Political news and views from the Idyllwild perspective.
All of the Hill communities reside within the 41^(st) U.S. CongressionalDistrict. Republican Ken Calvert, who represents CD 41, is serving his16^(th) Congressional term. In November 2022, he defeated Democratic rookie Will Rollins in one ofCalvert’s closest races, in which he captured just 52.4% of the votes. Both men will face off again in November. And…
As of Friday night, March 15, the Riverside County’s Registrar of Voters(ROV) had counted nearly 404,200 ballots, or about 30.5% of registeredvoters. But the counting will continue into this week. About 2,000Vote-by-Mail ballots remaining to be counted. These were either damagedor require further review before being counted. Another 3,200Conditional Voter Registration ballots remain to be…
The Crier attended an “inaugural media meet and greet” with SupervisorV. Manuel Perez and his staff at their new offices in LaQuinta. Theevent was a small one; in addition to the Crier, media was representedby reporters from two other outlets, one from the Desert Sun and twofrom El Informador del Valle. El Informador is a…
As of Saturday night, March 9, the Riverside County Registrar of Votershad counted nearly 346,400 ballots, or about 26% of registered voters.But the counting continued through the weekend. “An estimated 50,000Vote-by-Mail and 3,200 Conditional Voter Registration (CVR) ballotsstill must be processed,” according to the registrar’s Friday eveningposting. The remaining vote-by-mail ballots are postmarked on or…
Editor’s note: California will hold its 2024 Presidential Primary Tuesday, March 5. Besides the races for president and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane Feinstein, many local races need a primary to determine the November candidates. The Town Crier is writing about the races for the U.S. Congressional District 41, California Assembly districts (AD) 36…
Editor’s note: California will hold its 2024 Presidential Primary Tuesday, March 5. Besides the races for president and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane Feinstein, many local races need a primary to determine the November candidates. The Town Crier is writing about the races for the U.S. Congressional District 41, California Assembly districts (AD) 36…
On the March 5 Primary Ballot, three candidates are seeking the two places on the November Presidential Ballot for California’s 41st District in the U.S. House of Representatives. These candidates are incumbent Republican Ken Calvert and two Democratic challengers, Anna Nevenic and Will Rollins. The two candidates with the most votes will advance. As of…
On the March 5 Primary Ballot, seven candidates are seeking the state Assembly seat for District 36. No incumbent is in the election. The Democratic Party candidates are Edgard Garcia, Jose “Joey” Acuna, Waymond Fermon, Tomas Olivia and Eric Rodriguez. The two Republican Party candidates are Jeff Gonzalez and Kalin Morse. The two candidates with…
On the March 5 Primary Ballot, three candidates are seeking the state Assembly seat for District 47. These candidates are incumbent Republican Greg Wallis and two Democratic challengers, Christy Holstege and Jaime Swain. The two candidates with the most votes will advance to the November Presidential Ballot. WallisIn the first two months of 2024 (through…
Some voters are concerned about voter fraud, misconduct or multiple voting. Bruce Denny, a Town Crier member, contacted the paper about a specific instance that raised questions in his mind about a potential problem with duplicate vote-by-mail ballots. Denny submitted his ballot earlier this month. Shortly after, he received both an email and…
