By JP Crumrine Correspondent At it’s Nov. 7 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors chose not to include a list of supporters and opponents to countywide, school district or local government measures on the actual election ballot. Assembly Bill (AB) 1416, approved in September 2022, requires this information for statewide referenda or initiatives. However,…

Issues of local food security and sustainability have come into focus recently as part of an informal dialogue session known as The Conversation. Since mid-September, a group of locals from disparate political and ideological backgrounds have come together to discuss such varied topics as Thomas Jefferson and the banking crisis.

Marisa Boccone, 43, of Palm Desert, pleaded guilty to felony burglary last week. She had been arrested on Aug 10. The Sheriff’s Department reported she was arrested on suspicion of felony burglary of a residence in the 25000 block of Oakwood Street in Idyllwild. At her Sept. 2 felony settlement hearing, Baccone pleaded guilty and…