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Articles from the January 29, 2013 edition


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  • Supervisors Ratify Ordinance Regulating Homemade Foods

    Updated Jan 29, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - Riverside County supervisors today approved an ordinance regulating home-based chefs who sell their goods to the public, mandating that they obtain permits and undergo basic training on food preparation and handling. In a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor John Tavaglione absent, the board enacted a measure defining so-called ''cottage food'' operations and establishing the conditions under which they're allowed to conduct business. The ordinance takes effect in 30 days. Cottage foods were placed on the state's list of...

  • Supervisor Boosts Code Enforcement Budget by $80k to Bump up Staffing

    Updated Jan 29, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - At least one Riverside County code enforcement officer laid off due to county budget cuts could be back on the job soon, thanks to an $80,000 allocation today by Supervisor Jeff Stone. The supervisor pledged to withdraw funds directly from his community improvement budget in support of code enforcement operations. ''Our budget cuts (over the last four years) have been chipping away at code enforcement officers and managers,'' Stone said. ''We're pushing code enforcement officers below a safe threshold. There's...

  • Supervisor: Hub Jail 'Integral' to Controlling Inmate Population

    Updated Jan 29, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - Riverside County supervisors today signed off on a $237 million budget for construction of a replacement jail in Indio and debated where new inmate housing could be added in the county -- including a controversial site just west of Palm Springs. The East County Detention Center, to be located adjacent to the Larson Justice Center on the site of the existing Indio jail, is slated to be built in the next few years, though a groundbreaking date remains elusive. In a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor John Tavaglione absent,... Full story

  • Rainbow Water advises ratepayers to watch for thieves trying to steal backflow devices

    Updated Jan 29, 2013

    Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) released a statement today advising district ratepayers that an increase in the theft of backflow devices has been experienced. RMWD general manager Dave Seymour said, "Over the past few months, there has been an increase in the number of backflow device thefts in the Rainbow Municipal Water District, resulting in considerable expense to water customers." Seymour said that during the week of January 21, three more devices were stolen; two in the Gopher Canyon area and one along Rice...

  • Two girls rescued; 15 people arrested in sex trafficking sting

    Updated Jan 29, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - Two underage girls were rescued and 15 people were arrested during a two-night sting to combat sex trafficking in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the FBI announced today. A task force that included local law enforcement agencies conducted the operation last Thursday and Friday in Riverside, Hemet and Ontario. One girl was rescued in Riverside County and one in San Bernardino County. In addition to the rescue of the minors -- whose ages and cities weren't released -- there were 15 arrests involving pandering... Full story

  • Official: County's Tech Workforce Expected to Shrink 9 Percent

    Updated Jan 29, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - Over the next 18 months, Riverside County's technology workforce will be reduced by about 9 percent, according to a report that the Board of Supervisors reviewed today. Following up on a Jan. 15 brief he submitted to the board, Chief Information Officer Kevin Crawford provided an addendum that indicated efforts to consolidate the county's disparate technology units would result in a reduction of around 60 positions through either layoffs or attrition. Crawford is spearheading an initiative to centralize IT...

  • Authorities say man committed suicide with gun; found evidence of intent in his home

    Updated Jan 29, 2013

    Authorities just reported that an elderly man who was found dead near the entry of Rancho Monserate Country Club Estates in Fallbrook this morning took his own life. "My sergeant at the scene said the gun the man used to take his own life was discovered beneath his body," said Lt. Todd Richardson, commander of the Fallbrook Sheriff's substation. The man, whose identity has not yet been released officially, was found inside the guard's shack at the entrance to the community, located near Old Highway 395 and Dulin Road at...

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