At their Tuesday, Aug. 16 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors agreed to hold an October workshop on the possibility of revising the county’s emergency medical services dispatch system. Last month, Supervisor and Board Chair Bob Buster (1st District) recommended that the county evaluate the current system and suggested that several changes be considered….

t did help compliance with reducing prison population By JP Crumrine News Editor Nearly four years ago, November 2014, California voters approved Proposition 47, but that was not the beginning of a crime wave — of any proportion — despite some law enforcement officials’ concern about the effect of Prop 47. Prop 47 reduced certain…

Anza Valley’s future development hinges on water availability and a plan to maintain its sustainability. The pristine and relatively undeveloped valley is classified as a semi-arid high desert dependent on rainfall for all water uses. Furthermore, no comprehensive water study has been completed since 1973. The valley’s current 10,000 inhabitants include two Native American tribes….

Petitions for Redetermination of the Fire Prevention Fee were previously required to be sent to three locations. However, as a result of legislation passed last year, you now need only mail your Petition for Redetermination to Cal Fire or its designee. Currently, Cal Fire is instructing property owners to mail their petition to the agency’s Suisun…

Anyone interested in running for office in the June 7 primary election may take out candidate filing papers beginning Tuesday, Feb. 16, Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spenser announced last week. Papers must be filed by 5 p.m. Friday, March 11. If an incumbent fails to file, the deadline for that office is extended…

Join the tens of thousands of people who keep tabs on the birds that come to their feeders from November through April. Participants submit their observations to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Observations help reveal important patterns in bird distribution and numbers that may be changing over time on a continental scale or in a participant’s…