As of Saturday night, March 9, the Riverside County Registrar of Votershad counted nearly 346,400 ballots, or about 26% of registered voters.But the counting continued through the weekend. “An estimated 50,000Vote-by-Mail and 3,200 Conditional Voter Registration (CVR) ballotsstill must be processed,” according to the registrar’s Friday eveningposting. The remaining vote-by-mail ballots are postmarked on or…
The decade long scourge of Goldspotted Oak Borer (GSOB) continues todamage and to kill oak trees on the Hill. Despite multiple efforts toeradicate this nemesis, its destruction is still present. Callie Squires, executive director for the Mountain Communities FireSafe Council (MCFSC), has announced that funding is available either tospray threatened and damaged trees or to…
The vacant position on the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) board wasfilled last week. At its Feb. 27 meeting, the Riverside County Board ofSupervisors approved the appointment of R. Mitchell Davis to the IWDboard. The seat has been vacant for nearly a year. Last March, former directorGene Schneider announced his intention to resign from the board….
The outlook for a relatively lower-level wildfire season this year isvery positive. Cooler temperatures and more precipitation areresponsible for the reduced chance of major fires this spring. The National Interagency Fire Center’s Predictive Services unitprojects, “The potential for significant fires will be near normalacross the entire region through April. The lower elevations will likelysee a…
Riverside County CEO Jeff Van Wagenen delivered good news during hispresentation of the midyear review of Riverside County’s fiscal year(FY) 2023-24 budget last week. During his budget report at the Feb. 27 board of supervisors meeting, hereported that revenues for the current FY are expected to be about $60million greater than when the budget was…
Editor’s note: California will hold its 2024 Presidential Primary Tuesday, March 5. Besides the races for president and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane Feinstein, many local races need a primary to determine the November candidates. The Town Crier is writing about the races for the U.S. Congressional District 41, California Assembly districts (AD) 36…
Editor’s note: California will hold its 2024 Presidential Primary Tuesday, March 5. Besides the races for president and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane Feinstein, many local races need a primary to determine the November candidates. The Town Crier is writing about the races for the U.S. Congressional District 41, California Assembly districts (AD) 36…
On the March 5 Primary Ballot, three candidates are seeking the two places on the November Presidential Ballot for California’s 41st District in the U.S. House of Representatives. These candidates are incumbent Republican Ken Calvert and two Democratic challengers, Anna Nevenic and Will Rollins. The two candidates with the most votes will advance. As of…
On the March 5 Primary Ballot, seven candidates are seeking the state Assembly seat for District 36. No incumbent is in the election. The Democratic Party candidates are Edgard Garcia, Jose “Joey” Acuna, Waymond Fermon, Tomas Olivia and Eric Rodriguez. The two Republican Party candidates are Jeff Gonzalez and Kalin Morse. The two candidates with…
On the March 5 Primary Ballot, three candidates are seeking the state Assembly seat for District 47. These candidates are incumbent Republican Greg Wallis and two Democratic challengers, Christy Holstege and Jaime Swain. The two candidates with the most votes will advance to the November Presidential Ballot. WallisIn the first two months of 2024 (through…
