One of this session’s legislative bills Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed last month was Assembly Bill 194 that would have amended the Brown Act, California’s Open Government law. His veto does not in any way change California case law regarding the Brown Act requirements, according to Jim Ewert, California Newspaper Publishers Association general counsel. The bill…

By U.S. Department of AgricultureContributed Alli & Rose, LLC, a Redlands, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 21,930 pounds of Siluriformes (catfish) products that were not presented for import re-inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Dec. 19. Additionally, the products were imported from Thailand, a country ineligible to export…

The new Banning Justice Center will open to the public Monday, May 4. The new courthouse is located at 311 E. Ramsey Street. It will house four trial courtrooms, one large traffic and small claims courtroom, one large arraignment courtroom, in-custody holding cells, jury assembly space, a staff training room, clerks’ offices, public-service windows, judicial…

The election of the next Riverside County sheriff is on the Nov. 6 ballot. Lt. Chad Bianco is challenging incumbent Stan Sniff. He was the only opponent against Sniff in the 2014 primary and garnered 37 percent of the vote. The June 2018 primary ballot had four sheriff candidates. Bianco received 36 percent of the…