The litigative battle between California State Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Riverside County Sheriff, Chad Bianco, continues actively in the State’s courts. And the media has filed a lawsuit also. Meanwhile, Bianco’s actual investigation of alleged voter fraud in the November 2025 special election for Proposition 50 is on hold while the Courts resolve their…...
The County of Riverside has announced its schedule for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 community budget workshops. Beginning, Tuesday, April 7, there will be a workshop in each supervisorial district. The County has also made available “Budget 101: The County Budget Explained,” which is a guide for citizens attending the session to better understand how and…...
(Editor’s note: As of Tuesday, March 31, it has been widely reported that Bianco has paused his effort to count the seized ballots.) Riverside County Sheriff, Chad Bianco, has begun an investigation of alleged voter fraud in the November 2025 special election for Proposition 50. Statewide, nearly 65 percent of voters supported Prop 50, which…...
Last week, the Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder’s Office warned property owners about possible false notices requesting payments, especially for property records, property profiles, or copies of recorded deeds. In the past few weeks, the Office has been alerted to fictitious mailings to county property owners. Several fortunately have called the ACR Office for confirmation and been…...
In February, Riverside County’s Planning Department announced that it will begin accepting applications for Short-Term Rental certificates in the Idyllwild area in March. Obtaining the certificate is required before advertising to rent any STR. The application process opened Tuesday, March 24 and will close midnight, Wednesday, April 22. This is the second Tier 2 application…...
It’s been hot, scorching perhaps and certainly unprecedented for March, on the Hill as well as the lower portions of Southern California. This may just be the preseason to summer and fall temperatures according to the National Weather Service. Beginning Feb. 28, the Hill began setting records for the high temperature during the day and…...
At its March 10 meeting, the County Board of Supervisors listened to County Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen’s presentation on the status of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget, and the future direction of the County’s finances. “At mid-year, the County financial picture is stable, but it is tightening,” Van Wagenen said beginning his report. As…...
In the June Primary, Hill voters will be casting votes for many offices. Statewide there is the Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, and Insurance Commissioner. The local elections will be for State Senator, two Assembly districts, the U. S. Congress and County Supervisor. Friday, March 6, was the official deadline…...
In the final weeks of his Presidency, former President Joe Biden established the Chuckwalla National Monument in Riverside County, just south of the Joshua Tree National Park, using his authority under the Antiquities Act. Two recent developments have occurred which may eventually affect the Monument’s future. One involves the lawsuit opposing its establishment and the…...
On March 4, Mega Fire Action, a California-based advocacy group seeking to end so-called megafires, assembled a group of State legislators to discuss a package of bills designed to address problems with fighting wildfires as well as prevention efforts and the post-fire issues homeowners may encounter. In his introduction for the press conference Eric Horn,…...
