The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey got underway in Riverside County on Aug. 30. The program monitors the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population. Public health officials, legislators and physicians use the information to develop effective health policies and programs. Also, national references are produced and standardized growth charts are created for…

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…

The California Public Utilities Commission will hold a community forum in San Diego to discuss and answer questions about the CPUC’s July 2015 decision to significantly change residential electricity rates, including the requirement that starting in 2019, all residential customers will be offered time-of-use rates as a default. The forum is at 6 p.m. Tuesday,…

They also approve fiscal year 2018-19 budget The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a budget, with amendments, for fiscal year 2018-19, which started this week. The board added $5.3 million to its initial budget. All of the new funds will be for public-safety agencies. The Probation Department received $1.8 million. In response to District Attorney…

Citing California’s five-year drought, Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order making some of the state’s temporary water restrictions permanent. Permanently banned are wasteful practices such as hosing off driveways and washing cars with hoses that lack shut-off nozzles. The governor credited Californians with having accomplished significant water conservation, saving 1.3-million-acre-feet of water from June…