Hemet, CA

Robert Okesson is handicapped. He drives a car with handicapped plates, and has so for the past 10 years. He says he’s been on disability

Robert Okesson is handicapped. He drives a car with handicapped plates, and has so for the past ten years. He says he’s been on disability

On May 21, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Wal-Mart discount store in Hemet, California had been abandoned by the giant retailer, and was becoming an

Wal-Mart has 197 empty stores across the country. One of them is located in Hemet, California. Local officials in Hemet are growing tired of looking

On March 13, 2004, Sprawl-Busters posted a story about the battle in Hemet, California to stop a Wal-Mart superstore. The citizens went to Riverside Superior

Residents in Hemet, California who warned about crime at Wal-Mart supercenters must have been saying “I told you so” this week when city taxpayers had

This story stinks, literally. Giant retail stores make lousy neighbors. Local officials can talk all they want about buffers, and berms and setbacks, but the

Residents in Hemet, California have become the latest community in the state to raise a fuss over a Wal-Mart. Here is a report from the

Residents in Hemet, California have been wrestling with the world’s largest retailer. Here’s their report from the frontlines: “In July of 2003, we attended a