

Washington sworn in as new county supervisor
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Charles Washington of Temecula was sworn in as the Riverside County 3rd District supervisor last week. Accompanying him during the ceremony were his wife Kathy and daughter Lindsey.

Proposition 37 proposes to require food manufacturers to disclose on packaging whether food has been entirely or partially produced through genetic engineering. It also seeks to prevent any foods with genetically modified ingredients from being labeled or advertised as “natural,” “naturally made,” “naturally grown,” or “all natural.” All foods using those branding terms would have…
“This is a dangerous time,” Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins said at the last Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting. The hot dry days, with little nighttime cooling, pose serious risks for fire. Since Jan. 1, there have been 42,488 wildland fires nationally. That is the fewest number of wildland fires in the past 10…
Editor’s note: Jon Christensen is the current treasurer and tax collector for Riverside County. Hakan Jackson is challenging Christensen. Unfortunately, Jackson has not responded to phone calls or emails from the Town Crier requesting an interview. Jon Christensen has been with the Riverside County Treasurer’s Office for nearly 16 years. He rose from chief deputy…
The state’s Fire Prevention Fee continues to be under legislative siege. Despite efforts in 2012 to repeal the legislation, Assemblyman Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga) has submitted Assembly Bill 124 which repeals the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fee. Morrell hopes to continue to push the issue that there’s enough regulation and that the fee is…
The Wallow Fire burned nearly 540,000 acres from late May until its containment on July 21.
On Friday, Oct. 10, the California Department of Public Health confirmed enterovirus EV-D68 infection in 32 patients so far this year, an increase of 18 since the initial confirmation of California cases on Oct. 1. From mid-August to Oct.10, a total of 691 people in 46 states and the District of Columbia have been confirmed…