By Riverside CountyContributed Riverside County received an award of $25.5 million in funding through the state’s No Place Like Home program. The funds will create 119 units of permanent supportive housing for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness who are homeless, chronically homeless or at-risk of homelessness. The housing units will be embedded within…
By Riverside CountyContributed Riverside University Health System (RUHS) announced that the Palm Springs Community Health Center, formally known as Palm Springs Family Care Center, began serving patients from a brand-new facility.The all-new 35,000 sq. ft. facility is conveniently located near the previous location and will continue to provide the same services as well as additional…
By Riverside CountyContributed Strong demand for real estate led to nearly a 6% increase in assessed values in Riverside County going into 2021, according to Riverside County’s Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder.Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Peter Aldana announced today that the total taxable value of all property in Riverside County for the current year grew to $338 billion, an $18-billion…
Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz, CA-36, served as commentator on a segment of Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNBC program Tuesday night June 6 regarding heatwaves and their effect on California’s farmworkers particularly.Ruiz, who has personally treated over-heated farmworkers in the emergency room, says he has seen farmworkers suffering from renal insufficiencies, diabetic conditions and other serious problems exacerbated…
By Riverside County Riverside County Board of Supervisors is launching a fentanyl-abuse awareness campaign in a bid to combat rising cases of overdoses and deaths from the dangerous drug.The board unanimously approved an initiative — co-sponsored by Chair Karen Spiegel and Supervisor Chuck Washington — to establish a multidisciplinary committee that will inform the public…
By Federal Trade CommissionContributed The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a new rule that will crack down on marketers who make false, unqualified claims that their products are Made in the USA. Under the rule, marketers making unqualified Made in USA claims on labels should be able to prove that their products are “all or…
By Riverside CountyContributed Yesterday [June 17] afternoon, a microburst with high winds damaged multiple power poles, causing a power outage for more than 100 residents in the Thousand Palms area. Imperial Irrigation District (IID) responded and restored power for most impacted residents. However, 14 residents continue to remain without power.The County Emergency Management Department (EMD)…
By Riverside CountyContributed Following the excessive and hazardous display of illegal fireworks in 2020, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors launched a multi-agency fireworks education and enforcement campaign to curb the dangerous and illegal activity.This effort to combat the sale, transportation and use of illegal fireworks will include public service announcements, billboards, road signs, vehicle…
By Martha Bebinger, WBURKaiser Health News One evening in late March, a mom called 911. Her daughter, she said, was threatening to kill herself. EMTs arrived at the home north of Boston, helped calm the 13-year-old, and took her to an emergency room.Melinda, like a growing number of children (https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/mental-health-and-substance-use-considerations-among-children-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/:~:text=Young%20children,-During%20the%20pandemic&text=During%20the%20pandemic,%20parents%20with,22%)%20(Figure%203).). during the covid-19 pandemic, had…
The state reopened Tuesday, June 15. Gov. Gavin Newsom stated he would not be ending the state of emergency. Physical distancing, capacity limits on businesses and the county tier system all ended June 15.According to the Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS) website, the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove has a total of 118…
