Howard Jarvis plans to appeal litigation dismissal The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has filed a notice that it intends to appeal the December state Superior Court decision to dismiss the fire prevention fee litigation. Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang agreed with the state’s argument that the case had exceeded its limit of five years without any…
At 10 a.m., students at both Idyllwild Arts and Idyllwild Middle School walked out of their classrooms for 17 minutes. This “protest”took place across the country from Maine to Florida to Texas to California. Below are some photos of the two local actions.
Violent crimes drop nearly 10 percent Overall, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported a slight decline in violent crimes during 2017. For the year, Part 1 crimes, which includes homicides, rapes, robberies, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, larceny-theft and arson, fell 2.2 percent in the county. But violent crime, limited to murder, rape, robbery…
Assemblyman Randy Voepel (District 71) submitted a package of legislation last week for the benefit of working Californians and their families, children and students. He called it his “cradle to career” legislative package. The individual bills cover a gamut of issues. Voepel argues that the adoption of each will remove government barriers to starting careers,…
The State Water Resources Control Board had planned to adopt permanent regulations to govern the wasteful and unnecessary use of water, regardless of whether a drought emergency has been declared. During the recent drought emergency, which Gov. Jerry Brown had declared from January 2014 to April 2017, the SWRCB had adopted temporary measures to encourage…
Community Action Partnership of Riverside County is seeking applicants for a position on its commission that will serve as the “low-income” representative for District 3. Those interested in the position must submit their application by 9 a.m. Monday, March 5. The low-income representative will be chosen by an election of voters in District 3 on…
With little attention and no fanfare, Gov. Jerry Brown plans to resurrect the idea of a state tax on local water bills. Last summer, the state Assembly held a hearing on Senate Bill 623, which would impose a monthly fee on the size of a customer’s water meter. Individuals served with a one-inch meter would…
3rd District has most voters and most Republicans The Secretary of State released the first report of the number and party affiliation of voters registered for the June 5 primary last week. In Riverside County, 1.4 million voters are eligible to register. As of Jan. 2, 958,000 county residents have registered. Of the total Riverside…
Joy Silver of Palm Springs is seeking the Democratic nomination for the state Senate District 28 (which includes the Hill) to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Jeff Stone. With less than four months until the June 5 primary, this race has been relatively low key. Also, while it appears that Silver has a slight lead on…
This flu season is especially bad The 2017-18 flu season has been one of the harshest and deadliest in nearly 10 years. “Unfortunately, it looks like this flu season continues to be particularly challenging. Our latest tracking data indicate that influenza activity is still on the rise overall. In fact, we may be on track…
