Capt. Wood promoted

The Hemet Unified School District directors unanimously appointed Dr. Barry Kayrell as its next district superintendent. Kayrell is currently the superintendent of Beaumont Unified School District and has been there seven years. On Oct. 1, he will start at Hemet. After the vote, Board President Bill Sanborn introduced Kayrell to the audience. He thanked the…

Joy Silver, of Palm Springs, is the Democratic candidate for the 28th state Senate District seat. She is challenging incumbent Jeff Stone. Born in Pennsylvania, Silver spent much of her early career on the East Coast. She moved to New Mexico, was involved in healthcare and in 2007, and settled in the Palm Springs area,…

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is being asked to support Assembly Bill 203, which would extend the 30-day payment deadline for the State Fire Prevention Fee to 60 days. The sponsor, Assemblyman Jay Obernolte (R-Big Bear Lake), argues that many people who must pay the fee live in rural areas and are on limited…

The tight California Senate District 28 race between Republicans Bonnie Garcia of the Coachella Valley and Jeff Stone of Temecula shows Stone has gained a significant fund-raising lead. Through Sept. 30, Stone has received nearly $535,000 from 534 contributors in 2014. Almost 410 of his contributors and $500,000 of funds came from Californians. Hill residents…

The U.S. Forest Service announced that it is proposing some changes to the Land Management Plan for the San Bernardino National Forest. The proposal will change existing monitoring programs, to be consistent with new planning criteria. Fire activity, non-native annual grasses, fire-frequency departure, special uses and stream flows are the activities that would be modified,…