County Fire Chief Closes Hazardous Hiking Areas Due to Fire Danger
On the recommendation of Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins, the Board of Supervisors, at its June 2 meeting, approved the closure of...
Turnout for 2018 primary exceeds past patterns
The voter turnout for last week’s statewide primary election has been described as in terms of low and “no wave,” and as high and...
Supervisors approve budget; public safety funding tight
While the state has reduced the major threat to the Riverside County fiscal year 2017-18 budget, the 6.5-percent cuts across all departments were essentially...
Fire restrictions increase on forest
As of Friday, June 28, as the seasonal fire danger rises, forest officials are increasing fire use restrictions on the San Bernardino National Forest.
This...
State voters will be offered choice splitting California into three states
Initiative to break up California on November ballot
The November general election ballot will include a proposition that does not authorize new bonds, change criminal...
Tony Teora, engineer and writer, runs for AD 71: Ran in 2014 against Brian...
Editor’s note: Three names will appear on the ballot for the Assembly District 71 race. However, Leo Hamel has withdrawn from the race, but...
Free tax preparation services offered
The 2016 tax season is in full swing and Riverside County Community Action Partnership’s Volunteer Income Tax Preparation program is available to help qualifying...
Statewide Mattress Recycling Program debuts
At the end of 2015, California became the third state in the nation with a statewide recycling program for used mattresses and box springs....
Emergency medical dispatch: remote life-saving
In early October 2013, a 911 dispatcher at the Cal Fire and Riverside received a medical emergency call. But she didn’t simply dispatch an...