Grand Jury Code Enforcement investigation finds favoritism, abusive management, interference by Board of Supervisors, and high turnover
By JP Crumrine
The Riverside County Grand Jury’s review of the County’s Code Enforcement program found serious management problems as well as some enforcement issues. Their June report, “Code Enforcement: Not Living up to Code,” was critical of the hiring and promotional processes as well as enforcement of code regulations. It even suggested that Board of Supervisor’s staff…
Proposition 36 is about trying to reduce crime, particularly by imposing stricter sentences for repeat offenders of certain crimes. It changes several of the punishments set when Prop 47 was approved in 2014. Prop 47 reduced certain nonserious and nonviolent property and drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. The measure limited these reduced penalties to…
Two crashes, both on Christmas Day, were reported by the California Highway Patrol on Hill roads over the last week. At about 11:55 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, an unidentified driver was proceeding westbound on Highway 74 in a 1994 brown Toyota Corolla approaching Thomas Mountain Road in Garner Valley when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle…
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is seeking to become the next Governor of California. At a launch party for his Republican nomination, Monday, Feb. 17, Bianco said, “I am running for Governor of our beautiful state which I absolutely love because our head is heading down the wrong track and has been for years.” Gov….
Employees of the U.S. Forest Service — San Bernardino National Forest — welcomed Ellen Shaw Monday, Jan. 4 as the new acting forest supervisor. She is replacing Jody Noiron, who retired last week after nearly 38 years with the U.S. Forest Service. Shaw’s role in managing the forest and employees will continue into the spring…
Saturday afternoon, CAL FIRE, Station 23 and Helicopter 301 from Hemet-Ryan Air base, Idyllwild Fire Department and the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit were rescued rock climbers off of Tahquitz Rock. One had minor injuries and the other minor to moderate. Mercy Air ambulance transported this climber to a local hospital. Graham Shelton from Raleigh, North…
Author and director Ken Luber says he discovered theater during his freshman year at Ripon college in Wisconsin. In his first sketch for a theater class he found “I like being on stage.” As a sophomore he began to be cast in plays, and from then on it was one after another. Writing also captured…
