he could say would instantly restore trust. “We need to earn trust by the actions we take moving forward,” he said. “As a district we must be consistent, transparent and receptive to feedback.” While Kelley’s statement acknowledged a need for a change in culture at the school and a districtwide commitment to erasing implicit bias, there was no announcement of any disciplinary actions being taken toward any district or school staff members. During the investigation two administrative staff members were moved away from the school, one to another school within the district and another to the district office. When Valley News requested information regarding one of the transfers in question, Tom DeLapp, the district’s representative from Communication Resources for Schools, gave no indication that the transfer was disciplinary in nature. “At the end of each school year, the superintendent has an obligation to evaluate the district and individual school needs,” DeLapp said. “This process involves matching administrators with specific skill sets to fill the needs and goals of the district. Once assignments are determined, announcements are made every summer, notifying staff and the community of these changes.” Another change made at the district level included the creation of a new position within the district: coordinator of student support: equity, diversity, inclusion. Tamara Dewey, school counselor of Rail Ranch Elementary School, was hired to fill the role. “Her primary responsibility will be to support and advance a district wide culture of diversity, equity and inclusion,” DeLapp said. During Thursday’s meeting, each of the board members made statements expressing disappointment at some of the results of the report, and while some mentioned “actions being taken,” there was no request for any disciplinary action. At Murrieta Valley Unified School District’s June 18 board meeting, the African American Parent Advisory Council for the district called for the resignation of Darren Daniel, assistant superintendent of human resources for MVUSD, in the wake of the allegations. “We are not asking for discipline to be handed down due to the shameful behaviors of the children involved,” APAAC representative Natalee Hartwell said. “The administrators and staff members involved were complicit in the cover-up of said behavior. And it is for that reason that we ask that they resign.” Hartwell questioned how a key personnel member oversee human resources where policy, practices, hiring and firing of employees takes place. “If he wasn’t made aware and his subordinates covered up something without his knowledge, that speaks to his lack of leadership. If he did know, he was complicit in the cover-up and needs to resign.” Hartwell said. Daniel’s son, Taylor Daniel, a former student at VMHS, was identified as one of the people involved in the group chat by MVUSD in the email distributed to district parents in early June. “I am in absolute disbelief about this post,” Darren Daniel said in the email. “Apparently, this was done while he was in high school and my wife and I just learned of this today. My heart is broken. We are ashamed as a family and sad about the destructive and dehumanizing message by our son.” Daniel went on to call his son’s behavior “inexcusable,” and saying that he was “at a loss for words” and “ashamed, embarrassed and confused” by the posts before apologizing. Despite the call for Daniel’s resignation, according to the district’s website and reports from district personnel in contact with Valley News, who did not wish to be identified for

fear of retribution, Daniel is still in his current position. DeLapp sounds off Valley News repeatedly reached out to MVUSD’s Board of Education for comments and interviews, most recently being denied access by DeLapp Friday, Aug. 28. “The district leaders you asked to interview are not available for comment on this issue,” he said in an email. Valley News sent follow-up questions to the district and DeLapp as requested that morning and DeLapp responded Monday, Aug. 31. DeLapp was asked whether it was appropriate for a board responsible for oversight of the district to refuse to speak with the press. “The Board of Education fully supported the investigation, but consciously remained silent during the investigation so as not to influence the process,” he said. “Each board member responded publicly at the board meeting when they heard the report findings and recommendations.” When asked directly whether any more personnel changes would be made, DeLapp said that reassignments for the 2020-2021 school year have already been made districtwide, some of which affected VMHS and that there are “no further staffing adjustments planned at this time.” When asked if the request by AAPAC for the resignation of Daniel and others involved in the alleged cover-up was ever a consideration at the district level, DeLapp’ said that the AAPAC had been kept “fully informed” about the investigation. “They are a highly valued district partner and are committed to continuing to collaborate with the district in addressing issues related to implicit bias, racism, institutional insensitivity and indifference,” he said, avoiding the question. “They have an integral role in executing the Murrieta Valley USD Equity Plans in the months ahead.” When asked what kind of message a perceived inaction sends to the student body, staff and parents, DeLapp pushed back. “This question disregards the facts by making a false assumption that there was ‘inaction’ by the district,” he said. “The district has a comprehensive equity plan that contains many elements addressing the concerns of students, staff and parents for positive steps to improve the culture at the school.” Valley News asked whether the dual roles performed by school administrators who also coach in the school’s athletic program could create a conflict of interest in matters such as reporting. “The district is examining all of its procedures and protocols for reporting and handling student or staff allegations or concerns; which includes the review of each staff member’s

role on campus,” DeLapp said. When asked about key figures discussed to have been involved in the alleged cover-up, DeLapp said as stated in the report, “32 current or former district employees were interviewed. “The vast majority of whom were administrators, teachers, and/ or coaches at the school in December of 2015,” DeLapp said. “Most respondents to interviews requested anonymity and were forthcoming about their direct knowledge of any allegations of misconduct by staff or students. We are respecting that confidentiality and cannot disclose the identities of those interviewed.” In the report, several staff members and students interviewed said they believed staff members “had to know” about the group chat. Valley News characterized the scope of the investigation to be “limited.” “The ‘they had to know’ perception was something we looked at very carefully and the scope of this investigation was not ‘limited’ as this question implies,” DeLapp said. “Rather, even though the investigators could not substantiate that the social media post was presented to district personnel as alleged, they were given latitude by the district superintendent to broaden their conversations to help examine the criticism of the school’s culture in general.” DeLapp would not say whether some of the key figures involved in the allegations had retained lawyers and whether they were present or not for interviews with investigators. “All staff members who were interviewed had the opportunity to have an employee representative or support person present during interviews,” he said. “Several staff members did opt to have a representative or support person present. To avoid the possibility of disclosing information that can be attributed to one or more particular interviewee, the investigative team does not believe it is appropriate to answer whether some interviewees were represented by legal counsel during interviews.” There were also reports of some of the people interviewed being asked not to record their interviews with investigators. “Since this was not a legal proceeding, the investigator felt that recordings would stifle the discussion and be counterproductive to an open, uninhibited dialogue,” DeLapp said. DeLapp also defended the district’s choice of using BBK for the investigation. “In this case, the district knew that the chosen investigative team had significant experience in investigating and advising in matters relating to student rights and discipline, racial discrimination, bullying, free speech and privacy,” he said. “The district did not direct the investigation in any way, other than to define

the scope. The district was committed to finding out the truth through an investigation and was open to any outcome and recommendations that resulted.” DeLapp said the investigation included a review of documentation relevant to the investigation and said the district is reviewing staff assignments to avoid conflicting personal relationships that might hinder the school’s reporting system. When asked whether the district was taking staff members at their word that they had no knowledge of the report being made in 2015, DeLapp said, “Many interviews were conducted and records were reviewed to verify or corroborate statements when possible. All information was considered and weighed to reach the findings and conclusions reflected in the report. The investigators had no reason to believe that interviewees were not honest in recalling their version of events.” According to the report, players on the school’s football team had knowledge of the group chat and Valley News asked if it was plausible that coaches may have known something about it at the time. “The district is confident that a thorough investigation was conducted by the investigative team,” he said. “It would be inappropriate for the district to reach a conclusion based on speculation, rather than verified evidence or corroborated comments. As written in the report, the investigation found insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation.” Valley News asked what the district would say to Paller who made the allegations in the wake of the report’s release. “We realize this report may not bring closure to (omitted),” De Lapp said. “We appreciate her actions that have added momentum to the national open discussion of racism, implicit bias, institutional insensitivity, inclusivity and its role in local school culture.” When asked, DeLapp said the district did not yet have a final total for the cost to the district and taxpayers associated with hiring himself and BBK for the investigation. Valley News reached out to Raquel Anthony and Marguerite Rucker, co-chairs of the district’s AAPAC group, but they declined to comment at this time. “APAC will not be doing any interviews at this time,” Anthony said. “We are still reviewing the report and receiving feedback from our stakeholders.” Editor’s note: The full report by BBK is available to view at https://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/ cms/lib/CA01000508/Centricity/ Domain/1/8.27.20%20BBK%20 Investigative%20Report.pdf. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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New limits for Fern Valley Road, Maddalena Road, Via de Oro Joe Naiman WRITER

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors lowered the speed limit on a portion of Rancho California Road in unincorporated Temecula, while establishing speed limits for segments of Fern Valley Road in Idyllwild, Maddalena Road in unincorporated Murrieta and Via de Oro in unincorporated Temecula. The supervisors voted 5-0, Tuesday, Aug. 25, to reduce the Rancho California Road speed limit between Butterfield Stage Road and Glenoaks Road from 55 mph to 50 mph. That vote also established new speed limits of 35

mph for Maddalena Road between Benton Road and Auld Road and for Via De Oro between De Portola Road and Chaparral Drive, and the speed limit for Fern Valley Road between South Circle Drive and 1,400 feet north of Forest Drive will be 30 mph. In order for a speed limit to be enforceable by radar, a speed survey must show that the speed limit is within an adjacent 5 mph increment to the 85th percentile speed. If speed surveys are taken at more than one location along a reviewed segment a “speed zone” for the entirety of the speed surveys can be used. Rancho California Road totals 4.26 miles between Butterfield

Stage Road and Glenoaks Road. The average daily volume for that segment is 12,500 vehicles. During a two-year period that portion of the road had 16 reported collisions, which results in a rate of 0.41 collisions per million vehicle miles. On July 10, 2019, speed surveys were taken 800 feet east of Butterfield Stage Road, 250 feet west of Anza Road and 400 feet west of Anza Road. The three locations in the speed zone had an 85th percentile of 43.75 mph. Fern Valley Road between South Circle Drive and 1,400 feet north of Forest Drive measures 1.72 miles. There had not been a posted speed limit, although by state law the maximum allowable speed for

a two-lane highway is 55 mph. In the past two years that segment of Fern Valley Road has had one reported collision for a rate of 0.93 per million vehicle miles. The average daily traffic volume for that portion of Fern Valley Road is 860 vehicles. Three speed surveys for Fern Valley Road were taken Sept. 18, 2019. The surveys 150 feet east of Lodge Road, 700 feet north of Dickenson Road and 550 feet north of Encino Road produced an 85th percentile of 32.67 mph for the speed zone. The distance of Maddalena Road from Benton Road to Auld Road is 0.50 miles. The average daily volume is 1,600 vehicles, and the road segment has not

had any reported collisions over the past two years. The Feb. 27, 2020, speed survey 800 feet south of Benton Road created an 85th percentile of 38.4 mph. No accidents along the 0.53mile segment of Via De Oro between De Portola Road and Chaparral Drive were reported in a two-year period, and that portion of the road has an average daily volume of 990 vehicles. The Dec. 18, 2019, speed survey taken 2,200 feet east of De Portola Road determined an 85th percentile of 38 mph. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

Supervisors approve new Hemet announces new tool to report service problems with SeeClickFix app Menifee, Anza library leases Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Hemet City Council and staff, who are sometimes criticized for city workers being slow to respond to service requests, launched a citizen first platform to facilitate those requests through a SeeClickFix mobile app device. Citizens finding potholes, illegal dumping, abandoned vehicles and graffiti can now, by using the SeeClickFix app on their cellphones or notebooks can instantly send photos, videos and other messages directly to the city maintenance crews for a quicker response. “I encourage everyone who can, to utilize this tool as a way of improving our community. We can all be a part of the solution by reporting, following and getting an overall better understanding of the good work Hemet employees are doing to resolve the requests and concerns of our residents,”

Hemet Mayor Russ Brown who announced the new platform Monday, Aug. 31, said. He said using the SeeClickFix mobile app or web tools, residents can send pictures, videos, specific descriptions and more valuable information needed to get jobs done efficiently. “Hemet staff will leverage powerful dashboards and reporting tools to identify hot spots, increase productivity, prioritize projects and better leverage tax dollars,” he said. The partnership will not only allow citizens to report problems, but also to view, comment on and vote to fix problems submitted by their neighbors. Citizens can even create their own “watch areas” to receive notifications about issues reported in their community, enabling them to follow the progress of all service requests – not just the ones they report. “SeeClickFix is another tool the city is using to create a network

of strategies to better engage and serve our community,” Brown said. “With this tool, and the soon to be announced Atlas 1 app, our community has instant access to location-based information and the ability to communicate directly with city staff. It is our hope that these tools will eliminate barriers to service and make our processes more efficient.” Citizens choosing to download the free app can visit the App Store or Google Play Store on their smartphone or notebook by typing in “SeeClickFix.” The app can also be accessed by visiting the city’s website. Click http://www. hemetca.gov/ then scroll down to “Report a Problem” or visit http:// seeclickfix.com. Tutorials on using the app are available on the city’s social media pages @Hemetgov. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

Joe Naiman WRITER

Two Riverside County Board of Supervisors votes, Tuesday, Aug. 25, approved new leases for library branches. A 5-0 vote approved a new oneyear lease with the Perris Union High School District for the branch at Heritage High School in Menifee. A 4-0 vote, with Kevin Jeffries not participating in that part of the meeting, approved a five-year lease with the Hemet Unified School District for the Anza branch at Hamilton High School. Both leases are retroactive to July 1 with the Heritage High School lease expiring June 30, 2021, and the Hamilton High School lease term ending June 30, 2025. Heritage High School is in the 26000 block of Briggs Road. The library branch is 6,292 square feet. The county first approved a joint use agreement with the school district for the library in December 2017, and after the initial lease expired a new lease was approved in September 2019. The county had been paying the

Perris Union High School District $0.72 per square foot, which equates to $4,522.27 monthly or $54,267.24 for the year. Under the new lease the county’s rate will be $0.75 per square foot so the school district will receive $4,728.01 each month and $56,736.12 for the one-year term. The Anza branch library is 5,400 square feet. Hamilton High School is in the 57400 block of Mitchell Road. The initial joint use agreement in which the county leased library space from the school district was approved by the board of supervisors in June 2003, and before the Aug. 25 extension the most recent lease had been approved in June 2015. The initial annual rent will be $41,503.58, which equates to between $0.64 and $0.65 per square foot, and the lease includes a 2% annual increase. For both leases the school district will be responsible for paying utilities and will also be responsible for custodial and maintenance activities and expenses. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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Cruise Night draws 200 classic cars to streets of Temecula

A vintage 1956 Chevy cruises in Temecula during the city’s socially distant Cruise Night.

A variety of classic cars travel across Rancho California Road in Temecula, Friday, Aug. 28, as the city hosts a socially distant cruise night for people who registered their cars for the canceled 2020 Temecula Rod Run.

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A group of classic cars cruise along Rancho California Road in Temecula before choosing one of two routes throughout the city during a cruise night.

A couple cruises in their vintage car during the Temecula Cruise Night. A group of classic cars cruise along Rancho California Road in Temecula during a cruise night.

Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

A vintage car passes by the Temecula Tower Plaza during the city’s Cruise Night.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional Temecula Rod Run Show and Shine Car Show was canceled, but the Friday Night Cruise went on as scheduled, just modified a little bit. Instead of roaring down Old Town Front Street Friday, Aug. 28, car lovers ventured out a little further into the city with two routes available to drive. “It’s just kind of a summer cruise down Rancho Cal,” event organizer Tracy Courts said before the cruise. Both began on Rancho California Road and headed east, then drivers had the option of heading south or north on Butterfield Stage Road. For those who headed south, they continued on to Temecula Parkway, heading back west toward Old Town Temecula. For the drivers who headed north, they hooked a left on Nicholas Road and again on Winchester Road/Highway 79. At the ending point of each route, the drivers could make a U-turn and

head back up the route until they found the start of the second option and do it all again. Residents came out from their neighborhoods, set up lawn chairs and watched the classic car cruise. The event route avoided Old Town Front Street to limit the large groupings of residents which congregate to watch the cruise typically. “We’re trying to avoid Old Town just to avoid having large crowds of spectators gathering,” Courts said. Temecula Rod Run’s Saturday main event was canceled in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Riverside University Health Systems – Public Health and the State of California. The event has been rescheduled for Friday, April 30, 2021, and Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Old Town Temecula, provided county health officials have sanctioned large gatherings again. For more information, visit https://temeculaca.gov/RodRun. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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CALENDAR Notice to our readers: While some activities in our communities are starting to resume under state orders for social distancing and recommendations to wear face masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19, contact event sponsors for the latest updates. CHILDREN’S EVENTS: Sept. 19 and 26 – 9-11 a.m. Give the Gift of Music by donating used musical instruments or music books through The Little Drummer Boy, a nonprofit organization in memory of drummer Tyler Gordon, and in partnership with the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. Drop off instruments curbside at Shivela Middle School, 4515 Lincoln Ave., in Murrieta. All donations are tax deductible. Any surplus instruments will be donated to other MVUSD schools. COMMUNITY EVENTS: Sept. 5 – 5-10 p.m. Old Town Temecula Festival 2020 will be held at 28699 Old Town Front St. in Temecula with food, wine tasting and beer, shopping and live music. The free festival is presented by Old Town Temecula Association. ONGOING – If you know a homebound older adult, resources in Menifee are available, including grab and go, cooked and frozen food for pickup, Courtesy Pantry items and meals delivered with no contact. Three days of emergency food can be delivered immediately or restaurant meal delivery for those who don’t qualify for food assistance programs. Call 800510-2020 for help. ONGOING – The Riverside County COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program is accepting online applications for business grants up to $10,000 at http://www.rivercobizhelp.org that can be used for employee retention, working capital, protective equipment purchases, rent of mortgage payments and paying vendor notices. Eligible businesses, including nonprofits, must be in Riverside County, with less than 50 employees and a minimum of 1 and operating for at least one-year since March 1. For more information, call Riverside County Business and Community Services at 951-955-0493.

ONGOING – 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Temecula Winchester Swap Meet continues at 33280 Newport Road in Winchester Saturdays and Sundays only. The small local swap meet is only 50 cents for entry, and anyone under age 10 is free admission. No dogs allowed. ONGOING – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Every Sunday, Murrieta Village Walk Farmers Market is at Village Walk Place in Murrieta. The Sunday morning farmers market at Village Walk Plaza is a place to buy fruits and veggies, gourmet food and crafts. Come to the center in the northwest corner of Kalmia/ Cal Oaks at the Interstate 215 exit in Murrieta. ONGOING – Temecula’s Farmers Markets are offered in Old Town Temecula Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 4100 Main St. in Temecula; at Promenade Temecula, 40640 Winchester Road, outside JCPennys every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In compliance with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and Riverside County Public Health orders, the farmers markets will be restricted agriculture products only. Follow the Old Town Temecula Farmers Market on Facebook to stay updated. No pets are allowed. WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sept. 4 – 9-10:30 a.m. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia. Meetings are held every Friday at Centerpoint Church, 24470 Washington Ave., in Murrieta. For more information or a list of additional meetings throughout the U.S. and the world, call 781-932-6300 or locally at 805-746-7871 or visit http://www. foodaddicts.org. Sept. 4 – Noon to 1 p.m. Lake Elsinore Nooner Zoom event is sponsored by the Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce with an online lunch and conversation. Come to Launch Pointe, 32040 Riverside Drive, in Lake Elsinore to drop in and buy lunch at the Bobber to go. Lunch orders will

enter participants for a prize. Winner will be notified via email and posted on Facebook with name and business information. Email michelle@lakeelsinorechamber. com by Sept. 11 to register or call 951 245-8848. Sept. 4 – 6-8 p.m. The Grazing Theater Charcuterie Workshop will be held at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, in Temecula, presented by Craft House Temecula. Put together a meat and cheese board. The cost is $85, including cider and cheese-tasting, take home disposable board, choice of jelly or organic honey jar. Upgrades are available at $15. Register by calling 540-219-3312. Sept. 12 – 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Attend “Seeing the Racial Water,” an online event with author Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D. The 3.5-hour workshop offers research, systemic analysis of White Supremacy and work around Whiteness and “White Fragility.” The cost is $75-$175, presented by Education for Racial Equity. Register at Eventbrite or call 877-620-9578. Sept. 17 – 10-11 a.m. Attend an economic update for southwest California on Zoom with Murrieta Mayor Gene Wunderlich and presented by the Economic Workforce Development Committee. Use Meeting ID 870 4380 1874, Password 633582. Sept. 24 – 3 p.m. The 13th annual Ralph Love Plein Air Competition opens to plein artists. Paintings can be completed in different locations around Temecula from Sept. 24 to Oct. 4. Paintings will be displayed at The Gallery at The Merc in Old Town Temecula from Nov. 4 through Jan. 21, 2021. A reception is being planned. The non-refundable application fee is $30. Visit http://TemeculaCA. gov and register for activity No. 9030.201. For additional information, contact the city’s Arts & Culture team at 951-694-6455. Sept. 26 – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. “TEDx Temecula 2020: Against the Grain” explores powerful ideas that heighten people’s lives and community. TEDx Temecula presents ideas worth spreading from a carefully selected lineup of local speakers with a variety of backgrounds and passions. With a range of topics, from community and the arts to education and technol-

EVENTS ogy, attendees can enjoy hearing their talks and discussing ideas at Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street, in Temecula. Tickets are $65 to $89. Visit http://www.tedxtemecula. com for more information. ONGOING – Everything KETO classes. These interactive step-by-step workshop and classes on Zoom will guide students to begin this new way of eating and learn how to easily steer their decision-making for effective results. For more information and to register, visit http://www. cityofmenifee.us/register or call 951-723-3880. ONGOING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses with a $21.95 fee. The course includes animated driving scenarios, instructional videos, sample test, licensed instructor available to answer questions, DMV approved certificate of completion with all lectures and exams completed from home. Designed for students and does not include behind-the-wheel instruction or a California driver’s permit. Contact 951-723-3880 or visit the city of Menifee to register at http:// www.cityofmenifee.us. ONGOING – 10-11:30 a.m. Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center and The Elizabeth Hospice host a virtual support meeting for caregivers every second and fourth week of the month via Zoom. Get helpful tips and learn from others who are also dealing with similar challenges. For more information and to register, contact The Elizabeth Hospice Grief Support Services at 833-349-2054. ONGOING – Local National Association of Female Entrepreneurs group helps women grow both personally and professionally and meets monthly. Contact Robbie Motter, the NAFE global coordinator, at (951) 255-9200 or rmotter@aol.com for information about future meetings after the coronavirus restrictions are lifted. ONGOING – Hemet/Winchester National Association of Female Entrepreneurs meets monthly. For new meeting dates and destinations, contact director Joan Wakeland at 909-721-7648 or email Joanewakeland@gmail. com. Lake Elsinore/Murrieta/ Wildomar NAFE also meets each

month in Lake Elsinore with director Sandie Fuenty. Call Fuenty at 714-981-7013 or email sandiesldy@aol.com to learn when meetings will resume. ONGOING – Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia, has meetings throughout the U.S. and the world. Contact 781932-6300, or for local meetings, call 925- 321-0170 or visit http:// www.foodaddicts.org. ONGOING – The Murrieta Garden Club meets each month at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 Juniper St., in Murrieta. Anyone who likes to garden or is interested in plants is welcome. Memberships are $10 per year. Find more information about the monthly event or project on Facebook. ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month. For more information and new meeting dates and places, visit http://www.temeculavalleyrosesociety.org. ONGOING – Menifee Toastmasters meets every Thursday at noon for one hour at a designated place to have fun, enhance speaking capabilities, gain self-confidence and improve social skills. For new dates, call 760- 807-1323 or visit http://www.MenifeeToastmasters.org for more information. ONGOING – Sons of Norway/ Scandinavia meet every month from September to June at the Temecula Assistance League, 28720 Via Montezuma, in Temecula at 12:30 p.m. Enjoy a potluck lunch and sharing time, followed by a cultural program. Confirm the first meeting by calling 951-8491690 due to the coronavirus orders. ONGOING – Parent Support Group is available for parents whose children of any age struggle with addiction. Education, skills and support are available in Temecula. For more information, call 951-775-4000 or email info@ thecenter4lifechange.com. ONGOING –The city of Menifee offers a fitness class on Zoom Mondays through Fridays at 7 a.m., at 9 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m. For more information, contact 951-723-3880 or visit http://www. cityofmenifee.us/register.

Sept. 4-10: Calling all DIY and workshop enthusiasts Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

Charcuterie and Cheese Workshop The Craft House is hosting a Charcuterie and Cheese Workshop Friday, Sept. 4, at 6 p.m. Learn the methodology behind creating a charcuterie and cheese board while enjoying a trio of wine and cheese pairings. At the end of the event, guests will be able to take home their own 10-inch round slate charcuterie board. For more information on the event and the ticket fee, visit www. grazingtheory.com/events. Valley Nights Monteleone Meadows hosts Valley Nights; a free admission, food truck and masked karaoke entertainment event. The event will take place to kick off Labor Day weekend Friday, Sept. 4, from 4-10 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/2648759458677956/. Paint and Journey: Painting with Intention Art Uncorked Paint and Sip is hosting an evening of painting along with a lesson in painting with intention and creativity Friday, Sept. 4, from 5:30-9 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person or $40 for Club Art Uncorked members. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/

The Craft House, Grazing Theory and Batch Mead are joining together to host a mead/cider tasting and charcuterie workshop Friday, Sept. 4, at 6 p.m. Valley News/Courtesy photo

events/3461749227178172/. Outdoor Movie Night Vail Headquarters is hosting an outdoor movie night Saturday,

Sept. 5, from 8-10 p.m., and will be showing “The Pagemaster,” rated G. Movies are free to attend, and there is plenty of room to practice

social distancing. Seating is not provided, and guests are recommended to bring their own blankets, chairs and pillows. Masks are strongly encouraged. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/597889434240963/. Unicorn Dreamcatcher Workshop The Craft House is hosting a Unicorn Dreamcatcher Workshop Saturday, Sept. 5, from 1-3 p.m. All supplies are included, and ages 8 and older are welcome. For more information on the event and the ticket fee, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/2740048952918617/ or https://thecrafthousetemecula. com/. Menifee Lakes Summer Concert American River Band is playing Saturday, Sept. 5, from 7-9 p.m. at La Paloma Park in Menifee. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/2715365281904574/. Temecula Wine and Beer Garden Open Bar the Band is back at the Temecula Wine and Beer Garden Saturday, Sept. 5, from 1:30-5:30 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/123359012409592/. The Supreme (Car) Show C-Dub Tech is hosting a car

show Saturday, Sept. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lake Elsinore Motorsport Park. All makes and models welcome; there will be food, music and more. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/646512579315544. Dried Wreath Workshop and Pop Up Petal and Peach in Bonsall is hosting a pop-up event at The Vineyard 1924 in Fallbrook Saturday, Sept. 5, from 2:30-6 p.m. The wreath workshop will showcase curated flower bundles and dried floral creations from 4-5 p.m. Equinox Farms from Fallbrook will feature with candles and body products, along with a DIY bloom bar by local Brooktown Blooms and more. For more information, or to purchase a workshop ticket, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/618929805426316/. Fallbrook Land Conservancy Volunteer Day is being hosted by the Fallbrook Land Conservancy Saturday, Sept. 5. Come out and care for the Monserate Mountain Preserve; tools and training provided. For more information, visit https://www.fallbrooklandconservancy.org/. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

Temecula hosts virtual F.I.T. Fun Color Run TEMECULA – The city of Temecula announced the annual Fitness in Temecula Fun Color Run event will be held virtually. The “race at your own pace” run allows participants to select their own race course, preferred date and time. Entrants will track their miles using a device of their choice and have two weeks to complete the run, starting Sunday, Sept. 20, and ending Sunday, Oct. 4.

Runners have two package options to choose from: basic or premium. The basic package includes the oﬃcial F.I.T. Fun Color Run T-shirt; finisher’s medal; three individual packets of powder in vivid colors; customized hand sanitizer and a pamphlet with fun obstacle course ideas to make the run even more exciting. The premium package comes with everything in the basic package, plus a colorful racing bib; cheer

poms; washable sidewalk chalk; additional color packets and squeeze bottles to really move that color around. “Although we are still unable to gather together as a community and participate in person, we can all still enjoy the virtual Color Run,” Zak Schwank, Temecula city council member and president of the Temecula Community Services District, said. “Now, we all have the opportunity to run the

race whenever is best for us during the two-week timeframe. So, get out there, get some exercise and have some fun while you get your color on, Temecula.” Participants can also have their package shipped directly to their home for an additional fee, or they can come by Temecula’s Community Recreation Center Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon for contactless drive-thru pickup. The city is offering a $2

discount per person for groups of two or more. The discount will be applied automatically during checkout. Visit http://TemeculaCA.gov/ Register to register or contact Temecula Community Services at 951-694-6410 for more information. Submitted by city of Temecula.

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Entertainment Wildomar Movie Ranch offers film production opportunities away from Los Angeles

Lois Hoyt and Craig Sussman, co-owners of Sussman-Hoyt Productions Inc. pose for a photo inside their Wildomar Movie Ranch recording studio. Valley News/S hane G i b son photos

Jeremiah Tatola WRITER

perience, taking a break from Los Angeles. “I wanted to find a special Lois Hoyt and CK Sussman, place that would lean true to what co-founders of Sussman-Hoyt my project needs to look like, and productions, opened the Wil- it’s exciting to shoot somewhere domar Movie Ranch. The small else. It’s so beautiful.” Anderson recording studio started by Suss- said. Anderson also spoke about the man expanded into a production professional work environment company in the last year. With experience in both the she found at the ranch. “They (Sussman and Hoyt) entertainment industry and business management, Hoyt and were so lovely and willing to Sussman diversified their com- do what it took to just make it pany to fit a niche marketed work,” she said. Because of the coronavirus toward small indie films. The ranch, however, landed pandemic, the production crew work with a major series produc- took extra safety precautions, including an on-site COVID-19 tion in August. “The director was so excited medic and a coronavirus test to find the properties that we before the start of filming. Not only were the actors and offered. She could (film) in the Wildomar/Lake Elsinore area film crew expected to follow and feel confident that it was these guidelines, but Hoyt and going to come out beautiful.” Sussman were tested too. order to be in the producHoyt said. Reeder“In Media you Jamie Anderson, director Digital of tion, Marke�ng had to have a COthe series, talked about her ex- VID-19 test.” Sussman said.

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EMWD creates CFDs for Del Oro, Citrus Pointe Joe Naiman WRITER

Two separate 5-0 votes at the Aug. 19 Eastern Municipal Water District board meeting approved Eastern’s participation in community facilities district arrangements. One action approved a Joint Community Facilities Agreement with Menifee for the Del Oro planned development currently owned by Strata Holland LLC. The other Joint Community Facilities Agreement is with the Hemet Unified School District for the Citrus Pointe project currently owned by

D.R. Horton Los Angeles Holding Company. The creation of a community facilities district allows bonds for infrastructure to be repaid through assessments on property. These are sometimes known as mello-roos due to the state legislators who created the option for services on new development to be funded by an annual assessment. An assessment must be approved by a majority of property owners, although a developer who owns a project before it is subdivided can cast the sole vote in favor of a CFD. Eastern has a Comprehensive Debt Policy which stipulates a minimum of 100 lots

and $1 million of debt for a CFD along with an estimated minimum value to lien ratio of 4:1 and an effective tax rate of no more than 2% of the home’s value. The CFD may finance water and sewer facilities included in the district’s sewer capacity and connection fees which are paid to acquire capacity into the existing system. The CFD may also fund water and sewer transmission pipelines, appurtenant facilities, sewer treatment plants, disposal ponds, pumping plants, lift stations, water reservoirs, all costs of site acquisition for EMWD infrastructure, planning, design, engi-

neering, legal services, materials testing, coordination, surveying, construction staking, construction, inspection and appurtenant work. Bond issuance and administrative costs for the CFD may also be funded through the CFD. In-tract facilities provided by the property owner are not eligible to be funded by the CFD. The Del Oro project plans 68 single-family homes south of Holland Road, west of Palomar Road, north of Overland Court and east of Hanover Lane. Strata Holland LLC requested a Joint Community Facilities Agreement to finance the infrastructure in lieu

of fees and facility improvements. Citrus Pointe is located north of Florida Avenue and east of Lake Street, and the project includes 80 single-family homes; D.R. Horton and the school district requested that Eastern participate in a Joint Community Facilities Agreement. MWD will own and operate the water and sewer improvements financed through the CFDs. Neither Menifee nor the school district will place EMWD’s name on the property tax roll for any property tax bills within the CFD. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

EMWD board hears presentation on Southern Wine Country sewer phasing Joe Naiman WRITER

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The non-voting items at the Aug. 19 Eastern Municipal Water District board meeting included a presentation on the Southern Wine Country Infrastructure Phasing Plan. Joe Mouawad, assistant general manager of EMWD, gave the presentation on the Southern Wine Country Infrastructure Phasing Plan Study which provides guidance for the extension of sewer facilities to accommodate development in the Southern Wine Country Community Plan area. “We wanted to look at a phased incremental approach,” Mouawad said. “We wanted to look at the opportunity to phase in a solution.” A joint study with the Rancho California Water District was completed in March 2015. That study found a potential for up to 5,000 new equivalent dwelling unit connections. The development would require improvements to existing EMWD trunk sewers and new infrastructure to extend sewer infrastructure into the Southern Wine Country area. “There are a series of improvements that would be needed,” Mouawad said. “We’re years away from that.” The 2015 study did not include a timeframe for implementation but cited an estimated cost of $24 million in 2014 dollars. In April 2019, Eastern selected West Yost Associates to prepare the Southern Wine Country Infrastructure Phasing Plan Study. That study considered an approach to implement sewer service in an incremental manner and included evaluation of potential areas in

Southern Wine Country which would likely connect to a future sewer collection system, updated flow projections, an optimized sewer system layout and alternatives to extend sewer service into the area. Planning-level cost estimates were prepared for the alternatives to allow Eastern flexibility in the future based on sequencing and timing of development. The 2019 study provides guidance to address developer inquiries, develops a framework to explore funding strategies and provides flexibility to respond to the development community. The study will be used as guidance to develop funding strategies and enable ongoing coordination with Riverside County, the Rancho California Water District and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Not all of the growth will require new infrastructure. “There is remaining capacity within the Temecula Parkway sewer,” Mouawad said. Eastern believes that capacity for between 3,000 and 3,700 equivalent dwelling units is available in the Temecula Parkway Trunk Sewer. The phasing plan will also optimize infrastructure alignment in the Southern Wine Country area. Eastern will attempt to consolidate and reduce the number of lift stations required to serve the area, which will reduce the total cost, and will identify sites for potential lift stations. An incremental phased approach to extend the sewer infrastructure will be developed, and updated cost estimates will be prepared. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

Temecula issues first round of emergency relief grants Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

The city of Temecula recently announced that the first round of funding has been transferred to Temecula small-business owners as part of a grant program called Temecula Assist. “Temecula Assist provides direct support to our small local businesses, the backbone of Temecula’s economy,” Maryann Edwards, mayor pro tem of Temecula, said. “These grants will help small-business owners pay rent, keep employees on the payroll or modify their storefronts to meet current state-mandated health regulations.” The Small Business Emergency Relief Grant was approved by the city council during the Thursday, May 21, budget meeting to help local businesses cope with the financial effects relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think we value our businesses, we value our nonprofits and rather than just stating it, let’s put together a loan program,” Schwank said during the meeting. “If our local businesses are impacted and they haven’t been able to receive

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any financial aid from the federal government, and we’re in a pretty good spot financially, maybe that’s a space for us to fill. We can actually step up and help these that are suffering and get them back on their feet.” In all, $500,000 was allocated to the program, and applications were accepted from May 26 to June 9. As of Tuesday, Aug. 25, the city has cut checks to 19 businesses as part of the Rent Recovery and Job Retention track and 29 businesses in the Business Improvement track. The Rent Recovery and Job Retention was funded with $329,000 from the Community Development Block Grant, and the Business Improvement track was paid for with the city’s general fund money. The Rent Recovery and Job Retention track provided a maximum of $10,000 for each business and the Business Improvement track was capped at $5,000 for each business. The city said recipients were chosen “via a third-party lottery system and were then verified through an application and agreement process.” A list of all the businesses that were awarded grants can be found on the city’s website at https:// temeculaca.gov/1406/TemeculaAssist. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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Rancho Water approves wheeling agreement, additional funding for projects Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

The Engineering and Operations Committee of the Rancho California Water District held a virtual meeting Thursday, Aug. 27, as well as a special meeting of the board of directors. First, the committee tackled a staff-suggested approval of an interagency agreement between Rancho Water and Western Municipal Water District for wheeling of potable water to provide water service for a development owned by Sauer Trust. “The request has come from the developer really since 2012 for Rancho to be involved in the service to this property and really the request centers around two main issues,” Jake Wiley, engineering manager for capital improvement projects and development of Rancho Water, said. “One being the extent of the improvements required to extend a Western service of the property, namely about 5,000 feet of pipeline and, and a creek crossing across Vineyard Parkway. Western facilities currently are on the east side of Murrieta Creek. The other issue is the pressure zone; Western pressure in the areas, their 1280 pressure zone, is low for service to the property, based on the developer’s analysis, when you factor in things like fire flow and that they were not able to meet the requirements which would require a pump station or a boosting of pressure to service the property.” Wiley said that there would be no significant fiscal impacts anticipated for Rancho Water customers based on the requirements for service and the property owners would be required to pay for all necessary

infrastructure improvements, fees, and charges for services rendered by Rancho Water. Richard Aragon, assistant general manager for Rancho Water, agreed that it was a good deal for the water district. “This was a workaround to help this keep moving forward,” he said. “During the interim, and I think for us, it’s a pretty good outcome for us. We’re definitely being made whole in this, and we’re helping solve the problem.” Bill Wilson, board president of Rancho Water, spoke in favor of the agreement. “Moving forward for this specific developer and development, I think it’s a win-win,” he said. “However, I don’t see any numbers associated with this. To speak on Angel’s (Garcia) behalf, show me the money and what’s the upside, what’s the downside to us numerically. That’s what’s missing in this presentation. To recommend to the board, without seeing numbers, it would be on good faith that we’d see some numbers.” Carol Lee Brady, senior vice president of Rancho Water, had some questions about the project and suggested that the committee and board should workshop the plan. “I’m very much in favor of supporting business, supporting those that we’re neighbors with, and so forth,” she said. “But this to me is so much information and the past comments of past directors. In my opinion, this is worthy of maybe a workshop or something, a special workshop, so we can take a little bit deeper dive before we move this forward to the full board for a vote.” After some discussion, includ-

Jake Wiley, engineering manager for capital improvement projects and development of Rancho California Water District, makes a request to the board of directors for more funding on several projects that have run over budget in a teleconference meeting of the directors Thursday, Aug. 27. Valley News/ Courtesy photo

ing input from general manager Jeff Armstrong, Brady moved that the issue is pushed to the finance committee. “So that we can evaluate some numbers and get a little bit more detailed answers to some of the questions that we have,” she said. “I appreciate the comments of Director Rossi and Director Plummer and anyone who’s contributed some of the information that was missing, but I still think there’s more to go before I completely am sold on the idea.” Her motion was approved. The committee also received in update for administrative code part three from the staff. “This is a regular occurring item. Every six months we come to the Engineering Operations Committee and update you on any changes

we’ve made to standard specifications, standards, drawings, anything along those lines,” Wiley said. “We don’t have a lot in the last six months other than the big branding change that was approved. Font types and acronyms and things like that was kind of the major change, the only significant change.” The committee also considered approval of additional funding for projects as part of the 2016A Bond Financing Program and heard Project Status Reports from July and August. “Eleven projects in total totaling, approximately $40 million in total project costs,” Wiley said. “We have 10 of the projects that are, and I mentioned this at our last meeting, that are either complete or very near complete in the next month or so. We’ve got three projects that have

exceeded their project budget and I’m going to go through and kind of walk through each one of those. The action today is to provide that additional, budget into those projects. I’m also going to show that the 2016 bond financing program itself, we have excess funds available through some projects that have come in well under budget. “We need to extend these budgets so we can close out these projects, but the plan is to reallocate funds, so basically no new money, it’s money that’s available within the program that we need to spend,” Wiley said. The committee approved additional funding for the projects unanimously. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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September Events:

September Events: Sept 4 Sept 9 Sept 10 Sept 17

12pm. Virtual Nooner: The Bobber. 8:30am. Virtual Hump Day Morning Mixer. 9:30am. Virtual Coffee Conversations. 10am. Virtual EWDC.

11am-12pm. Stonehouse Insurance Business Workshop Executive bonus & retention solutions with cost recovery. (Zoom, register online) 9-9am. Virtual Coffee Connection. (Zoom, register online) 8-9am. The Chamber Brief: Membership Meeting community update. (Zoom, register online) 9-10am. Women’s Professional Collective. (Zoom, register online) 9am-12pm. TVCC 2020 Women in Business Conference. 14th Annual, this year will be presented as a virtual production featuring keynote speakers, workshops and networking breakout rooms. Our conference theme is ‘Together, We Rise Up.’ $45pp. Call (951) 676-5090.

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The Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce our New Initiative!

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Propel Your Business With The Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce!

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Propel Your Business was developed over numerous months of reacting to the needs of our Business Community that has been adversely impacted by COVID-19!

Visit our page at: https://lakeelsinorechamber.com/ covid-19/ If you are struggling with getting your business moving in the right direction or struggling finding the resources and/or PPE’s that are needed to operate safely, efficiently and with potential to grow your business, please do not hesitate to email your questions to Kim@lakeelsinorechamber.com and ask for some help. Kim Joseph Cousins as the President/CEO of the Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce has been actively developing the Lake Elsinore Economy for over 16 years and has many resources and connections at his fingertips. He is a Professional advocate for your business! On behalf of the Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Director’s it is our Pleasure to help our Business Community Navigate back your business back to a status of profitable and sustainable!

Hemet/San Jacinto Valley CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Upcoming Events:

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26790 Ynez Courte, Suite A, Temecula, CA 92591 (951) 676-5090 www.temecula.org

New Chamber Members • Butler Cleaning Services • Cheryl Oakley, Pampered Chef • Delia’s Art Studio

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Renewing Chamber Members

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• Americas Escrow Inc. • Be Good Restaurant & Experience • Bonus Search Consultants • Cali Co. Studios • Coworking Connection • CRPS Warriors Foundation • Drive Real Estate • Golden Bear Bookkeeping • Grapes & Grains • In The Loop • Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House • Ladera Greek Kitchen • Lawrence Potter Insurance • Liz Jones Realty Keller Williams • Lumina Real Estate & Lending • OBC (Oscar’s Brewing Company) • Rancho Towing • Sharon Crane • Signi Consulting • State Farm Insurance Agent - Adam Tafoya • Test Business Account • The Ellis Law Firm, APLC • Will Joyce Allstate Insurance

The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce is the voice of local business and has diligently fulﬁlled its mission as the advocate for business excellence. We create, enhance and promote the thriving economic environment in which we work and live. We strive to bring value to our members through Legislative Advocacy, Community Resources, Business and Professional Development, E conomic Development, or Members Services. When businesses succeed, everyone beneﬁts! For more information, please visit the TVCC website at www.temecula.org.

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• Best Western Plus Diamond Valley Inn • TIP Trauma Intervention Program of Southwest Riverside • Colonial Country Club • Living Free Animal Sanctuary • Valley Restart Shelter • Midas • Divine Appointment Worship Center • Hemet Sunset Rotary Club • Honest Realty Group DRE#0107065096 • Miller & Sons Carpet One • Quinn’s Automotive • Riverside Transit Agency RTA • SoCal Realtors & Associates • Valley Glass & Mirro

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New Chamber Members

Simply put, your Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce is your RESOURCE organization that helps you navigate the waters of uncertainty as we move forward with OPENING up our Economy. We have the connections and know-how to help you gather the necessary Guidelines, Checklists, and Resources to allow you, your employees, and customers to operate in a Safe and Eﬀective Manner.

132 West Graham Avenue, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 (951) 245-8848 www.lakeelsinorechamber.com

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8:30am. Wake Up Menifee. Virtual meeting. Join guest speakers Catherine Hernandez & Dina Esquivel. Topic: Finances & Business. Zoom ID 878 5605 3618, Password 22476. 5:30-6:30pm. Virtual Business Mixer. Topic: Air duct and dryer vent cleaning as ﬁre prevention in residential and commercial buildings. Zoom ID 879 3964 3454, Password 195461. 9am. Chat with the Chamber on Facebook. Guest speaker Michele Gloster & Guen Lu from the California Telephone Access Program. Save the Date! 2020 Patriot’s Cup Golf Tournament at Menifee Lakes Country Club. Sponsorship opportunities available.

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2pm. Learn It Live! Via Facebook Live. Presented by Alex Kowalkoski, Founder/President Prime Media Consulting LLC. Topic: Foundations of an Effective Website. 12pm. Weekly Business Briefing Via Zoom or Facebook Live. The Chamber Business Briefing is an opportunity to hear from City, County and Business Leaders about current and relevant information for your business. You Must Register, once you do, you will have access to every Wednesday’s Briefing. Register Here: https://bit.ly/MWCBizBriefing 4:30pm. First Thursday Mixer. Virtual Mixer on Zoom. Registration Required: http://bit.ly/MWCSeptMixer 11:30am. Wild Wings Website Workshop (members only) Via Zoom. Come learn how to use the Chamber’s website to your businesses advantage. Register Here: https://bit.ly/ SeptWebWorkshop 8:30am. Wildomar Coffee with the City Via Zoom or Facebook Live. Join us for coffee & listen to what the City is working on. If you have questions, you will get answers! Open to All! Please register at http://bit.ly/SeptCoffeeWildomar 12pm. Weekly Business Briefing Via Zoom or Facebook Live. The Chamber Business Briefing is an opportunity to hear from City, County and Business Leaders about current and relevant information for your business. You Must Register, once you do you’ll have access to every Wednesday’s Briefing. Register Here: https://bit.ly/MWCBizBriefing 4pm. Virtual Ribbon Cutting. MPK Advisors & CPA’s Via Zoom. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ tJYvdO6opzIvHtJfOPQ4uICOeD0hZFKxygCU 7:30am. Networking Breakfast Via Zoom. Speaker: Raj Narayanan, Effective Action Consulting. Registration required: http://bit.ly/MWCSeptBreakfast 2pm. Learn It Live! Via FaceBook Live. Presented by: Shoup Legal Topic: Estate Planning vs Business Succession Planning. 12pm. Weekly Business Briefing Via Zoom. The Chamber Business Briefing is an opportunity to hear from City, County and Business Leaders about current and relevant information for your business. You Must Register, once you do, you will have access to every Wednesday’s Briefing. Register Here: https://bit.ly/ MWCBizBriefing 6pm. Murrieta State of the City. Watch Live Via Facebook @MMWCoC or @CityofMurrieta & Via Youtube Live: https://bit.lly/YTMMWCOC 8:30am. Murrieta Coffee with the City Via Zoom! Join us for coffee & listen to what the City is working on. Please bring your questions! You will get answers. Please register at http://bit.ly/ SeptCoffeeMurrieta 6pm. Murrieta Candidates Forum. Watch Live On Facebook @ MMWCoC & Youttube live: https://bitt.ly/YTMMWCOC 12pm. Weekly Business Briefing every Wednesday Via Zoom. The Chamber Business Briefing is an opportunity to hear from City, County and Business Leaders about current and relevant information for your business. You Must Register, once you do, you will have access to every Wednesday’s Briefing. Register Here: https://bit.ly/MWCBizBriefing 6pm. Wildomar Candidates Forum. Watch Live On Facebook @ MMWCoC & Youttube live: https://bit.ly//YTMMWCOC Learn It Live! Via Facebook Live. Dr. Drake Levasheff, Azusa Pacific University. Topic: Opportunities through Online Education during COVID-19. 12pm. Weekly Business Briefing Via Zoom. The Chamber Business Briefing is an opportunity to hear from City, County and Business Leaders about current and relevant information for your business. You Must Register, once you do, you will have access to every Wednesday’s Briefing. Register Here: https://bit.ly/ MWCBizBriefing

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Health

Temecula Valley Hospital welcomes new chief operating officer TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital welcomes Dave Lawson as the new chief operating oﬃcer. Lawson will oversee laboratory, pharmacy, cardiac services, radiology and surgical services at Temecula Valley Hospital. Most recently, Lawson served as associate administrator of Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he helped plan and complete multiple capital projects including a 36-bed medical/surgical and oncology unit expansion, labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care unit, postpartum renovation and expansion and a 32-bed medical/surgical unit renovation. Additionally, he had administrative responsibility for plant operations, imaging, respiratory therapy, rehab services, laboratory, security, health care

Dave Lawson is the new chief operating oﬃcer for Temecula Valley Hospital. Valley News/Courtesy photo

technology management, food and nutrition, outpatient pharmacy and staﬃng oﬃcer responsibilities. Before Summerlin, Lawson spent four years with Baylor St.

Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas, in various leadership roles, including performance excellence administrator, director of physician relations and medical affairs and administrative Fellow. Earlier in his career, he served as a project manager of operations and quality at HealthPartners in St. Paul, Minnesota; administrative resident of outpatient services and retail clinics at Salem Health in Salem, Oregon, and an administrative intern of operations at MultiCare Valley Hospital in Spokane Valley, Washington. “We are very pleased to have Dave join our Temecula Valley Hospital leadership team,” Darlene Wetton, CEO of Temecula Valley Hospital, said. “His extensive background and variety of experience within different hospital

departments will be very valuable to support our staff.” Lawson received his master’s degree in health care administration from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Brigham Young University Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho. “I am so pleased to join Temecula Valley Hospital and look forward to being a part of this terrific community,” Lawson said. Temecula Valley Hospital, with a 5 Star Medicare Hospital Compare rating, brings advanced technology, innovative programs, patient-centered and family sensitive care to area residents featuring 140 private patient rooms. Temecula Valley Hospital is the first Universal Health Services Hos-

pital Emergency Department in the country to achieve accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians as a geriatric emergency department. Temecula Valley Hospital specializes in advanced cardiac services, stroke care, general and surgical specialties, and orthopedics as a recent Blue Distinction Center Designation for quality in knee and hip replacement surgeries. Temecula Valley Hospital is nationally recognized for patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, with a 2017 Top Hospital Award and seven “A” grades for patient safety. For more information, visit https:// www.temeculavalleyhospital.com/ about/news. Submitted by Temecula Valley Hospital.

Inter Valley Health Plan offers no-cost virtual classes in September for seniors POMONA – Inter Valley Health Plan offers no-cost virtual classes in September for older adults age 55 and older. Attend “Feel Better Living Gluten-Free,” Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m. Based on her five-year journey, speaker Sharie Wetzel shares her best practices and tips to live with a gluten-sensitivity. Information includes a gluten-free app that identifies foods containing gluten, a list of restaurants offering gluten-free menus and a glutenfree brownie recipe. Join a virtual 1960s theme trivia game, Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. Feeling groovy? Join an

interactive game of trivia about life in the 1960s. Invite friends, neighbors and family and make it a virtual game party. “Build Your Body’s Immunity: Two-Part Program” runs Sept. 10, and Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. Concerned that your immune system might not be strong enough to withstand a virus, like COVID-19? Coach BobbyG will teach attendees how to improve their body’s ability to fight infections and chronic diseases with five simple principles. Help the body to protect them from harmful diseases. Attend “As the World Spins: Dealing with Dizziness,” Wednes-

day, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. Losing balance due to feeling dizzy? Dizziness, vertigo and Meniere’s disease are covered in this virtual class. Attendees will learn what to do to improve the condition and stay on their feet. Join an interactive Scattergories game, Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 1 p.m. The online game is fun and easy to play. Invite friends for a virtual game party and let’s have fun. “Relax & Relieve Stress with Art,” meets Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. Darlene Merkler, health care expert and author, shares how using creativity for art projects helps encourage relaxation and

relieves stress. Learn how relaxation improves the health of body and mind. Attend “The Health Benefits of Aromatherapy,” Thursday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m. Joanne Dinsmore, owner of the Claremont Healing Arts Center, explains the natural health benefits aromatherapy has on body, mind and spirit. Learn how different scents affect your moods and specific parts of the body. “Managing High Blood Pressure,” runs Monday, Sept. 28, at 1 p.m. The virtual class covers high blood pressure symptoms and risks. Learn how to manage this

condition to start feeling better. Attend “Breathing Techniques to Relieve Stress,” Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. Darlene Merler, health care expert and author, teaches how to use deep breathing techniques to naturally relieve stress and anxiety. Learn how the body benefits from relaxation. For all classes, reservations are required to receive the log in code. To RSVP, call 800-886-4471 or TTY 711, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit http:// ivhp.com/vitality. Submitted by Inter Valley Health Plan.

Medical information for cancer patients to keep on hand TEMECULA – People visit the doctor for any number of reasons. An achy back, an annual physical or even an especially pesky cold may compel people to book appointments with their physicians. Many such appointments do not require follow-up visits, but those that do may yield information that patients should keep readily available. Such is the case for people being treated for cancer. A cancer diagnosis can give way to a whirlwind of activity as patients consult with their primary care physicians as well as specialists with expertise in treating certain types of the disease. Patients can sometimes feel inundated with information,

which can prove confusing at a time when they need to make important decisions regarding their care. To help cut back on that confusion and to facilitate treatment, the American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends that cancer patients keep the following information on file. Cancer care team contact information The ASCO recommended patients maintain a detailed list of the doctors, specialists and treatment centers. List contact information for each, including their regular oﬃce phone numbers as well as any emergency contact info they may have provided. Test results

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A detailed list of your personal medical history, including other major illnesses, chronic health conditions or hospitalizations, can help your care team better understand your situation and help caregivers more effectively communicate with your cancer team. Family history A detailed family history, specifically your family’s history with

cancer, can help your care team as they design your individual treatment plan. Cancer patients may be inundated with information during diagnosis and subsequent treatments. Keeping important information on hand and readily accessible can help patients and their cancer care teams as treatment begins.

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individuals affected by migraines, medical professionals who assist migraine patients and other health information. “My goal is to share my experiences with migraines with readers and endeavor to be an uplifting person of support during their journey with this debilitating condition,” Ramsey said. For more information, visit http://thehonestmigraine.com. Submitted by The Honest Migraine.

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How to effectively and safely sanitize a car TEMECULA – The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people live. One readily felt effect was spending more time at home. Vehicles sat idle in driveways and even some automotive insurance providers reduced rates because people were driving much less. Even with stay-at-home measures in place, people still need to leave their homes to stock up on essentials, such as food or medicine. In other cases, people may have been essential workers who drive for a living, including delivery drivers or health care personnel who were incapable of working from home. Any time a person goes out in public, they run the risk of contracting viruses. Bacteria and germs may reside on various surfaces, including those inside vehicles. People want to protect themselves and now are more aware of the importance of frequently cleaning and sanitizing their cars. Keeping a vehicle safe to drive without affecting its upholstery or electronic components is paramount. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes a distinction between cleaning and disinfecting.

Cleaning refers to the removal of germs, dirt and impurities from surfaces. It does not kill germs but can lower their numbers. Disinfecting refers to using chemicals to kill germs on surfaces. The following are some ways to deeply clean and sanitize a car. Wash hands. First and foremost, it is crucial to wash your hands before and after using the car. This step can reduce the likelihood of growing ill because of transferred viruses or bacteria. Use rubbing alcohol. Solutions that contain 70% alcohol are effective against many viruses and bacteria, including coronaviruses, according to the CDC. Furthermore, Jeff Stout, executive director of global innovation at Yanfeng Automotive Interiors, said that for the most part, nearly every interior surface of a vehicle can be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol. Plastic to painted chrome to imitation leather have been tested to ensure they don’t degrade when exposed to pure isopropyl alcohol. Avoid bleach or hydrogen peroxide. While bleach and peroxide are

very effective cleaners and sanitizers, they are likely to damage a car’s upholstery, according to Consumer Reports. Use soap and water. Experts said that vigorous washing with a soap-and-water solution can be effective against many contaminants because it breaks down the protective envelope that surrounds coronaviruses and other germs to disarm them. Friction also can help to break down germ cells during cleaning. “You want to do the best with what you have, so even soap and water can chip away at the risk,” Dr. Stephen Thomas, chief of infectious diseases and director of global health at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, said. Address frequently touched surfaces. Pay attention to the steering wheel, door handles, buttons, touch-screen displays, shift lever and more when sanitizing. Each of these items can harbor germs. Deep-cleaning a vehicle has become a necessity since COVID-19 emerged. Frequently cleaning and sanitizing can help make vehicles safer to operate.

Deeply clean and sanitize a car by cleaning germs, dirt and impurities from surfaces and disinfecting and killing germs on surfaces. Valley News/ C ou rtesy ph oto

CDC survey shows nearly half of all high schoolers experience feelings of hopelessness HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the results of the 2019 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System. The YRBSS is a survey, conducted by the CDC, that includes national, state and local school-based representative samples of ninth through 12th grade students. The survey’s purpose is to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability and social problems among youth in the United States. The surveys are conducted every two years to determine the prevalence of these health risk be-

haviors. Behaviors that contribute to unhealthy lifestyles and those that indicate possible depression and/or suicidal ideation are included. Currently, suicide is the second leading cause of death for middle and high school age youth in California. The four questions below are included in the YRBSS and relate to suicidal thinking. The results from the middle and high school students are also listed. Have you experienced the feeling of hopelessness and sadness for a constant period of two weeks or greater during the past 12 months, which is the possible beginning of clinical depression? The survey

found that 45.3% answered “yes,” or over one out of every three young people. Have you seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months? The survey found that 26.6% answered “yes,” or over one out of every four young people. Have you made a plan to attempt suicide in the past 12 months? The survey found that 23.7% answered “yes” or almost one out of every four young people. Have you attempted suicide in the past 12 months? The survey found that 9.2% answered “yes” or over one out of every 11 young people.

The release of these results comes just before the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Month in September. National Suicide Prevention Week is Sept. 6-12, with World Suicide Prevention Day Sept. 10. During this day, week and month, organizations and individuals across the state will be conducting activities to draw attention to the tragedy of youth suicide. For more information, The Jason Foundation has compiled an informational packet for Suicide Prevention Month that may be of use. The packet will provide additional information on the tragedy

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FOOTBALL Demetric Felton, former Great Oak standout, becomes top offensive weapon for UCLA JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

It seems like yesterday that Demetric Felton was running rampant in the Southwestern League as one of Great Oak High School’s top running backs. The 2016 graduate amassed almost 3,000 rushing yards, scoring over 40 touchdowns in high school before graduating early that spring and heading to the Pac-12 at University of California Los Angeles. As a Bruin, Felton has taken charge in the oﬀensive game plan, but more so as a receiver. “I only started playing running back halfway through my junior year of high school,” Felton said. “Before that, I was playing receiver. That experience made me extremely comfortable at both positions.” In 2019, Felton saw action in all 12 games with two starts for University of Cincinnati and Oregon State University. He was named a midseason All-America by CBSSports.com and The Associated Press and set a University of California Los Angeles record for running backs with 55 receptions on the season. The running back/ receiver also set a school record with four scoring plays of at least 75 yards on the season (75-yard receptions at Cincinnati, 94-yard receptions at Washington State, 100-yard kickoﬀ return at Washington State, 75-yard run versus Oregon State), ran for a seasonhigh 111 yards against Oregon State, had multiple receptions in all 12 games and had a season-best of nine catches in that same game against the Beavers. Felton has speed and versatility, which make him a huge weapon for the university, but it also puts him high on the radar for the NFL. He recently spoke exclusively with Draft Wire about how he’s been spending his time during the COVID-19 quarantine, which NFL players he models his game after, and what’s next for him amid all the questions surrounding the 2020

college football season. Here are the some of the key takeaways from that interview. When it comes to staying in shape and keeping up with a complete weight training regimen throughout the pandemic, Felton said it was difficult in the beginning. “Everything was shut down. Thanks to the friends and family I have back home, I was able to work out in a friend’s garage. For the on-field work, I just had to hop the fence at my old high school,” he said, laughing. University of California Los Angeles was allowed to resume workouts as a team in mid-June, so that is when Felton returned to the area. He said he also did some on-field workouts with a few NFL players as well. That, of course, begs the question, does he see himself as a running back or a wide receiver at the next level? “I get this question a lot,” he said. “I always just say that I’m a football player. That’s the first thing that comes to mind. I’m going to produce wherever you put me at. I can play running back and run it up the middle. I can run routes out of the backfield. I can line up at receiver and do that as well. I am a versatile offensive weapon. I just need the ball in my hands for me to make plays.” Who are some of his favorite NFL players that he enjoys watching and who does he model his game after? “I really enjoyed watching De’Anthony Thomas and Tavon Austin. I feel like those are two skill players that can play in the backfield or as a slot receiver. I always try to emulate those two guys. I appreciate their skill sets. I see a lot of similarities in myself. Recently, I’ve been watching a lot of Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara tape. Both of those guys do a great job running through the tackles. They also catch the football at such a high level. That’s see FELTON, page C-2

Temecula’s Demetric Felton, who was a standout football player for Great Oak High School, plays in all 12 games last year and sets a University of California Los Angeles record for running backs with 55 receptions on the season. Valley News/Draft Wire photos

University of California Los Angeles’s Demetric Felton, who graduated from Great Oak High School in 2016, is high on the radar as an NFL draft prospect.

Michelle's Place 19th annual Celebration of Life golf tournament hits Murrieta with success JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

With golf being one of the first amenities for sports enthusiasts to get back in their lives amid the coronavirus pandemic, tournaments have been hard to come by, especially here in southwest Riverside County. Well, last weekend that changed when Michelle’s Place held their annual Celebration of Life golf tournament. The tournament went off without a hitch and hosted 140 golfers who adhered to social distancing protocol Friday, Aug. 28, at The Golf Club at Rancho California. With a safe environment, surrounded by friendly mask wearing faces, Michelle’s Place staff and volunteers offered up a fun experience for the golfers, some of whom have been attending the tournament for years. “I have attended the tournament since the beginning, and I was hopeful we could play again this year,” one golfer said. “I am so happy that the staff at Michelle’s Place did everything possible to make sure we could have our day on the course, supporting our loved ones with cancer.” The tournament is one of the bigger fundraisers of the year for Michelle’s Place, which helps raise money to support those impacted by cancer. Jennifer Smith, Michelle’s Place fundraising and development officer, offered her take on the tournament. “Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, and we are so grateful to all of our sponsors who participated. Gosch Ford Temecula was our presenting sponsor and we are so appreciative of their support,” Smith said. There was no shortage of fun for

The 19th annual Michelle’s Place Celebration of Life golf tournament takes place Friday, Aug. 28, at The Golf Club at Rancho California. Valley News/Fil Moreno photos

Golfers take to the course at The Golf Club at Rancho California in Murrieta to support the 19th annual Michelle’s Place Celebration of Life golf tournament.

the golfers, as each of the 18 holes featured a different game, food or drink. Some of the food holes included Buffalo Wild Wings on Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Which Wich in Murrieta, Stadium Pizza on Jefferson Avenue, Baldy’s Jerky, Q’s Tacos and more. The golf tournament occurs each year on the last Friday of August and assists the resource center in carrying out the vision that “no one should face cancer alone.” Michelle’s Place is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides education and support services to individuals and their families impacted by cancer. All donations benefit local cancer patients. Article contributions made by Melissa Rada, program manager of Michelle’s Place. For more information about the annual Celebration of Life golf tournament, call 951-699-5455 or visit their website at http://www.michellesplace. org/events. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

Sponsors like Gosch Ford Temecula and Stadium Pizza helps ensure the 19th annual Michelle’s Place Celebration of Life golf tournament would have success.

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NCAA considers a winter cross-country season starting in January for Division 1 athletes JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

There is good news emerging for local collegiate cross-country athletes. In the wake of the NCAA Cross Country Championships being canceled in the fall due to the pandemic, according to FloTrack, a proposal has emerged to hold a shortened season from January to mid-March 2021. The NCAA executive committee, comprised of at least two dozen coaches, recently voted 21-3 in favor of a winter cross-country season, a source said. The proposal now transitions to the championship committee, who will decide whether to adopt the alternative schedule. Un-

fortunately, for now, the proposal does not include Division II or III of the NCAA. Though no formal dates have been set, Monday, March 15, and Tuesday, March 16, have emerged as potential dates for the rescheduling of the Division 1 – NCAA Cross Country Championships. The regular season and qualifying window for nationals would run from Jan. 16 to March 5. The qualifying criteria has yet to be established, but a task force is in place to determine how teams will advance to NCAAs. One potential roadblock, aside from the pandemic, is that such a revised schedule would conflict with the indoor track and field season. According to one source,

student athletes would not be able to compete in both cross-country and indoor track, with the latter typically hosting its national championships around the same dates as those currently proposed for cross-country. Such a schedule not only hinges on the championship committee’s decision, but also on a 50% participation rate from the Division 1 institutions, per the same source. If less than that number agree to compete in a winter cross-country season, the championships would not be held. For more information on the NCAA Division 1 cross-country proposal, visit http://www.ncaa. com. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

A new proposal has emerged to hold a shortened NCAA cross-country season from January to mid-March 2021.Valley News/RunnerSpace photo

Temecula’s Brantly traded to Yankees in cash deal JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The San Francisco Giants dealt catcher Rob Brantly to the Yankees recently, in exchange for cash considerations. Brantly, who was part of the Opening Day roster, was designated for assignment earlier this season and had been at the alternate camp in Sacramento. The Giants signed Brantly to a Minor League deal in the oﬀseason, and it seemed like he would ﬁght Tyler Heineman for the right to back up Buster Posey, unless the Giants started the year with Joey Bart on the active roster. Then all the 2020 madness happened, the season was postponed, Posey opted out of the restart, and Brantly found himself on the roster, planning to split duties with Heineman. The Detroit Tigers drafted Brantly in the third round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft and he made his MLB debut

in 2012. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins and Chicago White Sox before heading to the San Francisco Giants. Before beginning his professional career, Brantly played high school baseball at Chaparral High School and college baseball for the University of California Riverside Highlanders. This season Brantly only got into one game and went 0-3. As soon as Chadwick Tromp was healthy, Brantly was designated for assignment. After clearing waivers, he was reassigned to the alternate training site in Sacramento, and with the Giants favoring Heineman, Brantly’s path back to the big leagues was going to be tough during such an uncertain shortened season. When Bart was promoted, Heineman was optioned, and thus became the ﬁrst catcher in line should Bart or Tromp suﬀer an injury. Brantly was the team’s fourth

catcher, and that is a hard role to have, especially with Aramis Garcia nearing a return from injury. The Giants also have veteran Chris Herrmann and rookie Patrick Bailey at the Alternate Training Site, so they have plenty of catchers to work with the pitchers in the player pool. The 31-year-old Brantly, a career .228 hitter in six seasons, will join former Murrieta Valley Nighthawk, Tyler Wade, in the organization and will provide catching depth for the Yankees. Brantly has already reported to the team’s alternate training site to begin his work with the Bronx Bombers. With the 2020 MLB trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, what you see on big league rosters is what you’ll get as baseball takes its turn into the home stretch. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

Temecula’s Rob Brantly was traded from the San Francisco Giants to the New York Yankees recently, in exchange for cash considerations. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Five Perris Auto Speedway regulars take on Kokomo Smackdown PERRIS – Race-starved Perris Auto Speedway fans had reasons to cheer as the USAC National Sprint Car Series visited Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway for the ninth annual Smackdown, Aug. 27-29. To be exact, the ﬁve reasons were USAC/ CRA regulars Damion Gardner, Austin Williams, Jake Swanson, Charles Davis and Eddie Tafoya Jr., who all were in on the action in the Hoosier state’s biggest traditional sprint car event. Still closed due to state and county regulations due to the COVID-19 crisis, So Cal fans have yet to see a USAC/CRA Series race at the Perris Auto Speedway this season, and it was just announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and state and county mandates on crowd gatherings, Perris Auto Speedway has been forced to postpone the Night of Destruction scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5. For Gardner, who has won the USAC/CRA title the last seven seasons in a row, racing at Kokomo was a return to the Midwest where he campaigned from 2006 through 2012. Regular fans watching may have had a hard time recognizing the driver known as “The Demon” as he was not be in the familiar Alexander silver No. 4. Instead, he was wheeling the Baldwin Racing No. 5. A certain National Sprint

Car Hall of Famer when his career is over, Gardner has eight USAC/ CRA titles in addition to the last seven in a row, he also won in 2005 before heading to the Midwest and three wins in the Budweiser Oval Nationals. In addition, on the alltime CRA, SCRA and USAC/CRA victory list dating back to 1946, the slender driver is ranked fourth with 96-wins. With fuel still left in his tank, he is only nine wins behind all-time leader Dean Thompson’s total of 105. The “Big Game Hunter,” Austin Williams, who now makes his home in Corona, California, made a rare assault on the Midwest in the famous Moose Racing No. 92. The son of National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Rip Williams began racing in USAC in 2009 when he claimed the CRA Rookie of the Year award. Veteran Jake Swanson and his race car driving wife Jessica spent last week moving from Anaheim to Indiana to pursue their racing careers. Last season, the California State University Northridge marketing graduate ﬁnished fourth in the USAC/CRA Standings driving for Arizona’s Justin Grau. The 2012 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year and 2017 USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series champion has most recently tackled the Silver Crown Series. In his initial race at Pennsylvania’s

Sellinsgrove Speedway, he surprised everyone when he qualified fourth and ran much of the race in the top six. Late in the race, while in fourth, a flat tire sent him to the pits for a new hunk of rubber and a 17th place finish. Last Sunday in his first appearance at the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, he started eighth and immediately began to move forward. As laps wound down, he was closing on the two leaders when his car started running out of fuel and began to sputter. He gently nursed it home for a hard-earned sixth place-finish. With no racing in the Copper State in 2019, longtime Buckeye, Arizona, racing star “Chargin’” Charles Davis Jr. has gotten his racing fix in Indiana. A machinist by trade, the veteran racer first made his mark in sprint car racing when he won the 1993 California Racing Association Rookie of the Year award. Since that time, the now 52-year-old has racked up five Arizona Sprint Car titles between the Arizona Sprint Car Association, American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region Non-Wing and USAC Southwest Series. Like the four previously mentioned drivers, Chino Hills, California racer Eddie Tafoya Jr. has had to look east for his dose of racing in 2020. Last month he journeyed to Indiana and contested all rounds of Indiana Sprint Week. In his first time on all the tracks, the 23-yearold gave a very favorable account of himself. Highlights of that journey were a transfer from his heat race into the main event at the Lawrenceburg Speedway and qualifying FELTON from page C-1

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something I’ve been trying to perfect. I’ve taken a lot from those two guys right there.” Felton is also noted as a big sneaker collector and is said to be huge into video games. So, what kept him busy the most during quarantine? “I’ve been playing a lot of Call of Duty,” he said. “We play some Madden, as well, but it’s mostly Call of Duty. We’ve been going hard on that. I play with some guys that I grew up with, guys I attended high school with. I also play with a bunch of my teammates at UCLA. I’ve deﬁnitely spent a little more time on there than usual. It’s been a lot of fun since we haven’t been

The USAC National Sprint Car Series visited Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway for the ninth annual Smackdown recently, where ﬁve local Perris Auto Speedway drivers competed for the purse. Valley News/Courtesy photo

sixth fastest in his group at the Terre Haute Action Track. Tafoya’s ﬁrst full year in sprint cars was in 2018, and he won the Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns championship. Last year, he was crowned Rookie of the Year in both the USAC/CRA and USAC Southwest Series. As of now, no other races on the remaining schedule have been postponed. However, that can and may change due to state and county regulations. The schedule can be found at http://perrisautospeedway. com/schedule.html. Next up is the Glenn Howard Classic for the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Saturday, Sept. 26. A decision on whether that date will take place will come within the next 12 days. Once racing resumes, tickets for

all PAS events will be available 24-hours a day by calling 800-5954849 or online at http://www.pas. tix.com. Fans who do not wish to buy tickets in advance can purchase them on-site. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the SoCal Fair and Event Center, home of October’s Southern California Fair. For directions on MapQuest, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive, 92571. For more information, visit Perris Auto Speedway on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or at http://www. perrisautospeedway.com. Article contributions made by Valley News sports editor JP Raineri. Submitted by Perris Auto Speedway.

able to connect as easily with everything going on.” What’s next for Demetric Felton? “I hope we can play some sort of college football this season. Even if it is just a few games in the spring, I would really enjoy that. As for the NFL, I’m looking forward to getting a shot to play when that time comes,” he said. Though there is much uncertainty about what the college football season will actually look like, it was reported earlier this week that the Pac-12 has a plan for a sixgame football season starting in winter, according to sources. The schedule would consist of ﬁve conference games and then hopefully a ﬁnal, sixth game against a Big

Ten opponent. It might potentially include an interconference, RoseBowl-like championship game. The season would start Saturday, Feb. 6, and run through March 13, with no bye weeks, and there would be a two-week period from March 13-27 that would be left open for any games that had to be postponed and rescheduled. The preseason would consist of a long ramp-up, providing enough time for each program to deal with any COVID-19 complications. It’s not known how committed the Pac-12 is to this six-game scenario, but so far, it is the primary schedule the conference is focused on at this time. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

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San Jacinto USD receives $50K grant through Albertsons’ Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief SAN JACINTO – The final summer community weekly meal distribution for San Jacinto Uniﬁed School District was Wednesday, Aug.12, with 451,704 meals served to children ages 0-18 from June 5 to Aug. 16. SJUSD received food assistance from Albertsons in San Jacinto and the Albertsons Companies Foundation to Help Feed Children and Families during Summer campaign with a $50,000 grant to help oﬀset the costs. The campaign is part of Albertsons Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief initiative. “We’ve been feeding children during the summer for several years, and many programs like ours experienced unprecedented demand as the pandemic continues with economic and emotional toll on families,” Tammy White, director of SJUSD’s Nutrition Services, said. “We’re grateful that Albertsons and their foundation stepped up to help us meet the need.” The majority of the funds for the district’s summer feeding program were from the Seamless Summer Option, which combines features of School Nutrition Programs and the Summer Food Service Program, a federally-funded, state-

Watermelons from Harvest Produce in Riverside are featured for summer meal fun. Valley News/Courtesy photos

Ivan Cruz and Erik Villalobos, who are both delivery drivers with San Jacinto Uniﬁed School District’s Nutrition Services, use their newer refrigeration trucks to pick up 3,625 cantaloupes for a summer meal distribution.

administered program. The Albertsons foundation grant helped pay for fresh fruits such as cantaloupe purchased at the Banning Albertsons, watermelons from Harvest Produce in Riverside and packaging and supplies for meal distributions, along with other essential transportation costs to ensure fresh food delivery. The Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief initiative was

food programs. The new school year at SJUSD began Aug. 17, in distance learning mode only, so weekly meal distributions will continue but under the regular National School Lunch/ School Breakfast program for district enrolled students. The district adopted the Community Eligibility Provision non-pricing meal service option under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and serves both

established to help local families impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. All funds are used to address the emergency by keeping food banks stocked so they can respond to increased demand, supporting emergency meal distribution programs at schools, supporting senior centers and other programs that provide meals and food to older adults and helping families access federal

breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting household applications. For more information about the SJUSD Nutrition Services programs, contact Karina SalcidoRuiz at 951-654-9371 or ksalcidoruiz@sanjacinto.k12.ca.us. Submitted by San Jacinto Uniﬁed School District.

MVUSD special meeting deals with investigation, other issues Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

The Murrieta Valley Unified School District held a special meeting, Thursday, Aug. 27, to hear the results of an investigation into a racist group chat involving Vista Murrieta High School students in 2015 and whether school staff and administrators knew about an alleged report made by a student at the time. The board also heard a report on the start of the 2020-2021 school year and other issues during the meeting held virtually due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Two investigators from the law firm, Best Best & Kreiger, presented the results of the almost three-month investigation and concluded that no proof that the student had reported the group chat to administrators or staff could be substantiated. Valley News is reporting on the issue exclusively in a separate story, and the full report can be read and downloaded from the district’s website at https://www.murrieta. k12.ca.us/cms/lib/CA01000508/ Centricity/Domain/1/8.27.20%20 BBK%20Investigative%20Report. pdf. MVUSD superintendent released a lengthy statement to parents and stakeholders within the district that same evening. “I realize these findings may not provide closure for some people and still leave unanswered questions for some of our families,” Kelley said. “While no specific actionable conduct was uncovered,

we have engaged in a lot of soul searching about whether we have done enough to ensure that every student feels safe and supported at school. “This investigation confirmed that there is a perceived and, for some, a very real culture of insensitivity at VMHS, where inclusivity is not universally practiced or respected. Consistently, those interviewed said they felt marginalized and that their concerns about questionable behaviors or comments were too easily dismissed by school staff. “I truly regret that any student or staff member, past or present, has felt that their legitimate concerns were minimized, disrespected or ignored. You have my commitment that we are taking bold and decisive steps to change the culture at the school. I also take responsibility for not being more aware of this situation and the implicit bias displayed to students and staff,” Kelley said. Valley News has followed up with more questions for the district regarding the depth of the investigation as well as the cost incurred by the district in hiring the law firm and an outside communications consultant. Those responses will be included in the story specifically addressing the investigation. The MVUSD Board of Education also heard a report about the start of the 2020-2021 school year from Mary Walters, assistant superintendent of educational services, for the district. “We have started the school year utilizing our new learning management system Canvas, Microsoft Teams, Zoom,” she said. “There have been bumps in the road with

the use of Canvas and (inaudible) instruction with the use of Zoom. We had some issues with Zoom bombing, as you may have heard about it, and inappropriate comments to videos. We are addressing those issues and had to disable some features last Friday.” Walters said the staff is working to address the issues and improve the delivery of the virtual instruction. She also reported that the district’s child development center opened to small groups of in-person students Monday, Aug. 31. The district also sent out a survey to MVUSD staff and child care dependent families about the interest in the child care program. “Currently we have 150 staff with 200 students that are interested and 88 current (inaudible) families who are interested in child care,” Walters said. Walters also said that the district is putting plans in place to bring special education and English learning students on campus for assessments for individual and small group assistance. They are also working with students with limited or nonexistent access to the internet to resolve issues as health orders allow. “Change is part of our new normal,” Walters said. “We are continuing to need to be nimble as we respond and adjust to everchanging environments. Our school year is going to be like this, but it is an opportunity to learn and improve our instructional systems.” Kelley jumped in to offer more information. “As everybody has seen on the news, something new comes out

This screen shot is included with a report from Murrieta Valley Uniﬁed School District staﬀ regarding the start of the 2020-2021 school year during a virtual special meeting held Thursday, Aug. 27. Valley News/Courtesy photo

every day about what’s allowable,” he said. “To be able to decipher it and understand all the implications, it becomes not only very confusing for staﬀ but imagine for the community.” Kelley said the district would pursue each of the options that become available, as they are announced. “We will investigate those and bring those to you as a board for action to move forward,” Kelley said. Linda Lunn, board president of MVUSD, commended the community for working with the district and virtual learning. “Mrs. Walters, I know that you mentioned technical difficulties in the past two weeks. I know that we as a family have experienced those,” she said. “I understand the hurdles that everyone is experiencing, teachers, parents, staﬀ and students. I would like to give a shout to everyone for all of the things that are going right.” The board approved the person-

nel report unanimously, approved the interim hiring of Jonathan Pratt as director of educational technology and approved the temporary revision of the substitute salary schedule to a daily pay increase to $175. The board also approved agreements with Brandman University for an internship contract agreement, the University of San Diego for a ﬁeld experience agreement, and California State University Fullerton for a student teaching agreement. The board also heard a presentation from the MVUSD visual and performing arts program. They also unanimously approved the proposed dedication and conveyance of a utility easement for electrical supply systems and communication systems to Southern California Edison which consists of a roughly 242-foot portion space at Vista Murrieta High School. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

Soboba tribal member begins graduate program at San Diego State Mike Hiles SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Rachelle Peterson, a member of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, found her calling while an undergrad student at California State University San Marcos. She was the ﬁrst-ever graduate from its American Indian Studies bachelor’s degree program in 2019. As a member of the campus’ American Indian Student Alliance, she was given a platform to reach a bigger and new population of people that could be educated on issues surrounding Indian Country. She served as chair at AISA for her last two years at the college. Peterson is now enrolled in a graduate program at San Diego State University that will lead to a career as a school psychologist serving the Native American population. She is part of the school psychology program and is also a scholar on the SHPA grant for the upcoming school year. SHPA stands for Supporting High-Intensity Mental Health Needs of Native and Indigenous Youth: School Psychologist and Counselor Advanced Preparation. SDSU’s school psychology program prepares school psychologists to be systems change agents in culturally diverse schools. It embraces an ecosystemic philos-

ophy-orientation and emphasizes multicultural content, processes and experiences. The program provides an integrated sequence of theory, research and practice in seven areas over a three-year sequence of full-time study, followed by a full-time, yearlong internship. This integrated graduate-profession program culminates in the educational specialist degree in school psychology. “During my last year as an undergrad, Geneva Lofton-Fitzsimmons, CSUSM’s president’s Native American Council board and student program coordinator for NARCH, informed me about the program and helped me get into contact,” Peterson said. “She has oﬀered so much support and guidance to not only me but many other Native students. I decided on SDSU because of the advanced preparation the program has to oﬀer and the SHPA grant which focuses on mental health needs of Native and Indigenous youth.” Peterson began a six-week long summer course July 7, and started fall semester classes Aug. 24. SDSU has given permission for the program to allow some inperson classes but it may change as protocols surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic change. Currently, she is scheduled to attend four of her seven classes on the

campus and three others online. “Without the continued encouragement, support and guidance of Dr. John W. Tippeconnic III and Dr. Stanley Rodriguez I would not have pursued my master’s degree,” she said. “Throughout my educational journey they have been my mentors and role models teaching me the power of education. I am so grateful to have such strong Native leaders to show me the way.” Before starting this next chapter of her academic journey, Peterson worked at Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc. as part of its Native Challenge program, which serves youth and families through health education programming. “Working at Native Challenge gave me a stronger perspective on issues within the educational institution, speciﬁcally regarding the Native student population,” she said. “The work we did with these students made me realize the need for mental health professionals for Native youth.” School psychologists work within school settings to help diverse students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally and emotionally. They collaborate across school, home and community to facilitate positive educational change. They are change

Rachelle Peterson, a member of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, begins the graduate program at San Diego State University. Valley News/Rachelle Peterson photo

agents within the schools, serving multicultural and diverse populations and striving to ensure that every student receives an equitable education. “I hope to give back to my tribe and Native community in the future by working at Noli Indian

School and Sherman Indian High School,” Peterson said. “I am very excited for the near future and the many opportunities it will bring. School is never easy. It can be diﬃcult trying to balance work, family, friends and school all at once.”

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Caltrans blasts huge rock formation on Highway 243 near Idyllwild Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

For many years, Idyllwild residents and visitors rounded a curve with caution on Highway 243 as they passed a huge rock outcropping that just missed the tops of vehicles west of Saunders Meadow Road. Caltrans blasting crews removed the formation Wednesday, Aug. 26. Travelers in their high-proﬁle buses, motorhomes or trucks have collided with the formation in the past, and the removal of the boulders is designed “to mitigate passage issues for trucks and large vehicles,” according to Caltrans. Some long-time Idyllwild residents said they believed the last time any work had been done to reduce the danger of the outcropping was done more than 30 years ago and not to the extent Caltrans is doing at this time. Caltrans blasting crews carefully placed explosives Wednesday, w w w . m y v a l l e y n e w s . c o m

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and Caltrans and Ames Construction crews worked through the week to erase the threat for motorists. The two-hour road closure opened to flagged one-lane passage, while crews removed the broken rocks and boulders, and rankled a few impatient drivers waiting. They soon forgot their inconvenience after seeing the result of the blasts while driving by. Traffic controllers received a few thumbs up and yells of thanks as pilot cars led the long lines of traffic up the road to the cooler breezes of Idyllwild. For hours before the planned blast, the sound of air drills reverberated through the pines as Cody Collins, a Caltrans licensed blaster, and his five-man crew drove holes 12-feet down into the granite rock on top of the outcropping. The holes were packed with Dyno AP explosives following several long blasts on air horns to warn all working crews and any motorists near the site to stay well back. A 1,500-foot electrified tether line led up the mountainside away from the site. It was charged by the blaster crew about 3 p.m. that afternoon. A muffled blast knocked the outcropping down spilling broken boulders, some the size of a car, onto the highway below. Clouds of smoke and dust rose over the intersection of Highway 243 and Saunders Meadow Road from the blast. Much of the outcropping was

A Caltrans blasting crew set oﬀ explosives to knock down huge boulders which threaten to fall into traﬃc on Highway 243 to Idyllwild Wednesday, Aug. 26. Valley News/Tony Ault photos

loosened, but the work had just begun. Construction crews moved in with heavy bulldozers, a shovel and other equipment to move the rocks and push them over the hill, clearing at least one lane of the highway. Traﬃc coming up Highway 243 and coming out of Idyllwild came to a halt after the blast creating long lines of cars, trucks. Within the hour, Caltrans managed to open one lane and allow pilot cars to get the traﬃc on its way much to the relief of the motorists.

By 5 p.m., wait time became much shorter, and Caltrans said that more boulders will be knocked down in the coming weeks along Highway 243, causing some temporary traffic delays. Other work to repair and add more culverts on both Highway 243 and Highway 74 will begin in October to alleviate possible flooding and road closures. The project is expected to be completed by late 2020 or early 2021. Keep up with changing traffic conditions on state highways by

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Box containing Dyno AP sits on ground in front of a Caltrans blasting crew as they drill 12-foot holes to pack in the high explosive to detonate and remove a huge granite outcropping above Highway 243 west of Saunders Meadow Road near Idyllwild.

Caltrans and Ames Construction crews work to improve a curve on Highway 243 at Saunders Meadow Road near Idyllwild just east of where a planned blast cleared a major rock outcropping.

Extreme hot weather and COVID-19 stay-at-home orders delay SCE planned power shutdowns Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Hemet and Valle Vista residents and businesses were spared planned Southern California Edison power shut-offs during the last few weeks of extremely hot weather but others may come when the weather cools. SCE customers in the area were sent two diﬀerent letters several weeks ahead, saying power would be intermittently shut down Aug. 11, and Aug. 25, after a postponement. The Aug. 25 shut-oﬀ did not occur as temperatures ranged near

or above 100 degrees. Edison announced on their website’s “Maintenance Outage” page, “To support our customers that are responsibly staying home at this time, we are postponing less urgent upgrades to the grid. We may, however, still need to schedule essential outages for critical work that addresses emergency and public safety issues. You can learn more about how we’re approaching these essential outages on our ‘Response to COVID-19’ page. “When you see our crews working in the ﬁeld, please know that while we are happy to answer

questions about the work we are doing, we ask that the community continue to observe the physical distancing guidelines of staying at least 6 feet away and the new California Department of Public Health recommendation to wear face coverings when out in public. This will protect you and our crews, who are serving on the front lines to provide a very critical and essential service for society. “To minimize exposure as much as possible, our linemen have been assigned to ‘pods,’ and transfers to other crews – or movement of personnel between crews – have been

restricted. The nature of our work sometimes requires employees to work closely together, such as in bucket trucks, which is why we’ve implemented the pod concept. “Just as your family unit, or household, interact but remain physically distant from the rest of the world, our crews interact similarly – they have a ‘family unit’ while they are in the ﬁeld,” according to the SCE announcement. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

California Senate OKs state reviews for police shootings Don Thompson and Adam Beam THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The California Senate voted Sunday, Aug. 30, to require the state’s top prosecutor to investigate all police shootings that kill an unarmed civilian, advancing one of the highest profile reforms introduced this year in response to the killing of George Floyd. The Senate OK’d the bill despite opposition from Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who called a previous version of the bill “untenable and unreasonable” because it would cost his office up to $80 million a year. But the legislation had enough votes to pass the Senate with bipartisan support and will soon head toward a final vote in the state Assembly. National statistics on police shootings show that twice as many white people are shot by police than black people; however, Sen. Steven Bradford, a Democrat from Gardena said, “I can assure you if white Americans were being killed at the same rate as African Americans and Latinos are being killed, not only in this state but across this country, you would be calling for the disbandment of police departments all across

this state. Because it is black and brown people, people that you have never ever truly valued their lives in this country, it’s like, ‘Oh, they must have deserved it.’” Becerra opposed an earlier version of the bill, which would have given local law enforcement agencies discretion to ask for an investigation. Becerra’s office has said it is still reviewing the latest amendments. Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, a Democrat from Sacramento, tried for years to get the bill passed but was unable to overcome objections from the attorney general’s office. This year, Floyd’s killing in police custody has prompted a worldwide movement that has also pushed reforms to the forefront in state legislatures. That momentum also led the California Senate Sunday to approve legislation that would ban police officers from using choke holds and carotid holds. A choke hold applies pressure to a person’s windpipe while a carotid hold applies pressure to a person’s carotid artery, which slows the flow of blood to the brain. Most law enforcement agencies in California have already banned

In this Dec. 4, 2019, ﬁle photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento. AP photo/Rich Pedroncelli, ﬁle photo

choke holds after state and federal courts have found departments that use them are liable for damages in cases of death or serious injury. But the carotid hold is more common. Floyd died after a police oﬃcer put his knee on Floyd’s neck. It wasn’t a carotid hold, but the incident – which was ﬁlmed and quickly spread on social media – prompted police departments to rethink their use of neck holds. Police departments in Los Ange-

les, San Francisco and San Diego banned the use of carotid holds. Newsom also ordered the Commission on Police Officer Standards to stop teaching officers how to use the hold. Some Republicans have declined to support similar bills, and many abstained from voting Sunday. Sen. Jim Nielsen, a Republican from Red Bluff, voted against the bill requiring independent see REVIEWS, page C-5

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Businesses flee Portland, citing local government failure to protect against riots

A pedestrian walks past a business damaged during recent riots in Gillian Flaccus/AP photo Portland, Oregon, July 1.

Zachary Stieber THE EPOCH TIMES

Businesses are shifting operations from downtown Portland, Oregon, or scuttling plans to open stores there because of the nearnightly rioting and protests that have gone on since May 28. Portions of the city are boarded up. Rioters, who often gather around 9 p.m. and don’t disperse until early the next morning, had caused tens of millions of dollars of damage or lost business by early July. While many Standard Insurance employees have been working from home since March because of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, some continued to work from its downtown headquarters until recently, a representative told The Epoch Times. “Many of those employees who had remained in our downtown oﬃces have now been temporarily

moved to our Hillsboro campus to ensure their welfare in light of continuing safety concerns and property damage downtown,” the Standard Insurance representative said in an email. “Several employees and security contractors have been assaulted near our downtown oﬃces in recent weeks and months, and that contributed to the decision.” Other business owners who planned to open stores in Portland despite the pandemic have put those plans on hold or terminated them due to the unrest. “We were actually going to open two stores in Portland, and then all this happened,” Joe Raetzer, co-owner of Steepologie Teas, told The Epoch Times. When asked whether “all this” meant the pandemic or the unrest, he said, “Just purely the unrest. The riots.” Steepologie also shut down its downtown Seattle location

because of rioting there; an employee was assaulted inside the store. In an interview with The Epoch Times’ affiliate NTD Television, Uncle Fabe’s owner Fabian Gordon said he knows business owners who have started to sleep at their stores. “They’re talking about going up on the roofs of their buildings with guns. They’re terrified. People are setting fires. When’s it going to happen to them?” he said. “They’re heavily armed, and they’re all very afraid.” Gordon said city and state officials seem to be handling the situation by hamstringing the police and pointed to the new prosecutorial policy of presumptively dismissing charges that include riot, disorderly conduct and interfering with officers. “The leadership are obviously cowards. There’s just no other way to put it,” he said. “Who in their right minds would come to start a business in Portland, going forward? Who in their right mind? Why would you? Why would you visit?” In a recent letter to city council members published by local media outlets, a major developer said the riots are having an unprecedented effect on businesses. “If you know a retail or office broker, give them a call and ask them how many clients they have are trying to leave. The number is like nothing I have seen in 42 years of doing business in downtown,” Greg Goodman of the Downtown Development Group said. “Their departure has absolutely nothing to do with Black Life’s Matter (sic) movement (which has been

a positive) but does have most everything to do with the lawlessness you are endorsing downtown. You are doing an excellent (job) of enabling people who don’t know or care about George Floyd to ransack our city at the expense of the people you are trying to help. “Think how many jobs have been lost by people of color in our city, not through protest, but from vandalism. I would make the case that your actions have hurt those you have intended to help,” he said. Goodman said, “A larger number of businesses are moving out of or locating outside of the Central City,” including Daimler Trucks North America, Airbnb, Banana Republic, Microsoft and Saucebox. Google is halting construction in the Macy’s building, he said. A Google representative told The Epoch Times via email that the unrest hasn’t affected the company’s construction schedule, while a Daimler representative said the company has no intention of moving its headquarters. An Airbnb representative said employees have been working from home since March. A Microsoft representative said in an email that some employees looked into the matter “and we have nothing to share.” Gap, which owns Banana Republic, and Saucebox didn’t immediately respond to a request by The Epoch Times for comment. The Downtown Development Group didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. The ﬁve Portland city council members also didn’t immediately respond to inquiries.

“There’s been so much frustration, and so many small retailers and businesses that have closed, and big businesses are leaving downtown because they don’t think our elected officials don’t care,” Goodman told KPTV-TV. Wheeler touched on the issues facing businesses, in a virtual briefing Wednesday, Aug. 26. “Violent extremists,” he said, have seized an opening “to do harm to our city, to scare our core downtown employers at night, to wreak havoc in an effort to drain city resources. We must clean up the damage and the defacement of our downtown buildings, especially near the Justice Center.” Wheeler planned to meet with key stakeholders in the community to adopt certain measures to try to fix the issues. He said he’ll unveil publicly his solutions for how to support business recovery in the coming days, but the broad strategies include helping businesses that have suffered losses not covered by insurance and assisting in the cleanup of graffiti. “We want to get about the business of cleaning up our community, of investing in our community, of restoring the confidence of employers in our community to be able to let people come back to the downtown area, in particular, and reopen,” he said, adding later that the city has to “work with our local employers to help them get back up on their feet and help their employees and their customers feel safe coming downtown.” NTD reporter Melina Wisecup contributed to this report. Reprinted with permission of The Epoch Times.

California lawmakers OK more exemptions from labor law Adam Beam and Don Thompson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

California lawmakers OK’d exemptions to about two-dozen more professions Monday, Aug. 30, from a landmark labor law designed to treat more people like employees instead of independent contractors. Among other things, the legislation would end what critics had said were unworkable limits on services provided by freelance still photographers, photojournalists, freelance writers, editors and newspaper cartoonists with certain restrictions to make sure they are not replacing current employees. Lawmakers separately approved giving newspapers one more year before they have to start treating newspaper carriers as employees. The law that took eﬀect this year was primarily aimed at ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft, which are ﬁghting the new requirements in court and with a measure on the November ballot.

Unlike contractors, workers who are deemed employees are entitled to the minimum wage and benefits including overtime, sick leave and expense reimbursement. But numerous professions have objected, saying that they were ensnared in a definition they said could end their livelihood. The author of Assembly Bill 5, Democratic Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego, said she worked for the last year to decide what additional jobs should be exempted from a law that critics said puts the state in the position of picking winners and losers. The measure cleared the Senate on a 39-0 vote and passed the Assembly on a 66-0 vote. It would take effect immediately if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it into law. Her bill would also exempt fine artists, freelance writers, translators, editors, content contributors, advisers, narrators, cartographers, producers, copy editors, illustrators and newspaper cartoonists who

work under written contracts. It would add further exemptions for musicians with single-engagement live performances, those involved with sound recordings or musical compositions, insurance inspectors, real estate appraisers and inspectors, manufactured housing salespersons, youth sports coaches, people engaged by an international exchange visitor program and competition judges. She also added those engaged in consulting services or animal services, along with landscape architects and professional foresters. The measure passed the state Senate without a dissenting vote after Democrats who control the Legislature rejected multiple amendments from Republicans that sought to provide even more exemptions to the law. “This is one of the most disastrous pieces of legislation we could have ever put forward and that the governor could have ever signed,” Republican Sen. Melissa Melendez

Ratcliffe defends halting election briefings Jack Phillips THE EPOCH TIMES

John Ratcliffe, director of National Intelligence, said it’s necessary to scale back election security briefings in person to Congress because of leaks. Over the weekend, reports said Ratcliffe and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told the House and Senate intelligence committees that it will still provide written briefings on election security matters. Ratcliffe, in letters to the panels, said that leaks from members of Congress were a primary reason for the change. Ratcliffe said on FOX News that he had been frequently briefing “not just the oversight committees but every member of Congress.” But, he said, “within minutes of one of those briefings ending, a number of members of Congress went to a number of different outlets and leaked classified information for political purposes.” He said that it was designed “to create a narrative that simply isn’t true, that somehow Russia is a greater national security threat than China.” “I don’t mean to minimize Russia. They are a serious national security threat, but day in, day out, the threats that we face from China are significantly greater,” Ratcliffe said. “Anyone who says otherwise is just politicizing intelligence for their own narrative.”

On Friday, Aug. 28, Ratcliffe said to lawmakers that his office “will primarily meet its obligation to keep Congress fully and currently informed leading into the presidential election through written finished intelligence products,” adding that he will protect his sources. It prompted a critical comment from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., accusing the Trump administration of pushing a narrative to downplay Russian election interference efforts. “They’re going to put it in writing now instead of giving an oral briefing. That doesn’t make any sense unless the goal is not to allow members of Congress, the representatives of the American people, to ask questions,” Schiff told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Concealing the truth is concealing Russians are again intervening to help the president in his reelection,” he said. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign also asserted that Ratcliffe’s decision is aiding Russia and President Vladimir Putin. “President Trump is hoping Vladimir Putin will once more boost his candidacy and cover his horrific failures to lead our country through the multiple crises we are facing. And he does not want the American people to know the steps Vladimir Putin is taking to help Trump get reelected,” Biden said in a statement. The ODNI’s office in July indicated in a bombshell report that

China, Iran and Russia are actively seeking to influence and undermine the November election. William Evanina, the head of U.S. counterintelligence, placed China on top of the list of threats, noting that Beijing is ramping up its influence efforts by attempting to shape U.S. policy, pressuring political figures and countering criticism of China. “Beijing recognizes its efforts might affect the presidential race,” Evanina said in July. Earlier in August, Chinese staterun media mouthpiece the Global Times said it would prefer a Biden presidency to Trump. “But tactically, the U.S. approach would be more predictable, and Biden is much smoother to deal with than Trump – a viewpoint that is shared by many countries,” it said. In the meantime, top Democrats in the House and Senate have frequently said that Russia is again attempting to help Trump win reelection without making mention of the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts. “What I think is happening here is the Democratic Party and the Chinese Communist Party have entered into a common cause to defeat Donald J. Trump, and their whole strategy is based on blaming this administration for a global pandemic created by the Chinese Communist Party,” White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told reporters several weeks ago. Reprinted by permission of The Epoch Times.

Dozens of supporters of a measure to limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors circle the Capitol during a rally in Sacramento, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. AP photo/Rich Pedroncelli ﬁle photo

said. “It has ruined thousands of lives and livelihoods, and I am just so disheartened and disappointed that we couldn’t come together on this particular issue and give people some relief.” Meanwhile, Gonzalez opposed a separate bill extending a one-year exemption for newspaper companies that has let them continue to treat newspaper delivery people as contractors. The bill by Democratic Assemblymember Blanca Rubio of Baldwin Park would extend the exemption until Jan. 1, 2022. Newspaper companies have said treating carriers as employees would drive up costs and accelerate the decline of printed newspapers.

“I can never condone or support an unsustainable business model that operates at the expense of low wage workers,” Gonzalez said, her voice cracking. “They have no lobby, they have no union ... They’re just trying to get by.” Her fellow Democrats – Rubio and Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi of Torrance – countered that small ethnic newspapers are among the hardest hit. “Their ad revenues have dropped dramatically” because of the coronavirus pandemic, Muratsuchi said, citing examples from his district. “They’re struggling to survive.” The Assembly sent the bill to Newsom on a 60-2 vote.

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said. “He could join five other states, embrace this common sense reform and be on the right side of history.” Becerra has said his office has often intervened to investigate killings by police, including the 2018 fatal shooting of vandalism suspect Stephon Clark in Sacramento. His office is currently investigating allegations that police in Vallejo in the San Francisco Bay Area acted improperly when they killed Sean Monterrosa while responding to a looting call during recent protests, then destroyed key evidence. Clark was found with only a cellphone; Monterrosa with only a hammer. McCarty’s bill would make those investigations mandatory by a department that already lacks sufficient resources, Becerra said in a letter of opposition even before the bill was amended. “We are not equipped or resourced to take on this work on a routine basis,” Becerra said. “Our small team of investigators and prosecutors have not a fraction of the capacity possessed by our local partners.”

investigations of police shootings, calling it “another overreaction.” “This is really headed toward open season on law enforcement professionals who sacrifice their lives every day for us,” Nielsen said. Sen. Holly Mitchell, a Democrat from Los Angeles, scoffed at those comments, calling the legislation an “appropriate level of accountability.” “How, pray tell, is that disrespecting and not honoring law enforcement?” Mitchell said. The bill also faces objections from police reform groups that said it doesn’t go far enough to create an independent investigator. They believe the attorney general’s office is too tied to law enforcement. The legislation sets up an odd battle between Democratic lawmakers who control the Legislature and the state’s top law enforcement officer, also a progressive Democrat. “If he wanted to, he could prioritize independent investigations for police deadly force,” McCarty

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When considering adopting a dog into your family, many people often think that a cuddly, energetic puppy is the most appealing choice. Though puppies are fun and undeniably cute, the cuteness doesn’t come without a lot of work. There is a deﬁnite case to be made for older adult dogs. These older dogs often get overlooked at the shelters. But they need good homes, too – even more so than the younger pups. Shelters usually have a larger older adult pet population and by adopting one, you are truly saving and changing a life. Some of these older dogs have been cast aside for unfortunate reasons by their families – maybe even simply because they just aren’t as peppy as they used to be. Imagine the sense of betrayal a dog might feel. One would think that this betrayal would harden a dog’s demeanor and they would never love again. On the contrary, most dogs are even more eager to love and are willing to open up their doggy hearts to another family. The fol-

lowing are a few points to keep in mind when you are making the choice to add to your family. First, as prospective pet parents, you might think that seven dog years equals one human year but dogs age diﬀerently based on their breed. The larger breed dogs tend to age more quickly than smaller breed dogs. Giant and large breeds are considered to be older adults when they reach around 6-7 years old while medium breeds are considered to be older adults closer to 8-9 years old. Smaller breeds are older adults when they reach about 10-12 years of age. With good nutrition, proper exercise and veterinary care, older adult pups will live a great life as your companion and family member. Keep in mind that although older dogs have established personalities and most often are house and obedience trained, old dogs certainly can learn new tricks. As previously mentioned, there is no doubt that puppies are cute; however, remember the time it takes to potty train them. If you are mature yourself, and don’t have the patience for crate-training and pee pads, an older dog is a good

choice. They have been in homes before and, for the most part, are crate trained and know that the potty is outside. If you are looking to adopt a “furever” friend who understands what it’s like to be a member of a family “pack” and will learn quickly what is expected of them in their new home, an older adult dog may be the best choice. Many of these older dogs are not in shelters for behavioral problems. They lived with, and were loved by, a pet parent who died and these grieving pups by no fault of their own were placed in a shelter. Contact a local shelter and/or rescue organization to see if they have an older adult dog that will be best suited for tge family’s lifestyle. An older adult dog oﬀers a lifetime of unconditional love to share with you and your family. For over 15 years, Susan Marie has been spreading the word about puppy love through her national weekly radio show, “The Doggy Diva Show.” Marie is also the author of the award-winning Miss Olive children’s book trilogy “The Doggy Diva Diaries.”

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School choice is more than a political platform position

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

What is nothing more than part of a political platform, or a political narrative, to some people is to others an opportunity for freedom and life-changing opportunity. School choice was painted for years with ignorance and fear that uneducated or “bad” parents would take their children to “witch schools” or some other inappropriate school setting. These fear-based oppositions were ignorant ones in my opinion. I appreciated following four diﬀerent educational paths for my four children who were unique and had unique needs. Some have learning disabilities, and all have diﬀerent learning styles. While it’s not always the case, by far

and large, parents are the ones who know their children the best and love them and have their best interests first and foremost. For the most part, parents would do anything for their children. It’s one of the most detrimental things for a family and their student’s future, when the parents’ hands are tied and they are stuck without choices, a failing or dangerous school or their student’s needs are not being met. How advantageous would it be for that family, the community and society, if a parent’s tax dollars followed their student so that the parent could find the best school to fit the needs of their individual student? That question is what school choice is all about. As a parent who has taken advantage of local public schools, a private school, two charter schools and even home-schooled for a time, I can testify that all children are not round pegs that fit into round holes. My family overcame issues that the schools just weren’t set up to handle, and no one knew them better than their father and me. Every child in every neighborhood should have the opportunity to decide for themselves, and not just families in “good” neighborhoods. School choice is a scary idea for

those in public education because it removes their absolute control over children’s education. They see themselves as the “experts,” and maybe they are, but I believe it is less about the children and more about job security. If it wasn’t, then the recent demands by the United Teachers Los Angeles, a union consisting of 35,000 members, wouldn’t have outlined a series of demands that included defunding the police and closing charter schools. From their statement: “Police violence is a leading cause of death and trauma for Black people and is a serious public health and moral issue. … We must shift the astronomical amount of money devoted to policing, to education and other essential needs such as housing and public health.” I wonder if they knew that shootings by Los Angeles police officers reached a 30-year low in 2019, with fatal shootings declining for the fourth year in a row, according to a new report on police use of force. I wonder how defunding the police will beneﬁt students. The paper ended with a section titled, “In Conclusion: Normal Wasn’t Working For Us Before. We Can’t Go Back.” Then this week I saw a video of a parent in East Los Angeles

showing that his student was learning BLM curriculum. It looked more like indoctrination rather than education. I doubt defunding the police and charter schools will make things better. Maybe defunding the Los Angeles Uniﬁed School District and starting over would be more beneﬁcial. School choice has become a hot national topic as well. Democrats are supported by teachers’ unions to the tune of more than $32 million, according to http://www.opensecrets.org, so they are against school choice. “Even more than most labor unions, they have little use for Republicans, giving Democrats at least 94% of the funds they contributed to candidates,” according to Open Secrets. Republicans don’t have the support of the teachers’ unions, so they are free to support school choice. “A child’s ZIP code in America should never determine their future, and that’s what was happening. So we’re very, very strong on school choice,” President Donald Trump said. School choice is the term for giving students and families options in K-12 education, usually referring to charter schools and/ or vouchers for private schools. Trump has publicly supported

“the money following the student.” Just as my husband and I were able to choose the best educational path for our children, I believe the best way to support inner city children or at-risk children is to provide their parents with school choice. People can’t keep talking about hope and change without action. School choice was on the ballot years ago in California. Dr. Stephen Guffanti, the doctor who backed the ballot measure, told me about a group of at-risk boys who were lured to school by the opportunity to do something they cared about, learning to fight. A martial arts teacher taught them for an hour, and they ran for quite a way to get to school, if I remember correctly. By the time they got to school, they were ready to concentrate. They all graduated and went on to college. That’s what they needed, and it worked for them. What other students need will be different. Schools need the competition, competence and innovation. Children are too precious and too important. Everyone’s future depends on it. Julie Reeder can be reached by email at jreeder@reedermedia. com.

When politically motivated lies and misinformation strike

Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

If anyone had the displeasure of watching the ﬁrst hour and a half of the meeting of the Temecula City Council Tuesday, Aug. 25, you may have witnessed something truly concerning. During the public comments section of the meeting, some 70 commenters submitted letters to be read by city clerk Randi Johl and the majority of those letters focused on topics that were based on lies and misinformation disseminated – likely – on social media. The comments centered around a false narrative that the city coun-

cil had been or would be considering a proposal to “defund police,” something that the council had not discussed, had no plans to discuss or propose doing any such thing. One commenter suggested that the council was being “sneaky” in attempting to defund the police, another called the council a bunch of “losers” and yet another suggested that “a certain group that has inﬁltrated our city” and demanded the defunding of the police and had “threatened to destroy our city if they don’t get their way.” It went on and on and on, repeatedly regurgitating the same false talking points and threats. Another popular comment subject had to do with the city’s recently approved resolution passed by the council Aug. 18, which supported “the fair and equal treatment of all human beings, denouncing racism in all its form and declaring its commitment to the advancement of equity, diversity and inclusion.” Many focused on one aspect of the council’s direction to city staﬀ to continue to work on the creation of a permanent commission to focus on issues of race and equity within the city. Apparently including the per-

spective of minority groups in citywide discussion and policy, offended some commenters. Bob Kowell, a resident of Murrieta, according to his Facebook page, and a moderator of the Murrieta Temecula Republican Assembly’s Facebook page submitted an alternative resolution for consideration. “Please support the people of this area and replace the resolution passed Aug. 18 with the attached resolution which shows Temecula as a very caring and loving community,” he said in his comment. “There is no need to create another commission which diverts more money and time to something that is not needed. Systemic racism does not exist in Temecula or in this area.” The Murrieta resident went on to argue that Temecula councilmember Matt Rahn “is of Middle Eastern descent” and “we only have one white man on the council right now.” In a later response, Rahn confirmed that he is not of Middle Eastern descent, by the way. It turns out, the concerns expressed by the commenters were pure fiction. The insinuation of information they claimed to have knowledge of was fake.

I can remember living in the great white north where there was snow, ice, sleet and hail all at the same time. Cold doesn’t describe the temperature. It was so damp and somewhere below freezing, the cold would go right through you. Even as a child I knew I didn’t want to live there for the rest of my life, so I started thinking about where I would escape to, even at 8 years old. I had dreams of living in London with the Queen; however, the weather would have probably been the same as where I was. The years went by and I found myself in high school, dreading each day, waiting so long for the bus. I would ﬁnally just start walking through parks, down city streets and ﬁnally on sidewalks and crossing the train tracks to my final destination. A couple of my teachers were fantastic. They seemed to be untouched by weather, undisturbed by the whole high school environment, who was who and what was what. Ms. Berger and Mrs. Wasserman were my favorite teachers, and I will always remember how encouraging they were with me, every day they would have a smile and a kind word to say to me. Funny how I thought I was the only one in the buzzing hallways when I would see them walking in my direction. My eyes zoomed in, and it was always a treat to say hello to each of them. How many times did Mrs. Wasserman stop and ask how I was doing? And she always inspired me and sup-

ported and approved whatever good I was doing. She taught me more in our short hallway chats than can be replaced with years of jibber jabber. Well, the, “Beach Boys” were going strong at that time, and one of my favorite songs was, “California Girls.” The lyrics started out like this, “Well, East coast girls are hip; I really dig those styles they wear.” Now given that I am an East coast girl, I felt OK with the idea that East coast girls were “hip.” Beach Boys continue, singing about things they like about girls located in the South, Midwest, North and a few lines later, they go crazy about the West Coast girls and weather. In the next lines, the Beach Boys go on and on about the California girls. “I wish they all could be California girls. The West Coast has the sunshine, and the girls all get so tanned.” After dissecting this song around 200 times, I was pretty convinced that California was the place for me. Now I had a goal, and I was never going to give it up. How could I change my location by 3,000 miles? Well, my goal became clearer while I was doing my cold, wet and slushy walk to school one winter day. I had hit the crosswalk button to cross the street, and I recognized a school buddy, Ross. I remember that I’d heard that he had been to California. He was coming from the opposite side of the street. As we headed toward each other, I asked him if I could talk with him for a couple of minutes, and he said, “Sure.” Out of respect in the city, it was customary to go to the other persons’ corner when you asked them

attention and notoriety, the ones who posted on social media that the Target in Temecula and the Walmart in Murrieta was being looted, they are the fake news. Because those things didn’t happen. The people who posted and texted friends saying that busloads of “Antifa” protesters were on their way to our communities to destroy neighborhoods and steal our big screen TVs, they are the liars. I know they are because those things didn’t happen. These people should be held accountable for their lies and irresponsible behavior. They should be called out publicly for their transparent attempts to persuade and inﬂuence by any means necessary. And they should be cast aside as unpatriotic, unscrupulous members of our communities who cannot be trusted any further. If a lie is required to advance your agenda or argument, it speaks volumes about the poor quality of your agenda and argument, and it has no place in our community or our community’s conversation. Take your snake oil elsewhere. Jeﬀ Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia. com.

Room for improvement

Never give up Cindy Langlois SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

And here we are. The great national debate, which I prefer to call political ﬁction, about the dissemination of fake news has ﬁnally hit home. In my opinion, what happened here in Temecula is a byproduct of social media and the people actively using the platform as a manner by which they attempt, foolishly and manipulatively, to advance the cause of their respective party of choice with lies and misinformation. Lies are not viewpoints, they are simply lies. The reason social media companies are having to fact-check information shared on their platforms is because of situations similar to what happened during the public comment section of the Temecula City Council meeting Tuesday night. Whomever shared the false claim that the city was considering defunding police likely did so knowing the information was false but shared it anyway to advance a political agenda. Whomever spread the misinformation about the councilmember’s ethnic background did so, I believe purposefully, to falsely further their argument. These local gadflies seeking

for a favor. While I was there, a couple of cars drove by us and covered us with the wettest, slushiest and messiest watery snow combination I had ever experienced. I was wiping dirty wet snow from my face, and my coat was indescribable. Finally I graduated from high school. It took me about a year to pull my thoughts together. I left the East Coast in a conversion van and away I went. I put any fears and all the unknowns aside, and I lived each day with courage and was compelled to be successful. So, here I am in California in one of the most beautiful states in the country. I am so lucky to have great friends and family, a comfortable home, delicious food and an engaging sunrise and sunset every day. Yes, there have been bumps in the road. There have been ups and downs. Is COVID-19 anything I would have ever thought the world would experience? Never did it even cross my mind. Not only did the health crisis of the coronavirus pandemic shock everyone, the economic shock is impacting everyone as well. We must stay strong and healthy during these tough times. Call a friend for support; make sure your family is OK. Stay cool on these hot summer and fall days. Offer assistance to others who might be in need. Have the courage to help others get past these tough situations. Make a difference in someone else’s life, and I am pretty sure that it will also make a difference in your life. Most of all, follow your dreams and never give up.

Chief Pat Walsh SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

As we approach the end of our second month as the Menifee Police Department, I am happy to report our staff is performing exceptionally. The moral is high, the solve rate of crime is high and the support of the community is second to none. I have, however, noticed a trend that needs improvement: driving. You read that right, some of you are not good drivers. While most people obey the traffic laws, there are some of our neighbors that do not. As I write this letter we are at 51 days live. In that time, we have had 80 traffic accidents, two of which resulted in a fatality. At that rate, we could foreseeably have 12 fatalities in the first year if things do not change. My vision for the Menifee Police Department is to make Menifee one of the safest cities in America. We cannot do this without the support and the help of the community. On crime, Menifee is amazingly supportive and helpful in the reporting of crime and follow through on the investigations. But that is only one piece of the puzzle. We also need our com-

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munity to take an active role in keeping our roadways safe. The main reason for accidents is speed. With wide-open, wellmaintained roads, people speed. The other contributing factors are texting and driving, texting and walking, running stop signs, unsafe turns – especially left turns – running red lights and running yellow lights. That is right, when it is yellow it means prepare to stop. It does not mean drive twice the speed limit to get through before it turns red. If you can accelerate that much, then you can brake and stop, as the yellow light is intended to indicate. To date we have given four times as many warnings as tickets. That is about to change. If we as a community truly desire safe streets, then we have to enforce the traﬃc laws. My direction to my oﬃcers is to strictly enforce traffic laws, in particular those ones that are the primary reason for accidents. We have a beautiful city full of great people. We owe it to each other to respect each other’s safety. Everyone has loved ones to get home to; drive like the other drivers are your family members.

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Faith

When you hear a lot of lies, look to the truth

Zachary Elliott SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The earth is ﬂat. If you sit too close to the TV, you’ll go blind. Eating spinach makes you strong. Aliens are real. You look thin in that dress. Those glasses make you look smart. These are just some of the lies and misinformation people have heard. The question is: what is the truth? You might not know it, but Jesus faced similar issues. Right before he was sentenced to death by cruciﬁxion, he stood before Pontius Pilate, a political leader of his day, and was

questioned about the truth. Jesus answered Pilate’s questions about the truth by saying, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would ﬁght to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” “What is truth?” retorted Pilate in John 18:36-37. Isn’t that the question everyone is asking? What is the truth? Pilate was no diﬀerent. He had to deal with a screaming crowd of people outside, pressure from his contemporaries and a cryptic message from his wife about a dream she had. There is no doubt that Pilate’s question was one of urgency. Sadly, amid all the chaos, he failed to see

the only truth that mattered was standing right in front of him. So close, he could touch it. Pilate responded to the natural situation instead of the spiritual need. He was a lot like people are today. They can get so bombarded by the noise of this world that they miss the truth that really matters. When you hear a lot of lies, here’s the truth you need to remember: This earth is not heaven. Jesus said, “My kingdom is from another place,” in John 18:36. Do you know what that means? It means this world won’t be heavenly. The kingdom Jesus is referring to is a heavenly kingdom. His kingdom. It’s not of this world. Too many times, people expect this world to get better or back to normal. There’s nothing normal about this world nor the sin that plagues it constantly. That’s why we, those who put their faith in Jesus, can look forward to a heavenly kingdom, free

from sin and lies. Jesus speaks the truth, and people should listen. Jesus told Pilate, “Everyone on the side of truth listens to me,” in John 18:37. What side are you on? Are you on the side of the truth? If you are, then you’re on the side of Jesus, and you listen to him. Think about that in your own life for a moment. Do the words of Jesus speak into your life more than any other? Are his words the ones you seek out and obey? I hope so. They are words full of grace and truth. Jesus deﬁnes all truth. During his discourse with Jesus, Pilate asked everyone’s questions, “What is truth?” It’s the question the world wants to know. Jesus answered this question for people in John 14:6 with one of the most profound statements ever uttered when he said, “I am the way and the truth and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through me.” Read carefully, because it is more than just a bold statement by a religious leader. The magnitude of what he’s saying about truth cannot be overstated. He breaks down the meaning of all life in three powerful truths. He said, I am “the way.” There is no other way besides him. He said, I am “the truth.” Without him, there would be no truth in the universe. He is the source of truth and is our moral absolute. He said, I am “the life.” All life, both present and eternal, would cease to exist without him, and there is no abundant life outside of a relationship with him. He is the hope of eternity, and only through him can people have access to the Father. Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit https://www.fusionchristianchurch. com, https://fourminutefaithbuilder. com or ﬁnd them on Instagram.

Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: The timeless joy of giving

Hefsiba “Jen” Cohen SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

This week’s Torah portion from Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 is called “Ki Tavo.” It literally means “when you enter” and refers to Moses’ instructions to ancient Israel as they were entering into the Promised Land. Last week’s Torah portion discussed the tithe donations that were to be given to the Levites who served as priests in the tabernacle and didn’t own their own crops or herds, as a rule. These tithes were also to encompass “tzedakah,” which are gifts of charity, that were to be given to those in need. In this week’s Torah portion, the instructions for “giving” continue

as Moses addresses the Israelites who are preparing to enter into the land. He reminds them that once established in the land, they will also have to bring sacrifices of the first fruits of their harvests to the tabernacle to thank God for all the goodness and sustenance of the land as well as show appreciation for all that God has done for them. Moses also lists the blessings associated with observing the Torah’s laws as well as the “tochachah,” or rebuke, which lists an array of adverse things that could occur if God’s laws were abandoned. Overall, an emphasis on “giving” comes to the fore. When the people of Israel are to enter their promised land, they are not just to revel in what they have been given, but they are to reciprocate in giving back – and to do so meaningfully. In fact, Moses is letting Israel know that giving is actually vital for their survival, as it will create in them hearts for charity and mindfulness for the world around them. Everyone has heard the adage, “It is better to give than to receive,” but it just sounds like flowery words unless they actually have experienced true and mindful giving, a phenomenon requiring care and sincerity.

To ensure that Israel would give wholeheartedly and not just mechanically to “check it off” the to-do list, the Torah said that the first fruit offering was to be given along with a recitation of the story of their redemption. They were to tell of their ancestors being slaves in Egypt, describing their plight of misery and their desperate call to God for deliverance. Then, they were to speak of the triumphant ending to this story – God freed their nation through miracles and ultimately brought them to the Promised Land. The final confession is “This is why I now bring the first fruits of the soil which you, O Lord, have given me.” Retelling the story of their freedom reaffirmed why they were giving and, importantly, who they were giving to. God wanted Israel to be giving from a heart of sincerity and gratitude, creating a reciprocating relationship of giving and love. Today, we can ask the question of ourselves – why do we give to God? What great things has God done in our lives? These are concepts to contemplate, especially during this time of year, the month of Elul. This month more than ever, we are preparing our hearts for the holi-

est time of our Jewish calendar next month, the High Holidays, focusing on repentance and joyfully giving back to God. Today, we no longer are required to give God the ﬁrst fruits from our gardens, so what can we possibly give to God who, literally, has everything? The sages of Talmudic times remind us that our gifts and sacriﬁces to God should be replaced in the post-Temple era by three things: tzedakah or gifts of charity to those in need; our table or a

Congregation B’nai Chaim invites all to pray, enjoy, listen and learn for the High Holidays Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

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After doing a number of shows in summer stock and off-Broadway, he became a member of The Highwaymen, an internationally known folk-singing group famous for such songs as “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore” and “Cottonfields.” When the group disbanded in 1968, Scharf moved to San Diego where he had small roles in some movies, TV and over 100 TV commercials. It wasn’t until the late 1970s that he studied to be a cantor and had a pulpit at Congregation Beth El in La Jolla, for close to nine years. Since then, he has divided his time between show business and lending his cantorial talents to various shuls as guest cantor for Shabbatot and the High Holy Days. In a first for the oldest synagogue in southwest Riverside County, this year services for the High Holidays will be held via Zoom, according to Irv Michlin, representative of Congregation B’nai Chaim. “Services will be offered on Zoom unless we receive Riverside County permission to hold a portion of our services in the sanctuary,” Michlin said. “If so, seating will be restricted due to spacing and distance requirements so if you are interested, we need to hear from you by Aug. 31.” Tickets for High Holidays services are free for members of Congregation B’nai Chaim and $36 for nonmembers. Children are free, and no one will be turned away due to financial need, Michlin said. Erev Rosh Hashanah services are scheduled for Friday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m., the first day or Rosh Hashanah, Saturday, Sept. 19, services begin at 10 a.m. Taschlich will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, at 4 p.m. at the Temecula Duck Pond. Services for the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, Sept. 20, begin at 10 a.m. and services for Erev Yom Kippur – Kol Nidre, also Sunday, Sept. 27, begin promptly at 7 p.m. Yom Kippur services will be held Monday, Sept. 28, beginning at 9:30 a.m. followed by Yizkor at approximately 12:30 p.m., Mincha Services at 4:45 p.m., N’eilah Services at 6 p.m. and Havdalah and Final Shofar at 7:20 p.m. For more information on High Holiday services or for a complete list of services, events and classes, call 951-677-7350, send an email to bnaichaim1@gmail.com or visit Congregation B’nai Chaim online at http://www.bnaichaim.com. Congregation B’nai Chaim is located at 29500 Via Princesa in Murrieta. Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

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F.U.N. Group food box program accepts EBT payments Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Bill Donahue with the Friends Uniting Neighbors Group announced Thursday, Aug. 20, that the organization received notiﬁcation that their food box program is now EBT certiﬁed. see page AVO-4

This prop money, a $20 bill, and others like it is unknowingly being passed as real currency in Anza.

Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Prop money – fake bills used in the motion picture industry and readily available – has been used as

currency in Anza in recent weeks. One local business reported the use of a $20 bill that was actually well-marked as prop money at the top of the bill. The person attempting to pass the bill was unaware it

was not a real bill and no police report was made. Additionally, a resident may have allegedly unknowingly accepted a couple of thousand dollars in prop money as payment for an

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item oﬀered for sale. The make-believe money has Anza residents asking exactly what prop money is and how to spot it. see MONEY, page AVO-5

Anza school victim of water theft

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Man dies from accidental gunshot wound

Reports of water theft at the Hamilton TK-8 School, 57550 Mitchell Road, in Anza has prompted an investigation by school officials and Riverside County sheriﬀ’s deputies. The thefts were reported beginning mid-August and ongoing for several nights, several witnesses said. A water-tender style truck was seen on camera drawing water from the hydrants on the school grounds. According to a school district representative, “We made a report with the sheriﬀ, as we caught them on camera. No plates were on the truck. We have purchased some locking devices for the hydrants.” It is an active investigation with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department out of the Hemet Station.

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Chair Boundless attains nonproﬁt status Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Mike Patke of Chair Boundless Self Defense announced that the organization’s application 501(c) (3) nonprofit status has been approved. He pursued the designation to expand the offering of his self-defense instruction organization, he said. Patke has been teaching martial arts for well over 40 years. He is the founder of N.R.G. Martial Arts and Well Being. Chair Boundless – Freedom through Mobility is a martial arts program for people who use wheelchairs and is designed to “empower these people with ‘handicaps’ to become ‘handicapable.’” “I received my nonprofit status July 2, 2020,” Patke said. “I operated ChairBoundless classes for the last six years, starting right here at the Anza Community Hall. I wanted to become a nonprofit see BOUNDLESS, page AVO-4

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with post-traumatic stress disorder and other difficulties. Call John Sheehan at 951-923-6153. If you need an advocate to help with VA benefits, call Ronnie Imel at 951-659-9884. The Most Excellent Way – Christ-centered recovery program for all kinds of addiction meets Fridays from 7-8:30 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8-10 a.m. Program is court approved; child care is provided. Transportation help is available. The group meets at 58050 Highway 371; the cross street is Kirby Road in Anza. AA Men’s Meeting – 7 p.m. Meetings take place Thursdays at 39551 Kirby Road in Anza, south of Highway 371. Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road in Anza. For more information, call 951-763-4226. Bereaved Parents of the USA – The Aguanga-Anza Chapter of BPUSA will hold its meetings 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 49109 Lakeshore Blvd. in Aguanga. For more information, contact chapter leader Linda Hardee at 951-551-2826. Fit after 50 – Free “Fit after 50” exercise class takes place every Tuesday and Friday, 10:3011:30 a.m., at Anza Community Hall. Chair aerobics helps with coordination, balance and increased muscle tone. No jumping required; wear gym shoes and bring water. For more information, call leader Teresa Hoehn at 951-751-1462. Free Mobile Health Clinic – Open every third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment is needed. Uninsured may only be seen in the Anza Community Hall’s parking lot or inside the hall. Medication Assistance and Treatment for Opioid Depen-

dence – Get treatment for heroin addiction. Transportation to the clinic is provided. For more information, contact Borrego Health’s Anza Community Health Center, 58581 Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call 951-7634759. Food ministries F.U.N. Group weekly food ministry – Deliveries arrive noon Thursdays at the Anza Community Hall. To order a paid box and help feed those who can’t afford to pay, drop off payment and cash donations by Thursday at 1:30 p.m., to ERA Excel Realty, 56070 Highway 371, in Anza. Pay inside or drop off during the day in the red box outside. To drop it off, put name and request on an envelope with payment inside. A $30 box has about $100 worth of food and feeds six people. Half boxes are available for $15. Food is delivered once a week to those who cannot find a ride. For more information, call Bill Donahue at 951-288-0903. Living Hope Christian Fellowship Community Dinner – 1 p.m. Dinners are held the last Sunday of the month at the Anza Community Hall. All are welcome. Donations of time, money, etc. are always welcome. Food for the Faithful – 8 a.m. The food bank hands out food the last Friday of the month until the food is gone. The clothes closet will be open too. Emergency food handed out as needed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. FFF is a non-denominational nonprofit. All in need are welcome; call Esther Barragan at 951-763-5636. Bible Studies The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Anza – Sunday Sacrament is held 10 a.m.; Sunday School is 11 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society meets noon; Wednesday Boy Scouts

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gathers 6 p.m. and Youth Night is 7 p.m. For more information, call Ruiz at 951-445-7180 or Nathan at 760-399-0727. The Wednesday Genealogy/Family History Class, 5-8 p.m., is open to the public at 39075 Contreras Road in Anza. Native Lighthouse Fellowship – 10 a.m. The group meets the first Saturday of the month, and breakfast is served. All are welcome to fellowship together at the “Tribal Hall” below the casino in Anza. For more information, call Nella Heredia at 951-763-0856. Living Hope Bible Study – 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays at Living Hope Christian Fellowship, 58050 Highway 371, in Anza. All are welcome. For more information, call Pastor Kevin at 951-763-1111. Anza RV Clubhouse – 7 p.m., the second Wednesday of the Month, Pastor Kevin officiates at 41560 Terwilliger Road in Anza. Monthly Christian Men’s Breakfast – 9 a.m. Breakfast takes place the fourth Saturday of each month and rotates to different locations. Contact Jeff Crawley at 951-763-1257 for more information. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – 10 a.m. Weekly Wednesday Bible study takes place at 56095 Pena Road in Anza. Call 951-763-4226 for more information. Valley Gospel Chapel – 7 a.m. Saturday Men’s Study meets weekly with breakfast usually served at 43275 Chapman Road in the Terwilliger area of Anza. For more information, call 951763-4622. Anza First Southern Baptist Church – 9 a.m. The church offers Sunday school for all ages with a 10:30 a.m. worship service and 6 p.m. for prayer and Bible study. Youth ministry meets Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The women’s Bible study meets Thursdays at 10 a.m., but it is on hiatus through the summer. Celebrate Recovery meets Fridays; doors open at 5:30 p.m. with large group meeting, 6-7 p.m.; small group share, 7-8 p.m. and Cross Talk Cafe, 8-8:30 p.m. Church is located at 39200 Rolling Hills Road in Anza. For more information, contact at 951763-4937, anzabptistchurch@ gmail.com or http://www.anzabaptistchurch.com. Clubs TOPS Meeting – Take Off Pounds Sensibly support group meets Wednesdays weekly. Weigh in at 8:30 a.m., meeting at 8:45 a.m. at Thompson Hall at the Anza Baptist Church, 39200 Rolling Hills Road, in Anza. For more information, visit www. TOPS.org. High Country Recreation – Second Monday of the month attend committee meetings at ERA Excel Realty in Anza. For more information, call Albert Rodriguez at 951-492-1624 or Robyn Garrison at 805-312-0369. HCR Bingo fundraisers – 6:30-9:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays at Anza Community Hall. Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. John Francis Drivick III Post, the Ladies’ and Men’s Auxiliaries are located at 59011 Bailey Road in Anza. Mail P.O. Box 390433. Request monthly newsletter and or weekly menu by email at vfw1873anzaca@ gmail.com. For more information, call 951-763-4439 or visit http:// vfw1873.org. High Country 4-H Club – 6:30 p.m. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month, except February, at Anza Community Hall. 4-H Club is for youth 5 to 19 years old offering a variety of projects. High Country 4-H Club is open to children living in the Anza, Aguanga and surrounding areas. For more information, call Allison Renck at 951-663-5452. Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p.m. Meetings are third Saturday of each month at various locations. Share art, ideas and participate in shows. Guests speakers are always needed. For more information, call president Rosie Grindle at 951-928-1248. Find helpful art tips at http:// www.facebook.com/AnzaValleyArtists/. Anza Quilter’s Club – 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza.

Anza Valley Lions Club – The Anza Valley Lions Club is open to all men and women who want to work together for the betterment of the community. Guest meetings with dinner are held 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Anza Valley VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Meetings and events are posted on the Anza Lions Club website, http://www.anzalionsclub.org. For more information, call president Michele Brown at 760-637-9173. Boy Scouts Troop 319 – Cub Scouts meet 6 p.m. every Tuesday, and Boy Scouts meet 7 p.m. every Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Contreras Road, south of state Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call Richard Hotchkiss at 951-551-3154. Boys Scouts Troop 371 – Boy Scouts meet at Lake Riverside Estates. For more information, call Ginny Kinser at 909-702-7902. Civil Air Patrol – Squadron 59 is looking for new members of all ages. For more information, call squadron commander Maj. Dennis Sheehan from the Anza area at 951-403-4940. To learn more and see the club’s meeting schedule, visit http://www.squadron59.org. Fire Explorer Program – 6 p.m. The program meets every second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month at Fire Station 29 on state Route 371 in Anza. Call 951-763-5611 for information. Redshank Riders – 7 p.m. Backcountry horsemen meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza, the second Thursday of each month. Visit http://www. redshankriders.com or call Carol Schmuhl for membership information at 951-663-6763. Anza Thimble Club – The club meets the first Thursday of the month at Valley Gospel Chapel, 43275 Chapman Road in Anza. The social hour is 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon. Contact Carol Wright at (951) 763-2884 for more information. Organizations Terwilliger Community Association – 6 p.m. Second Monday of the month at VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Potluck dinner open to all. For more information, call Tonie Ford at 951-763-4560. From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries – Noon. Monthly luncheon and guest speaker are held the second Saturday of each month. The $5 charge covers lunch at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. From the Heart helps the area’s neediest children and invites all women and men to join in their mission. Donate or help with the rummage sales twice a year to raise funds for the cause or other events. For more information, call president Christi James at 951-595-2400. Anza Community Hall – 7 p.m. General membership meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month. Memberships cost $20 per person or $35 per business, and both get one vote. No government funds are allocated for the Hall, which pays its bills through memberships and swap meets. Voting members receive discounts off hall rentals, swap meet booths and save on propane gas from Farrell Gas. Mail membership to: Anza Community Building Inc. at P.O. Box 390091, Anza, CA 92539. The hall is located at 56630 Highway 371 in Anza. Swap meet held each Saturday of the month, weather permitting, early morning to 1 p.m. Vendors wanted. For more information, call 951-282-4267. Anza Valley Municipal Advisory Council – 7 p.m. Second Wednesday of each odd month at Anza Community Hall. Group serves as local liaisons to the county from the community. For more information, call 951-8056800. Anza Civic Improvement League – 9 a.m. meets the first Saturday of each month at the Little Red Schoolhouse. The league maintains Minor Park and Little Red School House, which are both available to rent for events. No government funds are allowed; the membership pays the bills – $10 a person, $18 family or $35 business membership. For more information, visit http:// www.anzacivic.org.

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AEC celebrates ConnectAnza’s 5th anniversary ANZA – In 2015, the members of Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. took the first step toward building a connected community by approving the ConnectAnza broadband internet service initiative. To date, over 2,000 ConnectAnza member services are up and running. “ConnectAnza has transformed our business operations. Prior to ConnectAnza our internet service was slow, unreliable and expensive,” Brian Crater, associate executive director of Camp Ronald McDonald For Good Times, said. “With ConnectAnza, our internet speed and reliability is better than our main Los Angeles office and at a better value. Thank you ConnectAnza for allowing us to provide exceptional service to our guests, parents, campers, volunteer, health care partners and the communities we serve.” With $8 million invested to date, construction is nearly completed, Keith Short, general manager of AEC, said. AEC received grants from the state of California that covered nearly $5 million of the installation costs. While only carrying debt of a little over $3 million, the project has already added $11 million of worth to the member-owned cooperative’s plant value. The installation of hundreds of miles of fiber optic cable is due to the combined efforts of AEC’s telecommunications crew and that of a small company, Richie Tools, which is owned by Tom Dow; however, the cooperative faced early issues with deployment.

“Highway 74 through Mountain Center and Pinyon was a problem,” Short said. “Highway 74 through the area has a scenic highway designation, and the state’s initial position was that adding a cable to our existing structures would negatively impact the view. Ultimately that issue was resolved, but we experienced a significant delay and additional costs early on.” “Deploying this equipment in our mountain communities has brought some unique challenges,” Shawn Trento, network administrator of AEC, said. “It’s been great to be a part of bringing true high-speed internet to our members. We’re looking forward to even more opportunities soon.” One of the many perks of the project included providing refurbished computers to the community at cost. AEC teamed with the Riverside County IT Department in this effort, providing nearly 400 refurbished computers to members either for free or at cost. As Debbie Winger, member services manager of AEC, said, “We had the unique opportunity to work with the county and KOYT radio to provide computers to income qualified families in our service territory, which has improved accessibility for school and job opportunities.” There’s much more to modern internet access than streaming movies or gaming; local businesses use it too. “As a professional videographer, ConnectAnza has opened

Cooperative to announce membership election results during annual meeting ANZA – Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. will announce its membership election results during the annual membership meeting Saturday, Sept. 19. The election will be administered by Survey and Ballot Systems, a national leader in election management for over 30 years. The polls opened Monday, Aug. 24, and will close Wednesday, Sept. 16, before the meeting. “Paper ballots will be mailed to all members,” Kevin Short, general manager of AEC, said. “Those members with valid emails in our database will also be emailed

instructions for voting online. To ensure receipt of this email, please whitelist noreply@directvote.net prior to Aug. 24.” All members may only vote once. Founded in 1951, Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. provides electric and internet service for its members in the Anza, Aguanga and Mountain Center/Pinyon communities. For more information, visit www.anzaelectric.org. Submitted by Anza Electric Cooperative.

up a new world of possibilities for me,” Justin Jones AEC member and professional videographer of cv.Watermoore.com, said, “It has enabled me to solicit work anywhere in the world without the logistical nightmare of sending assets back and forth via hard drives and FedEx. Currently I am working with a startup in Solana Beach on some intensive motion graphic marketing collateral. ConnectAnza has enabled me to meet clients, negotiate the work, and send massive amounts of video assets back and forth all without

having to leave my house. Before ConnectAnza, none of this would have been possible.” With continuous battery backup capability from the beginning of the circuit all the way to the member’s home router, internet connectivity remains available even during power outages, Short said. “Girl Scouts of Orange County has successfully used ConnectAnza’s high speed internet service at our award-winning Camp Scherman, located in the San Jacinto Mountains,” Tom Olivas, director of facility operations for Girl

Scout Council of Orange County, said. “ConnectAnza’s reliable internet service enables our camp staﬀ to remain fully connected to campers’ families, while our Girl Scouts have the time of their life participating in Camp Scherman’s timeless traditions, taking on new outdoor challenges, and making lifelong friends.” For more information on Anza Electric and ConnectAnza, visit http://www.anzaelectric.org. Submitted by Anza Electric Cooperative.

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Birdie Kopp What:

Running for Anza Electric Co-Op Board of Directors, District 1 Why:

To make a difference. Goal:

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BIRDIE KOPP ANZA ELECTRIC CO-OP BOARD OF DIRECTORS District 1

IMPORTANT VOTING INFORMATION Look for an email from the Co-Op at the end of August and follow instructions on how to cast your vote.

To use my skills and experience to ensure the Co-Op is fiscally responsible and manages your utility rates to bring you the best service possible. CREDENTIALS:

• 8 years as CPA for KPMG • Over 35 years as CFO working for large and medium sized companies • Business Owner -Accounting Consulting Practice where I implement software solutions, develop strategies to reduce expenses and improve bottom-line results • Serve on Boards including; Lake Riverside Estates, Anza Community Hall, AVMAC (Anza Valley Municipal Advisory Council)

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ConnectAnza announces low-income and higher speed rate options ANZA – Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. released new rate options for its ConnectAnza Broadband program. Utilizing their fiber optic network, the cooperative is offering a new high-speed rate of 300 megabytes per second upload and download for residential members at the low monthly cost of $79. This option is in addition to the already low-cost standard residential service speed of 100 megabytes per second upload and download for $49. New or existing residential member services are eligible for the upgrade option. Additionally, income qualified residents may now apply for the ConnectAnza 20/20/20 Program, which offers a 20 megabytes per

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second upload and download connection for $20 per month. This offering is available to residents whose household is already qualified for government assistance programs such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Cal-Fresh or any other state or federal program. Proof of eligibility must accompany the application for service and is limited to 200 participants on a first-come, firstserved basis. Annual requalification is required. For more information on ConnectAnza services, contact the Cooperative office at 951-763-4333 or http://www.anzaelectric.org. Submitted by Anza Electric Cooperative.

Hemet Sheriﬀ’s Station at 951791-3400,” Deanna Pecoraro, correctional sergeant with the Riverside County Sheriﬀ’s Department, said. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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VOTE FOR STEVE LAUZIER District III

Steve shows up for all board & commi�ee mee�ngs prepared, asks the hard ques�ons when they need to be asked Steve keeps working a�er the mee�ngs for new ideas & solu�ons Steve has been elected by AEC Directors as Vice President & Trustee on the Northwest Public Power Assoc.

WE NEED TO KEEP WORKING ON HAVING THE BEST INTERNET ANYWHERE No one planned on COVID-19. That kicked our construc�on crews in the teeth!! Service, once constructed and online is easily maintained. The new lines are STILL a wish for many of us. Good people at Anza Electric Coopera�ve keep working the best they can and will not quit un�l service is completed! Steve has 43+ years of experience in management, ﬁnance and economic development. Steve doesn’t just show up – he’s always looking for new products, new methods, improvement. Steve con�nues looking for ways for Anza Electric Coopera�ve to play a strong role in our communi�es’ schools and economic development

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F.U.N. Group food box program accepts EBT payments

Friends Uniting Neighbors Group volunteers prepare and distribute food boxes. An za

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Bill Donahue with the Friends Uniting Neighbors Group announced Thursday, Aug. 20, that the organization received notification that their food box program is now EBT certified. Those who wish to obtain the paid boxes of food can use their Electronic Benefits Transfer cards

to pay. Boxes are available in $15 and $30 sizes. The group has also been working on a program with the Riverside County Oﬃce on Aging, where that oﬃce will pay for food boxes for people over 60 in need. A $20,000 grant has been approved. “We are just waiting for the paperwork to be completed and to see what conditions the government will attach. This will help us serve

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the elderly who can’t sit in line waiting for a free box,” Donahue said. The F.U.N. Group used a third party, Velocity Merchant Services, to help make the argument to the county government that people get more bang for their buck through the food boxes than by shopping at the store. “The biggest hurdle was that our transaction for a paid box is actu-

ally a donation rather than a sale. We argued that since the donor is receiving back more value in food than the amount of the donation that it should be allowed. Our comparison was organizations that give things back in exchange for donations of various sizes, for example, a preacher who oﬀers a Bible in exchange for a donation of $25. If the Bible costs $19.95, then the tax-deductible part of the donation is only $5.05. Since the food we give out in a $30 box has a value far exceeding that $30, there is no deductible amount remaining in the donation. It is essentially a sale that is only called a donation because we are a nonproﬁt corporation,” Donahue said. The legal department at the California Department of Social Services had to approve the use of the funds as a donation. This action delayed the approval for months. “We were starting to think that we couldn’t get over that hurdle when we opened the email announcing our approval. Velocity also set us up to take credit cards at the same time,” Donahue said. In addition, Riverside County has a program that will pay restaurants $65 a day to deliver three prepared, hot meals to older adults in the community. The F.U.N. Group also pursued those funds to provide food boxes but that wasn’t possible. The organization pitched the idea that the county program would save money by letting the F.U.N. Group

provide the food boxes at a lower cost than the cooked meals. The food box cost is less than what is being spent currently on one day of cooked meals. “Hopefully we can keep it going and have the funding renewed after the $20,000 Riverside County Oﬃce on Aging grant is spent but that is up in the air,” Donahue said. To obtain a weekly paid food box, contact Noel Donahue via Facebook by Wednesday each week. Delivery takes place at the single door at the Anza Community Hall between 11-11:30 a.m. Thursday. Payment can be made at pickup by EBT, cash or credit/debit card. Free food boxes are still available. Interested parties need to arrive at the Community Hall at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. In exchange for volunteering to assemble and distribute food boxes, people can earn a free box. The F.U.N. Group was established as a collection of like-minded people who joined together to beneﬁt the community. Members from multiple area churches, civic organizations and other groups come together as friends and neighbors united for the good of the community. To learn more about the F.U.N. Group, visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ groups/128592854205460/. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

High Country 4-H Club enjoys a productive weekend Ariana Madrid HIGH COUNTRY 4-H CLUB REPORTER

The theme for this year’s 4-H Club State Leadership Conference was “Through teaching networking, communication, and goal setting we will prepare youth to

lay the foundation for their success in life.” Because this year has been a little rocky for 4-H Club due to COVID-19, everything went online, and I was able to attend. It was a three-day event from July 24-26. There were many youth

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members who attended. It was a lot of fun. The conference had many talks on leadership building skills to help 4-H Club members strengthen their communication, goal setting and planning skills for the future. There were open discussions and interactive workshops on this theme. I learned many things at the conference like how to put yourself and your business out there and how to create a brand. I learned how to ﬁnd out how many customers you have online. I learned things that I can bring back to my club, such as tips on how to make Zoom meetings more entertaining for younger members and older members. I learned the importance of ﬁnding my voice, which is im-

portant for all 4-H Club members. On Saturday, July 25, David Dodds, author of “Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After effects CC,” was the keynote speaker. He does animation for Disney, Netflix, Amazon and more. He taught attendees how to be creative and how to find a job in life that fits their passion. On the last day, a ceremony was held to award the new State Ambassadors for 2020-2021. All in all, it was a very productive weekend. Through this conference, I gained many necessary tools to help me and those in my club succeed in the future. Want to learn more about the local 4-H Club, High Country 4-H Club? The best way is join them

for a meeting. Currently, the club is meeting via Zoom. The next club meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m. The projects oﬀered this year include rabbits, photography, ﬁber arts, dog, poultry, radio broadcasting, horse, hiking and goats. If you want to attend one of these meeting or join 4-H Club, contact club leader Allison Renck at Ali9591@aol.com or call 951663-5452. 4-H Club is a youth organization for ages 5-18 years that helps youth develop life skills and leadership skills. Check out the High Country 4-H Club on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Highcountry4H/.

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is accountable for donated money and can apply for government grants to help with the travelrelated expenses. Another part of the organization is the home hospital equipment donation program, he said. “We accept donated hospital equipment, such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, walkers, bedside commodes, etc. One of the first things that we need is a shipping storage container to warehouse the donated equipment. To get our 501(c)(3) nonprofit EIN number we needed to file an application with the Secretary of State in California, and with the IRS for

tax-exempt status. This is very new to me, so I am basically learning as I go. I don’t know about applying for grants and would welcome anyone with experience in this area,” Patke said. The new status also allows for receipts to be given to those who donate equipment to use for their tax deductions. To learn more about Chair Boundless, visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/chairboundselfdefense/. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

because people wished to support the eﬀorts with donations, and I didn’t want to take money and put it in my pocket, because the classes are free. However, there is a cost that comes out of my pocket for traveling.” Patke teaches Chair Boundless Self Defense all over California and beyond. “We have grown with instructors in other states as well as in North Korea and Germany,” he said. “And I have been teaching for almost 50 years.” As a nonproﬁt, ChairBoundless

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Anza Local Man dies from accidental gunshot wound Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Hemet Station sheriﬀ deputies were dispatched to the area of Bautista Road and Old Cary Road in Anza following an accidental shooting Monday, Aug. 24, at 12:40 a.m. When deputies arrived, they

located an adult male who died of his injuries. According to a witness, the accident allegedly happened at a different location where they said there was no cellphone reception, so a man and the victim drove toward help and met first responders just off the roadway in the 37000 block of Bautista

Canyon Road. “I saw the lights of several police and fire department vehicles in front of our property in the middle of the night and my first thought was either an accident or a brush fire, so I went down to the road to find out. What I was not expecting was the man lying next to the white truck being given

CPR by the ﬁrst responders,” a witness said. The name of the deceased was not released pending notiﬁcation of next of kin. “At this time, we have not received any updates on this investigation. This is an open and active investigation,” Cpl. Lionel Murphy with the Riverside Coun-

ty Sheriﬀ’s Department said. Deputies urged the public to contact the Hemet Sheriff’s Station non-emergency line at 951-776-1099, if they have any information about this case. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

The prop money, a $20 bill, is clearly marked “Motion Picture Purposes,” yet the marking is often missed by consumers. An za V a l l e y Ou t l o o k/ Di a n e S i e ke r p h o t o s

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The faux dollar bills are designed to fool the movie camera, but by law they are specially marked to prevent use as real currency. Prop money is legal to purchase and use for its intended purpose; however, it is literally play money. Prop money is not intended to be passed as counterfeit. It is produced under strict rules for the movie industry, to be used as cash in motion pictures and TV shows. According to Prop Movie Money LLC, the production of the pretend money is carefully regulated. The bills must have certain mark-

ings to be legal as prop money. The company cannot remove the “This is not for legal tender” text, or the round “For motion picture use only” emblems. Though for a fee, they can redesign the bills to include a company’s name or customize the text as long as it stays within the legal limits. PMM focuses on keeping their products as legal as possible. The bills are printed on quality printing paper that does not feel like real currency. This money is simply a visual cue and is only meant to be used on camera. There is no need for the props to feel real. The bills are marked with certain distinguishing phrases that

show at an instant they are not real currency. But most people passing bills to pay for goods and services can easily overlook these markings. Prop money is not intentionally created to be used by criminals or otherwise. The pretend bills can be purchased from reputable companies online and even on eBay; however, it is not supposed to be passed as legal tender and using it as such is illegal. The use of counterfeit bills violates both federal and state laws. Under federal law, the use of counterfeit currency is illegal if the user has the intent to defraud the recipient of the money.

This prop money, a $20 bill, oﬀers several sensory cues that it is not real legal tender.

If convicted of the offense, the punishment carries up to 20 years in prison plus a ﬁne. A conviction for printing counterfeit money also carries a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment as well as a ﬁne. Possessing counterfeit currency is against the law as well. States can also punish those who knowingly use counterfeit currency. A person suspected of passing fake bills may be charged with one or more crimes, including fraud, forgery or other theft-related

Audit: Riverside County’s overtime costs continue to climb City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Multiple agencies drove up Riverside County’s overall overtime expenses nearly 10% in the last fiscal year, with the sheriff’s department leading the pack, according to a report submitted to the county Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Aug. 25. The Office of the AuditorController recently completed its 2019-2020 fiscal year “Full Transparency Countywide Overtime Monitoring” assessment, and according to the narrative, $116 million was paid out to cover overtime costs throughout county government, compared to $105.6 million in the previous fiscal year. “This puts a spotlight on some things,” Supervisor Jeff Hewitt said. “(Overtime costs) can have a big effect. We need to run very efficiently. I know COVID-19 has put a lot of pressure on departments. But we need a longer discussion about overtime down the road.” Auditors focused mainly on agencies that had notably higher overtime outlays, including the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Fire Department, Probation Department, Department of Public Social Services, Department of Information Technology and the Department of Public Health. Of all the audited agencies, the sheriff’s office had the largest dollar amount in overtime expenses – $68.5 million, representing an 11.6% increase from 2018-2019. Despite the upswing, sheriff’s officials pointed out in a statement attached to the report that “45% of sheriff’s overtime spending last year was actually reimbursed via grants, court security funding, special event charges and payments from cities that contract with the department for law enforcement.” In percentage terms, the Department of Public Health documented the greatest increase in overtime at 833%. According to the audit, public health staff logged $1.5 million in extra hours, compared to $161,249 in the previous fiscal year. The sharp upward spike was directly attributed to COVID-19 “mitigation activities ... conducted on a seven day a week schedule”

beginning in the last quarter of 2019-2020. Figures showed that the Fire Department racked up $2.38 million in overtime costs, roughly 5% over the previous fiscal year. According to the agency, there was “high turnover” in the Emergency Command Center, resulting in vacancies and the need for existing staff to fill slots, incurring overtime. The Department of Probation spent $2.69 million to cover its extra-hours spending in 2019-2020, a roughly 25% jump from the previous fiscal year, data showed. The agency responded to the finding by emphasizing its staffing shortages in administration, juvenile and field services. Officials additionally said that because of COVID-19, “there has been an increased need for client wellness checks and community support efforts,” keeping officers on the clock longer. The Department of Public Social Services, which oversees county welfare programs, saw overtime outlays leap 33% in 2019-2020, with $8.5 million going to extrahours expenses. The agency said that demand for a half-dozen programs “increased significantly as a result of COVID-19,” and personnel were scrambling to keep up, resulting in more overtime commitments. The Department of Information Technology accrued $1.13 million in extra-time costs – an increase of 44% compared to a year earlier, auditors said. IT administrators blamed a loss of 19 positions and ongoing “spikes in service demands” for the unexpected surge in overtime requirements. The district attorney’s office actually pared down its overtime outlays by about 3%, according to the audit, which indicated $1.9 million was spent by the office in 2019-2020. Staff told the Office of the Auditor-Controller that overtime is only granted “when emergency situations arise.” “The office continues to ensure that fiscal responsibility is still the ultimate target without compromising the primary countywide objective of public safety,” according to the district attorney’s office.

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of thousands of our fellow citizens (to) lay siege to the White House” Thursday, Sept. 17, according to “The White House Siege – Tactical Briefing No. 1.” The siege is slated to last 50 days ending on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Adbusters’ flyer began “All right, all you activists” and specifically named #MeToo, #BLM, #ExtinctionRebellion and invited all anti-Trump protestors. “We want to…spark a revolution with you… Are you ready for revolution? We are too… We will lay siege to the White House. And we will sustain it for exactly 50 days,” according to the social media ad. Their literature advocates the overthrow of the president of the United States – even a coup d’état. Five years ago, it easily would have been called treason, but in the “hate Trump era” fed to us nightly by almost all major media outlets and Big Tech, which censors anything good about the man or conservatism, it is the new normal at least until a Democrat is returned to the White House. In a photograph attributed to this movement, the left third of the White House is pictured with smoke and flames ascending into the sky. Through the windows, one can see flames enveloping the center of the building. All Big Tech outlets from which this information is taken, Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are conjoined in promoting the Sept. 17 event. All allow its advertisements on their platforms. Their literature uses the words nonviolent, but they have yet to condemn the violence in Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland or anywhere else, calling these peaceful protests, while they cen-

sor doctors advocating saving lives with hydroxychloroquine. “All right, all you activists,” their flyer called them, a much nicer name than anarchists, revolutionists or even traitors. After all, the election is just days away. These obviously are Biden supporters. Why not go door to door campaigning for him as in the past, unless you are afraid that most of the “smelly Walmart people” actually like Trump? Anarchists are instead instructed to “Stay in the streets in August (and) Build for United Nationwide Mass Protest Saturday, Sept. 5, (and) Demand Trump Pence Out Now!” Another flyer shows a drawing of hundreds gathered in front of the White House with their fists raised and clenched in anger, “We will lay siege to the White House. And we will sustain it for exactly 50 days. This is the #WhiteHouseSiege.” Why until Nov. 3, because it is the end date to bring Joe Biden to power and this result is what the anarchy is all about. Continuing “It’s time … for dramatic, decisive action. Which is why, on Sept. 17, …we and tens of thousands of our fellow citizens will stream into Lafayette Square, in Washington D.C.” They “will electrify the U.S. election season – and it doesn’t stop there. Drawing wind from #MeToo, #BLM (and) #ExtinctionRebellion,” and other protest hate Trump groups. And then their real intent is identified, “We’ll inspire a global movement of systemic change – a Global Spring – a cultural heave toward a new world order.” New World Order is, and always has been, code for world

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Since the District of Columbia is constitutionally federal property thus federally managed, Trump could surround the White House with a second fence as with St John’s Church. I recommend closure of the White House and Lafayette Square to the public until after the results of the election are confirmed. Also extend endangered parameters to up to a half mile and enforce no camping in public. If the mob defies the closure, with drones or other emitters, spray the park as needed with skunk juice as the Israelis do to defer intruders on the Gaza Strip. Unwanted guests leave immediately as they cannot stand their smell and do not return for up to six weeks because the smell remains. Consider spraying a week before revolutionists arrive. Otherwise Madonna’s comment comes to mind, “Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House,” from the Women’s March, Jan. 21, 2017. If this comes off as their photo graphically portrays, she and the revolutionaries may get their wish. Dr. Harold Pease is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and to applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. To read more of his weekly articles, visit http://www. LibertyUnderFire.org.

Misinformation is ‘toxic’ I must admit, even after almost four years of unrecognizable politics, I was shocked to read the Anza opinion piece, “Free speech denied medical profession,” Aug. 28, by Harold W. Pease wherein the case is made that the “liberal” media has censored “the voice of the medical profession.” What could he possibly be talking about? Well, none other than “America’s Frontline Doctors” who dressed in white and gathered recently in front of the Supreme Court to proclaim to the world that “doctors already have the prophylactic drugs to prevent (COVID-19) infection and to cure the infected.” That’s right. The now infamous cranks pushing “hydroxychloroquine” which scientific studies have overwhelmingly proved to be ineﬀective and dangerous are still being promoted as legitimate in the pages of your newspaper. Without reference to “demon sperm” or other clearly insane nonsense, the idea that these charlatans represent the “medical profession” is more

than insulting. It’s dangerous. Why is this toxic misinformation being dumped on our communities? Are residents here so poorly educated and powerless that you think no one will notice? Does your view of free speech mean you will publish any old garbage no matter how dangerous to the public health? It’s bad enough that during this pandemic, which has taken roughly 200,000 American lives so far, some grossly misinformed residents believe wearing masks to be an infringement of their rights – to infect others – without more proven claptrap being dumped on us. No wonder the U.S. leads the world in infections and deaths – we are all hostages to the weakest links. Ironically, the author suggested that it’s Democrats who have politicized death. Surely, it’s clear by now that COVID-19 has no better champion than those peddling these fake narratives and remedies. Fabian Biancardi Temecula

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government. Their literature describes what siege means, “You dig in, hold your ground and the tension accumulates, ampliﬁes, goes global.” This is the real reason Trump is despised. He opposes world government which results in the loss of American independence. Then the coup conspirators threaten the president. They argue Trump will not leave the White House voluntarily should he lose the election thus, with the people already assembled, they will “drag Trump from the White House when he loses.” Some elections, as in Gore/Bush were close and not resolved for weeks, and this one only by the Supreme Court. Would the mediacreated mob act prematurely? Of course, they already plan to. Their flyer said so, “We will not let Donald Trump steal the election!” Such an outcome is predictable. The revolutionist and their media outlets are setting the nation up for a second Civil War if this election is too close to call right away. This preelection seizure of the White House is a threat to all Americans. I believe that it is designed to bait Trump into aggressive action that is likely to result in injury or death to someone which would be used to propagandized for escalation. Antifa is not above doing something like this. Bloodshed could lead to another Civil War.

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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved amendments to the county’s 2020-2021 Community Development Block Grant program which will provide funding for the Murrieta Back to Business Program, Anza Community Hall and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. The amendments were approved by a 4-0 margin with Kevin Jeﬀries not able to cast a vote. Murrieta will receive a $250,000 grant to assist small businesses which have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, Anza Community Hall will be given $15,000 to cover increased expenses and lost revenues due to the coronavirus situation and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District will use $10,000 of CDBG funding to complement other funding which will install a new emergency siren alert system. Community Development Block Grant projects are intended to revitalize lower-income communities. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and an annual plan must be submitted to HUD. The board of supervisors approved the 2020-2021 CDBG plan May 19. If the county does not believe that the money will be spent by the HUD deadline, the money may be reallocated, and the board of supervisors can also reallocate funds from a completed project with CDBG money remaining. An amendment to the CDBG plan requires a public notice, a public hearing and a 30-day

public comment period. The county issued a public notice July 23. Murrieta’s Back to Business Program will provide grants for up to $10,000 to assist eligible businesses in rehiring or retraining employees. The funding may also be used for lease payments or other eligible expenses. At least 51% of the employees rehired or retrained must have family incomes at or below 80% of the county’s median household income. If a facility provides services to low-income or moderate-income residents, including older adults, the facility itself does not need to be in a low-income census tract. Anza Community Hall is in the 56600 block of state Route 371 and is a nonproﬁt organization which provides food assistance, health care services, education classes and other activities for area residents. Low-income or moderate-income residents account for 66.9% of Anza Community Hall program participants. The expenses eligible for CDBG funding include utilities, supplies and other program-related costs. The Idyllwild Fire Protection District station in the 54100 block of Maranatha Drive responds to calls in Idyllwild and the Fern Valley area. The total cost to replace the alert system is estimated at $30,000, but because 54.01% of the nearby residents are low-income or moderate-income, CDBG funding will provide $10,000 of the funding. Local funding will provide the remainder of the cost. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umber: R - 202008 05 6 T h e f ollowi ng perso n( s) i s ( are) d oi ng busi ness as: WEISS CONSTRUCTION 6 8 7 6 I nd i ana Ave # N , R i versi d e, C A 9 25 06 C ounty: R i versi d e William Warren Weiss, 22581 Rolling Meadows D r, P erri s, C A 9 25 7 0 T h i s busi ness i s cond ucted by an I nd i vi d ual R eg i st rant commenced to transa ct busi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on 7/1976 I d eclare th at all i nf ormati on i n th i s st atement i s true and correct. ( A reg i st rant wh o d eclares as true any materi al matter pursu ant to Secti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P rof essi ons C od e th at th e reg i st rant knows to be f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollars ( $ 1 ,000) .) Registrant: William Weiss Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i versi d e C ounty on 07 / 3 0/ 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I N AL ST AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3211 PUBLISHED: August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umber: R - 202008 21 6 T h e f ollowi ng perso n( s) i s ( are) d oi ng busi ness as: GOLDMAN CONTRACTORS 3 7 48 0 Aurora L ane, Anza, C A 9 25 3 9 M ai li ng ad d res s : P O B ox 3 9 09 1 1 , Anza, C ali f orni a 9 25 3 9 C ounty: R i versi d e C h arles L yn G old man, 3 7 48 0 Aurora L ane, Anza, C A 9 25 3 9 T h i s busi ness i s cond ucted by an I nd i vi d ual R eg i st rant h as not beg un to transa ct busi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclare th at all i nf ormati on i n th i s s tatement i s true and correct. ( A reg i s trant wh o d eclares as true any materi al matter purs uant to Secti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B us i nes s and P rof es s i ons C od e th at th e reg i s trant knows to be f als e is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to ex ceed one th ous and d ollars ( $ 1 ,000) .) R eg i st rant: C h arles L G old man Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i versi d e C ounty on 08 / 05 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I N AL ST AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3213 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umber: R - 202008 5 6 0 T h e f ollowi ng perso n( s) i s ( are) d oi ng busi ness as: JEFF HOLLETTS’S POOL CARE 3 27 07 San M arcos D ri ve, T emecula, C A 9 25 9 2 C ounty: R i versi d e Jeffrey Paul Hollett, 32707 San Marcos Drive, T emecula, C A 9 25 9 2 T h i s busi ness i s cond ucted by an I nd i vi d ual R eg i st rant commenced to transa ct busi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on 4-1-2020 I d eclare th at all i nf ormati on i n th i s st atement i s true and correct. ( A reg i st rant wh o d eclares as true any materi al matter pursu ant to Secti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P rof essi ons C od e th at th e reg i st rant knows to be f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollars ( $ 1 ,000) .) Registrant: Jeffrey Paul Hollett, N/A Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i versi d e C ounty on 08 / 1 3 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I N AL ST AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3214 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umber: R - 202008 3 9 6 T h e f ollowi ng perso n( s) i s ( are) d oi ng busi ness as: CALIFORNIA CABINET CENTERS 2425 5 C onej o D r. Q uai l Valley, C A 9 25 8 7 C ounty: R i versi d e C ali f orni a C abi net C enter, 2425 5 C onej o D r. Q uai l Valley, C A 9 25 8 7 T h i s bus i ness i s cond ucted by a C orporati on T h i s C orporati on i s reg i st ered i n th e st ate of C A R eg i st rant commenced to transa ct busi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on July 15, 2005 I d eclare th at all i nf ormati on i n th i s s tatement i s true and correct. ( A reg i st rant wh o d eclares as true any materi al matter pursu ant to Secti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P rof essi ons C od e th at th e reg i st rant knows to be f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollars ( $ 1 ,000) .) R eg i st rant: P amela D oroth y D unn, P resi d ent Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i versi d e C ounty on 08 / 1 0/ 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I N AL ST AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3218 PUBLISHED: August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umber: R - 202008 7 5 9 T h e f ollowi ng perso n( s) i s ( are) d oi ng busi ness as: 1. DESIGNWORKS 2. CREATIVE INDUSTRIES 7611 Hillside St., Corona, CA 92881 C ounty: R i versi d e Toshia-Felihkatubbee, 7611 Hillside St., Corona, C A 9 28 8 1 T h i s busi ness i s cond ucted by an I nd i vi d ual R eg i st rant commenced to transa ct busi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on 08/10/2020 I d eclare th at all i nf ormati on i n th i s st atement i s true and correct. ( A reg i st rant wh o d eclares as true any materi al matter pursu ant to Secti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P rof essi ons C od e th at th e reg i st rant knows to be f alse i s g ui lty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one th ousa nd d ollars ( $ 1 ,000) .) R eg i st rant: T osh i a- F eli h katubbee Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i versi d e C ounty on 08 / 21 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I N AL ST AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3220 PUBLISHED: September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umber: R - 202008 245 T h e f ollowi ng perso n( s) i s ( are) d oi ng busi ness as: ELECT AMICO 2020 43 00 E . M es q ui te Ave., P alm Spri ng s, C A 9 226 4 M ai li ng ad d ress: 6 7 7 8 2 E . P alm C anyon D r. Ste B 1 04 P M B 449 , C ath ed ral C i ty, C A 9 223 4- 5 43 3 C ounty: R i versi d e a. R aymond L oui s Ami co, 43 00 E . M esq ui te Ave., P alm Spri ng s, C A 9 226 4 b. M i ch elle R enee Ami co, 43 00 E . M esq ui te Ave., P alm Spri ng s, C A 9 226 4 This business is conducted by an Unincorporated Asso ci ati on – oth er th an a partnersh i p R eg i st rant h as not beg un to transa ct busi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclare th at all i nf ormati on i n th i s st atement i s true and correct. ( A reg i st rant wh o d eclares as true any materi al matter pursu ant to Secti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P rof essi ons C od e th at th e reg i st rant knows to be f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollars ( $ 1 ,000) .) R eg i st rant: R aymond L . Ami co, G eneral P artner Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i versi d e C ounty on 08 / 05 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I N AL ST AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3212 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umber: R - 202008 5 6 7 T h e f ollowi ng perso n( s) i s ( are) d oi ng busi ness as: INDIAN MASALA GRILL 26 5 5 0 Y nez R oad # C , T emecula, C A 9 25 9 1 M ai li ng ad d ress: 3 08 Sunbi rd C ourt, San M arcos, C A 9 206 9 C ounty: R i versi d e I nd i an M asa la R est aurant C orporati on, 3 08 Sunbi rd C ourt, San M arcos, C A 9 206 9 T h i s busi ness i s cond ucted by a C orporati on T h i s C orporati on i s reg i st ered i n th e st ate of C A R eg i st rant h as not beg un to transa ct busi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclare th at all i nf ormati on i n th i s st atement i s true and correct. ( A reg i st rant wh o d eclares as true any materi al matter pursu ant to Secti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P rof essi ons C od e th at th e reg i st rant knows to be f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollars ( $ 1 ,000) .) R eg i st rant: Ja sp al S. G arg , P resi d ent Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i versi d e C ounty on 08 / 1 4/ 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I N AL ST AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3215 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020

CHANGE OF NAME

N OT I C E OF P E T I T I ON T O AD M I N I ST E R E ST AT E OF SUZANNE MARTINEZ C ASE # : P R I N 20008 01 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, conti ng ent cred i tors, and perso ns wh o may oth erwi se be i nterest ed i n th e wi ll or est ate, or both of SUZANNE MARTINEZ A Petition for Probate has been filed by RICHARD WESLEY OLIASON i n th e Superi or C ourt of C ali f orni a, C ounty of R i versi d e.

CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME C ase N umber: M C C 2001 5 49 T O AL L I N T E R E ST E D P E R SON S P eti ti oner: RALPH EDWIN SCHUELER JR. F i led a peti ti on wi th th i s court f or a d ecree ch ang i ng names as f ollows: P rese nt N ame: RALPH EDWIN SCHUELER JR. P ropose d N ame: RALPH EDWIN DANIELS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested i n th i s matter appear bef ore th i s court at th e h eari ng i nd i cated below to sh ow cause , i f any, wh y th e peti ti on f or ch ang e of name sh ould not be g ranted . Any perso n obj ecti ng to th e name changes described above must file a written obj ecti on th at i nclud es th e reaso ns f or th e obj ecti on at least two court d ays bef ore th e matter i s sch ed uled to be h eard and must appear at th e h eari ng to sh ow cause wh y th e peti ti on sh ould not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, th e court may g rant th e peti ti on wi th out a h eari ng . NOTICE OF HEARING D ate: 1 0/ 01 / 20 T i me: 8 : 00 AM D ept: S1 01 T h e ad d ress of th e court: 3 07 5 5 Auld R d , M urri eta, C a 9 25 6 3 A copy of th i s Ord er to Sh ow C ause sh all be publi sh ed at least once each week f or f our su ccessi ve weeks pri or to th e d ate se t f or h eari ng on th e peti ti on i n th e f ollowi ng newsp aper of g eneral ci rculati on, pri nted i n th i s county: Anza Valley Outlook D ate: 8 / 1 2/ 20 Si g ned : B rad ley O. Snell, Ju d g e of th e Superi or C ourt LEGAL: 3217 PUBLISHED: August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME C ase N umber: M VC 2003 7 9 2 T O AL L I N T E R E ST E D P E R SON S P eti ti oner: TYLER DOMINICK GULINO JONES F i led a peti ti on wi th th i s court f or a d ecree ch ang i ng names as f ollows: P rese nt N ame: TYLER DOMINICK GULINO JONES P ropose d N ame: TYLER DOMINICK JONES THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested i n th i s matter appear bef ore th i s court at th e h eari ng i nd i cated below to sh ow cause , i f any, wh y th e peti ti on f or ch ang e of name sh ould not be g ranted . Any perso n obj ecti ng to th e name changes described above must file a written obj ecti on th at i nclud es th e reaso ns f or th e obj ecti on at least two court d ays bef ore th e matter i s sch ed uled to be h eard and must appear at th e h eari ng to sh ow cause wh y th e peti ti on sh ould not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, th e court may g rant th e peti ti on wi th out a h eari ng . NOTICE OF HEARING D ate: 1 0/ 01 / 20 T i me: 1 : 00 AM D ept: M V2 The address of the court: 13800 Hancock St # D 201 , M oreno Valley, C A 9 25 5 3 A copy of th i s Ord er to Sh ow C ause sh all be publi sh ed at least once each week f or f our su ccessi ve weeks pri or to th e d ate se t f or h eari ng on th e peti ti on i n th e f ollowi ng newsp aper of g eneral ci rculati on, pri nted i n th i s county: Anza Valley Outlook D ate: 8 / 1 1 / 2020 Signed: K. Silvas, Clerk of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3216 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020

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PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

T h e P eti ti on f or P robate req uest s th at RICHARD WESLEY OLIASON be appoi nted as perso nal represe ntati ve to ad mi ni st er th e est ate of th e d eced ent. T h e peti ti on req uest s th e d eced ent’ s wi ll and cod i ci ls, i f any, be ad mi tted to probate. T h e wi ll and any cod i ci ls are available for examination in the file kept by th e court. T h e peti ti on req uest s auth ori ty to ad mi ni st er th e est ate und er th e I nd epend ent Ad mi ni st rati on of E st ates Act. ( T h i s auth ori ty wi ll allow th e perso nal represe ntati ve to take many acti ons wi th out obtai ni ng court approval. B ef ore taki ng certai n very i mportant acti ons, h owever, th e perso nal represe ntati ve wi ll be req ui red to g i ve noti ce to i nterest ed perso ns unless th ey h ave wai ved noti ce or conse nted to th e propose d acti on.) T h e i nd epend ent ad mi ni st rati on auth ori ty wi ll be g ranted unless an interested person files an obj ecti on to th e peti ti on and sh ows g ood cause wh y th e court sh ould not g rant th e auth ori ty. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: D ate: 1 0/ 01 / 2020 T i me: 8 : 45 AM D ept. P S3 ( 1 ) T h e C ourth ouse i s close d . Y ou must attend hearing by Webex (2) C all 1 - 21 3 - 3 06 - 3 06 5 : ( 3 ) E nter M eeti ng N umber 28 9 1 001 6 0 If you object to th e g ranti ng of th e peti ti on, you sh ould appear at th e h eari ng and st ate your obj ecti ons or file written objections with the court bef ore th e h eari ng . Y our appearance may be i n perso n or by your attorney.

Run your legal notices in the Anza Valley Outlook, adjudicated for Riverside County. n Application Order for Publication of Summons/Citation..........................$400 for 4 Weeks n Notice of Petition to Administer Estate ....................................................$300 for 3 Weeks n Order to Show Cause for Change of Name................................................ $80 for 4 Weeks n Fictitious Business Name Statement ....... 3. $52 for 4 Weeks n Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name Statement ..............................$40 for 4 Weeks n Notice of Lien Sale.......................................................................................$60 for 2 Weeks n Notice of Application to Sell Alcoholic Beverages ....................................... $35 for 1 Week

......................................$80 for 3 Weeks n Request for Proposal .................................................................................$250 for 4 Weeks n Notice to Defendant ..................................................................................$400 for 4 Weeks n Notice of Hearing -Decedent’s Estate or Trust ..........................................$300 for 3 Weeks n Notice of Sale or Unclaimed Personal Property .......................................$150 for 2 Weeks n Trustee’s Sale ....................................................................... $200 for 3 Weeks • 1 col x 8 in ..................................................................... $250 for 3 Weeks • 1 col x 10 in n Notice to Absent Spouse ...........................................................................$150 for 4 Weeks n Dissolution of Marriage.............................................................................$250 for 4 Weeks n Land Patent ...............................................................................................$280 for 3 Weeks

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If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to th e perso nal represe ntati ve appoi nted by th e court wi th i n th e later of ei th er ( 1 ) four months f rom th e d ate of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in se cti on 5 8 ( b) of th e C ali f orni a P robate C od e, or ( 2) 60 days f rom th e d ate of mai li ng or perso nal d eli very to you of a noti ce und er se cti on 9 05 2 of th e C ali f orni a P robate C od e. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. I f you are a perso n interested in the estate, you may file wi th th e court a R eq uest f or Speci al Notice (Form DE-154) of the filing of an i nventory and apprai sa l of est ate asse ts or of any peti ti on or account as provi d ed i n P robate C od e se cti on 1 25 0. A R eq uest f or Speci al N oti ce f orm i s avai lable f rom th e court clerk. Attorney f or peti ti oner: G reg ory Ash craf t, 29 9 7 0 T ech nolog y D r., Ste 21 7 , M urri eta, C A 9 25 6 3 9 5 1 - 3 043 43 1 LEGAL #: 3219 PUBLISHED: August 28, September 4, 11, 2020

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