District 2 Supervisor, Karen Spiegel, new Board Chair
By JP Crumrine
At its January 13 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors chose new officers for 2026. Supervisor Karen Spiegel (District 2) became the new Chair of the board. She replaces Supervisor V. Manuel Perez (District 4, which includes the Hill communities). Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez (District 5) is the new Vice Chair of the Board. Perez…
The U.S. Forest Service announced that it is proposing some changes to the Land Management Plan for the San Bernardino National Forest. The proposal will change existing monitoring programs, to be consistent with new planning criteria. Fire activity, non-native annual grasses, fire-frequency departure, special uses and stream flows are the activities that would be modified,…
Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz, less than halfway through his second term, continues to receive substantial campaign contributions. Through the end of September, Ruiz had nearly $1.3 million in cash this year. During the period from July 1 to Sept. 30, he raised $415,000. At this point two years ago, Ruiz had raised $1.1 million for…
Despite County Executive Jay Orr’s optimistic view that significant savings can be found in the county’s public safety budgets, Sheriff Stan Sniff is considerably less confident. Orr is focusing on the public safety budgets, which have grown in the past several years, while the other departments have taken cuts of nearly 45 percent or more…
The state has confirmed that mosquitoes collected from several locations in the Murrieta and Temecula area and one location in the Hemet area tested positive for West Nile virus. The Riverside County Department of Environmental Health received the confirmation after samples were collected Aug. 11 and 12 from locations at Monroe Basin, the northwest corner…
On March 7, CAL FIRE Director Ken Pimlott wrote a letter to Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell outlining the state’s worries about the Forest Service’s aircraft strategy, including the number of aircraft …
Four people have submitted applications to replace Bill Sanborn, Area 1 (Idyllwild) trustee, on the Hemet Unified School District Governing Board. The interviews to fill the position will be held at an open and public meeting of the Governing Board at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the Professional Development Service Center Room 1791 W….
