The Fern Valley Water District has canceled its scheduled March 15 board meeting. A quorum of the board would not be available to take any action. The next scheduled board meeting is April 19. The February meeting was canceled due to the weather and road conditions following the Valentine’s Day rainstorm.

5:13 P.M. UPDATE: The fire is 20, 292 acres and 90 percent contained. Beaumont High School Evacuation Center has closed as of 3 p.m. Visit the Riverside Sheriff’s Department website here — http://www.riversidesheriff.org/press/admin-firewatch.asp — for concerns about insurance fraud. 1:35 P.M. UPDATE: Silent Valley Club residents and campers who are at the club now are…

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order intended to mitigate utility rate increases and possibly find ways to reduce these rates. In his order, Newsome directed four different agencies, all of whom have some role in overseeing state utilities, to investigate possible efforts to help utility customers save money in the…