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 1. “This solid budget makes responsible investments in California and sets aside billions of dollars to prepare for the next recession,” said Brown in a press release. Total state spending is…

Jeff Stone, Supervisor for Riverside County’s 3rd District, has filed for re-election. If successful, Stone has announced this would be his third and final term. He defeated former incumbent Jim Venable in the March 2004 primary and his first term began in December 2004. Stone was re-elected in 2008 with more than 70 percent of…

In November 2012, Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz, a democrat, was elected to Congress and he intends to stay there. In an expensive, multi-million dollar contest, Ruiz unseated incumbent Mary Bono Mack and this year will likely face State Assemblyman Brian Nestande (R-42). During 2013, Ruiz collected more than $1.5 million in contributions, much of it…

On Jan. 27, the California Energy Commission adopted first-in-the-nation energy standards for the next generation of light bulbs. The standards cover screw-in LED light bulbs a consumer would purchase for almost any household use. They also cover more specialized bulbs, called small-diameter directional lamps, used in commercial applications, such as track lighting. The standards focus…

At the end of April, the American Lung Association (ALA) released itslatest air quality report, “State of the Air 2024.” The results analyzedata through 2022. “We have seen impressive progress in cleaning up air pollution over thelast 25 years, thanks in large part to the Clean Air Act. However, whenwe started this report, our team…