Historians, researchers, and people exploring genealogy will have an new window to the past thanks to a new law Secretary of State Debra Bowen sponsored and the governor approved last Friday. California voter rolls will be available to the public after 100 years. Personal identifiers, such as Social Security and drivers license numbers, were not…
Riverside County offices previously closed one day a week as a result of county furloughs have resumed Friday operations as of last week. Many employees had shifted to a four-day, 10-hour work week as part of a 10 percent cut in compensation that most employees took for a year in order for the county to…
Last week, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced the launch of its new, revamped website at www.rivcoda.org. The re-design has been in the works for more than a year. “A website can be one of the best ways for this office to communicate with the public,” said District Attorney Paul Zellerbach in a press…
Plaintiffs contesting the 2011 State Regulation Area Fire Fee convinced a Sacramento Superior Court judge that their case merited treatment as a class action. However, if their argument ultimately prevails, refunds may be limited to members who have officially appealed their payment with Cal Fire. On July 19, Judge Eugene Balonon dismissed the state’s contention…
Riverside County Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone announced his candidacy for the new 28th state Senate district. This will be the first election for a senator representing this district. Prior to the 2010 Census, Idyllwild’s state senator was Bill Emmerson. But the redistricting process placed Idyllwild in a new district with no incumbent senator. In…
Last month, the Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s took action to improve the transparency of its meetings’ agenda. For example, no longer will items be on the agenda with details to come later. A complete Form 11 (the description and discussion of the item) must be available when it is placed on the agenda. Financial…
A 60-year-old woman is the first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus in Riverside County this year, said Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer. The individual, who was hospitalized and is now recovering at home, lives in southwest Riverside County. On July 22, the state confirmed that mosquitoes collected from several locations…
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $21,931,657 in grant awards to 129 California health centers operating 1,221 sites to enroll the uninsured in new health coverage options the Affordable Care Act made available. In California, health centers served 3,261,720 patients last year, 42 percent of whom were uninsured. With these funds, the awardees…
A road project to make Gilman Springs Road safer for motorists began July 22, the first phase of a five-phase job costing $17.5 to $21.5 million and completed in 2016. The project brings improvements to a heavily used main artery for commuters, students and others traveling into and out of the San Jacinto Valley. The…
Due to several consecutive years of state budget reductions, the Riverside Superior Court is reducing services to the public. Effective immediately, the court will offer limited in-person, and no live operator telephone service for litigants with traffic cases. In place of in-person service, the court is automating many routine tasks through available computers, kiosks and…
