2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (188+ words) HEMET — The Hemet City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, approved Resolution No. 2026-153 appointing Cameron Phillips Extra Help Fire Chief effective Sept. 14, 2026. Consent Calendar 18.L, Staff Report No. 26-292, approved a temporary at-will employment agreement for Phillips as a CalPERS retired annuitant under…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (407+ words) California’s experiment with pushing back school start times appears to be paying off, according to new research that finds students are sleeping more, struggling less with mental health, and posting better test scores since the state’s later-start law took full…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (137+ words) hsjchronicle.com HEMET — Shooters Sports Bar & Grill remained closed Thursday morning, seven days after Riverside County Environmental Health listed it shut for a cockroach infestation. The county’s 60-day Food Facility Closure List shows the business at 121 E. Florida Ave., Hemet,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (324+ words) HEMET — The Hemet City Council holds a public hearing tonight on an ordinance that would update Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat habitat mitigation fees paid by new development. The hearing is Item 16.A on the Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, regular agenda. Closed session is…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (324+ words) HEMET — The Hemet City Council holds a public hearing tonight on an ordinance that would update Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat habitat mitigation fees paid by new development. The hearing is Item 16.A on the Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, regular agenda. Closed session is…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (125+ words) hsjchronicle.com Shooters Sports Bar remains closed after cockroach finding Shooters Sports Bar in Hemet remained closed Monday after Riverside County Environmental Health cited a cockroach finding during an inspection Sept. 3. The county’s online inspection listing identified the bar as…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (171+ words) HEMET — Hemet’s Sept. 8 consent calendar includes a resolution to buy and equip 12 police vehicles and motorcycles for a quote total of $943,305.93, with $342,000 coming from Measure U. The item is Consent Calendar 18.F, Resolution 2026-147, Staff Report #26-298. Staff lists nine 2027 Ford Police…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (512+ words) HEMET — Public hearings and regular meetings that affect Hemet, San Jacinto, and Winchester are on the calendar through Sept. 22. This list uses city, district, and county notices and posted packets only. Hemet City Council, 6 p.m., Council Chamber, 450 E. Latham Ave....

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1068+ words) Families of young students attending the Soboba Tribal Preschool were invited to a back-to-school event on Aug. 27 where classrooms were open for visitors. Teachers shared their goals and expectations for the upcoming year, which began on Aug. 4, and answered all…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (587+ words) Even in a state that reliably votes blue, a surprising number of Californians want government to do less and tax them less, according to new research that offers a nuanced portrait of the state’s political landscape heading into the November…...