At the Dec. 3 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $1 million project to “beautify” Hurkey Creek. Half of the funding will come from a portion of the County’s funding granted from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District will provide the remaining half…
In the past month, there have been an unusual number of health alerts and warnings in California. They tend to be limited to the State, and none have occurred in Riverside County. As a safeguard, readers should be aware of what is occurring in the State. Whooping Cough As of the end of September, 1,744…
While the final vote counts have not been completed, the winners are known. The state legislative races were the latest to be determined. Before Thanksgiving, the Democratic candidates for both local State Assembly Districts conceded to their Republican opponents. Assembly District 36 First, on Monday, Nov. 18, Joey Acuna, the Democratic candidate for AD 36,…
Last week, the American Lung Association’s released its seventh annual “State of Lung Cancer.” Overall, the Association happily reported that the lung cancer survival rate has risen 26% in the past five years. Lung cancer has one of the lowest five-year survival rates among leading cancers because it is often not detected until a late…
Editor’s note: A separate story discusses the Assembly District races and the Idyllwild Water District Board election. The polls have been closed for two weeks. Most final results are known, but about 46,900 ballots remain to be counted in Riverside County as of 6 pm, Saturday, Nov.16. About 1,100 ballots were counted since Friday. As…
Editor’s note: A separate story discusses the turnout in the November 5 election and the Congressional District 41 race. For the second consecutive election, the race for Assembly District 47 is very close. As of Saturday evening, Nov. 16, incumbent Republican Gregg Wallis leads his Democratic opponent Christy Holstege by 3,900 votes. Wallis took the…
Late Friday, Nov. 9, after a nearly 12-hour meeting, the California Air Resources Board approved changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. While the vote was 12-2, this was a controversial decision, especially in the wake of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call of a Special Legislative Session to address increasing gasoline prices in the State. The…
Last week, the Riverside County Department of Planning issued a public notice announcing that the application process for Tier 2, Short Term Rental certificates was open for Idyllwild and the Wine Country. The two-page application is available online (https://planning.rctlma.org/sites/g/files/aldnop416/files/2024-11/Riverside%20County%20STR%20Tier%202%20Application.pdf) and must be submitted online by midnight, Sunday, Dec. 1. Tier 1 certificates were awarded last…
Less than 36 hours after the polls closed on the Presidential Election and less than 24 hours after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the race to former President Donald Trump, on Thursday, Nov. 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom called a Special Session of the State’s Legislature to convene on Dec. 2. Its purpose is to prepare…
The polls have been closed for a week. The preliminary and most final results are known for many races. But many ballots remain to be counted. As of 6 p.m., Saturday, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters reported that 732,722 ballots had been counted, which represents 53.4% of registered voters in the County. However, another…
