(KABC) -- Investigators in Riverside are hoping new suspect sketches will help track down whoever murdered a popular local musician. Authorities are searching for two men in the murder of 64-year-old Larry Robinson at Pete's Music in the 28000 block of Old Town Front Street in Temecula in March. Robinson was alone in the store when robbers bound and gagged him . He was later discovered unconscious by a customer. He died the following morning. Related Content Story: Music store robbery victim dies; suspect sought One suspect http://temecula-realestateonline.com is a thin white man with dark hair and possible tattoos on both arms. The second suspect is Asian with dyed red hair with blond tips and colorful tattoos on both arms. Police say both suspects are in their 20s and about 5 feet 10 inches tall. The city of Temecula is offering a $25,000 reward in the case.
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Temecula Attorney Woman, 20, Dead; Person of Interest Arrested
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Friday in the 44000 block of Calle Hilario in Temecula Attorney. Emergency personnel were not able to revive her. Posted by Maggie Avants (Editor) , August 17, 2013 at 05:00 PM Police tape (Patch file photo) Loading... Next Previous Slideshow Download Temecula Attorney police are investigating the death Friday of a 20-year-old woman as suspicious. They also have a person of interest in the case that first came to their attention at 3:12 p.m. Friday when a caller reported an unresponsive woman at a residence in the 44000 block of Calle Hilario in the Vail Ranch area of Temecula Attorney. The reporting party attempted CPR; however, the female never regained consciousness and was pronounced deceased by responding officers and paramedics, Temecula Attorney police Sgt.
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The name itself derives from the Indian word for the Valley of Joy and was once the capital for several Indian nations. In 1852, the signing of the Friendship Indian Peace Treaty took place in this small town. A new town was surveyed in 1884 and was finally established in 1892. Temecula became one of the largest cattle centers in California. Cattlemen brought their herds from miles away to be shipped through the California Southern Railroad of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe systems. This was the only overland rail between Los Angeles and San Diego at that time. The huge Vail Cattle Ranch surrounded Temecula, but in 1964 the ranch was sold to developers who built hundreds of homes and named their development Rancho California. The Butterfield Stage Line made Temecula Attorney one of its stops for going north from San Diego through Los Angeles and beyond. In spite of all the modern day progress of those early ears, Temecula Attorney was a wild and violent Cowboy town of the old west.
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Almond champagne, anyone? August 26, 2011 |By Patrick Comiskey, Special to the Los Angeles Times The tasting room is packed on a recent weekday afternoon at Wilson Creek (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles) The most popular beverage in the Temecula Attorney Valley, the picturesque wine region not far from the urban sprawl of Orange and San Diego counties, is something called "almond champagne." It is a more or less naturally sparkling wine (the bubbles induced in pressurized tanks) with almond flavoring added. Smelling sweetly of cream soda and marzipan, the wine's thick, cloying flavor wouldn't seem out of place in an ice cream parlor if not for a modest alcohol kick and its bitter finish. At Wilson Creek, the winery, restaurant, wedding and concert venue credited with popularizing the stuff, it sells so well that at least a half-dozen other valley wineries have developed their own versions. But Wilson Creek supplies only a tiny fraction of the fruit used for its cuvee. In fact Wilson Creek doesn't even make the wine; it's made in Lodi, 450 miles away. To most of the 500,000 or so annual winery visitors, none of this matters. Rather than a wine destination, the Temecula Attorney Valley has become something of a wine playground, where play wines upstage real wines, where "wine country" is a carefully cultivated affair that has less to do with what vineyards produce than with how they look all in the service of a tourist trade run slightly amok. 
The U.S. Geological Society is reporting that a magnitude-3.6 earthquake struck near Temecula Attorney Thursday morning. Caltech is also reporting the temblor. The quake centered near Rainbow was reported at 6:29 a.m., approximately 5 miles southeast of Temecula Attorney, according to the U.S.G.S. There were no reports of injuries. Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood. 
The vote came at 3:34 a.m. after the council sat patiently into the wee morning hours listening to testimony from residents, largely a replay of the months of debate over the mosque. More than 110 people signed up to testify, though some drifted away after sitting through six hours of speakers. This was a democratic republic at its best," said Councilwoman Maryann Edwards. Plans by the Islamic Center of Temecula Attorney Valley to build a 24,943-square-foot mosque on a vacant 4-acre plot in northeastern Temecula Attorney, next to a Baptist church, have been attacked by opponents who have said the mosque will attract Islamic extremists and overwhelm the neighborhood with traffic congestion and noise. The citys Planning Commission unanimously approved the project in early December, and opponents appealed that ruling to the City Council, which held a packed public hearing on the project starting about 7:30 p.m. 
The name itself derives from the Indian word for the Valley of Joy and was once the capital for several Indian nations. In 1852, the signing of the Friendship Indian Peace Treaty took place in this small town. A new town was surveyed in 1884 and was finally established in 1892. Temecula Attorney became one of the largest cattle centers in California. Cattlemen brought their herds from miles away to be shipped through the California Southern Railroad of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe systems. This was the only overland rail between Los Angeles and San Diego at that time. The huge Vail Cattle Ranch surrounded Temecula Attorney, but in 1964 the ranch was sold to developers who built hundreds of homes and named their development Rancho California. 
August 22, 2013 02:33 PM PDT August 22, 2013 04:08 PM PDT TEMECULA: 41 citations issued in school-zone enforcement effort TEMECULA: 41 citations issued in school-zone enforcement effort Comments ( ) Deputies issued 41 traffic citations Wednesday, Aug. 21, around Temecula schools as part of a back-to-school enforcement effort, authorities said. Sheriff's officials said in a news release that they had received requests for school-zone enforcement. Deputies focused their efforts in the area of Great Oaks High School and adjoining middle school around Temecula Attorney Valley High School and adjoining middle schools, 
July 18, 2010 |By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times Muslims throughout Temecula Attorney and Murrieta have saved up for years to build a mosque to replace the plain white industrial building, tucked between a pipeline company and packaging warehouse, where they now gather to pray. But as the Islamic Center of Temecula Attorney Valley moves ahead with plans to build on a four-acre plot of vacant land near Temecula Attorney's gentle hills and invading housing developments, plans for the new mosque have stirred hostility in this mostly conservative community in southwest Riverside County. Along with increased traffic and noise, opponents fear the mosque would clash with Temecula Attorney's rural atmosphere and, they say, possibly turn the community of 105,000 into a haven for Islamic extremists. The pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, just across a cul-de-sac from the site of the mosque, said the two religions "mix like oil and water" and predicted a "confrontational atmosphere" if the project moves forward. "The Islamic foothold is not strong here, and we really don't want to see their influence spread," said Pastor Bill Rench. "There is a concern with all the rumors you hear about sleeper cells and all that. 
Growers would like nothing more than to reclaim their reputation as a legitimate winegrowing region and compete with other California appellations, but despite the best intentions, they find themselves capitulating to a clientele that's just not that interested. "It's a real catch-22," says Jon McPherson of South Coast Winery, one of the region's largest. "I want to make Syrah and other varieties that work best here, but how can I sell the wines I want to make when everybody's wanting something else? How am I going to keep the cash flow going?" Temecula is a warm, dry growing region with a fairly pronounced coastal influence (warm days, cool nights) and an affinity for warm-climate red grapes, such as those found in Spain, southern France and central Italy, including Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Tempranillo and Sangiovese. Less than a decade ago the region seemed poised for success with these and other varieties. In fact, nearly half of all of the fruit produced in the region was purchased by "up north" wineries such as Fetzer and Glen Ellen. Temecula Attorney even had a homegrown mass-market brand, Callaway, which snatched up fruit the up-north wineries could not. 
They also made olive oil and picked pistachios to use in their cooking. Chef Francesco recalls his grandmother making fresh pastas from scratch while he watched her grind the wheat, roll the dough, and cut the pasta into a variety of shapes. Chef Francesco says he is thrilled to be at Paisanos and loves Temecula Attorney, which he feels has many similarities to his hometown in Sicily because it is a wine- and olive oil-producing region with beautiful rolling hills of vineyards. At Paisanos, his goal is to provide outstanding, authentic Italian cuisine and have his guests leave full and happy and ready to return. Paisanos ambient lighting and warm gold and deep orange colors create a romantic, stylish setting for dining. We were also very impressed with the restaurants iPad beverage menu. 
Posted by Toni McAllister (Editor) , July 19, 2013 at 02:23 PM Next Previous Slideshow Download A woman who was seriously injured in crash Friday morning in Temecula Attorney may have been under the influence, police are reporting this afternoon. Temecula Attorney resident Candice Gregg was traveling southbound on Meadows Parkway when she lost control of her vehicle, just north of Via Campo Road, and struck the center median around 2 a.m. today, according to a report from Sgt. John Magnan of the Riverside County Sheriffs Department. The vehicle rolled several times and came to rest on the east side of Meadows Parkway, he explained. When first-responders got to the scene, they found Gregg inside the vehicle suffering from major injuries, the sergeant reported. Gregg was transported to a nearby medical facility where she is receiving treatment, he continued. Alcohol involvement is suspected as a factor in this collision and the investigation is continuing, the sergeant confirmed. The roadway was closed for approximately five hours while members of the Temecula Attorney Police Department's Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team conducted their investigation, he added. 
"I want to make Syrah and other varieties that work best here, but how can I sell the wines I want to make when everybody's wanting something else? How am I going to keep the cash flow going?" Temecula is a warm, dry growing region with a fairly pronounced coastal influence (warm days, cool nights) and an affinity for warm-climate red grapes, such as those found in Spain, southern France and central Italy, including Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Tempranillo and Sangiovese. Less than a decade ago the region seemed poised for success with these and other varieties. In fact, nearly half of all of the fruit produced in the region was purchased by "up north" wineries such as Fetzer and Glen Ellen. Temecula even had a homegrown mass-market brand, Callaway, which snatched up fruit the up-north wineries could not. Then came "glassy wing." The flying pest hitchhiked to California in nursery plant shipments from the Southeast, spreading rapidly across the region in the late '90s and early 2000s, devouring vineyard vegetation and serving as a vector for Pierce's disease, which attacks the plant's vascular system. In Temecula Attorney, thousands of vineyard acres were affected. 
in Temecula, Calif. In addition, the company has just launched its new and user-friendly website. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130726/MN53919 ) Although the location is brand new, the owner of Temecula Gold and Jewelry has worked in the industry for over two decades and has a great deal of knowledge and experience. For people who are looking to sell gold or sell jewelry of various types, Temecula Gold and Jewelry is ready and willing to help. As an article on the new Temecula Attorney site noted, Temecula Gold and Jewelry buys all types of goldincluding earrings, necklaces, chains, bracelets and banglesas well as used watches, silverware, gold and silver coins, engagement rings and much more. For people who have old and unused gold and other fine jewelry just sitting around their homes gathering dust, selling it to Temecula Gold and Jewelry is an outstanding way to make some extra money. 
Although it's been in the works for months, Baily Winery celebrated thegrand opening of its new Estate Club Tasting Room on Aug. 1. Baily Winerys existing main tasting room is located at33440La Serena, while the new Estate Club Tasting Room is at the companys production facility at36150Pauba Road. Founded in 1986,Baily Wineryis one of Temecula Attorneys oldest. Owner and winemaker Phil Baily has hand-crafted wines for over 25 years, and all are made from grapes grown on his property in the Temecula Attorney Valley, according to Estate Club Director Lisa Long. Phil Baily has been crafting wines at this facility on Pauba Road since 1986, Long said. He is definitely one of Temeculas winemaking pioneers. 
On any given weekend, stretch limos and party vans stream down Rancho California Road filled with partygoers. Cruise ship patrons, on dry land for a few days in San Diego, are carted in by the busload. In winery tasting rooms, gewgaws outnumber corkscrews by impressive ratios. Wineries give up their crushpads for weddings, concerts, corporate retreats, barbecue bashes. It's said that women of a certain age spill out of white stretch Hummers to pose for pictures in front of the entrance sign at Cougar Winery tops, evidently, are optional. More than any other wine region in California, Temecula Attorney is a place to party. Local growers have nothing really against tourism and nothing, certainly, against sales. But having survived the scourge of the glassy winged sharpshooter, the insect pest that helps spread the withering devastation of Pierce's disease, they now face a much more confounding dilemma: a wholesale indifference on the part of its patrons to the valley's viticultural strengths. 
Agents believe they have identified the person behind the alleged "sextortion" scheme, Laura Eimiller, spokeswoman for the FBI in Los Angeles, said Friday. No arrest has been made. Cassidy Wolf, a 19-year-old graduate of Great Oak High School in Temecula Attorney, won the Miss Teen USA crown Saturday. Wolf has said she would use her fame to highlight cybercrime, and earlier this week told the website of NBC's "Today" show that several months ago she received an anonymous email in which the sender claimed to have stolen images from the camera on her home computer. The emailer threatened to go public with images captured from Wolf's webcam unless she would provide nude pictures of herself, Eimiller said. Instead, Wolf went the authorities. "Many victims are embarrassed or keep it to themselves," Eimiller said. "Coming forward is key to stopping the criminal activity." Based on an investigation launched in March the FBI believes there are more than a dozen victims in all from Riverside County, where Temecula Attorney is located, and beyond, Eimiller said. Wolf's mother told the Riverside Press-Enterprise (http://bit.ly/14CZPcR) that her daughter was in New York, where she will attend the New York Film Academy. 
At the end of the 2012/13 school year, former Temecula Valley High School principal Dr. Richard Lawrence announced his departure for a leadership position at a high school in Washington D.C. Replacing Dr. Lawrence is Allen Williams who comes to TVUSD from the Escondido Union High School District (EUHSD). Since 2007, Williams served as assistant principal at EUHSD. Prior to his administrative post at EUHSD, he taught AP U.S. 
For people who have old and unused gold and other fine jewelry just sitting around their homes gathering dust, selling it to Temecula Attorney Gold and Jewelry is an outstanding way to make some extra money. People who are interested in selling gold and jewelry are welcome to visit the new Temecula Attorney Gold and Jewelry location; there, they can get a professional and private appraisal in person. "We value your gold right in front of you," an article on the new website explained, adding that the gold is weighed and the person is given an offer based on the current market price. "Some items are sold above the value of its metals, for example fine jewelry pieces, watches and rare coins. You are also shown how to evaluate your own jewelry so next time you need to sell something you are a more informed seller." Once the customer accepts the offer, Temecula Attorney Gold and Jewelry will instantly pay in cash, right on the spot. Unlike online companies that mail checks, people who sell their old gold or fine jewelry will leave the shop with cash in their pocket. 
"If you want to come here and not abide by our laws, you can just turn around and find another place to live," said Amy Pina, 42, of Temecula. Just as many residents, including dozens of Muslims living in the Temecula Valley, condemned those attacks as bigoted vitriol born of an ignorance of Islamic beliefs. We are not terrorists. We are victims of terrorists we are victims of fear," Suhail Fares told the council. Early in the hearing, City Atty. Peter Thorson told council members that they could only consider land-use issues when reviewing the project and that to base any decision on religious, political or social factors would violate freedom of religion under the 1st Amendment. The mosque and center reflect a Mediterranean design seen in many Temecula Attorney neighborhoods, though the building will have traditional domes topped with crescent moons. 
August 13, 2013 08:41 PM PDT August 13, 2013 09:05 PM PDT TEMECULA: Cyclists staging city's first grand prix TEMECULA: Cyclists staging city's first grand prix Comments ( ) The new stretch of Butterfield Stage Road -- which runs between Murrieta Hot Springs Road and Calle Chapos in northeastern Temecula Attorney -- will be the site of a cycling circuit race that is the first of its kind in the city's history. Temecula Attorney used to host the Tour de Temecula Attorney, a road race through Wine Country that featured a circuit race component in a city business park, but that race left the area in the beginning of the 2000s because of the area's explosive growth. The new event, which is being called the Temecula Valley Grand Prix, is set for Aug. 31. It's the right time to use that stretch of Butterfield for an event like this, Councilman Ron Roberts said after Tuesday's City Council meeting, because the homes in that area haven't been built yet "There's very little traffic," he said. It's being presented by Murrieta's Stage 2 Cyclery, a bike shop co-owned by CHP Capt. Ernie Sanchez. Sanchez, who is one of the organizers of the Tour de Murrieta, the cycling race that succeeded the Tour of California, said he's expecting a good turnout of top riders for the Grand Prix, including a Temecula Attorney man gunning for the SoCal Cup. "It's definitely going to come down to the wire," he said Tuesday night. The SoCal Cup is a contest that allows riders to collect points throughout the racing season, which began in January and ends Sept. 2. To accommodate the race, the Temecula Attorney City Council on Tuesday approved on a 5-0 vote to close off that stretch of Butterfield Stage to traffic, which will entail closures at Murrieta Hot Springs and Pourroy roads and Calle Chapos at Butterfield State Road. That stretch was recently opened in the fall of last year, so area residents should be familiar with alternate routes to and from their homes. The 1.6-mile circuit race will make use of the smooth part of Butterfield Stage that features a fairly steep incline. It's similar to the circuit races in the Olympics or the final stage of the Tour de France, which sends the cyclists spinning around a circuit sprint to cap things off. That incline, Sanchez 
August 12, 2013 09:02 AM PDT August 12, 2013 11:10 AM PDT TEMECULA: Layoffs taking toll at Abbott TEMECULA: Layoffs taking toll at Abbott FRANK BELLINO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Workers at the Abbott Vascular facility on Margarita Road in Temecula aren't convinced the huge company is committed to Temecula area facilities in Temecula, August, 08, 2013. 1 Comments ( ) Workers at Abbott Vascular in Temecula used to enjoy huge bonuses, healthy pay raises and all of the benefits associated with working in the formerly roaring medical devices industry. These days, many of Abbott's rank and file employees are openly wondering when the next big round of layoffs is coming and taking bets on when Abbott will move the work performed here to its facilities in Costa Rica, Ireland or Puerto Rico. "You reach the point where you're saying, 'Just let me go,'" said former Abbott employee Darren Olivier, who was let go in October. "It wears on you; (employees) are tired of it, tired of coming to work and worrying about their jobs." Illinois-based Abbott ended up with Guidant — and the Temecula facility that produced stents and other devices — in 2006 during 
(KABC Photo) Tags: Report a typo TEMECULA, Calif. (KABC) -- Investigators in Riverside are hoping new suspect sketches will help track down whoever murdered a popular local musician. Authorities are searching for two men in the murder of 64-year-old Larry Robinson at Pete's Music in the 28000 block of Old Town Front Street in Temecula in March. Robinson was alone in the store when robbers bound and gagged him . He was later discovered unconscious by a customer. He died the following morning. Related Content Story: Music store robbery victim dies; suspect sought One suspect is a thin white man with dark hair and possible tattoos on both arms. The second suspect is Asian with dyed red hair with blond tips and colorful tattoos on both arms. 
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after the council sat patiently into the wee morning hours listening to testimony from residents, largely a replay of the months of debate over the mosque. More than 110 people signed up to testify, though some drifted away after sitting through six hours of speakers. This was a democratic republic at its best," said Councilwoman Maryann Edwards. Plans by the Islamic Center of Temecula Attorney Valley to build a 24,943-square-foot mosque on a vacant 4-acre plot in northeastern Temecula, next to a Baptist church, have been attacked by opponents who have said the mosque will attract Islamic extremists and overwhelm the neighborhood with traffic congestion and noise. The citys Planning Commission unanimously approved the project in early December, and opponents appealed that ruling to the City Council, which held a packed public hearing on the project starting about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night. This is a great day for all of Temecula, really," said Imam Mohamoud Harmoush of the Islamic Center. 
August 02, 2013 05:45 PM PDT August 03, 2013 11:18 AM PDT EDUCATION: Common Core standards to change way teachers teach EDUCATION: Common Core standards to change way teachers teach DAYNA STRAEHLEY/STAFF PHOTO Eastvale Elementary School first-grader Kyle Kirschenmann writes a word from his phonics book on a Post-it Note during a phonics lesson. Classmate Jackson Cromartie, left, folds his hands to show teacher Erin Motto that he's done while classmate Rebecca Bertelsen reads her phonics book. 1 WEBLINK www.corestandards.org State Standards Initiative Inland students and those across most of the nation will be expected to read more complex materials, write more nonfiction and understand lessons more deeply as teachers start using new classroom expectations. At the end of 2014-15, state tests reflecting the changes will move from No. 2 pencils and Scantron sheets to computers, keyboards and touch-screens. The education overhaul is coming as California puts into place the new expectations, called the Common Core State Standards. The standards are so named because they were created by states across the nation as a "common" set of expectations. The goal is to better prepare all students for both college and careers. California's old standards were sometimes criticized as a mile wide and an inch deep. Expectations were also too low, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Young has said. Many recent high school graduates nationwide need remedial math, English or both when the get to college. Job-training programs now often require similar math and English skills as college professors expect. High school graduates also have to read and understand their car insurance and other contracts, said Joe Balleweg, an administrator in Temecula Attorney Valley Unified School District working on the new standards. "We have to teach differently," Balleweg said. "It's reasserting exactly what public education is for. It's to be citizens of the world." Inland schools are starting the switch to the new standards already. Many teachers have been trained in the new standards, which replace those adopted in California in 1997, and are already changing how they teach. The old California Standards Tests will still be given next spring. Education will become more challenging and expect more of all students, said Karen Parris, spokeswoman for Murrieta Valley Unified School District. 'ENERGIZED' TEACHERS Kindergarten and first-grade teachers at six year-round schools in Corona-Norco Unified School District already are teaching the new lessons, said Linda White, assistant to the superintendent. Some Corona-Norco teachers, at schools that receive extra federal money for low-income students, recently finished retraining and will start some changes when school starts Wednesday, Aug. 7. So far, students are rising to the higher expectations, said first-grade teacher Erin Motto at Eastvale Elementary School, where Principal Michelle Derus called Motto a Common Core pioneer. "We underestimated their abilities when we used to spoon feed them," Motto said. Motto has been eagerly changing her lesson plans with the new standards in mind. Before, most teachers were told they should expect only their advanced students to use critical thinking skills. They spent time on test-taking strategies, even in first grade. "Now we have everyone thinking at a higher level," Motto said. "It demands everyone do it, from our lowest to the highest (students)." Students are more interested and involved in the lessons now that she makes them figure out answers before explaining everything, she said. For example, during a phonics lesson last week, students figured out how to group words in categories based on vowel sounds. Then the class reviewed the words and categories together. "Our teachers are energized," White said. The Riverside County Office of Education and most districts have been busy training teachers this summer, Instructional Services Director Mike Barney said. Many will go back to schools and help colleagues switch to the new standards. The county spent last year helping district leaders understand the new standards before training principals and teachers. The standards cover each grade level and flow from grade to grade better than the old ones, said Barbara Wolfinbarger, administrative director for elementary curriculum and instruction in Corona-Norco. Creators of Common Core weren't sure they could get more than a dozen states to sign on to adopt the new expectations. Then the U.S. Department of Education made them a condition for Race to the Top grants and waivers from No Child Left Behind, which requires all students to be proficient at grade level in English and math by 2014. Now, 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the new standards. MUCH REMAINS SAME Not everything will be different with the new standards, Balleweg said. Most California students will still take algebra in eighth grade, though many states using Common Core don't require the subject until ninth grade, Parris said. Fourth-graders will still learn California history and may still make models of California missions. Basic literacy and mathematics are still required, Balleweg said. However, the new standards bring a greater focus on using the three R's to solve what he called real-world problems. Examples include a math question in which students calculate the most efficient shape for a pen for a farmer raising sheep. Other math questions will ask students to develop business plans. Also, students may not be assigned as many math equations to solve for homework. Instead, they may have fewer, more complex problems to solve. MORE DEPTH Teachers had so much to cover in each grade under the old standards, that some lectured during much of their class time to fit it all in, Balleweg said. Now, students won't be required to merely regurgitate facts they memorized, but to analyze and use the information, he said. And they will write more, in every subject, not just English language arts classes. Fewer topics will be covered in greater depth. Students will be assigned reading to find information they need. They will learn strategies to find information in difficult texts, he said. "We can't just hand our students difficult documents," Balleweg said. Assignments will include reading articles and watching a video from different sources, evaluating the authors' points of view and writing an argument on why they support or oppose a viewpoint. They will have to use evidence from what they read to justify their position, Balleweg said. LITERATURE REMAINS Some have criticized the new standards. One criticism is that Shakespeare and other classic literature will be neglected in favor of short articles and nonfiction. Balleweg said these works will be included. California's English language arts classes have been so focused on literature, that students have trouble writing a nonfiction report. Common Core will require that by 11th grade, 70 percent of what students read and write is nonfiction. That time commitment should be met over the whole school day, meaning students will read and write in social studies, science, math and other classes, not just in English language arts, Balleweg said. "English (classes) will still have novels and poems and short stories, but also articles, essays and workplace documents," he said. Follow Dayna Straehley on Twitter: @dstraehley_PE and watch for her posts on the Inland Schools blog: http://blog.pe.com/category/education/ COMMON CORE WHAT IT IS: A set of challenging academic standards, or expectations, created to better prepare students to compete and succeed in college and the workplace. HOW IT WILL BE EVALUATED: Students will take quizzes and tests to help guide teachers' instruction and tell them what students learned and need to learn. New standardized tests in spring 2014-15 will replace old ones and measure student achievement. INFORMATION: http://assessmentsforcommoncore.com, http://www.corestandards.org, http://www.smarterbalanced.org SOURCE: MURRIETA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND McGRAW HILL EDUCATION CHALLENGING STUDENTS 
(KABC Photo) Tags: Report a typo TEMECULA, Calif. (KABC) -- Investigators in Riverside are hoping new suspect sketches will help track down whoever murdered a popular local musician. Authorities are searching for two men in the murder of 64-year-old Larry Robinson at Pete's Music in the 28000 block of Old Town Front Street in Temecula Attorney in March. Robinson was alone in the store when robbers bound and gagged him . He was later discovered unconscious by a customer. He died the following morning. Related Content Story: Music store robbery victim dies; suspect sought One suspect is a thin white man with dark hair and possible tattoos on both arms. The second suspect is Asian with dyed red hair with blond tips and colorful tattoos on both arms. Police say both suspects are in their 20s and about 5 feet 10 inches tall. 
Adding to the intrigue has been the response by Temecula Attorney, one of the most conservative, pro-business nooks of the Inland Empire. The city has spent more than a half a million dollars to nix the project, and even mounted an unsuccessful attempt to annex the quarry site into the city limits. The quarry's five-year march through Riverside County's permitting process has unleashed furious PR campaigns and counter-campaigns, trumpeting the project as an economic savior or black plague to the recession-flattened region. The county's planning commission on Monday will hold its fifth hearing on the project, the first of which drew more than 1,000 people. No matter the vote, the 414-acre quarry site will end up with the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, where its fate remains a mystery. And the project will probably end up in court. Officials with Granite Construction say the rock mine will produce 99 high-paying jobs and twice that number at outside firms that offer support to the mining operation. Company pamphlets also boast that the new rock mine will improve air quality: The local supply of aggregate rock will eliminate the need to haul concrete and asphalt from mines in Corona, Irwindale, Lake Elsinore and the Coachella Valley. 
"We want to see a hospital there," Mayor Mike Naggar said in a recent interview, reaffirming the city's desire to secure another facility. Naggar said Kaiser, however, hasn't stepped forward to guarantee the construction of a hospital and the healthcare provider is pitching a development agreement that would give it the right to sit on the land for up to 25 years before deciding whether to build. Naggar said he can understand the not-for-profit's reluctance to commit to a hospital when studies and government data show that the fewer people are staying in hospitals for long periods. "In 10 years, you may not need these hospital beds," he said. "At the same time, we want to have some authority over what goes on that property." The land eyed by Kaiser, undeveloped acreage near the Harveston development, is one of the most valuable pieces of property in the city because of its location near the freeway and the French Valley Parkway project, which will add a bridge over Interstate 15 connecting the area with Murrieta and a new offramp bringing in motorists from I-15. "Theres no way we can support tying up land for that long," Naggar said, adding that there are a lot of people making inquiries about the availability of the parcels. "The more the economy recovers, the more stirrings for that property." Karen Roberts, Kaiser's director of public affairs, said last year that Kaiser has only filed a pre-application and has not committed to moving forward with anything in Temecula Attorney. On Thursday, she said that Kaiser was still in the "due diligence" phase. The city's first hospital, a long-awaited project that was delayed for years, is under construction on Temecula Parkway, near the Margarita Road intersection. 
Temecula Attorney Mayor Chuck Washington Each year Toastmasters recognizes a member of the local community whose service and contributions exemplify the Toastmasters values of leadership and communication excellence. Communication is one of the essential keys in life, both personally and professionally, and Im truly honored to be recognized by Toastmasters International District 12 for this prestigious award, stated Council Member Chuck Washington. District 12 Governor Rosalyn Carter said: Chuck Washington appreciates and values the citizens of Temecula Valley. He truly cares and is able to identify with his community we are impressed with his leadership and his excellent ability to connect with all people. Council member Chuck Washington has been publicly elected to serve for several city council terms and appointed to numerous community and nonprofit boards: Temecula Attorney Mayor: 2007, 2012 City of Temecula Attorney Mayor Pro-Tem: 2006, 2011 City of Temecula City Council: 2003-2008; 2008-2012; 2012-2016 Temecula Attorney Community Services District President, 2004, 2005