Caltrans has announced over the course of 2013 billions of dollars slated for transportation projects across Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes AB 375 but makes clear he wants legislators to take another pass at rewriting existing law that currently makes firing bad teachers difficult.
Until that deeper study is done, the Murrieta Planning Commission unanimously agreed Wednesday night to delay approval of a 112-unit apartment complex proposed for the northeast side of Murrieta Hot Springs Road just past Via Princesa.
Lake Elsinore Mayor Bob Magee said he wants to see the cities and shelter officials sit down to discuss adopting the new county ordinance.
The proposed 112-unit complex would be situated on a 7.47-acre parcel nestled on the north side of Murrieta Hot Springs Road, just past Via Princesa, but its closest neighbors say it would complicate an existing traffic problem in their neighborhood.
The comments came during a public hearing held Tuesday before Murrieta City Council approved its Housing Element 2014-2021, which the state requires all cities to submit.
The measure will take effect in 30 days and will only apply to unincorporated communities, though area cities could choose to use the county ordinance as a model.
The president warned today that if Congress refuses to raise the debt ceiling, America would not be able to meet its financial obligations for the first time in 225 years.
Murrieta City Council will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday for the final public hearing before its Housing Element 2014-2021 is adopted and submitted to the state.
Candidates for county office would be required to publicly disclose—via the Internet—all contributions of $1,000 or more.
Col. John P. Farnam said the popular event was already paid for and organizers thought it could proceed, but guidelines pertaining to the government shutdown forbade it.
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert and U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter both announced Thursday they do not wish to be paid during the ongoing partial government shutdown.
Murrieta City Council voted 3-2, with Council members Randon Lane and Harry Ramos dissenting, to prohibit drive-thru fast food restaurants, gas stations and electronic freeway billboards if and when the long-awaited project is built.
Chromium-6, also known as hexavalent chromium, received notoriety in the film "Erin Brockovich" for its impact on the residents of Hinkley, Calif.
Rep. Mark Takano (D) and Rep. Ken Calvert (R) are each pointing a finger across the political aisle.
Camp Pendleton will see 1,163 employees furloughed, and base personnel and residents can expect reduced services, including closed commissaries.
Covered California is the state's health insurance exchange.
Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, said the continuing resolution that provides funding for government operations has become a bargaining chip that the "Tea Party wing of the Republican Party" is using in an attempt to sideline ObamaCare.
If the government does shut down Oct. 1, here's how you be impacted.
Riverside County cities have been sent a letter encouraging them to adopt an ordinance doing away with permit fees for TV and film production crews.
To help Americans find a plan that best suits their needs, the Kaiser Family Foundation has developed an online tool that calculates what an individual or family can expect to pay.
The federal government will close down at midnight Monday unless Congress votes to continue funding. Essential services will continue, but federal employees may not be paid.
As of Tuesday, 176 human West Nile virus cases have been reported this year among 25 counties in California, 12 of those in Riverside County.
Under AB 10, minimum wage will rise to $9 an hour on July 1, 2014, and will increase again Jan. 1, 2016 to $10 an hour.
The county's efforts to reach them by mail failed, and none apparently saw the newspaper advertisements between May 1 and Aug. 1 announcing that the county was seeking to return the money.
“It has been good news in recent months to see California’s housing picture brighten a little,” said state Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, as she addressed realtors Tuesday in Murrieta.
Tuesday, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to eliminate all permit fees for film and television productions, of any size.
On Oct. 8, the public can weigh in on the proposed ordinance that would require pit bulls housed in unincorporated areas of Riverside County to be spayed or neutered.
The ordinance would only apply to unincorporated communities, though area cities could choose to adopt the county measure up for consideration during Tuesday's Riverside County Board of Supervisors' meeting.
A report reviewed Monday by the Board of Supervisors highlighted startling statistics regarding county jail space -- the most notable being the prospective release by the end of this year of 9,276 inmates.
Friday’s partisan 230-189 vote likely won’t be repeated in the Democratic-led Senate, which promises to strip the health care provision from the bill next week.
The City of Murrieta will acquire the KEA Mill as a donation from its current owner, while a local contractor had hopes of purchasing and restoring the property himself.
It was a 3-1 vote Tuesday when Murrieta City Council repealed its ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, only to replace it with a stronger one that also outlaws mobile dispensaries.
Following the bill's passage—the state Assembly approved the bill on a 55-19 vote; the Senate, 28-8—Gov. Jerry Brown issued a statement indicating he will sign it.
The Riverside County Transportation Commission allocated $1.2 million this week for environmental studies and design for the project, The Press-Enterprise reported.
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, who represents Murrieta, said in this statement that he will vote against Military action in Syria.
Development Impact Fees (DIF) since 2001 have been used by the County of Riverside for infrastructure improvements, but had been reduced since 2009 due to the slow economy.
A groundbreaking ceremony is set for Sept. 16 near the site of the four-lane bridge that will connect the cities of Murrieta and Temecula.