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Newsom and Lara insurance reform moving forward

Near the end of his revised budget presentation last week, Gov. GavinNewsom described two major legislative initiatives that hisadministration is preparing. One is an effort to limit the appropriation of expected higher revenueuntil it is collected and the State assured of its availability. This isintended to avoid expansive budgets which later need to be trimmedbecause…

Newsom submits revised budget to eliminate current deficit

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his May revision for the comingfiscal year (FY) budget. For FY 2024-25, beginning July 1, Newsom’srevised total expenditures, including federal, special and bond funds,will be nearly $288 billion, of which $201 billion will be for theGeneral Fund accounts. This is about $25 billion less than available forthe current FY,…

Initial results from Tuesday’s primary

By JP Crumrine Correspondent It’s the morning after the election. The Riverside County registrar of voters has posted preliminary results. Conditional ballots, drop off ballots and vote-by-mail ballots  that are postmarked on or before election day also remain to be counted. As of 3 a.m., the registrar is reporting voter turnout in yesterday’s Presidential Primary election was…

Mother Nature discouraging spring wildfire opportunities

Mother Nature discouraging spring wildfire opportunities

The outlook for a relatively lower-level wildfire season this year isvery positive. Cooler temperatures and more precipitation areresponsible for the reduced chance of major fires this spring. The National Interagency Fire Center’s Predictive Services unitprojects, “The potential for significant fires will be near normalacross the entire region through April. The lower elevations will likelysee a…

Town Crier election stories, including interviews with candidates on the March 5 Primary Ballot

• Proposition 1: Feb. 1 • Riverside County Board of Education             Bruce Dennis: Feb. 1 • U.S. Congress, California District 41             Ken Calvert: Feb. 22             Anna Nevenic: Feb. 8             Will Rollins: Feb. 29 • California Assembly, District 36             Joey Acuna: Feb. 15             Jeff Gonzalez: Feb 22             Kalin Morse: Feb. 29 • California Assembly, District 47…

Supervisors consider STR ordinance again Tuesday

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors had the revised Ordinance 927.2 “Regulating Short Term Rentals”(STR) on its agenda for the Tuesday, Dec. 12 meeting. If approved, it will go into effect in 30 days. Planning Director John Hildebrand described the changes made in the draft as a result of board comments at the Nov. 28…

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Supervisors take another gander at STR ordinance

11/30/23 By JP Crumrine Correspondent Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to review another revision of Ordinance 927.2, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STRs). The board held a hearing on the initial proposed changes on Nov. 7. After the hearing and discussion among the supervisors, they asked the staff to consider…