Early last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a revised State Proclamation addressing the statewide drought emergency. The new proclamation includes Southern California counties, including Riverside County, in its application. In July, the governor asked Californians to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 15% This goal has not been met. With the anticipated arrival of a second…

A house fire in Pine Cove was contained to 20 percent of the structure Thursday night, Oct. 17. The 1,500-square-foot, single-story family dwelling was reported on fire about 9:15 p.m. In less than hour, firefighters from Station 23 (Pine Cove) and other Riverside County/Cal Fire stations had the fire contained and most of the building…

On Jan. 19, Tom Vilsack, secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced the allocation of nearly half a billion dollars to reduce wildfire risks in and near national forests landscapes in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. “It is no longer a matter of if a wildfire will threaten many western communities…