Proposition 4, on the November ballot as an initiated state statute, authorizes the state to sell $1.5 billion in general obligation bonds for the construction, expansion, renovation and equipping of certain hospitals in the state that treat children. This is the third bond measure in 14 years dedicated to children’s hospitals in California. The previous…
Proposition 5, on the November ballot as a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute, proposes to change current property tax law to allow homebuyers ages 55 or older and severely disabled persons to transfer the tax-assessed value of their prior home to a newly purchased home no matter 1) the new home’s market value…
Proposition 11 is essentially a labor dispute between American Medical Response and other private ambulance companies, and their emergency medical technician and paramedic staff. Currently, during a shift, staff is supposed to find time for a 30-minute lunch break and a 10-minute rest break every four hours, according to California labor laws. Ambulance crews are…
Refunds over caps to payors, including insurance companies Proposition 8 on the November ballot as an initiated state statute seeks to place caps on dialysis treatment costs, requiring dialysis clinics to issue refunds over set caps to treatment payers — insurance companies or patients. The measure has the distinction of being the most expensive on…
The election of the next Riverside County sheriff is on the Nov. 6 ballot. Lt. Chad Bianco is challenging incumbent Stan Sniff. He was the only opponent against Sniff in the 2014 primary and garnered 37 percent of the vote. The June 2018 primary ballot had four sheriff candidates. Bianco received 36 percent of the…
Incumbent Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff is encountering his toughest election campaign since he became sheriff in 2007. On a 3-2 vote, the Board of Supervisors selected Sniff over three other candidates to replace former Sheriff Robert Doyle. Sniff was easily reelected in 2010 and 2014. In both elections, he received nearly two-thirds of the…
Joy Silver, of Palm Springs, is the Democratic candidate for the 28th state Senate District seat. She is challenging incumbent Jeff Stone. Born in Pennsylvania, Silver spent much of her early career on the East Coast. She moved to New Mexico, was involved in healthcare and in 2007, and settled in the Palm Springs area,…
Jeff Stone (Republican) is the incumbent state senator representing the 28th District, which includes all of the Hill communities. He is a former Riverside County supervisor, whose 3rd District also encompassed the Hill. In June 2004, Stone defeated the incumbent supervisor. He was reelected in 2008 and 2012 with more than 65 percent of the…
During September, Gov. Jerry Brown had to decide whether to sign or veto more than a thousand bills, which the Legislature passed during its session. During the final week of September, he approved hundreds and vetoed many others. Among the various bills that are now law is Assembly Bill 1619. This new law extends the…
On Thursday, Oct. 4, Hemet Unified School District Superintendent Christi Barrett provided her second “State of District” to stakeholders from throughout HUSD. Over the next five years, Barrett sees more changes bringing improvement to the district from the foundation being built in the past two years. HUSD encompasses nearly 650 square miles, but Barrett wants…
