Deputy association financing Bianco campaign The race for the next sheriff of Riverside County is becoming very expensive. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have already been spent and the total will go into the millions if none of the candidates garners more than 50 percent of the vote on June 5. Incumbent Sheriff Stan Sniff…
Dave Brown, former chief of police for the city of Hemet, is one of three challengers to the re-election of Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff. “I’m the only outside candidate,” he said. “And I have actual experience leading a law-enforcement agency.” Brown knows the Hill. He grew up in Hemet, attended Little Lake Elementary School,…
Editor’s note: This week, Riverside County sheriff candidates Chad Bianco and Dave Brown are interviewed. In two weeks, Sheriff Stan Sniff’s interview will appear. Miguel Garcia, the fourth candidate, has not responded to the Town Crier. Background Lt. Chad Bianco has been with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for 24 years. He began in corrections…
Mike Hestrin is the incumbent Riverside County district attorney. He was elected in June 2014 and sworn into office on Jan. 5, 2015. Prior to his campaign for DA, he served 20 years in the DA’s office as a prosecutor. Several times selected as Countywide Prosecutor of the Year for Riverside County. Among the criminal…
Lara Gressley, a criminal defense attorney, wants to replace Michael Hestrin as the Riverside County district attorney. If she succeeds, it will be third-consecutive election where the challenger unseats the incumbent DA. Gressley did not announce her candidacy until January, but she does not believe the late start will affect her goal. During her 16-year…
If campaign contributions were votes, incumbent District Attorney Michael Hestrin will be easily re-elected over challenger Lara Gressley. But dollars are not votes and voters will await the results of the June 5 election. Hestrin has slightly more than $200,000 in cash available until election day and more than a month to raise more money….
While the Riverside County Board of Supervisors was pleased with the early report of budget conditions for the next five years, it also realized that tough decisions still will be required in the following months. County Executive Officer George Johnson told the supervisors last week he wanted to give them an early indication of the…
By Marshall Smith Correspondent Proposition 72, on the June ballot as a constitutional amendment, proposes to exclude rain-water capture systems added after Jan. 1, 2019, from property-tax assessments as new construction. The California Constitution permits the Legislature to exempt some construction on existing property from property tax reassessment requirements. California voters have a history of…
By Marshall Smith Correspondent Proposition 68, titled the “Parks, Environment and Water Bond,” would allow the state to sell $4.1 billion in general obligation bonds to pay for improvements in water and park infrastructure — specifically for creating and rehabilitating state and local parks, natural resources protection projects and climate-adaptation projects. It appropriates money from…
In order to speed up the review of applications for permits to carry concealed weapons, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff has directed staff to use some surplus funds to hire more trained part-time staffing, according to an RC Sheriff’s press release. These people will be selected from available retirees to temporarily increase the size of…
