Thursday, April 4, Art Tinoco, Riverside County registrar of voters,certified the vote totals from the March 5 Presidential Primary Electionand the board of supervisors accepted the results at its April 9meeting. Turnout In Riverside County, about 30.8% of the 1.3 million registered voterscast a ballot in this election. The statewide turnout for the MarchPrimary Election…
Editor’s note: On Sept. 27, 2023, the Wildland Fire Mitigation andManagement Commission released its 340-page report that included 148recommendations to the administration as well Congress and the state,local and tribal governments. On March 12, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resourcesheld a hearing with members of the administration and of the commission.(See the…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors received the statement of votefrom the March 5 Presidential Primary Election at its April 9 meeting.Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco certified the results and described hisoffice’s procedures and actions to ensure both a fair and open election. Before and since, his office has been open for the public to…
The Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office is scheduled tohost its annual tax sale Thursday, April 25, and conclude Tuesday, April30, through an online auction platform, Bid4Assets.com. “This is an annual process that our office facilitates with the utmosttransparency,” said Matthew Jennings, Riverside County’s treasurer-taxcollector. “Through an online format, we are able to increase the volumeof potential…
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) Board of Directors met WednesdayApril 10 where General Manager Jeremy Potter’s report showed an area ofconcern: water losses of 26%. The target is below 10%. He called theloss “really high” and attributed it to leaks, two of which had beendiscovered Monday. Those two could account for most of the…
This is not news: Southern California Edison (SCE) provides electricityto Hill residents, (except for those off the grid or customers of AnzaElectric Cooperative). Tired of confusing and utility-favoring decisionsfrom the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)? This is news: For residents and small-business owners, your April SCEelectricity bill will have an $86 credit. This will be…
In an effort to reduce plastic bag waste, promote recycling and make apositive contribution to planetary sustainability, Fairway Market hasdecided it will stop offering plastic bags at its checkout laneseffective Friday, April 12. Research shows the average “life span” of a plastic bag is 12 minutes,yet it takes over 1,000 years for one bag to…
The Idyllwild Help Center has been included in Riverside County’sDepartment of Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) proposed recipients for funding in fiscal year 2024-25. The county is considering providing $20,000 to the Help Center. Juan Garcia, deputy director at HWS, presented a 47-page list ofprojects to the supervisors, who held a public hearing April 2…
At its April 2 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisorsapproved new contract extensions with two county unions — ServiceEmployees International Union (SEIU), Local 721 and Laborers’International Union of North America (LIUNA), Local 777. Supervisor Kevin Jeffries (1^(st) District) voted against the newagreements because of his concern about their effect on future costs andthe possibility…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors held a specialsession Tuesday, April 2. The two items on the agenda were discussion ofthe status of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) project, andexposure to litigation, the latter a closed session conference withlegal counsel. During public comments, ratepayer David Hunt spoke to “publicly commendthe interim GM [general…
