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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO October 1 – 7, 2021
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Volume 21, Issue 40
Preseason wraps as prep football heads into league play
Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR
From congressional seats to water districts, California cities, school boards and even state and federal offices are looking at redistricting thanks to slower population growth shown in the 2020 U.S. Census which was released in August. see page A-2
Entertainment Temecula to host Halloween Carnival Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR
The city of Temecula announced it will host a free Halloween Carnival Friday, Oct. 29, complete with a costume contest, carnival games and spooktacular activities, throughout Old Town. see page B-3
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Santa Rosa quarterback Adam Pinard (4) runs for a touchdown against Temecula Prep Saturday, September 25. See full coverage and more photos on page C-1. Valley News/Action Captures Media Group
Murrieta Council sets guidance for residents to apply for District 5 seat following Mayor resignation Tony Ault STAFF WRITER
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A discussion on the resignation of Murrieta Mayor Scott Vinton and how he might be replaced by appointment or special election was held to almost the end of the Murrieta City Council meeting Sept. 21. Other updates heard by council during the regular meeting included the 5-year Strategic Capital Improvement Plan and pending voting district boundary changes due to the latest census. In the CIP budget, City Information Officer Aaron Mendoza reviewed projects being planned, those underway and those to come and their approximate costs in the next five years for council to review and offer its approval or recommendations. see MURRIETA, page A-2
Murrieta Mayor Scott Vinton, shown here giving comments during the Sept. 21 city council meeting will be vacating his position with the city at the end of the year to move to Tennessee with his family. Vinton was first elected to the council in November 2018 for a four-year term. Valley News/Courtesy photo
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Temecula awarded $378k fire safety grant Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR
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This map, which is part of the $378,000 Temecula Creek Wildfire Risk Reduction Community Plan Cal Fire wildfire grant received by the city of Temecula shows the area of responsibility under the plan currently in development by the city. Valley News/Courtesy photo
The city of Temecula was awarded a $378,000 grant from Cal Fire to be used for fire prevention and safety, according to Temecula Mayor Pro Tem Matt Rahn. “Along Temecula Creek and the I-15 corridor there, it’s a high risk for fire issues, one of the higher risk areas for us in the community,” Rahn said. “The problem with the area is there is a bit of a challenge of a hodgepodge of ownership. You have cultural resources, you have biological resources, you have watershed managements, you have homeless encampments, just everything you could possibly imagine. It’s a nexus of everything coming together.” Rahn said that the problem is there is also a high fuel load increasing the risk of fires within that particular area. “Navigating that landscape within either state or federal jurisdiction so that we can do the fuel reductions and to be able to get that clearance to make that part of our community safe is extremely see SAFETY, page A-6