By JP Crumrine Correspondent Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer has been placed on paid administrative leave from her position. At the Tuesday, Sept. 12 board meeting, the supervisors met in closed session for a “Public Employee Performance Evaluation/Title: Registrar of Voters.” On Wednesday, Spencer’s administrative leave was revealed in a story from the…
Riverside County Waste is holding its bi-annual, free Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the County Road Yard, 25780 Johnson Road, next to the Idyllwild Fire Station, for residents (not businesses) only. These are the guidelines for disposing HHW at the site: • It is illegal…
By Becky Clark Editor Former Idyllwild restaurateur Luis Delgado Solis, 45, had a new trial date set at his information arraignment Monday, Sept. 11. The new trial date is Tuesday, Oct. 31. His case was dismissed in August because of the unavailability of witnesses and the Riverside County District Attorney filed a new case. In…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent At its Sept. 12 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an initial three-year contract with TELE911 that will allow the county’s emergency response agencies real-time telemedicine evaluation. Several months ago, in response to a county jury report on hospital transfer time, the county Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMS)…
By David Jerome Correspondent Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) Director Lou Padula had a number of questions regarding items on the financial report at last week’s meeting. Two had to do with insurance. Another item questioned was a check for almost $2,000 to former General Manager Jerry Holldber. This was for an “80% full propane…
Idyllwild Fire The Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Sunday to Saturday, July 30 to Aug. 5. • Sept. 10 — EMS, treat & release. Pine Crest Ave. • Sept. 11 — EMS, transport. Rim Rock Rd. • Sept. 11 — EM, treat & release. Pine Crest Ave. • Sept. 12 —…
By Janice Murasko Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats and kittens talked about Lilac’s adoption. Harley: Another announcement! Katnis was adopted, and she now has the perfect home. Pepper: Woohoo! That is such good news. Maybe it portends well for the rest of us. Phil: Oh, that is a good thought….
Until the public restrooms planned for North Circle Drive in front of the Mile Hi Plaza are completed, 4th District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez and Riverside County have arranged for restrooms in the Fort to be available temporarily to the public. At their Sept. 12 board meeting, the supervisors unanimously approved allocating $25,000 for operating…
The litigation filed against Riverside County opposing its December 2021 redistricting of the five supervisorial seats has been settled and no changes to the current boundaries of the supervisorial districts will occur. Thursday, Sept. 14, Yaoska Machado, senior public information specialist for the county, provided the following statement, “The County has entered into a settlement…
