A couple of things went down this week that I thought were worthy of a mention.
In no particular order...
Item 1: Wildomar got it's first crackdown on homeless encampments in quite a while. The press release says, "a total of 9 homeless camps in the city of Wildomar and unincorporated county areas around Lake Elsinore."
I wish we had the number for just Wildomar. When I first read it, I thought this was only talking about our city. I'm relieved that the "9 homeless camps" weren't all in the W.
Next on the wish list is to get them cleaned up, and fenced off to prevent them from perpetuating.
Press Release - Quality of Life Crimes and Trespass Enforcement
City of Wildomar Police & Riverside County Sheriff, Lake Elsinore Station.
On July 19, 2018, in an ongoing effort to reduce quality of life crimes associated with members of the homeless community, and to provide assistance to those in need, a collaborative operation was conducted by the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station, Wildomar Police Department, Wildomar Code Enforcement, U.S. Department of Forestry Police, Riverside County Housing Authority, Riverside County Homeless Outreach, Riverside County Veterans Affairs, Riverside County Code Enforcement, and SWAG (Social Work Action Group).
The involved agencies visited a total of 9 homeless camps in the city of Wildomar and unincorporated county areas around Lake Elsinore. The operation resulted in 2 people arrested and transported to the Cois Byrd Detention Center.
The arrests were made for the following crimes:
• 1 drug related charge
• 7 arrest warrant services
• 1 trespass violation
In addition, 13 people were connected with services to assist with chemical dependency and were also provided information for services to assist with home placement, of which 6 accepted. Due in part to the successful combined efforts of the agencies involved, and its positive impact on public safety and for the overall quality of life of those who live in the community, further sweeps will be conducted in the future if needed. The Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station would like to thank everyone who participated for their assistance in the operation.
Further information from the County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services Homeless resources is available here; http://dpss.co.riverside.ca.us/homeless-programs/resources
For County of Riverside Code Enforcement, you can find more information here; http://rctlma.org/ce/
For City of Wildomar Code Enforcement, you can find more information here; http://www.cityofwildomar.org/government/departments/code_enforcement/
SWAG, Social Work Action Group is a nonprofit volunteer organization partnered with communities and Riverside County Agencies within the Lake Elsinore – Temecula Valley in their collective efforts to aid those in need of community support. You can find out more information or how to volunteer, here; https://www.theswag.org/
Item 2: SoCal Edison had a community meeting dealing with the new concept (at least new to me) known as PSPS (Public Safety Power Shut-off). It's their "last resort public safety measure to mitigate wildfire risk".
The meeting was held at Edison's Wildomar location, and there were several displays, with very knowledgeable reps to give details on the different aspects of the new policy, and how it could affect someone.
There was also a powerpoint presentation that lasted about half an hour, followed up with a Q&A between the residents (which ranged up to Horsethief Canyon to Deluz) and a panel of Edison experts.
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| Safety was the key point being made by team Edison. |
The information seemed to pertain more to people that live in high risk fire areas, not so much for those that live away from such areas, and that have their power lines underground.
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| The American Red Cross had a display table which showed their 3-Day Bag for emergencies. It's available at their website, and it listed for $99. It was pretty impressive, but that cost is pretty high. They offered a free worksheet on how to create your own 3-Day Bag for a lot less, at an estimated $1.75 a week over 21 weeks (under $40). LINK to the webpage with this bag. |
If you'd like more info about this topic, visit SCE's website for details: use this link.
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A look at some of the new items Edison is using on their power poles.
In the back is a fiberglass crossbeam. |
Item 3: Trash Truck Fire.
Thursday, July 19th, there was a CR&R truck that caught fire. The story made its rounds on FaceBook. I believe that no one was hurt, and everyone had their trash hauled away as usual that day.
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| Photo Credits: Doug Gates |
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| Photo Credits: Doug Gates |
Item 4: The Hive is finally about to open.
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| Located at the northwest corner of Clinton Keith and Palomar. |
For what seems like 2 years, The Hive has had a sign up saying "Bee Patient"... and I'm sure it took the patience of Job for the proprietors to not lose their cool while the behind the scenes issues were being addressed, but the day is finally approaching that they will be opened full time.
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| Photo taken in November 2017. |
They've had a couple of soft opening nights from what I've heard, but their website still says Bee Patient, and that their grand opening will be in mid August.
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| I am bee-ing patient... but it's not easy. ☺ |
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| I can't wait to see what's inside. This is from the website, link below. |
(951) 678-0722
Item 5: This sign just showed up on Palomar, about a quarter mile north of the cemetery, but I'm not really sure what it means... other than the obvious that loads of fill dirt are likely to start arriving there soon.
It says: IMPORT SITE AVAILABLE, NO DUMPING, CALL FOR INFORMATION: (951) 316-3979
I didn't see any start dates listed, but there are hours of operations listed.
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| The sign is adorned with the official city seal. I called the number listed "for information" at 1:30pm on Friday, and after about 8 rings I got their automated phone message machine. Maybe someone else has already gotten through to them and can share what's up at that site. |
Item 6: Bonus item... Wildomar's world's famous lone chimney seems to be the site of a war between taggers.
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| According to google maps, the first tag was there by March. |
The blue "art" was there first, then some meanie with a spray can ruined it for all the cars that drive by it. Some people have no respect for other people's work. (That was sarcasm, and I'm sure you detected it with ease... right?)
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| Sometimes the chimney has no graffiti (below), other times it has graffiti over other graffiti. |
If not an all out tagger war, I think we can at least classify it as a conflict or a skirmish... minimally it's a tagger tiff.
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| This is from Bing Maps 2015... who even knew there was such a thing as "Bing maps"? lol |
We managed to knock down the old graffiti house that overlooked the freeway, how long until we can get this eyesore leveled? Inquiring minds want to know.
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| We've been liberated from this monster's grasp for nearly a year now. |
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By the way, you may have heard that I'm running for city council. I'll be turning in my nomination papers this coming Tuesday. Remember to vote this November, and if you have questions or concerns, please email me about them.
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Coming events do cast their shadows before them, the trouble of course, is that only in hindsight is that warning shadow perceived or realized... usually too late to change the march of fate.
– EG Marshall (CBSRMT)
Wildomar Rap doesn't cast a shadow since it's 1/64th vampire, and therefore it's been too late to change the march of fate from the get go.
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