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By Michael Ferro

At its February 10 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on proposed amendments to Ordinance 927 (Regulating Short-term Rentals) and Ordinance 671 (which establishes fees for STR applications and certificates). These changes have come out of a series of community meetings, which the County Planning Department held in the fall…...
Photos by Marjie Ibanez UPDATE 1:13 p.m.: The incident commander is reporting that a person is in custody. UPDATE 1:03 p.m.: Both lanes are open to traffic. The incident commander is releasing more resources from the fire and now reporting the acreage at 3.4. UPDATE 12:35 p.m.: Firefighters are mopping up the Cranston Fire and…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Feb. 11 to 17. Idyllwild • Feb. 12 — Alarm call, 5:37 a.m., Jameson Rd. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 12 — 911 call, 9:58 a.m., Estate Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 15 — Petty theft, 10:50…
Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Monday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 45,000 vote-by-mail and 25,000 provisional ballots left to process. The website reads: “Under state law, we must continue to accept timely postmarked ballots through Nov. 20.” The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to…
A settlement has been reached between the Hemet Unified School District and the Hemet Teachers Association. The mediated fact-finding process began Monday, Jan. 26. Two days later, late Wednesday afternoon, a proposed settlement was reached. HTA members ratified the tentative agreement Thursday evening. Nearly 95 percent of the HTA membership supported the agreement, which is…