Rumor has it

JcPenney is closing the Hemet store.  The Hemet Valley Mall is going to be turned into an indoor swap meet.  I'm imagining folding tables and products piled in heaps.  Most people are seeing this as a step toward third world status.  When they start dropping food and medical supplies at the park the leadership vision will become clear.  For now they seem content playing footsies trying to maximize Federal grant money, without entirely killing the local economy.