Gov. Brown signs 2016-17 budget: $122 million in new spending
On Monday, June 27, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed the legislative bill establishing the state budget for fiscal year 2016-17, which begins July...
Congress revising process to fund wildfire costs: Senate moving bill forward
Despite the popular concept that national politics, especially in the hallways of the U.S. Congress, is clogged with the goo of partisanship, the U.S....
Supervisors hear department heads: Revenues trailing budget requests
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors spent more than a day listening to department heads discuss their needs for the 2016-17 budget, which begins...
Shawna Legarza speaks about leading Forest Service firefighters
Shawna Legarza, former fire chief for the San Bernardino National Forest, will be the next national director of Fire and Aviation Management for the...
Former local fire chief to oversee national program
Shawna Legarza, former fire chief for the San Bernardino National Forest, will be the next national director of Fire and Aviation Management for the...
Bill to end Daylight Saving Time takes step forward
Last week, a state Assembly committee passed Assembly Bill 385, which would allow state voters to decide whether to retain Daylight Saving Time.
The Senate...
Fire danger closes seven county areas
On the recommendation of Cal Fire/Riverside County Deputy Fire Chief Glenn Patterson, the Board of Supervisors, at its June 21 meeting, approved the closure...
Assembly District 71 results present textbook questions
In California’s current top-two election procedure, the top-two vote getters in any primary election jurisdiction — other than U.S. president, county central committee or...
Washington and Ruiz face challengers in November
Editor’s note: The Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office says there are about 100,000 votes yet to count, therefore, results for individual precincts are...