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Tony Teora, Julian resident, is running for Assembly District 71
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Riverside Superior Court accepting civil grand juror applications By Riverside Superior CourtContributed The Riverside Superior Court is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications from qualified citizens interested in being nominated to serve as civil grand jurors for the time period July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. Duties include, but are not…
In November 2014, California voters overwhelming approved Proposition 1, a bond measure to provide financing to increase water supply, provide clean, safe and reliable water, and restore habitat. The total amount authorized was $7.5 billion to be allocated among seven categories: water storage, watershed protection and restoration, groundwater sustainability, regional water management, water recycling and…
California’s minimum wage is headed to $15 per hour, but it will take six years to reach that level, according to an agreement Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., state legislators and labor leaders announced Monday. “This is economic justice,” Brown said at Monday’s press conference announcing the agreement. “It makes sense and will help our…
On Thursday, the state 2nd District Court of Appeals unanimously overturned Judge Rolf M. Treu’s June 2014 decision in Vergara v. the State of California that the state laws on teacher tenure and seniority were unconstitutional. The appeals court conceded that students may suffer from poorer educational opportunities, but that is because of administrative decisions,…
The federal 2013-14 fiscal year begins Oct. 1, about four weeks from now, and the U.S. Congress has yet to enact an appropriations bill to fund the U.S. Forest Service operations or other federal agencies. However, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have reported bills. As expected, the House and Senate strategies differ. The House…
Philip Drucker, La Quinta resident, lawyer and law professor, is running as one of two Democrats in a field of five to represent California Senate 28. “I don’t need a job,” said Drucker. “I’m an attorney and a professor. I can always work. I’m not planning to go up there to begin a career in…