Some Riverside County parents will have to wait a little longer to find out who might represent them on the Temecula Valley Unified School District board. Though the application deadline was Friday, the district won't release the names and number of people who applied for the seat vacated by the resignation of Danny Gonzalez, as reported by The Press-Enterprise ..read more

Four suspects were arrested in connection with at least 40 burglaries across Southern California. The suspects were identified as: -Aaron Kincy, 24, of Los Angeles -Corey Christopher, 24, of Compton -Rasheed Reed, 23, of Compton -Armaun Yerger, 23, of Compton On July 23, Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary in Temecula. The suspects entered the business and stole several bottles of high-end alcohol. On Sept. 17, authorities said the same suspects burglarized the same store and stole the same items. The burglars also targeted several businesses in Riverside County and oth ..read more

The Temecula Valley Unified School District board is facing controversy yet again, this time being accused of using a soccer-style yellow/red card system to stifle public comment in violation of the First Amendment and California's open meetings law. Upneed Dhaliwal and Julie Geary have filed suit against the district, the board and President Joseph Komrosky individually after he "repeatedly ordered numerous members of the public, including Plaintiffs, removed from Board meetings when they were not engaged in disruptive conduct," the plaintiffs said in a lawsuit filed on Thursday. The lawsuit ..read more

A member of the Temecula Valley Unified School District School Board is resigning his position, according to multiple reports, putting in jeopardy the conservative majority that has made national headlines. Danny Gonzalez stepped down from his post on Friday, according to reports in the Press-Enterprise and elsewhere. “It was an honor and privilege to serve the Temecula community and it is with a heavy heart that we are leaving,” Gonzalez wrote to the newspaper. “We wish (the school district) and the entire valley well and appreciate the support we have received over this last year.” Gonzalez ..read more

After the Temecula Valley Unified School District approved a controversial flag ban policy on campuses, one student protested the new rule by handing out hundreds of Pride flags to classmates. The move has now sparked a campaign to support Moxxie, a 16-year-old junior at Great Oak High School in Temecula, with people donating Pride flags, pins and stickers to the teen. After a 3-2 approval on Sept. 12, only state and U.S. flags can be displayed at schools within the district. All other flags would require the superintendent’s approval. Some critics believe the new policy will be used to censor ..read more

A proposal for a new flag policy at the Temecula Valley Unified School District is on the agenda at the board’s Tuesday night meeting. School officials will discuss whether certain flags should be limited for display, which some critics believe will be used to censor LGBTQ+ support. If approved, the move would only allow state and U.S. flags to be displayed at schools. All other flags would require the superintendent’s approval. Community members who wanted to speak at the meeting were seen lining up earlier in the day to secure tickets to the event. The school board president placed the flag ..read more

The Temecula Valley Unified School District voted unanimously to adopt California's new social studies book and curriculum during a Friday meeting after previously rejecting it twice. The board had objected to the book's coverage of LGBTQ+ figures in history. Despite agreeing to adopt the curriculum, the board says it will pull any material referencing gay rights activist Harvey Milk, which was one of the main points of contention. After reviewing options, the board said it may consider replacing the text referencing Milk with the biography of another gay rights leader instead. Emotions were h ..read more

The sister of Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for her role in a 2019 murder at a Temecula casino. Kimesha Williams, the elder sister of Leonard, and another woman named Candace Townsel were convicted in February of first-degree murder, robbery and elder abuse, ESPN reported. Townsel also received a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole ..read more

The bodies of two missing people were found in Hemet on Thursday, and a Temecula man has been charged with shooting them to death, authorities said. Angel Ponce, a 31-year-old man from Escondido, and Danielle Ricker, a 31-year-old woman from Temecula, were reported missing last month, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a press release. The two lived together in Temecula, but authorities did not indicate their relationship to each other. The remains of "two people believed to be Ponce and Ricker" were found near East Benton and Sage roads in unincorporated Hemet Thursday, several ..read more

The former president of the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education and two others are facing criminal charges after alcohol was allegedly given to members of the Claremont High School Choir at a holiday party. On Dec. 3, 2022, former President Steven Llanusa hosted a tree-trimming party at his home, where the alleged misconduct occurred, the Claremont Police Department said in a press release. Llanusa, who resigned from the board on Dec. 10, reportedly hired the singers to perform at the party. Also paid to entertain the partygoers were shirtless men, who allegedly added to the a ..read more