Alarmed at the occurrence of hundreds of earthquakes last week, only three greater than 4.0 in magnitude near the Salton Sea, state and federal geologists and seismologists issued a warning of an increased possibility of a bigger quake on the San Andreas Fault. A swarm of nearly 300 quakes occurred near the southern terminus of…

U.S. Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz, less than halfway through his second term, continues to receive substantial campaign contributions. Through the end of June, Ruiz had $820,000, of which $433,700 was from April 1 through June 30. At this point two years ago, Ruiz had raised $812,000 for his first re-election campaign. He went on to…

Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone was elected to the state Senate last week. Stone’s last Board of Supervisors meeting is Nov. 25. He will resign his county position Nov. 30 and the next day, Dec. 1, will be sworn in as a state senator. Gov. Jerry Brown will choose Stone’s replacement for the…

The Local Review Board was planning to hold a public session to discuss the Mills Act with property owners within the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District but Riverside County postponed the 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, meeting and a new date has not been announced. The Mills Act provides property tax relief in exchange for an…

By the Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., CA-36, voted Dec. 19 to reinstate the full deduction on state and local taxes taken away by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115–97). H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act of 2019, would blunt the harm from…