The effort to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom was easily defeated last week. Statewide, California voters favored retaining the governor by a nearly 2-1 ratio, but as more votes were counted, Riverside County became the only southern county to support Newsom’s ouster. As of Tuesday, morning, Sept. 21, a week after the election, Riverside County voters…

DA still pursuing embezzlement conviction Joe Aklufi, former city attorney for Beaumont, and one of seven city officials charged with embezzlement, had his Thursday, Feb. 22, hearing continued to May 18. Aklufi is the only one of the seven who has not pleaded guilty to the effort to take more than $43 million from the…

Angela and Oscar Bashaw are the proprietors of the Soapy Shed, located in the Village Center Shops. Anngela says she started about five years ago taking her products to farmers markets and craft fairs, mostly soaps, shower steamers, bath bombs, and body butter. Her husband grew tired of hauling all the merchandise from one place…