During 2017, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed 859 new laws. While some were effective immediately, some will not go into effect until 2019 or 2020. Most are effective Jan. 1, 2018. One of the most well-known was a proposition passed in November 2016. Marijuana Proposition 64 legalizes adult-use of marijuana, or…

California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier was able to release information regarding a fatality that occurred Sunday, May 9. The CHP’s Multiagency Accident Investigation Team was called out to investigate this collision. The below is information received by the Town Crier from the CHP. At 2:30 p.m., Nathan Daniel McConnell, 39, of…

Early last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a revised State Proclamation addressing the statewide drought emergency. The new proclamation includes Southern California counties, including Riverside County, in its application. In July, the governor asked Californians to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 15% This goal has not been met. With the anticipated arrival of a second…