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Tony Teora, Julian resident, is running for Assembly District 71
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A recently released Grand Jury report challenges the Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s use of discretionary or Community Improvement Designation Funds. The funds are divided equally among the five supervisors “to award to community organizations, nonprofits, county departments and government agencies,” according to the board policy (A-70) which sets guidelines for the use of these…
Proposition 34, Death Penalty Polls show growing support for Proposition 34, an initiative to repeal the death penalty in California, but passage still remains unlikely at this time. Current law makes first-degree murder punishable by either death or life in prison without the possibility of parole when special circumstances are proven. Those circumstances include murder…
With about 60 percent of the current fiscal year remaining, Riverside County budget officials are confronted with a familiar problem — projected expenses are greater than projected revenue. Last week, Chief Financial Officer Ed Corser told the board of supervisors that the county’s anticipated 2013 deficit would be $30 million unless some actions were taken…
With 10 months until the November election, Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz already has $1.5 million in cash. Two years ago, in anticipation of his challenge from former Assemblyman Brian Nestande, Ruiz had $1.2 million in cash. By the election, he had collected more than $3.4 million and spent about $3.1 million for his re-election. During…
While county revenues are gradually improving, the budget for the current fiscal year that ends June 30 still projects deficits for each of the principal public safety agencies. “While local economic indicators continue gradually trending positive, significant budgetary challenges lay ahead,” Riverside County Executive Officer Jay Orr said in his midyear budget report to the…
In a show of unity, 24 Republican women from 17 states in the U.S. House of Representatives today joined together to form the Women’s Policy Committee, a formal Congressional caucus with the goal of raising the profile of GOP women in their roles as lawmakers, highlighting their diverse achievements and providing a unique, unified voice…