The grand opening of Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz’s new Palm Desert office is at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31. The office is located at 43875 Washington Street, Suite F. The Indio and Palm Springs offices have been consolidated into the Palm Desert location. Constituents are invited to visit the new office location and meet Ruiz and…

Hill residents and visitors have benefited from falling gas prices this fall and although the market price of gas will depend on the world price of oil, the pump price of gasoline may increase 9 to 10 cents this month. This is the consequence of a California law (Assembly Bill 32) enacted in 2006 to…

Last week, Covered California announced its rates for health insurance for 2016. Statewide the average increase was 4 percent, slightly lower than the 4.2 percent increase for 2015. In the Inland Empire region, which is Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the average increase will be only 1 percent. The lowest-priced bronze plan will increase 3.3…

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…