Although the total Riverside County budget exceeds $5.5 billion, the Board of Supervisors has direct and authoritative control over less than 20 percent. For fiscal year 2018-19, which begins in less than a month, the “discretionary” portion of spending will be $799.5 million. Regardless of whether one looks at the total county budget, the general…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 3 to 9. Idyllwild • June 3 — Miscellaneous criminal, 1:01 a.m., Cedar St. Handled by deputy. • June 3 — Found property, 1:14 p.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • June 4 — Suspicious vehicle, 8:19…
At 9 a.m. Friday, June 8, William Gibson, 59, of Anza, driving a black 2005 Ford Freestyle, was stopped at mile post 54.4 on Highway 74 and arrested by California Highway Patrol for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance. At 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, Desmond Marshall, 59, of San Jacinto,…
Saturday evening, a small fire (about two-thirds of an acre) started near the Bee Canyon Recreation Shooting Area, according to Zachary Behrens, public information officer for the San Bernardino National Forest. The fire was extinguished and did not spread. The U.S. Forest Service attack included Vista Grande Hotshots, eight engines, Helicopter 534 (from Heap’s Peak)…
Incumbency still popular Generally, the best overall conclusion from last week’s primary election is incumbency remains a powerful vote magnet. Even party registration is a weaker indicator of election results in Riverside County. Although the Democratic Party has more registered voters in Riverside County than the Republican Party, the two top Republican gubernatorial candidates —…
In December 2017, the unexpected electrical power outage throughout the Hill during the extreme wind storm may have been a necessary safety step; but the California Public Utilities Commission is taking a more active role in future “de-energizing” incidents. While many Northern California residents wish Pacific Gas and Electric would have been more proactive de-energizing…
9:00 a.m. update: Power appears to be restored for most Hill customers. Members of Anza Electric Cooperative received this message at 8:28 a.m. today: Systemwide power outage due to Edison issue. No ETA on power restoration yet. We’ll keep you posted. Thank you for your patience.
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commissioners discussed the means to convince two-thirds of the district’s voters to raise the parcel, or unit fee, last Thursday night. Resolution 237, approved in May 1981, established a fee for fire-suppression services. The fee was based on the size of the parcel. For example, a 3,000-square-foot lot was defined…
TC continues on track By Jack Clark Co-publisher and General Counsel The Town Crier boasts 532 Members now, so we continue on track to meet our goal of the minimum new Memberships we estimated the TC would need to be a viable newspaper that new, younger-than-me publishers would want to acquire. The moment of truth…
A tentative trial start date in the case against Marcus Green has been set for July 2. Green, 53, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 resulting in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office filed two felony…
