Firefighters are fighting a small fire in the San Jacinto State Park Wilderness area. U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Helitack 535 is making water drops and the fire is only 20-feet-by-50-feet.

Riverside County’s impending budget problems are not diminishing. The state still has shown no willingness to alleviate the budget ramifications of shifting the In-House Support Services program back to the 57 counties. Also, growing retirement costs have not abated. Last week, County Executive Officer Jay Orr told the board that “… projections of the growth…

The County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee was advised last week to begin thinking about its parcel tax for the ambulance contract with Riverside County. Since the committee’s January meeting, the county Board of Supervisors has agreed to renegotiate its ambulance contract with American Medical Response. As part of the negotiations, 3rd District Supervisor Jeff…