Friday, May 30th, 2025
Good morning, Murrieta. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of May.
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested 34-year-old Bradford Wayne Byrnes after he led a pursuit in a stolen vehicle on May 21 near highways 371 — 79 in Aguanga, abandoned his vehicle near Boulder Way in Anza and fled on foot before being booked into Murrieta’s Southwest Detention Center. Valley News
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Last week, the Murrieta Unified School Board passed a parent notification policy with a 3-1-1 vote that requires staff to tell parents when a student joins a club on school grounds. Supporters say the rule protects family rights — while critics worry it may break current law and risk student privacy. Valley News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ On May 8, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District board approved a $349,737 contract with Tharsos, Inc.—which also included $34,000 for design and added costs—to upgrade chemical pipelines at the Back Basin Groundwater Treatment Plant. Valley News
- ➤ On May 8, the Rancho California Water District board approved buying a 10.01 acre property on Belle Chaine Loop for $1,450,000 with a 6+0 vote and authorized general manager Jason Martin to sign the documents; the purchase will fund new recharge basins and wells as part of the Mid-Pauba Groundwater Banking project that will provide water during dry years. Valley News
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
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