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Dear Third District Resident,
The Riverside County Third District Supervisor’s Office is pleased to offer in-person services Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at our Valle Vista Office inside the Valle Vista Sheriff’s Station (43950 Acacia Avenue, Hemet) or our French Valley Office at the French Valley Airport (37600 Sky Canyon Drive, Murrieta). Please contact our office before your visit by calling 951-955-1030 or emailing d3email@rivco.org. For regular Third District updates, visit our Facebook page (@supervisorchuckwashington), Instagram page (@supervisorchuckwashington), Twitter page (@SupWashington) and website (SupervisorChuckWashington.com).
Riverside County COVID-19 Update
Riverside County residents 65 years of age and older, and those at-risk of a severe COVID-19 case, can now get the Pfizer vaccine booster. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3oeWfcO. At this time, the County is still waiting for further guidance from the federal government regarding Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine boosters. When that information is available, it will be shared on our social media pages, website and in this newsletter.
The County of Riverside has also opened a monoclonal antibody COVID-19 treatment center for those who have tested positive for COVID-19, have started experiencing symptoms within the last ten days and have risk factors for severe disease. To read more about receiving the monoclonal antibody treatment, visit https://bit.ly/2VPorHy.
Riverside County’s COVID-19 case rate is stabilizing but still high. As of Wednesday, Sept. 29, Riverside County’s case rate per 100,000 residents is 20.1, and our positivity rate is 6.4 percent.
Help keep our community and your family safe by getting your COVID-19 vaccine. The County of Riverside is vaccinating residents ages 12 and up.
To make an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, call 2-1-1 or visit www.ruhealth.org/covid-19-vaccine. You can also schedule an appointment at a Community Health Center by calling 800-945-6171. If you are unable to leave your home for medical reasons, you can be vaccinated from the comfort of your home by calling 833-422-4255 or visiting myturn.ca.gov. Finally, vaccine clinics located in the Third District are listed in the first article below.
Daily updates on the county’s COVID-19 cases are posted at www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus and on Facebook at @countyriversidedepartmentofpublichealth and Twitter at @RivCoDoc. For state updates, visit www.cdph.ca.gov, and for national updates, visit www.cdc.gov.
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As of Sept. 28, 2021, 65.4 percent of Riverside County residents are partially or fully vaccinated (1,376,443 residents), and 57.7 percent are fully vaccinated (1,214,643 residents). To see a larger image, click on the picture.
Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in the Third District
In an effort to bring COVID-19 vaccines closer to residents, local, one-day vaccination clinics have been planned for the Third District.
Temecula: COVID-19 vaccines are available 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 at the Temecula Public Library (30600 Pauba Rd.). To register for an appointment, call 2-1-1 or use one of the links below:
Hemet: COVID-19 vaccines are available 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Alessandro High School (831 E. Devonshire Ave.). To register for an appointment, call 2-1-1 or use one of the links below:
Hemet: COVID-19 vaccines are available 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 at Tahquitz High School (4425 Titan Trail). To register for an appointment, call 2-1-1 or use one of the links below:
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Community Clean Ups in Idyllwild, Winchester and Homeland
There will be two community clean ups in the Third District. See below for details. For more information, visit rcwaste.org or call 951-406-3200.
Idyllwild: There will be a tire collection event 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021 at the CR&R Transfer Station (28100 Saunders Meadow Rd.). Per state law, please only transport nine tires per trip. Tires must be less than 4 feet in diameter and weigh less than 200 pounds. Tires will NOT be accepted from businesses or nonprofit organizations. Any vehicle with a company logo will be turned away. Tractor tires or tires with rims will not be accepted.
Winchester/Homeland: There will be a tire collection event AND community clean up 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 at the Double Butte Landfill in Winchester (31710 Grand Ave.). If you will be participating in the tire collection event, please only transport nine tires per trip. Tires must be less than 4 feet in diameter and weigh less than 200 pounds. Tires will NOT be accepted from businesses or nonprofit organizations. Any vehicle with a company logo will be turned away. Tractor tires or tires with rims will not be accepted. For the community clean up, acceptable items include furniture, appliances, tree limbs and branches that are bundled and three feet or shorter in length, computers, TVs, monitors and printers. Unacceptable items include paint, oil, solvents, pesticides, antifreeze, batteries, florescent light bulbs, dirt, rocks concrete, manure and propane tanks.
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Scams Target Senior Population, Part 2
Taken from “CARE: When Trust is a Weapon,” by the County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services
As the population of older adults increase in Riverside County, we see more and more scammers trying to trick this population. This article is part two of a series on fraud that targets older adults. This week’s article focuses on Distraction Burglaries.
Distraction burglaries typically involve at least two suspects. One person will park in your driveway or near your home. Usually, a work truck will be visible. This person will claim to be from a company that provides repair services. They may attract you to the outside or basement of your house to check on items that need “repairs.”
Meanwhile, a second suspect enters your home and steals valuables.
Warning signs to be on the lookout for include:
- An unmarked work truck with no license plates or an obstructed view of the license plates;
- Repair workers who do not have ID or business cards; and
- A representative from a company that you don’t recognize or didn’t call.
If you believe you are being targeted by distraction burglars, be careful. Do not allow them into your house and do not go outside with them. Tell them you are too busy and ask for their business card so you can call them and schedule a better time. You can also call the police if you are really suspicious of them.
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REMINDER: Outdoor Resource and Job Fair in Hemet
Calling all employers! The County of Riverside is hosting an outdoor resource and job fair 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 7, 2021 at the Hemet Workforce Development Center (749 N. State St.). In addition to helping businesses find a workforce, other resources will be offered, including COVID-19 vaccinations, employment and training services, rental assistance, utility bill assistance and other services. There is limited space available for employers. For more information and to secure space, email employerservices@rivco.org.
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Third District Spotlight: Community Comes Together to Clean Up Hemet, San Jacinto
On Saturday, Sept. 25, almost 240 community volunteers joined the first annual Community Service Day for Hemet/San Jacinto. Together, they tackled a number of beautification projects, including:
- Landscaping, weeding and repairing sprinklers at Trinity Lutheran Church;
- Landscaping at the Center for Spiritual Living;
- Cleaning benches throughout the valley;
- Picking up trash on the sides of various roads;
- Weeding the hill and removing broken concrete at the Ramona Bowl;
- Cleaning up four homes in Anza that recently burned down;
- Trimming branches at the home of an older couple; and
- Picking up old and ripe grapefruit off an older man’s property to help him save his trees.
Local organizations that participated in the event included the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Kiwanis Club of Hemet Valley and the Hemet-San Jacinto Exchange Club. In addition, the Riverside County Third District Supervisor’s office worked with Riverside County Waste Resources to donate trash bags and a large dumpster.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered at this event, and a special thank you to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for organizing it.
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