At the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission, Southern California Edison (SCE) conducted a Public Safety Power Shut-off (PSPS) event last week in Mountain Center, causing residents to be without power for multiple days. According to SCE’s website — when there are potentially dangerous weather conditions in fire-prone areas — they may call a…

Drought and fire danger ahead While the 2017 winter La Niña was much wetter than expected, the National Weather Service expects the 2018 version to be significantly drier than normal. This fall has been one of the warmest and driest on record, according to Alex Tardy, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s San Diego Office….

Asking kids to give up their cellphones is not a pleasant experience. Adults anticipate the negotiating, whines, and eye rolls as they utter those dreaded words. What if I told you not only are educators not receiving these responses, but students are willingly giving up their phones to staff? Tahquitz High School decided to implement…

After spending more than seven hours on an agenda item last Tuesday (May 5) to rescind four of the county’s public health orders including the wearing of a face mask or face covering, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to continue the item to 1 p.m. Friday, May 8. After approximately seven more hours…