Registrar mails sample ballots, information

About 940,000 sample ballots and information pamphlets have started going out to Riverside County voters for the general election on Nov. 8. The initial...

IRS not ready until Jan. 30

Following the January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service announced plans to open...

Earthquake alert issued last week: Governor approves bill to speed up early-warning system

Alarmed at the occurrence of hundreds of earthquakes last week, only three greater than 4.0 in magnitude near the Salton Sea, state and federal...

V. Manny Perez new Supervisor for 4th District

Brown makes appointment to replace Benoit When it meets on May 23, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors will have five members. Last week, Gov....

New family justice center opens in Indio

The third Family Justice Center in Riverside County is now open and providing much-needed services and resources to the Coachella Valley. The Indio Family...

State sales tax drops three-quarter percent on Jan. 1

In 2012, voters approved Proposition 30, a temporary rise in California sales tax to fund education initiatives. With voter approval, the sales tax rose...

Gulp! State Senate may tax drinking water from tap

The cost of water may increase and local water districts may have no role in the change. The California Assembly’s Appropriations Committee held...

State considering how recycled water can go directly to potable water

The California State Water Resources Control Board has announced a public workshop and solicited public comments on a draft “Report to the Legislature on...

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...

Vote by mail ballots on the way

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has begun mailing nearly half a million vote-by-mail ballots. Monday, Oct. 6, was the first day ballots for...
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