Sunday evening, Oct. 5, the candidates for U.S. Congressional District 36 (which encompasses the Hill) debated before a television audience in Palm Desert. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz and state Republican Assemblyman Brian Nestande answered a series of questions from a panel of three desert reporters. While the debate began with friendly overtures and…
Proposition 48, a new Indian gaming authorization, is on the ballot as a “veto” referendum — that is, it was put on the ballot by persons hoping to garner enough “no” votes to overturn a proposal for a new tribal casino in the Central Valley, which the California Legislature, Gov. Jerry Brown and the federal…
Editor’s note: On Sept. 30, former state Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia and current candidate for the state Senate’s 28th District spoke to the Town Crier on a variety of issues from the campaign. Education and the recent state court decision on tenure In June, Judge Rolf Treu of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County ruled…
The tight California Senate District 28 race between Republicans Bonnie Garcia of the Coachella Valley and Jeff Stone of Temecula shows Stone has gained a significant fund-raising lead. Through Sept. 30, Stone has received nearly $535,000 from 534 contributors in 2014. Almost 410 of his contributors and $500,000 of funds came from Californians. Hill residents…
On Friday, Oct. 10, the California Department of Public Health confirmed enterovirus EV-D68 infection in 32 patients so far this year, an increase of 18 since the initial confirmation of California cases on Oct. 1. From mid-August to Oct.10, a total of 691 people in 46 states and the District of Columbia have been confirmed…
One of this session’s legislative bills Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed last month was Assembly Bill 194 that would have amended the Brown Act, California’s Open Government law. His veto does not in any way change California case law regarding the Brown Act requirements, according to Jim Ewert, California Newspaper Publishers Association general counsel. The bill…
Editor’s note: SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. This report is from an SCAQMD press release. A major study by Southland air quality officials has found that reductions in toxic emissions have cut residents’ cancer risk from air pollution on…
Once again state voters will have an opportunity to vote on a proposition affecting California’s finances. Its purpose is to pay state debt sooner and set aside funds each year for future economic emergencies and exigencies. State debt For the next 15 years, Prop 2 requires the state to spend at least 0.75 percent of…
Proposition 46, the Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap and Drug Testing of Doctors Initiative, also known as the Troy and Alana Pack Patient Safety Act of 2014, is the result of a personal family tragedy in which two children, walking with their mother to get ice cream in their neighborhood after a Halloween party, were killed…
In a second report on truancy throughout the state, California Attorney General Kamala Harris repeats her admonition from last year’s findings that “a truancy crisis continues in California.” “California elementary school students continue to miss school at unacceptably high rates,” Harris said in a press release. “Improvements in education policy are moot if students are…
