At the urging of Chairman Bob Buster (1st District), the Riverside County Board of Supervisors considered getting involved in future regulation of the use of recycled water, particularly for citrus groves. But in a November 4-1 vote (Buster opposing), his colleagues agreed to leave the issue alone and simply refer it to the county’s water…
After a quarter of the federal fiscal year has transpired, President Barack Obama signed Public Law 112-74, which authorizes funding for federal agencies through Sept. 30, 2012, the end of the federal fiscal year. Congress passed the appropriations bill on Dec. 17. Six days later, on Dec. 23, the President signed it. Although funding for…
At a dedicatory ceremony, 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone and other county officials lauded the many community needs that would be filled by the new Hemet Service Center at 749 State Street. The new center will serve many purposes, but foremost will be to provide assistance to local job seekers to improve their chances of…
County executive The search for a replacement for former County Executive Bill Luna is ongoing. Luna’s predecessor, Larry Parrish, has been the interim executive since Sept. 27. He had agreed to serve for three months without salary. Since no permanent choice has been made, the board has asked Parrish to continue to serve as interim…
A draft Corridor Management Plan is the result of five workshops over the past year …
While the California budget situation has evinced little improvement since the legislature enacted a budget in June, the Governor’s Finance Director announced her end of year projections last week. These were significantly better than the Legislative Analyst’s November estimates. Consequently, the necessary January budget cuts will be about $1 billion rather than the worse case…
Dannie Joe Farnum, 30, of Anza was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for murder and assault on a child leading to its death. The seven-month old child was the son of his girlfriend, Delice Sharon Preston. Farnum was arrested and accused of killing his girlfriend’s son in November 2008. After a two-week trial,…
At a dedicatory ceremony, 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone and other county officials lauded the many community needs that would be filled by the new Hemet Service Center at 749 State Street. The new center will serve many purposes, but foremost will be assistance to local job seekers to improve their chances of finding employment….
Volunteers are needed to help the Forest Service count bald eagles for the 34th season in the San Bernardino National Forest’s annual winter bald eagle counts in the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains on Saturdays Dec. 17, Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and March 10. Concurrent Bald Eagle counts are held at Big Bear Lake,…
Future financial possibilities were the chief topic at last week’s Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) meeting. Financial Services Director Pam Buckhout outlined the prospective changes from the current state budget condition and how they might affect HUSD finances over the next three years. “The multiyear projections show the district may need to make additional cuts…
