Prevent vehicle-related wildfires
Fire danger in California is above normal levels. Significantly dry conditions are present due to historically low precipitation and high temperatures.
The U.S. Forest...
Wildfire control campaign
The U.S. Forest Service and other land management agencies have a new fire safety campaign in California. The One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire...
Fire fee begins court journey
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association lawsuit, which attempts to overturn California’s State Regulated Area Fire Fee will begin Friday, July 19, in the Sacramento...
Grants to improve traffic safety
To improve traffic safety across California, the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency approved 274 state and local applicants to receive about $87 million in...
Grand jurors are chosen
Last Friday, 19 members and 11 alternates of the fiscal year 2013-14 Riverside County Grand Jury were selected from a drawing held in Department...
Fire restrictions increase on forest
As of Friday, June 28, as the seasonal fire danger rises, forest officials are increasing fire use restrictions on the San Bernardino National Forest.
This...
State budget balanced and on time
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a balanced budget last Thursday for fiscal year 2013-14 in time to begin July 1.
The budget totaled $96.3...
Small majority oppose pit bull spaying
To help draft an ordinance about controlling and limiting the population growth of pit bull and pit bull-type breeds in Riverside County, the Department...
State prisoners strain county jails
Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff visited Idyllwild last week and talked about how he and the Board of Supervisors are responding to the...
Riverside County revenues expected to grow
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $4.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins July 1. However, only $630 million represents...