

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.

In May, a Riverside County jury found Angela Shaver guilty of first-degree murder. The victim, Paul Cline, then 60 and a resident of Old Cary Road in Anza, was found dead in March 2006. On Aug. 17, the court sentenced Shaver to 25 years to life in state prison for Cline’s murder. The court added…
On Wednesday, April 5, the Hemet Valley Medical Center dedicated its new cardiac catheterization lab. The cath lab is a room to examine how well your heart is functioning. With the new equipment, the hospital’s doctors will be able to perform angioplasty, balloon septostomy electrophysiology studies and several other heart procedures. “By the end of…
Assistant District Attorney Michael Hestrin has announced his intentions to challenge Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach in the next election. Just three years ago, June 2010, Zellerbach, a Superior Court Judge, unseated Rod Pacheco, the incumbent district attorney. Hestrin is the attorney who prosecuted Raymond Oyler for arson and murder in the Esperanza Fire…
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…
Registration and turnout (As of Saturday evening) 943,402 registered voters Votes Percent Precincts reporting turnout 244,809 25.95 Vote by mail reporting turnout 352,247 37.34 Total 597,056 63.29 President and Vice President Riverside County Statewide Votes Percent Percent Dem – Barack Obama 287,754 48.80 59.2 Rep – Mitt Romney 290,227 49.21 38.4 Grn – Jill Stein…
On Friday, Jan. 18, Riverside County officials announced that a 22-year-old Hemet man and a 4-year-old Perris girl died last week. Both tested positive for influenza virus; “though Riverside County health officials are saying the cause of death has not been determined.” Nevertheless, the circumstances re-enforce state and federal officials’ recommendations that it is still…