County to consolidate emergency functions
Riverside County is re-organizing its emergency and disaster service agencies. The new Emergency Management Department will be composed of two public health agencies —...
County budget deficit remains and growing
The current-year Riverside County budget continues to show a deficit and preliminary indications are that the next fiscal-year budget, which starts July 1, will...
Indio Mayor Lupe Ramos Watson to challenge Rep. Raul Ruiz
Lupe Ramos Watson, mayor of Indio, is the first announced challenger to Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz’s (D) seat representing the 36th Congressional District in...
Ruiz campaign fundraising ahead of 2013
Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz was re-elected to the House of Representatives in November. He still has 20 months in his second term and 18...
Governor wants huge fines for water wasters
Wasters of water, recalcitrant users in violation of Gov. Jerry Brown’s drought regulations, may be fined $10,000 if the governor’s new proposed legislation were...
Fire fee bill payment period may be extended
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is being asked to support Assembly Bill 203, which would extend the 30-day payment deadline for the State...
Limiting lead ammo begins this summer
The California Fish and Game Commission approved regulations to begin implementing Assembly Bill 711, banning using lead ammunition for any hunting purposes anywhere in...
Measles outbreak officially over
The California measles outbreak that began in December 2014 is over, Dr. Karen Smith, director of the California Department of Public Health and state...
Riverside County will open new Banning Justice Center May 4
The new Banning Justice Center will open to the public Monday, May 4. The new courthouse is located at 311 E. Ramsey Street.
It will...
Help starts here: Dial 211… Aquí comienza la ayuda: Marque 211
The Riverside County Department of Public Health sent four public health workers — Kevin Meconis, James Atkins, Martin Baxter and Anne Accurso — to...