By Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District Contributed On Dec. 10, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed Kyla Brown as the new director for the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District (RivCo Parks). Brown has been the RivCo Parks assistant director for the past nine years, overseeing a workforce of more than…
By Monica Vaca FTC associate director, Consumer Response and Operations Did you recently get an official FTC letter from “me?” That’s in quotes because it wasn’t actually from me, and the letter wasn’t official, or even from the FTC. In fact, scammers have been faking official-looking letterhead to write scary messages to people, threatening them….
By the Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D.Contributed On Dec. 12, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Palm Desert) voted to lower prescription drug prices for seniors and American families. H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, is a historic, comprehensive bill that gives Medicare the power to negotiate directly with drug companies,…
By Michael Woodroof Cyber Safety Cop I was dressed in my full law enforcement uniform and ready for duty. It was usually about 7:15 a.m. I stood on the curb of the high school’s parking lot where many parents dropped off their children prior to starting their day. If you have a school-age child, you…
By Covered CaliforniaContributed In response to a strong surge in enrollment, Covered California extended the deadline for consumers to sign up for health insurance that would start on Jan. 1. They will now have through Friday, Dec. 20, to sign up and have their coverage go into effect on New Year’s Day. “Covered California is…
Five-year agreement brings salaries and benefits in line with market The Riverside County Board of Supervisors ratified an employment agreement with the Riverside Sheriffs Association (RSA) Dec. 10 to bring deputies’ salaries and benefits in line with other law enforcement agencies in Southern California. Deputies and other RSA members have worked without a contract since…
By Southern California EdisonContributed There’s still time for high school seniors whose dreams are to power the future and make a difference through the study of science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) to apply for Edison International’s $1.2-million 2020 Edison Scholars Program (www.edison.com/home/community/edison-scholars.html). The scholarship application deadline is Dec. 16. To apply and obtain additional…
Former Idyllwild Town Crier News Editor JP Crumrine retired Sept. 24 after 16 years with the newspaper. Recently, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) sent Crumrine a certificate of commendation for exceptional media partnership. The certificate mentions the strong relationship Crumrine fostered with CHP. “You will always be remembered as a powerful source for public opinion…
By John FensterwaldEdSource The California School Boards Association announced Wednesday, Dec. 4, that it and its partners will end their effort to put a $15 billion tax initiative benefiting K-12 and community colleges before voters next November (https://www.csba.org/Newsroom/PressReleases/2019/2019-1204-FullandFairFundingBallotUpdate). Stating it wanted to avoid the prospect of competing tax measures for education on the same ballot,…
By California State ParksContributed California State Parks is proud to announce it has connected more than 500,000 students to state parks via virtual field trips since 2004. The grassroots program known as Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORTS®) engages underserved students by creating equitable digital access to state parks at no cost to…
