HUSD seeks trustee
The Hemet Unified School District is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the governing board from Area 3 in the Hemet area. Idyllwild,...
Plastic bag ban suspended until voters decide
The ban on using plastic bags in California has a reprieve, at least until November 2016. Last week, officials for the state’s Secretary of...
Stone’s legislation would limit boards’ payback
Sen. Jeff Stone (R-Riverside County) introduced legislation that will reduce political patronage and save the taxpayers of California several million dollars.
Where allowed by law,...
Temecula’s Chuck Washington appointed as new 3rd District supervisor
On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Chuck Washington, Temecula city councilman and mayor pro tem, to fill the vacant 3rd District seat on...
Riverside County crash database created
Identifying where and why vehicle crashes occur in Riverside County – and finding ways to prevent them – is the goal of a new...
Review of ‘top two’ primary process yields few conclusions
In June 2010, California voters approved Proposition 14 establishing that the top two vote getters in a primary would advance to the general election...
Legislature may eliminate parental choice for vaccines
As of Friday, Feb. 20, California health officials reported 123 confirmed cases of measles since December 2014. That is 50 more cases in a...
Allocation of water bond funding begins
In November 2014, California voters overwhelming approved Proposition 1, a bond measure to provide financing to increase water supply, provide clean, safe and reliable...
Dems still consider Ruiz vulnerable
Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) represents California’s 36th Congressional District, which includes all of the Hill, is in danger, according to the Democratic Congressional...
Megadroughts may be part of SoCal’s future
A research report published on Feb. 12 predicts “megadroughts” for California, droughts much larger than historical droughts.
Two NASA scientists and a colleague with the...