JP Crumrine
Commission begins redistricting process
Riverside County’s redistricting effort is moving forward. On Oct. 6, the Executive Office Technical Committee presented four draft maps to the 2021...
County considering more restraints on temporary events
The board of supervisors will consider major changes to Riverside County’s procedures for regulating temporary events (Ordinance 348, section XIX) at an...
Redistricting leaning to move mountain into District 4
With the recently released U.S. Census data for 2020, the Riverside County Executive Office Technical Redistricting Committee...
Local groups make short-term rental requests
The effort to revise the Riverside County short-term rental ordinance (927) has strengthened in the past two weeks. The board of supervisors...
3rd and 5th districts will shrink in redistricting
Redistricting, the shifting of political boundaries, to create more balanced districts following the decennial census has begun. California has an official 2020...
Hill communities will benefit from fire abatement grants
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom released the 2020-21 Cal Fire Fire Prevention Grant awardees. The Hill’s Mountain Communities Fire Safe...
County voters reject Newsom
The effort to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom was easily defeated last week. Statewide, California voters favored retaining the governor by a nearly...
Short-term rental issue may not affect water usage
The expanding short-term rental market has posed a central and critical question. Is there potential for increasing demand on local water resources?