Hemet Unified School District is registering students for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten now at the Centralized Registration Office. The state’s Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 changed the age of admission for kindergarten and first grade and established a transitional kindergarten program beginning with the 2012-13 school year. Transitional kindergarten is the first year of a…

June ballot Prop 68 authorized $4 billion Proposition 3, on the ballot in November, proposes issuance of $8.877 billion in general obligation bonds for water infrastructure improvement. Of the $8.877 billion, $3 billion is targeted for safe drinking water and water quality, $2.9 billion for watershed and fisheries improvements, $940 million for habitat protection, $855…

On March 30, the Riverside County Fire Department Hazard Reduction Office mailed a Notice of Violation and Order to Abate to property owners that have not cleared parcels with overgrown weeds, dry grasses and other flammable vegetation. The annual hazardous vegetation abatement inspections have been completed by fire personnel on vacant parcels within the Riverside…

The State Board of Forestry has until Sept. 1 to adopt emergency regulations to implement Assembly Bill 29, which authorizes a $150 fire prevention fee. The board has scheduled a special meeting for Aug. 22 to discuss and consider the regulations necessary for the fee. Meanwhile, other state agencies, such as the Department of Finance…

After the first quarter of fiscal year 2013-14, the Riverside County financial condition continues to improve very slowly. However, several very dangerous issues are on the horizon before the fiscal year ends June 30, 2014. The most egregious is the deteriorating finances of the County’s Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley. Its current cash storage…