Possible county sales tax increase for transportation projects
By Idyllwild Town Crier
t week in the Idyllwild-Pine Cove area by the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) website, bringing the total to four cases in the area since the initial case was reported on April 3. As of press time May 12, Riverside County has 5,248 confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are 225 deaths related to COVID-19 and 2,911…
An unencrypted laptop computer reported missing from Riverside County Regional Medical Center in December might have contained the personal information of patients who received ophthalmology and dermatology services at the hospital between Jan. 26, 2012, and Nov. 26, 2014. RCRMC Chief Compliance Officer Jan Remm said the hospital immediately notified law enforcement and began a…
During the second of four Saturday bald eagle counts, two adults were seen at Lake Hemet last weekend. A total of 13 bald eagles were seen in the San Bernardino National Forest on Jan. 10 during the count period, four more than the December count. Public volunteers and U.S. Forest Service biologists again saw one…
Shifting to prevention issues and costs In July, state legislative leaders created a special committee, the Wildfire Preparedness and Response Conference Committee, to study and consider legislation “to strengthen disaster preparedness and … appropriate policies to respond to the increasing fire danger.” Initially, the committee focused on Senate Bill 901, which Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa,…
Newly sworn-in California Sen. Jeff Stone (R-28th District) announced his initial staff line-up Tuesday of the district that includes the Hill. The whole district is roughly the size of New Jersey and represents nearly 1 million California residents. His Sacramento Chief of Staff Christopher Wysocki has served in various senior level positions in the state…
Accepts position with Trump administration in Washington The city of Murrieta’s Mayor Pro Tem Randon Lane received a presidential appointment to a communications position at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. and announced his resignation Tuesday night, Aug. 6. He made the announcement via Twitter and at the Murrieta city council meeting and…