During disaster, the county has their paws
Large animals and pets, specifically their safety and rescue, during an emergency was the topic for last week’s MEMSCOMM (Mountain Emergency Services Committee) meeting.
Rita...
Forestry board policy aims to control oak borer
Last month, the California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection adopted a policy that allows CALFIRE to enter into agreements with both public...
State issues rules for budding cannabis businesses
On Nov. 16, the state’s new Bureau of Cannabis Control, housed in the Department of Consumer Affairs, issued an emergency rulemaking in order to...
June 2012 Primary results
Below are the latest Riverside County election results. The Registrar of Voters thinks about 50,000 more ballots are left to count. This will begin...
Measles cases reach 20-year high: Many cases in California
Perhaps complacency and youthful ignorance of the olden days, when measles was a more common illness, have combined to permit the virus to gain...
State laws that go into effect in 2014
During the 2012-13 legislative session that ended Sept. 30, the State Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed nearly 800 bills or laws. Most...
Class-action suit opposing state fire fee approved
On Friday, Jan. 22, Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang of the Sacramento Superior Court granted the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers’ Association’s motion to notice a class...
Results of community public health meetings to be shared
On April 14, the Riverside County Department of Public Health came to Idyllwild to discuss and listen for ideas to improve community health. This...
Only one response to Forest Service plan
In October, the U.S. Forest Service proposed a plan to reforest a portion of the land, not within the wilderness area, burned during the...
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....