The final results in the Cathedral City special election were released on March 18, with residents voting to keep a ban on short-rentals in residential neighborhoods. CandidateTotalYes5,006No2,940Total Votes7,946 A total of 7,953 ballots were cast out of 26,230 sent out. A ‘yes’ vote on Measure B will uphold the council’s decision to further regulate short
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom established a political committee Monday to begin raising money to defend his seat in a potential recall election, the strongest acknowledgment to date that he expects to be on the ballot this year. The Democrat’s new fundraising arm could soon send a powerful message to his possible
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The campaign behind the petition to recall Governor Gavin Newsom announced that they have surpassed their 2 million signature goal. Organizers announced on Wednesday that the petition now has a total of 2,060,000 signatures with just a week to go before the deadline. The campaign needs 1,495,709 million of those signatures to be verified in
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It’s been a bitter back and forth between Riverside County’s Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Spencer, and District Attorney Mike Hestrin. Spencer has accused Hestrin, of interfering with the 2020 election but Hestrin says the claims are unfounded. Hestrin spoke with News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke to hear what he calls “a misunderstanding.” Peter: “First
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Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, introduced legislation today proposing a series of protections to ensure California residents are not ostracized or otherwise treated unfairly because of their political beliefs. “It is unfathomable to me that corporations and members of the public would ruin a person’s career, business and family because of their political ideology,” Melendez
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Governor Newsom spoke Wednesday in Fresno about the state’s efforts aimed at speeding up coronavirus vaccinations. While he spoke, protesters could be heard in the background chanting “Recall Gavin”. A campaign official for “Recall Gavin 2020” tells News Channel 3 they’ve collected 1.4 million of 1.5 million signatures needed by March 17th, to get the
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President Donald Trump has become the first American president to be impeached twice, facing a strong bipartisan rebuke from the House exactly one week after a violent mob of his supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol. The House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump, with 10 Republicans joining with Democrats to charge him with incitement of insurrection.
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Assemblymember Chad Mayes (I-Yucca Valley) presented a resolution Monday afternoon calling for President Donald Trump to resign following a riot at the Capitol last week. Five people died during the violence. “…liberty cannot endure without responsibility. Many of us would prefer that the President would take personal responsibility and resign on his volition. Since he fails
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Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz has issued a statement calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump following riots at the Capitol. 01/08/21 Ruiz Statement on Impeaching Donald TrumpDownload “Two days ago, a rampaging mob incited by the President and determined to overturn our free and fair elections attacked the U.S. Capitol. Not only did they
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President-elect Joe Biden addresses the nation Thursday. Watch live in the player below: Congress has just affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Trump. The counting of Vermont’s three electoral votes put Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris over the 270-threshold needed to win the presidency. The Senate and House rejected objections to
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Former valley Congresswoman Mary Bono is speaking out, calling today’s events “beyond belief.” Bono, a Republican who represented the Coachella Valley from 1998 to 2013, spoke with News Channel 3’s Peter Daut tonight about how she thinks this will impact the president’s legacy and the party as a whole. Peter: Your reaction to What’s happening
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Monday afternoon, California’s 55 electors affirmed Joe Biden’s five million-vote victory. The vote gave Biden the electorates needed to secure the presidency and was immediately broadcast across all the national networks. One of the 55 electors that made the momentous vote was Augustin Arreola, a 23-year-old first-generation American from Coachella. “I was in the room
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has cleared the 270-electoral-vote mark to formalize his presidential victory with California’s 55 votes. The voting milestone came late Monday when California electors affirmed Biden’s massive 5 million-vote win last month in the nation’s largest state. The Electoral College took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s
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Councilmember Christy Holstege made history Thursday evening when she was sworn-in as the first-ever female mayor in Palm Springs’ 82-year history and first openly-bisexual mayor in the United States. Outgoing mayor Geoff Kors passed along the title during Thursday’s city council meeting. Holstege celebrates her swearing in with her husband, Adam, and their baby Holstege
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The Board of Supervisors today directed Executive Office staff to initiate an examination of the 2020 election in Riverside County and report back to the board, identifying “strengths and weaknesses” from which the county might learn. “This was an unprecedented election, and it’s still not even done,” said Supervisor Karen Spiegel, who was joined by
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The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has certified the final election results revealing the official winners of our local races. Winners in most local races were pretty much already known since early November, but there have been some close races where candidates were separated by just a handful of votes. One of those races was
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Election Day 2020 has come and gone. But, it’s not all over just yet. Votes still need to be certified and electors, chosen from each state, will soon meet to cast their votes for President and Vice President of the United States of America. Have you ever wondered just who makes up the Electoral College?
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The election audit. A standard procedure that has been put under a microscope in this 2020 election. “It is definitely an all hands on deck process,” said Art Tinoco, Riverside County’s Assistant Registrar of Voters. From local candidates to the President of the United States, questions have been brought up about the accuracy and integrity
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The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved caps on campaign contributions to local candidates in any Riverside County election, generally limiting individual offerings to $20,000 per election. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board gave its initial nod to Ordinance No. 963, following revisions that were applied by the Office of County Counsel following
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