“This bill mandates a statewide approach to hazardous waste collection,” said Supervisor John Benoit.
The bill passed the Assembly public safety committee this week.
“Is this a permanent paradigm, or is it temporary? I don’t know," one supervisor said. "But whatever it is, we have to tackle it head-on.”
The goal is to ensure the county’s interests are represented in the state Legislature, according to supporters of the plan.
The Executive Office is proposing a May 26 workshop at the County Administrative Center in Riverside to discuss water reduction strategies.
The board adjusts refuse retrieval rates virtually every year. In the past, adjustments have been as high as 2 or 3 percent.
He will take over his new duties May 4.
The bill, which cleared its first committee this week, proposes to replace some of the funding lost by four local cities in 2011.
CEO says rates will largely impact patients with private health insurance, not Medi-Cal or Medicare beneficiaries.
The California exhibit pays respect to the roughly 700 residents killed while serving abroad post-9/11.
Five people who were originally sentenced in Riverside County were among those to earn pardons this Easter weekend.
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The legislation includes assistance for homeowners in obtaining water efficient washing machines or dishwashers at no upfront cost.
A consulting firm spent roughly $27 million to develop strategies for making the deficit-plagued RCRMC financially stable.
A state court struck down a restriction in Jessica's Law. 1,400 of the 6,000 parolees are transients.
“We can’t afford to keep throwing money at something that doesn’t always result in success,” said Supervisor Kevin Jeffries.
“Things have turned up that we never could have foreseen," an official told the board of supervisors this week.
The ‘Sodomite Suppression Act,’ an initiative by a SoCal attorney to kill homosexuals, prompts outrage and counter legislation.
The bill calls for Caltrans to relinquish control of a six-mile stretch of state Route 74 between Lake Elsinore and Perris.
The bill addresses a flaw with the recently-passed Proposition 47, according to Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez.
Earlier this month, the state Supreme Court ruled that the anti- residency provisions were “unreasonable, arbitrary and oppressive.”
Jeff Stone’s criticism followed Brown’s announcement of a $1 billion drought relief package.
Following dire warning by NASA water scientist, state imposes tougher restrictions.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted 10-0 in favor of Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez’s “Legislative Employee Whistleblower Protection Act.
Melissa Melendez wants to limit the number of bills that an Assembly member can introduce in a two-year cycle to 20, instead of 40.
Civic leaders from Riverside County area cities are expected to attend.
RCRMC administrators are proposing an overall 8 percent increase in charges for care and accommodations at the Moreno Valley hospital.
“The new interchange will not only benefit the city of Menifee, but all travel along Newport Road, a key east-west regional corridor."
Charles Washington officially joins the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. He was appointed by the governor last week.
"California’s death penalty is not more effective in deterring crime than a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.”
The Third District has been without a supervisor since Jeff Stone was elected to the state Senate in November.
State high court strikes down protections.
"California has some of the strictest DUI laws in the nation, but we need tough boating laws as well,” said Assemblymember Marc Levine.
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Sen. Jeff Stone, R-Palm Desert, said he introduced Senate Bill 149, the “Right To Try Act," to give these patients more options.
The first executive order to block deportations of undocumented immigrants was set to take effect Wednesday.
The president left town Monday afternoon.