Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in Hemet public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
7 topics in business jobs
Cannabis permit renewals
Food truck impact on restaurants
Food truck impact on La Cabana Taco Shop
Food trucks near her business
Food truck fairness
New McDonald's on the Go
Weston Park Weekends / food trucks
In the News
12 articlesRecent coverage of Hemet from local and regional media.
What We Know About the Results of California's 14 Ballot Measures
Southern California voters, along with the rest of the state, are sorting through the results of 14 statewide ballot measures this election, headlined by a closely watched tax on billionaires. Campaigns on both...
Nov 5, 2026Public’s help sought in locating missing Hemet teen Isabella Mildon
HEMET-The public’s help is being sought in locating Isabella Mildon, 16, who was last seen Oct. 31 in Hemet, according to a missing-person flyer circulating on social media.Isabella is described as approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 220 pounds, with red hair and light brown or hazel
Nov 3, 2026California's Landmark Environmental Law Faces Overhaul Under Proposed Ballot Measure
Southern California voters will weigh in on a measure that could significantly alter how California handles environmental review for major construction projects, a change supporters say would speed up housing a...
Nov 3, 2026Proposition 43 Asks Voters: Make It Harder to Raise Local Taxes for Specific Services?
California voters will soon decide whether it should become harder for local governments to pass taxes earmarked for specific purposes, from wildfire prevention and schools to emergency medical response. Propos...
Nov 3, 2026Civil Rights Groups Warn County Election Day Rules Could Hinder Media Coverage of Voting
Several of California’s largest counties have rolled out Election Day media policies that press advocates say overstep state law and threaten First Amendment protections for journalists covering the polls. A co...
Nov 2, 2026Proposition 45 Could Redefine California's Data Center Battle
California voters weighing Proposition 45 next month are being asked to decide on what backers call a long-overdue fix to the state’s infrastructure permitting process. But critics warn the measure carries a hi...
Oct 31, 2026How Proposition 45 Could Reshape California's Battles Over Data Centers
California voters weighing Proposition 45 on the November ballot are being asked to settle more than a dispute over housing permits — opponents warn the measure could quietly gut a wave of new state and local p...
Oct 31, 2026EMWD approves contract to rehabilitate Sun City Tank
The Eastern Municipal Water District board approved contracts to rehabilitate three water storage tanks, including the Sun City Tank.The 5-0 vote on October 7 authorized separate contracts for the three tanks. Paso Robles Tank, Inc., which is based in Hemet, was awarded the contract for the Sun
Oct 23, 2026EMWD approves design contract for Soboba Two Tank rehabilitation
The Eastern Municipal Water District has awarded a preliminary design contract for the rehabilitation of the Soboba Two Tank in San Jacinto.The EMWD board voted 5-0 October 7 to award a $115,456 design contract to Michael Baker International for the preliminary design of the project. The board a
Oct 23, 2026Hearings this week: San Jacinto annexations, Rancho Diamante deal, Valley-Wide CFD tax
San Jacinto council hears two annexations and a 151-home tract Oct. 20; Hemet Planning Commission takes up the Rancho Diamante development agreement; Valley-Wide adopts a Winchester CFD tax. Times, places and posted items for Oct. 19-25.
Oct 17, 2026Hearings this week: Hemet Measure U police funding, warehouse rules, LHMWD seat
Hemet’s City Council takes up Measure U money to unfreeze nine police positions Tuesday night, and holds a public hearing on the city’s rewritten warehouse rules. That is the main agenda left in the valley this week. Hemet Unified’s school board meets the same afternoon. Lake Hemet’s water board fills a vacant seat Thursday. Hemet’s […]
Oct 13, 2026One person found dead in Hemet house fire Saturday evening
Photos and story by Robert CarterOne person was found dead inside a burning home Saturday evening, Oct. 10, after firefighters responded to a structure fire across from Fruitvale Elementary School.Hemet Fire Department crews were dispatched at approximately 5:23 p.m. to a single-story reside
Oct 11, 2026