Free children’s golf lessons coming to San Jacinto this summer

SAN JACINTO – Nonprofit Grandfathers for Golf is accepting applications for children ages 5 and up for its free summer golf program. Classes will start Tuesday, June 6, at 7:30 a.m. at Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto. Each child will receive free of charge: a shirt, a hat, appropriately sized golf clubs, golf bag and balls. Sign up at http://grandfathersforgolf.org.

Grandfathers For Golf, based in San Jacinto, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching underprivileged children and all others how to play the game of golf, which promotes fellowship, health, discipline and sportsmanship. The group works with school districts to arrange busing to participating golf courses, primarily Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto and Echo Hills Golf Course in Hemet. The nonprofit also works with the Southern California Golf Association and its Youth on Course program. For more information, contact Tony Viola at 909-754-4148. Submitted by Grandfathers for Golf.

Riverside Transit Agency announces 25 cent rides this summer, service changes

RIVERSIDE – This summer, everyone rides with the Riverside Transit Agency for 25 cents. It means bus rides, which usually cost $1.75, will be quarter from June 1, through Aug. 30. With a quarter, customers can ride anywhere RTA buses go, anytime they operate. The special rate is a great way for customers, both new and frequent, to find an affordable way around town this summer. Plus, with comfortable seating, free Wi-Fi service and USB charging ports, RTA buses offer a convenient travel experience that is both safe and reliable. The promotion includes all local bus routes, CommuterLink and GoMicro. As always, students who are part of the U-Pass and GoPass programs ride for free with the GoMobile app. Use the GoMobile app or drop a quarter in the farebox. RTA will enhance a handful of routes Sunday, May 14, with better connections and improved on-time performance. This guide is designed to give bus riders a preview of those upcoming changes so they can plan ahead. The new Ride Guide is available online. The affected routes are 8, 30, 61 and 74.

Route 8

To improve connections with school bell times, the Route 8 clockwise weekday trips departing the Lake Elsinore Outlet Center at 6:53 a.m. and 8:05 a.m. will be adjusted to depart at 6:35 a.m. and 7:55 a.m., respectively. The counterclockwise

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The public is invited to attend a celebration at the Public Works Operations Department at 521 N. Langstaff on May 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments and raffles will be available as residents are urged to pay tribute to the Public Works professionals who make substantial contributions to the city on a daily basis.

City Council Consent Calendar items No. 2-9 were approved unanimously, 4-0, with Council Member Brian Tisdale being absent. Item No. 6 was briefly held for public comment but eventually approved. Three Successor Agency Consent Calendar items were also passed unanimously. There were two Public Hearings, which both began with presentations from Interim Assistant Community Development Director Damaris Abraham, on behalf of Planning Department staff.

The first was a planning application (New Ventures), requesting approval of a Tentative Tract Map and a Conditional Use Permit to subdivide an approximately 0.34acre parcel into one lot for condominium purposes and to convert an existing apartment complex into five residential condominium units located at the northwest corner of Graham Ave. and Lowell St. The staff’s recommendation to adopt was carried out with a 4-0 vote.

The second Public Hearing was a planning application for a request to subdivide an 8.46-acre site into four parcels ranging in size from 0.97 acres to 2.9 acres and one 1.6acre remainder parcel located at the southeast corner of Riverside Dr. and Collier Ave. During public comments, Jeanne Corral conveyed her concerns regarding the lack of a protected left-turn signal on one side of the roadway. With those areas being developed she feels traffic should be mitigated or modified for all citizens using that intersection. Mayor Pro Tem Steve Manos requested that staff address the concern and it was stated the project has not reached the point of discussing the traffic in that