The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle - March 24th, 2022

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Mother staying at bedside of 15-year-old son attacked while skateboarding in Hemet

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or the first time in a long time, the Hemet City Council did not exceed the time allowed for a meeting. Reporting out of closed session, they announced that no action was taken on a conference with labor negotiators nor an existing litigation matter. During Work Study Session, they voted 4-0 in favor of the following: 1. Receive the report on the Council Protocols from the Council Protocols Ad-Hoc Committee with assistance from the City Manager and City Attorney. 2. Review, discuss and revise the Council Protocols as the Council deems appropriate. 3. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Adopting City Council Protocols, as amended if applicable. Coming out of a work session, the mayor graveled the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. On a 4-0 vote in favor, Mayor Pro-Tem Karlee Meyer’s absence was approved. After the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the meeting was open to public comments. Under presentations: 1. Women’s History Month was proclaimed for 2022. The citation was presented to 93-year old Agnes Kennedy. Some of the special honors went to Ann Jennings and Mary Whitney, both who are fixtures in the Valley’s history. 2. Reality Rally 2022 Video Presentation, a Temecula Valley event to which The City of Hemet was invited to participate. 3. Highlight Reel of Recent Accomplishments in Hemet.

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The following items were discussed or approved by 4-0 vote: 1. Receive a presentation regarding the My Water Advisor 2.0 in order to promote the use of the program among the community. 2. Open a public hearing and

Hemet City Council meeting held on March 22, 2022. | Photo by Rusty Strait.

take testimony, if any, and waive full reading, read by title only, and introduce an ordinance of the city of Hemet, California, Amending Division 3, “Water Conservation Plan,” of the City’s Municipal Code. 3. Receive and file the Investment Report for February 2022. 4. Receive and update regarding the Water Shut-Off Moratorium. 5. Waive full reading and adopt by title only Ordinance 1996, an Ordinance of the Cit Council of the City of Hemet, California, Amending Section 2-45 of Article II (City Council) of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Hemet Municipal Code Regarding By-District Elections, Adjusting the Boundaries of City Council Election Districts and Confirmed such revised Council District Boundaries. 6. Consider a Letter of Support for Assembly Bull 1599, a measure to repeal Proposition 47. 7. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Accepting the Growth Allocation for FY20-21 State Citizen’s Option for Public Safety (COPS) Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLEAZY) in the amount of $79,294.91, and Authorizing the Finance Department to Increase Budget in the Established Revenue and Expenditure Accounts by the Amount of $79,294.91. 8. Adopt a Resolution of th3 City

Council of the City of Hemet, California, Awarding an Additional Services Agreement which will add an additional Twenty (20) Flock Safety Cameras and One (1) Raven Auto-Detection Device for $83,500 from Flock Safety and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Additional Services Agreement and Purchase Orders in Support of the Additional Services Agreement. 9. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the city of Hemet, California, Approving a Subdivision Improvement Agreement. Improvement Security, and Final Tract Map 36892, Located at Southeast Corner of Thornton Avenue and Elk Street (D.R. Horton Los Angeles Holding Company, Inc.). 10. Adopt a Resolution of the City council of the City of Hemet, California awarding the purchase of an Eventide NexLog DX 96 Analog Channel System with an extended warranty program for the Amount of $112,902.15 from Goserco, Inc., utilizing the CMAS Contract #3-17-70-2555D and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement and purchase orders in support of the agreement. 11. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California Accepting $248,200 in

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SAN JACINTO, CA.

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Teach students the truth about Native Californians

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he mother of a Hemet boy who is in a coma after he was thrown into a roadway and hit by a car is spending her time at his side and hoping for a miracle. Lucia Hernandez hasn’t spoken to her 15-year-old son, Angel, in three weeks. He’s been lying in a coma at Riverside University Health System – Medical Center in Moreno Valley ever since he was attacked while skateboarding in Hemet. On Feb. 28, Angel was riding near the intersection of Stetson Avenue and Seven Hills Drive when a group of teens pushed him off his board and into traffic where he was hit by a car and seriously injured. He suffered major head and brain injuries in the crash. Since then, his mother has called his hospital room her home. “I sleep here, I’m not going nowhere,” Lucia Hernandez said. “I’m going to stay with him. He needs me.” The exact motive of the attack is unclear, but Angel’s skateboard went missing and his aunt, Belki Brizuela, believes he may have been the target of a robbery. “They were waiting for him in that corner, in that street, on that stop light,” Brizuela said. “I’m assuming they probably wanted to rob him because, I don’t know what else to think. The skateboard isn’t there.” Lucia says her girls constantly ask about their brother. Angel’s dad, also devastated, is now the only parent working to support the family. During his hospital stay Angel

Lucia Hernandez, mother of Angel Botello. | Screenshot source: Youtube.

has had a handful of other health complications. Doctors told his mother he is battling pneumonia for the second time since his hospitalization. While he remains in the coma, his doctors say only time will tell if his condition will improve. “We’re just waiting for any hope,” Lucia Hernandez said. “Doctors just say, ‘be patient,’ but they don’t know.” Hemet police took four teens into custody last week for their alleged role in the incident. Three 15-year-olds and a 16-yearold were taken into custody and booked into the Riverside County Juvenile Hall to await unspecified charges. Their names have not yet been released due to their ages. While Angel’s mother waits for his condition to improve, she will also be waiting to see what happens to the teens accused of attacking her son. “I just want justice. That’s all. I really want justice. Those kids have to pay. What they did is not a game, it’s real serious stuff,” she said. The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for Angel’s medical care.

Lucia hasn’t spoken to her 15-year-old son, Angel Botello Hernandez, in three weeks. He’s been lying in a coma at Riverside University Health System. | Screenshot source: Youtube.

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oli Indian School students at the Soboba Reservation had an AISES at UCLA STEM day with virtual sessions in robotics and biology on March 9. The online sessions directed them through building a robot with materials that had been provided by the nonprofit, Every Kid Gets A Robot. EKGAR is a 3D printed robot designed by Daniella Boyer, an Indigenous youth robotics inventor from Michigan. EKGAR is an initiative of The STEAM Connection, a minority and youth-run technical educational organization that designs robots and sends them to kids free of charge. AISES, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, is a national nonprofit organization focused on substantially increasing the representation

Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) celebrated the groundbreaking of a new STEM building and debut of its new animatronic makerspace at its San Jacinto Campus on Tuesday, March 22. | Photo Courtesy of Mt. San Jacinto College.

Tekla Sanchez is building a robot as part of a STEM activity at Noli Indian School, March 9. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians

of Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in science, technology, engineering and math studies and careers. The vision of AISES is for the

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MSJC Celebrates Groundbreaking of New STEM Building and Opening of New Animatronic Makerspace MSJC | CONTRIBUTED

More than 200 people helped Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC)

celebrate the groundbreaking of a new STEM building and debut of its new animatronic makerspace at its San Jacinto Campus

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