In the tailwinds of Washington’s debate over repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act, Covered California examined how these possible changes may affect premiums for health insurance in California. Not only would repealing the ACA increase costs to individuals insured through Covered California, but the private insurance market also will feel the effects of these…
The Hill is experiencing drift smoke from the 30-acre Opera Fire currently burning out of control in the hills north of the city of Riverside and south of the city of San Bernardino. The fire was reported at 3:34 p.m. Sunday, April 30. Air tankers are working the fire with ground agencies.
The 2018 election is 18 months away, but Democratic Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz already has $1.3 million available to use. That is only $300,000 less cash than he had in September 2016, six weeks away from the election. The total includes money left over from his 2016 campaign. He has received about $365,000 from individuals…
Editor’s note: This was taken from a Riverside County news release. Riverside County Executive Officer Jay Orr will retire Aug. 31, five years after taking over as the county’s top administrator. Orr helped navigate Riverside County through the tail-end of the nation’s worst recession in more than half a century, and into a slow recovery…
Last week, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla testified in support of moving the California presidential primary back to the third Tuesday of March. Like a child seeking attention, California has been yo-yoing its presidential primary between June and earlier months in order to gain a stronger voice in the choice of the presidential candidates….
Higher sales tax will begin April 1 in several nearby cities where many Hill residents shop. Hemet, Indio, La Quinta, Menifee, Riverside and Temecula will begin applying an 8.75-percent sales tax this weekend, 1 percent more than the current 7.75 percent charge. This is not a Riverside Countywide sales tax increase. It applies only to…
Covered California’s annual open-enrollment period may be over, but a special enrollment period will continue until Oct. 31, for some individuals. These individuals must sign up for coverage within 60 days of the qualifying life event. The following circumstances are among the more common reasons individuals become eligible for special enrollment: Losing health coverage, for…
The U.S. Postal Service will hold passport fairs at the Idyllwild Post Office from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8. The fair is for first-time passport applicants. No appointments are necessary. Customers have the option of applying for a passport book (good for all international travel) or the passport card (good only for…
Editor’s note: This is from a press release Jose Arballo Jr., senior public information specialist, Riverside University Health System-Public Health, provided last week. Thomi Clinton is not surprised when she hears that three-quarters of those who responded to a survey of transgender individuals in the Inland Empire have seriously considered suicide. “The pressure on those…
UPDATE 4:12 p.m.: Dispatch contacting Idyllwild Water District to get permission to dip out of Foster Lake. UPDATE 4:08 p.m.: Fire crews have made access to the fire. According to SBNF Public Information Officer John Miller, the fire is a 100-foot-by-20-foot “spot in rocky terrain with low growth potential.” He added that the cause is…
