Last month, the County of San Bernardino decided it no longer needed to declare a bark beetle emergency. Both Riverside and San Bernardino counties have been passing emergency bark beetle proclamations for more than a decade. Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins said this county has no current plans to cease approving its emergency declarations.

Target is urban areas, but rural will be affected Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed two pieces of legislation concerning water usage and water emergencies. “In preparation for the next drought and our changing environment, we must use our precious resources wisely. We have efficiency goals for energy and cars — and now we have…

This week, the Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s began to discuss the potential of enacting a county ordinance to regulate the rental of private homes for vacation use. On May 8, the board asked the county counsel to prepare a report on the potential of an ordinance. The counsel’s response was the basis of Tuesday’s…

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,…