California voters will have the final say on Proposition 1 during next month’s primary election. It’s the only statewide initiative on the March 5 ballot, and is the product of two bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last October. It proposes major changes to the way Californians can access mental health and substance abuse treatment.
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Friday morning, local Congressmen Raul Ruiz and Ken Calvert announced who they are supporting in the US Senate race. Ruiz said he is endorsing Congressman Adam Schiff. Schiff represents California’s 30th Congressional District, which covers West Hollywood to Pasadena and Echo Park to the Angeles National Forest. Rep. Raul Ruiz, who represents California’s 25th Congressional
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Faced with public doubts about its effectiveness, the Board of Supervisors today abandoned a proposal that would have directed the Riverside County Office of the Registrar of Voters to increase the manual tally of ballots after the polls close. “The intent of this was to restore trust in our elections. It wasn’t proposed as an
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News Channel 3’s John White is going in-depth on the primaries for U.S. Senate in California. New campaign finance data is out today, revealing how the candidates are prepared for the primaries and the general election, should they be one of the two top finishers in March. You can do your own research here: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/2024/
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Joe Duffle, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1167, is responding to allegations he attacked Former College of the Desert President and current COD Board member Joel Kinnamon, Ed.D., at a political gathering over the weekend, telling News Channel 3 the accusations are “false and a gross misrepresentation of the facts.”
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The Palm Desert City Council unanimously approved the final map for the redistricting process as the city gets ready to shift from two council districts into five. On Thursday, councilmembers approved Map 109 Renumbered B, which came about after objections from the city’s objections from Northside residents last month. 06-Redistricting-pptDownload The city’s five council districts
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers return to work on Wednesday for the start of an election-year legislative session dominated by decisions on artificial intelligence and the state’s struggling budget. The budget is a big issue every year in California, which is the nation’s most populous state
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Riverside County 4th District Supervisor Manuel Perez is speaking with News Channel 3 about a recent newspaper article that falsely claimed he decided to resign as supervisor due to illness. That editorial was published online in the Desert Review in Imperial County. The same article also endorsed State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia to take Perez’s place
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The Indio City Council unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday condemning the Hamas terrorist attacks and anti-semitism, but it wasn’t without controversy. The resolution was pulled from the consent calendar by Councilmember Oscar Ortiz to allow for public comment. This led to 30 minutes of public comment with all of the speakers urging the council
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Palm Springs swore in its new mayor on Thursday. Jeffrey Bernstein is the city’s 25th mayor. The council rotates the position of mayor yearly. Ron DeHarte is the city’s new Mayor Pro Tem, meaning he will be mayor next December. Bernstein, was elected to the council last November and represents district two. He spoke with
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The man appointed interim chief of the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office is now in the position permanently, following a vote of confidence by the Board of Supervisors. Art Tinoco was unanimously selected in a formal vote by the board Tuesday, during its final meeting of 2023. “After conducting a recruitment, it became
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Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez has issued a statement refuting a report that he is resigning from his position. This comes after an article by the Desert Review, based in Imperial County, reporting that Perez will be stepping down due to health issues. “His decision to resign as Supervisor due to his illness leaves a
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Indio City Councilmember Waymond Fermon announced his candidacy for State Assembly. Fermon’s announcement comes just a day after Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia confirmed he will not seek reelection in 2024. Fermon was first elected to the city council in 2018. In 2021, he became the city’s first African-American mayor. Waymond Fermon He was born and raised
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California State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia will not seek reelection in 2024, his spokesperson confirmed. Garcia’s spokesperson did not share specifics behind the assemblymember’s decision. His term ends in Dec. 2024 Garcia was first elected to the assembly in 2014. He also served on the Coachella City Council from 2004 to 2006. He became the youngest
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As we’ve reported, Indio Mayor Oscar Ortiz has his sights set on a Congressional run come 2024. Ortiz would be facing off against fellow Democrat current Representative Raul Ruiz for the 25th Congressional District. Ortiz sat down with Telemundo anchor Hernan Quintas to share why he’s decided to run. “I’m really enjoying public service i
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Federal Election Commission filings obtained by News Channel 3 show Oscar Ortiz of Indio intends to run for United States Congress next year, in a direct challenge with fellow Democrat and incumbent Congressmember Dr. Raul Ruiz. Ortiz told News Channel 3 Friday morning that he believes people in California’s District 25 are “ready for new
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The City of Palm Desert is set to hold two more community workshops on Wednesday, November 29 and Wednesday, December 6, where the public is invited to provide feedback on a proposed voter map advanced by Council in a 4-1 vote at the last meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Karina Quintanilla was the only councilmember to
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The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved a bevy of amendments to Riverside County’s short-term rental ordinance, focusing on minimum age, family transfer and related regulations of rental properties in Idyllwild-Pine Cove and the Temecula Valley Wine Country. “This is not perfect, and there are quite a bit of trade-offs,” Supervisor Manuel Perez said. “Maybe
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Rancho Mirage is accepting applications from qualified candidates to fill the city council vacancy following Richard Kite’s resignation. “The City Council is now seeking a qualified individual to fill a vacancy on the Rancho Mirage City Council. Interested individuals may submit their application to the City Clerk’s office on or before 5:00 p.m. on November
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Local Congressman Ken Calvert issued a statement expressing his frustration with the Biden Administration’s delay in approving a major disaster declaration in response to the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary. “Two months have now passed since the state of California officially requested a major disaster declaration from the Biden Administration to provide relief from the
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