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The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce's Oct. 15 Legislative Forum highlighted AB 1776's small-business exemption, unresolved wildfire insurance pressures and AI regulation as key issues heading into 2027.
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View MoreTemecula's Flexible Family Assistance Program, which served 42 households and 102 children in 2025, won the 2026 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence from the League of California Cities.
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View MoreGov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1379 on Sept. 30, requiring Riverside County to separate its sheriff and coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner's office by July 1, 2027, a move Sheriff Chad Bianco called politically motivated and county officials warned carries unfunded costs.
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View MoreRiverside County EMS updated four paramedic protocols effective Oct. 1, removing atropine from adult cardiac arrest treatment, clarifying when medics can use the clotting drug TXA in trauma cases, and making trauma center consultations optional rather than mandatory.
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View MoreThe Riverside County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on $88,350 in community grants for 17 Third District organizations, including the Rotary Club of Temecula Valley New Generations in Temecula.
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View MoreThe Riverside County Sheriff's Department is asking the public to help locate Daniel John Mullins, 63, a Temecula resident missing since Thursday, Sept. 24, who is believed to have left his Nob Court home on a mountain bike.
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View MoreRiverside County sheriff's deputies at the Southwest Station are citing riders, towing illegal electric motorcycles and warning parents they can face criminal liability as part of an ongoing enforcement campaign in Temecula.
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View MoreGov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1628, which amends California's Education Code to require districts like TVUSD to deliver sex-ed instruction at least twice before graduation and extends the state's safe surrender window from 72 hours to 30 days.
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View MoreRegular gasoline in Riverside County averaged $6.174 a gallon on Friday, Sept. 25, the highest price since October 2022, as a 37-day streak of increases tied to the U.S./Israel conflict with Iran shows no sign of slowing.
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View MoreRiverside County's average gas price hit $6.146 per gallon on Tuesday, Sept. 22, after 36 straight days of increases, the highest level since September 2023, driven by the U.S./Israel conflict with Iran.
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View MoreThe Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold its October Legislative Advocacy Forum on Oct. 15 at Temecula City Hall, offering local business owners a chance to discuss how state and federal policy decisions affect operating costs.
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View MoreRiverside County is accepting public feedback on its draft application for California's Prohousing Designation Program, which would give the county priority access to state housing grants worth millions of dollars.
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View MoreThe Southwest California Manufacturing Council will hold a session focused on AI in manufacturing on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 41000 Main Street in Temecula, with the Manufacturers' Council of the Inland Empire as featured presenter.
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