Ruiz and Nestande to face off

U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz and Assemblyman Brian Nestande have agreed to a televised debate. The one-hour event will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct....

Bond measure targets state water infrastructure

Editor’s note: Over the next few weeks before the general election, the Town Crier will review the propositions and local elections on the...

Gov. Brown signs legislation for paid sick leave

On Sept. 16, Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. signed the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. While existing law authorizes employers to provide their...

Medicare open enrollment period starts Oct. 15

From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, everyone with health coverage through Medicare can change their Medicare health plan and prescription drug coverage for 2015. Health...

Groundwater management bills signed

Last week, Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. signed legislation to strengthen protections of groundwater use in California. The three bills establish a framework for local...

County enacts $637-million budget

This week, Riverside County supervisors approved a final budget for fiscal year 2014-15 (which began July 1) totaling $637.4 million, $13.9 million more than...

Riverside/San Bernardino supervisors met

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Boards of Supervisors for Riverside and San Bernardino counties were to meet in a joint session to discuss issues...

Some Covered California health insurees’ coverage is in jeopardy

Covered California has been contacting about 98,000 families that must resolve eligibility inconsistencies in their 2014 enrollment documents. The consumers will need to submit documents...

New problem for chronic pain sufferers

Pharmacist Barry Shapiro of Idyllwild Pharmacy alerted the Town Crier last week to new federal regulations moving medications containing hydrocodone from Schedule III to...

New law requires 3 feet for bicyclists on state roads

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is alerting drivers about a new law requiring them to give bicyclists, traveling in the same direction, 3...
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