The verdict is in, and Hemet High School has emerged victorious at the 32nd-annual Riverside County Mock Trial Competition held at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Riverside last Saturday.

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…

On Thursday, July 7, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation imposing a $150 annual fire protection fee on private property owners within State Responsibility Areas (SRAs), including the Hill. Implementation of the fee will begin this fall and state officials expect to collect $50 million this fiscal year (July 2011-June 2012) and eventually $200 million annually….