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🌱 Patch AM: Popular Temecula Shopping Center Building Sells For $6.5 Million: Report

And check out The Secrets Of Wildomar Book Signing on the Temecula Patch calendar

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Hey there, Temecula! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Major Vail Ranch Plaza building changes hands for $6.5 million
  • Temecula crowds blast SDG&E's power line plan at heated forum
  • Which two Temecula winery restaurants just cracked a national top-10 list?

Also on today's calendar: The Secrets Of Wildomar Book Signing and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 99, low: 64.
  • Sunday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Popular Temecula Shopping Center Building Sells For $6.5 Million: Report (patch.com) — A well-known retail building in Temecula's Vail Ranch Plaza has sold for just over $6.5 million, underscoring investor confidence in the city's busy South Temecula corridor. Fully leased to tenants like Better Buzz Coffee and Orangetheory Fitness and located near new housing, the center's visibility on Temecula Parkway and strong demographics are seen as key long-term strengths.
   

• 'Dog And Pony Show' Temecula Mayor Says Of SDG&E's Open House For Power Transfer Line Project (patch.com) — Hundreds of Temecula residents and local leaders packed a sweltering Embassy Suites ballroom to challenge SDG&E's proposed Golden Pacific Powerlink route through South Temecula. Wearing "Save Temecula" shirts, they criticized the open house as a box-checking exercise and vowed to keep fighting 190-foot transmission towers planned to cross neighborhoods, wine country, and sensitive habitat without delivering power to Temecula homes or businesses.
   

• CA Dominates In Ranking Of America's 10 Best Winery Restaurants, Taking 5 Spots (patch.com) — Two Temecula winery restaurants just earned spots on USA Today's list of America's 10 best winery restaurants, putting the city firmly on wine-food lovers' radar. Bolero Restaurante ranked No. 2 nationwide, while Mama Rosa's Trattoria came in at No. 6, both praised for standout menus that pair closely with local wines.
   

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  • Wildomar Car Show
    Our Annual Wildomar Car Show is back and will take place this year on SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 from 10am-2pm! This annual event welcomes all in our... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Home for the Holidays—and Getting Married: Yes, There's Still Time to Plan a Temecula Wedding —JILL ROBERTS Read on Patch
  • This girl was living in our garage for about a week before I was able to trap her.
    We are located off E. Benton & Sage road out passed wine country. I thought maybe she was a neighbors barn cat but unfortunately no one had ever seen… (Nextdoor Starlight Ridge Community)
  • A shout out to a wonderful and polite young man named Alex that works for theTemeculabranch/deliveries from PRIME!
    Alex saw an elderly woman with a new cast on her arm struggling to lift something.  In the heat of his very hot and busy day he took his precious… (Nextdoor Wolf Valley Estates)
  • Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Temecula. Apply here.
  • Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee- Part Time in Temecula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Temecula here.

🗞 Nearby News

Murrieta

  • IE Varsity's previews of top high school football games on Friday, Aug. 28 (pressenterprise.com)

Fallbrook

  • 'Would you want a power tower in your backyard?': Residents sound off on SDG&E's proposed transmission line (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Lake Elsinore

  • Local Residents Killed In Lake Elsinore After Motorist Steers Into Opposing Traffic: CHP (patch.com)
  • Penske To Pay $480K To RivCo As Part Of CA Environmental Lawsuit Settlement (patch.com)
  • DUI Checkpoint To Be Held In Lake Elsinore On Friday (patch.com)

Ok Temecula! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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