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Community pulse
What residents are talking about in Hemet public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Church business license ordinance
Food trucks near her business
Food truck impact on restaurants
Food truck impact on La Cabana Taco Shop
Police transparency and food truck enforcement
Community garden naming
Measure Q campaign spending
Food truck enforcement
Data centers and the warehouse ordinance
New McDonald's on the Go
Food truck fairness
Homeless outreach
Planning Commission appointment
Public comment time limits
Ramona Creek extension of time
Rancho Diamante development agreement
Weston Park Weekends / food trucks
Measure I and code enforcement
Measure Q oversight (Item 18G)
Pavement plan (Item 19B)
Measure Q oversight (Items 18G and 18H)
Domestic violence housing
Warehouse ordinance
Annexation status
Warehouse ordinance / recusal demand
Police staffing (Item 18E)
Warehouse ordinance — SCE exemption
Measure Q
Warehouse ordinance / air quality
Measure Q oversight committee
Measure Q / agenda notice
Measure Q / taxation
Warehouse ordinance — Lansing Companies
Warehouse ordinance / community engagement
Warehouse ordinance / moratorium
Unical 76 alcohol license
Warehouse ordinance ZOA 26-005
Monteego Bay Apartments extension
London Spires rent increase
Montego apartments project status
Hemet Logistics West warehouse air quality
American Legion Post 53 community open forum
Public comment rules amendment
Mobile Home Rent Review Commission appointment
CDBG Annual Action Plan
Mobile Home Rent Review Commission appointments
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Palm Villas extension of time
Palm Valley Mobile CUP
Roadway Safety Action Plan
In the news
12 articlesRecent coverage of Hemet from local and regional media.
Proposition 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, 2026Hearings this week: Hemet warehouse rules, Unocal 76 liquor permit, county bonds for Hemet clinic
Hemet Planning Commission hears a logistics zoning rewrite and a Unocal 76 liquor permit Oct. 6; San Jacinto council and county supervisors also meet. Times, places and posted items for Oct. 5-11.
Oct 5, 2026Rate Increases Proposed For Trash Services In Riverside County
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday set a public hearing for next month on a series of proposed hikes to trash collection fees throughout Riverside County’s unincorporated communities, where retrieval costs may...
May 1, 2026Sheriff’s Department Charging More For Police Services In Riverside County Cities
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s request to hike the blanket rate charged to 16 cities and other contract entities for the use of patrol deputies and support...
May 1, 2026Supervisors approve East Hemet rezone, general plan amendment, plot plan
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a rezone, general plan amendment, and plot plan for a proposed East Hemet development. The supervisors voted 5-0 March 24 to approve a zoning classification change, general plan amendment, and plot plan. The vote also adopted an environmental Mitig
Apr 17, 2026Traffic Hazard Prompts Road Closure at Warren Road and Mustang Way in Hemet **Road is now open**
UPDATE: ROAD IS NOW OPEN The Hemet Police Department closed the intersection of Warren Road and Mustang Way to all traffic Tuesday afternoon due to an unspecified traffic hazard. Authorities expect the closure to remain in place for several hours. Police are urging motorists to avoid the immediate
Apr 15, 2026