By JP CrumrineCorrespondent Riverside County’s Board of Supervisors and its Planning Department are taking steps to revise the current county ordinance and procedures for regulating short-term rentals in the unincorporated areas that include the Hill. While many disruptions and life changes have occurred during the past 18 months, this effort was initiated before the COVID-19…

California has the second highest fatality rate nationwide involving drivers between the ages of 15-18.  To help combat this growing problem, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is conducting a free Start Smart traffic education class for local teen drivers and their parents.  This a program specifically geared toward reducing collisions and injuries involving teen drivers. …

On Saturday, Dec. 15, the U.S. Forest Service conducted its first bald eagle count of the winter. Local, federal and state biologists and volunteers participated in the count, which was around lakes in Southern California.

On May 19, the plaintiffs challenging Riverside County’s supervisorial maps submitted a request to the Superior Court to prohibit using the maps approved in December 2021 depicting the five county supervisor districts. These supervisorial districts were used for the 2022 elections. In the 2024 elections, voters will be selecting supervisors for the 1st, 2nd, and…