Court rules for fire fee refund process
Earlier this month, a Sacramento County Superior Court judge sided with Cal Fire regarding property owners’ rights to a refund if the State Responsibility...
Ruiz’s office helping fire victims
Residents of California’s 36th Congressional District who lost homes or businesses in the recent wildfires may be eligible for federal assistance.
The office of Dr....
County to consider pit bull sterilization
Mandatory sterilization of all pit bull-type dogs was on the agenda of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, April 9.
More than 20 percent...
County Corner: Feb. 7, 2013
Last month, the County of San Bernardino decided it no longer needed to declare a bark beetle emergency. Both Riverside and San Bernardino counties have been passing emergency bark beetle proclamations for more than a decade. Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins said this county has no current plans to cease approving its emergency declarations.
Candidate filing opens
Anyone interested in running for office in the June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election may take out candidate filing papers beginning Feb. 13, 2012....
Riverside County needs tax preparation volunteers
Community Action Partnership of Riverside County is seeking volunteers to become IRS-trained and certified in order to support the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program...
State stores emergency mobile hospitals: No funds available
During the California Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services hearing earlier this month, Dr. Howard Backer, director of the...
Low-interest loans for businesses affected by Mountain Fire
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest working capital federal disaster loans to small businesses economically impacted by the Mountain Fire that occurred...
County corner: Oct. 20, 2011
The Board of Supervisors considered a resolution to make local campaign finances more transparent and consistent with state law. John Benoit, 4th District supervisor and also a former state assemblyman and state senator, proposed a resolution that would require candidates or their campaign committees to file the currently required reports online, rather than as a paper document.
California State Parks receive reprieve
Last Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown gave the California Department of Parks and Recreation several early Christmas gifts when he signed Assembly bills 1478 and...