Idyllwild also has some homeless Last week, Riverside County’s Department of Public Social Services released the results of its 2018 winter homeless survey. In January 2018, the survey identified 2,310 homeless county residents, 96 fewer individuals, or about 4 percent less, than identified in January 2017. The count identifies both individuals seen on the street…

At its March 29 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved creating an election advisory committee. The committee, composed almost entirely of citizens, is intended “… to provide recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, Executive Office, and Registrar of Voters on improvements to the electoral process to ensure voter confidence and public trust…

Dinners from home now legal Several bills Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed last week will affect food and restaurant businesses. Plastic straws On Thursday, Brown, signed Assembly Bill 1884, which “Prohibits dine-in restaurants from automatically providing plastic straws.” The diner must request the straw and more than two violations of the law can result…