No modifications recommended to Zinke The Sand to Snow National Monument, established in Riverside County in 2016, is unlikely to be changed as a result of the current review of 27 national monuments, which U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is conducting. In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing a review…
The danger is not the easier access to marijuana, rather the danger is amateurs who believe they are comparable to trained chemists. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office released three videos last week about the life-threatening danger for individuals who try to produce butane honey oil on their own. The videos can be found on…
Recreational target shooting restrictions went into effect last Saturday throughout the San Bernardino National Forest. Fire managers expressed several reasons for concerns about fire activity and the need for shooting restrictions. Fire activity has increased across the forest because of the recent a heat wave. This hot weather has accelerated the drying trends in vegetation…
In an unexpected move, the California State Senate has pivoted 180 degrees on its position regarding the future of Daylight Saving Time. This month, the Senate approved legislation that could lead to California adopting DST year-round. In 2016, the state Legislature held hearings on Assembly Bill 807, which Assemblymember Kansen Chu (D-San José) authored. This…
(The following is from a Caltrans press release.) The California Department of Transportation continues repairing Highway 243 near Poppet Flats after finishing repairing a sinkhole at Deadman’s Curve in Pine Cove, June 29. Water runoff from snow and rain this past winter damaged a culvert and eroded slopes along the highway. Caltrans’ director issued a…
The late afternoon of July 4th, the Eagle Fire started near Lake Mathews in Riverside County. It burned 205 acres and was fully contained 24 hours later on July 5. While no structures were threatened or an evacuation warning issued, firefighters were endangered during the incident. According to Riverside County Fire Department, two privately owned…
In his first budget submission for the U.S. Forest Service, President Donald Trump has recommended cutting the funding level nearly $100 million, from $4.8 billion for the current year to $4.7 billion for fiscal year 2017-18, which begins Oct. 1. This does not include the $820,000 elimination of the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement…
Friday evening, June 30, Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire Department announced full containment of the Manzanita Fire, which started burning Monday, June 26. The fire eventually reached 6,309 acres. It wasn’t until Thursday, June 29, the fourth day of the fire, that evacuation warnings were lifted. The warnings, originally issued Monday evening the first…
Effective Saturday, July 1, the U.S. Forest Service imposed fire restrictions in the San Bernardino National Forest. Hot, dry and windy conditions, along with critically dry and receptive fuel types throughout the SBNF, have prompted local fire managers to implement more fire restrictions. The restrictions are designed to prevent accidental wildfires. These restrictions will affect…
More arrests on horizon Thursday, June 29, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced the arrests of nearly 50 people in Hemet-San Jacinto Valley. This was the successful culmination of a seven-month investigation, which the DA’s Gang Impact Team headed. “Operation Valley Vigilance,” the name of the operation, still has search warrants and several arrest warrants…
