The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has expressed its concern about the impending county budget deficit (nearly $100 million) and how the Sheriff’s Department’s budget and other criminal justice agencies’ budgets contribute to this fiscal problem. The causes of the impending deficit are more costs to meet the terms of a settlement from a prisoner…

Wasters of water, recalcitrant users in violation of Gov. Jerry Brown’s drought regulations, may be fined $10,000 if the governor’s new proposed legislation were enacted. On Tuesday, April 28, he announced proposed legislation to help local officials better enforce conservation requirements. Besides the new big fine, the proposal also would allow both wholesale and retail…