Category: Temecula

Newsom’s $1.5 Million Fine to School District Over Textbook Rejection May Be Illegal

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to fine a local school district $1.5 million for rejecting what the school board says is an “inappropriate” social studies textbook could be illegal, according to several education leaders and lawmakers. The governor announced the fine in a July 19 statement, adding that the state is securing the textbook in question for all 1–5 grade…


Newsom’s Plan to Fine School District $1.5 Million Over Blocked Textbook Lacks Legal Grounds

There are currently no legal grounds for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to fine a local school district $1.5 million for rejecting what the school board says is an “inappropriate” social studies textbook, the state’s top education official confirmed July 20. The governor announced the fine in a July 19 statement, adding that the state…


Newsom to Deliver Textbooks Rejected by Southern California School Board to Students

California will purchase and deliver copies of a social studies textbook to students in a local school district after district officials blocked the book because of ‘inappropriate’ content, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Temecula Valley Unified School board in southern California first gained the governor’s attention in May when it rejected a social studies…


3 California Conservative School Board Members Face Recall Amid LGBT, CRT Debates

A Temecula group is looking to recall three school board members amid controversy surrounding their conservative stance on critical race theory and LGBT content in classrooms—as well as their recent decision to fire the district’s superintendent. One Temecula Valley, a local political action committee, gathered the required number of signatures—30 from each trustee’s district—on June…


California School Board Responds to Newsom After Blocking LGBT Book Featuring ‘Pedophile’ Activist

Temecula Valley Unified’s school board president, Dr. Joseph Komrosky, responded to criticism from Gov. Gavin Newsom, doubling down on his decision to block a textbook containing references to LGBT activist Harvey Milk, whom Komrosky called a “pedophile” last month. Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom took to Twitter to blast Komrosky for his comment about…


Newly Elected School Board Members Face Backlash Over CRT Ban

Three newly elected school board trustees who ran on a parental rights platform in Temecula, Calif., and voted to ban critical race theory from being taught in the classroom last week were met with student walkouts over the issue, along with accusations of “white supremacy.” The proposed critical race theory (CRT) ban was discussed at…


Golf Tournament Helps Raise Money for Families of Fallen Veterans

A weekend fundraiser at a golf club renowned for helping spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service members will help provide educational scholarships. Lt. Col. Dan Rooney in 2007 started Folds of Honor, a nonprofit that since its inception has awarded more than 35,000 scholarships valued at more than $160 million to students….


Eat, Drink and Be Mellow in Temecula, California

At this point in its history Temecula (58 miles north of San Diego and 85 miles south of Los Angeles on Interstate 15) is a Southern California town with a decidedly split personality. The city center, Old Town — which until recently still had wooden sidewalks –celebrates the days when Temecula was surrounded by vast…


How Temecula Businesses Outwitted the Pandemic

It’s an early Sunday morning in Temecula, California. The sun is high enough now to burn away the low-hanging mist that slides in from the ocean to reveal a Tuscan-like landscape of softly rolling hills, castlelike wineries and expansive ranches famous for breeding and training championship quarter- and cutting horses. Mark Matson (who looks like…