Homelessness was on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ Tuesday, Jan. 30 agenda and the board unanimously approved allocating money to begin to mitigate the problem. A 27-page report, prepared by a committee of county agency and cities, identified three major goals, four strategies for achieving these goals and 23 recommendations. “This will culminate the…

Editor’s note: This column will appear periodically and may be written by various residents. By Melanie LamagaOrganizer, Palms to Pines Chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby For years, polls have showed that a significant majority of Americans are alarmed about climate change and want the government to do more — yet legislation to address the problem…

Friday, March 11, was the deadline to file and qualify as a candidate for elected office in California. For those offices with more than one qualified candidate, the June 7 primary election will determine either a winner or the two candidates who will compete on the November ballot.A winner is a candidate who garners more…

Effective Wednesday, Aug. 1, Shawn C. Newman is the new Cal Fire Riverside Unit and Riverside County Fire Department fire chief. Newman began his career with Cal Fire in 1989, as a seasonal firefighter in the San Bernardino Unit and in 1994, promoted to firefighter II in the Riverside Unit, working in West Riverside. In…