Requires a one-time, two-thirds vote in both houses of the Legislature Proposition 70 proposes to change the way cap-and-trade revenues are deposited and spent beginning in 2024. The state’s cap-and-trade program began in 2012 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by issuing a limited number of permits to manufacturers to emit greenhouse gasses. Under current law,…

Last week, End Citizens United, a pro-active group in favor ofoverturning the Supreme Court decision in “Citizens United’ and favoringDemocratic candidates, filed a formal complaint with the Office ofCongressional Ethics over Rep. Ken Calvert’s disclosures regardingrental properties and potential conflicts with congressional earmarks. In the complaint, Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United,requested an investigation…

Last week, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Chief John R. Hawkins received approval from the Riverside County Board Supervisors to close seven hiking areas throughout Riverside County. The closures will remain in effect until further notice in the following areas: Avery Canyon (Gibbel Road east of State Street in Hemet) North Mountain and Indian Canyon (San…

A new dispatch system for emergency medical calls is on the horizon in Riverside County. At a workshop last week, the Board of Supervisors listened to staff and the public discuss changes needed to implement the new system. “We are interested in becoming the system that’s the model,” said County Emergency Services Director Bruce Barton….