State fire officials ready for intense fire season
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared May 6 through May 12 as “Wildfire Awareness Week” ...
Forestry board policy aims to control oak borer
Last month, the California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection adopted a policy that allows CALFIRE to enter into agreements with both public...
Verizon to discontinue stand-alone Internet
In a nationwide move that took effect on Sunday, May 6, Verizon will discontinue stand-alone Internet DSL for new customers and existing customers who...
Propositions 28 and 29 seem familiar: Term limits and tobacco tax
Once again California voters are being asked to use their collective wisdom to address what some see as problems in the terms California legislators...
Assemblyman wants to amend California’s fire fee
State Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro (D, Assembly District 1, North Coast) has submitted a bill to modify the state’s recently enacted fire prevention fee. Assembly...
Dennis versus Gould for board of education
We begin our June primary election coverage with the race for the 4th trustee district for the Riverside County Board of Education, which includes...
New General Educational Development tests in 2014
Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, GED Testing Service will release a new version of the General Educational Development test. This new version will be administered...
Vote-by-mail or early voting for June 5 primary
Approximately 390,000 vote-by-mail ballots were mailed to Riverside County voters starting May 7 for the consolidated primary election on June 5. Ballots should arrive...
HUSD extends contract with teachers group
The Hemet Unified School District board unanimously approved an agreement with the Hemet Teachers Association for fiscal year 2012-2013. No proposed teacher or staff...
HUSD transitional kindergarten registration open
Hemet Unified School District is registering students for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten now at the Centralized Registration Office.
The state’s Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010...