The arrival of the New Year also brings the effective date for 807 new state laws enacted in 2015 and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Minimum wage An important law to many local businesses and shops, as well as employees, is the state’s minimum wage increase to $10 per hour beginning Friday. This is a…
California homeowners who install solar photovoltaic will receive financial credit based on a California Public Utilities Commission decision last week. The proposed decision continues the current policy of paying homeowners for generating solar energy in excess of the electricity they consume. Administrative Law Judge Anne Simon proposed that a new net-energy metering program would continue…
Last week, the Hemet Unified School District trustees held their board organizational meeting for 2016 and elected Jim Smith of Hemet as president and Vic Scavarda of Idyllwild as vice president. “I am absolutely looking forward to working with Jim Smith as president. He has a long history with Hemet Unified (he was West Valley…
Hemet Unified School District, in accordance with Board Policy 5116.1, will begin accepting Intradistrict Open Enrollment Transfer Requests for the 2016-17 school year from Jan. 1 through March 1, 2016. During this open enrollment window, parents or guardians who live within the school-district boundaries may request to have their child attend a school other than…
During the month of November the Hemet Station of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said several incidents were reported to authorities of a potential phone scam/fraud. The unknown suspects are targeting mainly the elderly with threats of arrest if they do not send money to pay for a warrant or a failure to appear. Since…
In just two months, communities nationwide will begin conducting their annual Point-in-Time Homeless Count and survey. Five hundred volunteers are needed to survey Riverside County to help determine the region’s needs for homeless services and to guide decisions about how to use resources. The PIT Homeless Count is a one-day, street-based and service-based unduplicated count…
Open enrollment for Covered California health insurance began Nov. 1 and continues through Jan. 31, 2016. To be eligible for coverage to begin on Jan. 1, you must apply by Dec. 15. If you apply later, your coverage will begin later, but as long as you meet the Jan. 31 enrollment deadline, you will avoid…
The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating the 60th anniversary tracking Santa’s yuletide journey. The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org features Santa’s North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, activities and more. The website is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Chinese. Apps also are available in the…
The Federal Aviation Administration Task Force has recommended a registration process for drones, unmanned aviation systems. The proposal may go into effect later this month and apply to drones weighing more than 250 grams, about half a pound. Owners of drones will have to register. Each drone will have to be identified and identification placed…
As the holiday seasons approach, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warning of continuing phone scams and frauds. A notable and common scheme involves a caller who claims to be a member of law enforcement or an employee of the Riverside County court system. The victim is told he or she has a…
