Gov. Edmund G. Brown released his revised budget request for fiscal year 2014-15 that begins July 1. Health care and debt retirement remain high priorities in Brown’s proposal. This action follows on his agreement with legislative leaders to modify the criteria and use of a Rainy Day Fund that will appear on the November ballot….

There are 11 statewide ballot propositions on the November ballot. They propose both statutes and amendments to the state constitution and continue the right, begun in 1911, for citizens to pass laws on an equal footing with the legislature. But “confusing” is a word many voters apply to the wording of California ballot initiatives. Voters…

Last week, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced the launch of its new, revamped website at www.rivcoda.org. The re-design has been in the works for more than a year. “A website can be one of the best ways for this office to communicate with the public,” said District Attorney Paul Zellerbach in a press…

By J.P. Crumrine News Editor   California has adopted and Hemet Unified School District is implementing the next educational reform — Common Core State Standards.   What is CCSS and why is it implemented? In 2001, the U.S. Congress enacted the “No Child Left Behind Act,” which placed emphasis on setting high goals or standards…

One jury found Chris Duve, 31, not guilty of the 2006 murder of Paul Cline, then 60 and a resident of Old Cary Road in Anza. One day later, a second, separate jury, found Angela Shaver, 46, of Meadowbrook guilty of Cline’s murder in the first degree with enhanced circumstances. Shaver’s formal sentencing, 26 years…