In a lightly attended Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting, Kathleen Henderson, Riverside County emergency services coordinator for the mount...
Issuing birth, death and marriage certificates in jeopardy due to lack of appropriate paper
Counties across California, including Riverside, could have problems issuing birth, death and marriage certificates because a paper manufacturer recen...
Report water waste on state website
To help Californians save more water this summer, the State Water Resources Control Board, the California Department of Technology and Save Our Water ...
Covered California announces 2016 rates: Inland Empire increases smaller than statewide
Last week, Covered California announced its rates for health insurance for 2016. Statewide the average increase was 4 percent, slightly lower than the...
Legislature may expand boards of supervisors for largest counties
The California State Senate may increase the number of county supervisors from five to seven for counties with populations greater than 2 million, inc...
Is the complaint opposing the state fire fee a class action?: Court hearing begins this week
On Friday, Aug. 7, the Superior Court in Sacramento will begin proceedings on the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association’s lawsuit opposing the State Res...
Governor declares state emergency due to wildfires
On Friday, with numerous wildfires burning thousands of acres in Northern California, Gov. Jerry Brown proclaimed “… a state of emergency in Californi...
County faces health challenges: Strategic Health Alliance Pursuing Equity stages forum
The Riverside County Department of Public Health convened more than 150 representatives of local organizations and officials from various governmental...
Ruiz campaign still draws contributions
U.S. Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz, less than halfway through his second term, continues to receive substantial campaign contributions. Through the end of June, ...
California Public Utilities Commission votes electricity rate revision: Residential rates will rise in gradual rollout; nothing immediately
In a unanimous 5-0 vote on Friday, July 3, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to significantly change electricity pricing for many Calif...