State issues rules for budding cannabis businesses

On Nov. 16, the state’s new Bureau of Cannabis Control, housed in the Department of Consumer Affairs, issued an emergency rulemaking in order to...

Gulp! State Senate may tax drinking water from tap

The cost of water may increase and local water districts may have no role in the change. The California Assembly’s Appropriations Committee held...

Tahquitz High School student diagnosed with active tuberculosis

Health officials urge TB testing for some students and staff On Tuesday, Riverside County health officials announced that a student at Tahquitz High School in...

Supervisors approve budget; public safety funding tight

While the state has reduced the major threat to the Riverside County fiscal year 2017-18 budget, the 6.5-percent cuts across all departments were essentially...

County consultant confident of continuing budget savings from criminal justice agencies

The consultant hired 18 months ago to help Riverside County gain control of its spiraling budget (projected initial deficits of $40 million) reported...

V. Manny Perez new Supervisor for 4th District

Brown makes appointment to replace Benoit When it meets on May 23, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors will have five members. Last week, Gov....

Governor’s May budget increases slightly from January

Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown released his “May Revision” for the 2017-18 state budget. Changes from the January budget proposal were modest. As a result of a slight higher revenue forecast, Brown’s May budget proposal totals $124 billion of state funds, which is $1.5 billion more than the January submission.

School district, teachers at impasse on salary deal; Mediation next step

As reported previously, the Hemet Unified School District and its teachers are trying to negotiate a new salary schedule. However, the private negotiations reached...

Hemet Hospital now has a cardiac lab

On Wednesday, April 5, the Hemet Valley Medical Center dedicated its new cardiac catheterization lab. The cath lab is a room to examine how...

County reports on the health of Inland Empire transgender community

Last week, the Riverside County Department of Public Health released its first-ever report on the transgender community in the county. The report is...
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