Proposition 46, the Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap and Drug Testing of Doctors Initiative, also known as the Troy and Alana Pack Patient Safety Act of 2014, is the result of a personal family tragedy in which two children, walking with their mother to get ice cream in their neighborhood after a Halloween party, were killed…

Jeff Stone (Republican) is the incumbent state senator representing the 28th District, which includes all of the Hill communities. He is a former Riverside County supervisor, whose 3rd District also encompassed the Hill. In June 2004, Stone defeated the incumbent supervisor. He was reelected in 2008 and 2012 with more than 65 percent of the…

Tim Hollenhorst, a native Californian, is a prosecutor in the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. He has been a deputy district attorney since 2004, and tried more than 50 cases. For the past five years, he has been the prosecutor for the Gang Impact Task Force, and working on murder, guns and drugs cases originating…

The ban on using plastic bags in California has a reprieve, at least until November 2016. Last week, officials for the state’s Secretary of State office confirmed that opponents of the plastic bag ban gathered enough signatures to secure a place on the November 2016 general election ballot for a referendum on the continued use…