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Hello Temecula! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Learn how to win Temecula city contracts at a free workshop
  • Concrete truck overturns near Temecula, injuring at least one person
  • Temecula home search uncovers alleged multi-county identity theft operation

Also on today's calendar: Volunteer Day for Army SPC Seth Wakeling and 17 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 89, low: 61.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Temecula Event Teaches Businesses How To Become Vendors (patch.com) — Temecula businesses are invited to a free Sept. 29 workshop explaining how to become registered vendors and compete for city contracts. Attendees at the Temecula Valley Entrepreneurs Exchange will learn the city's procurement process, where to find bid opportunities, and how to network effectively with government buyers to grow their companies.
   

2. 1 Injured After Concrete Truck Overturns Near Temecula: CHP (patch.com) — A concrete truck overturned Thursday morning on Highway 79 near Dugan Drive in the Radec area east of Temecula, injuring at least one person. The California Highway Patrol reported an uncertain number of occupants and injury severity, and warned that Dugan Drive would be temporarily closed while crews handled the crash.
   

3. Temecula Woman Suspected Of Fraud, Identity Theft, Held On $300K Bail (patch.com) — Temecula residents are learning more about a local woman accused of running a large-scale fraud and identity theft operation, after investigators arrested her at her Temecula home. Authorities say they seized hundreds of items tied to forged documents, stolen credit cards and passports, with victims spanning San Diego, Riverside and Orange counties and even Arizona, while she remains jailed on $300,000 bail.
   

4. Petition · Improve bus stops and schedules in Winchester-Temecula-Murrieta (change.org) — If you rely on RTA buses around Temecula, a new petition is calling for better shelters, benches, and more reliable schedules across the Winchester–Temecula–Murrieta corridor. Organizers argue that seniors, disabled riders, and daily commuters face unsafe waits and inconsistent timing, and they're urging residents to sign on to pressure transit officials for upgrades.
   

5. Public Works Crew Completes New Pathway To 3rd Street In Temecula (patch.com) — Temecula pedestrians now have a new paved pathway linking the end of 3rd Street with the trail by the creek, improving access to Old Town without a car. The city also plans the Mercedes Street Sidewalk project, adding missing sidewalks and new crosswalks near 3rd Street, with construction expected to begin next year.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My dragon fruit is blooming right now and I just pollinated it.
    Hopefully I'll get a big juicy dragon fruit soon. (Nextdoor Starlight Ridge Community)
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Taco Bell Team Member-Food Champion in Temecula. Apply here.
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Temecula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Temecula here.

Ok Temecula! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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