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City to Host Virtual Recycling Workshop

The City of Murrieta is partnering with its waste hauler, Waste Management, to provide a virtual recycling workshop via zoom on April 21, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. This event will help Murrieta businesses understand the State of California’s recycling requireme...

Murrieta Genomics simplSEQ Completes Seed Round Funding

Submitted by Murrieta Genomics

April 27, 2021

Murrieta Genomics, the launchpad for genomic sequencing startups, has announced that simplSEQ, an incubator company, has completed its seed round funding, having received $2 million in total. Funds are...

City Facilities Begin to Re-open April 5

March 30, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:               Robin Godfrey: (951) 461-6007, Public Information Officer, City of Murrieta        &n...

Seyarto Selects Summers as Woman of the Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

March 15th, 2021

CONTACT: Kristy MacDougall(916) 319-2067

Assemblymember Seyarto Selects Murrieta City Manager Kim Summers as the 67th District Woman of the Year

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto (R-Murri...

Kim Summers Earns Ethical Hero Award

February 8, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Robin Godfrey, Public Information Officer (951) 461-6007

Murrieta City Manager Receives Ethical Hero Award 

Murrieta City Manager Kim Summers has earned a 2020 Ethical Hero Award from the California Affi...

Pop-up Event Brings Spay and Neuter Vouchers to Murrieta City Hall

January 27, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:              Robin Godfrey, Public Information Officer (951) 461-6007

Pop-up Event Brings Spay and Neuter Vouchers to Murrieta City Hall

T...

The City of Murrieta Unveils Short-Term Vacation Rental Web Portal

January 26, 2021

Contact Robin Godfrey, PIO (951) 461-6007FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The City of Murrieta Unveils Short-Term Vacation Rental Web Portal

The City of Murrieta has launched its Short Term Vacation Rental (STVR) web portal, at www.MurrietaCA.gov/stvr,...

Additional Funds Approved for Murrieta’s Back-to-Business Grant Program

January 20, 2021 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Contact: Robin Godfrey, Public Information Officer (951) 461-6007 

On January 19, 2021, the Murrieta City Council voted to reprogram an additional $90k in funds for the City’s Back...

City of Murrieta Offers Free COVID-19 Testing Through County Partnership

January 6, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:               Robin Godfrey: (951) 461-6007, Public Information Officer, City of Murrieta      &n...

Chief Hadden Announces Retirement from Murrieta PD

After over seven years of serving the City of Murrieta as Chief of Police, Sean Hadden will retire from law enforcement effective December 30, 2020.  It is a bittersweet change for him after a 34-year distinguished law enforcement career. &nb...

Back to Business Grants Return for Round 2

September 30, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:               Robin Godfrey: (951) 461-6007, Public Information Officer, City of Murrieta        &a...

Increased Local Grant Allotment will Benefit City, Non-Profits

September 30, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Robin Godfrey: (951) 461-6007Public Information Officer, City of Murrieta                      &...

Four Compete for City Council Seats

August 17, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:           Robin Godfrey, Public Information Officer (951) 461-6007 or Stephanie Smith, City Clerk (951) 461-6030

Four Compete for Murrieta City Council Seats

A local d...

Murrieta Implements Emergency Medical Dispatch System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Contact:Robin Godfrey, Public Information Officer, City of Murrieta (951) 461-6007Dawn Morrison, Public Information, Murrieta Fire & Rescue (951) 461-6154Julie Shannon, Communications Manager (951) 461-6357

The Medical Pr...

The Chef’s Grille Receives Murrieta’s First Back-to-Business Grant

August 5, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:           Robin Godfrey, Public Information Officer (951) 461-6007

The Chef’s Grille Receives Murrieta’s First Back-to-Business Grant

The City of Mu...

Murrieta Unveils Back-to-Business Grant Program

June 2, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Robin Godfrey, PIO, (951) 461-6007

Murrieta Unveils Back-to-Business Grant Program

PRE-APPLY HERE FOR THE BACK TO BUSINESS GRANT

PRE-APPLICATIONS OPEN AT 9 A.M. ON MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2020AND WILL CLOSE AFTER THE FIRST 2...

Murrieta Softens Parking Rules to Support Restaurants

Today, the State of California approved the plans submitted by Riverside County and authorized the County to move further into Phase 2 re-openings, which include allowing restaurants to offer dine-in service with reduced capacities to maintain social dist...

City of Murrieta Adds Website Chat Feature

May 15, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

To expand its capacity to engage with residents and stakeholders, the City of Murrieta has launched a chat feature on its public website, www.MurrietaCA.gov. Website users can now chat with available City Hall, Police, Fir...