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County Layoffs Put Homeless Programs At Risk

Layoffs, early retirements and attrition will reduce the Riverside County government payroll by roughly 1,000 employees this year, county officials told the Board of Supervisors today. During the final hearing on the 2010-11 budget plan, county Executive Officer Bill Luna said spending controls would result in “more layoffs than early retirements” and if further belt-tightening

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Big-Rig Accident Causes Massive I-5 Backup

Two tractor trailer rigs crashed on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Castaic, leaving fiery wreckage blocking lanes before the morning rush, but nobody was seriously hurt, the California Highway Patrol reported. CHP Officer Jennifer Connolly said two people suffered minor injuries in the crash, which was reported at 6:05 a.m. on the southbound 5

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Police Declare ‘Unlawful Assembly’ In Wake Of BART Shooting Verdict

(KGO) – Police have arrested at least 83 people in Oakland Thursday night for failing to disperse, resisting arrest, burglary, vandalism and assaulting a police officer. The rowdy protests followed late Thursday night following the Johannes Mehserle verdict. Protesters defiled several storefronts along Broadway, with businesses between 12th and 20th streets sustaining smashed windows, sporadic

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Ballot Counting Begins After Court Order

A Riverside County Superior Court judge ruled Friday that 12,563 misplaced ballots that were not tallied during the June 8 primary election must be counted. Tabulation started Friday afternoon with final results expected sometime Saturday. “Voting is a right for which people have sacrificed their lives to protect,” Judge Mac R. Fisher said before announcing

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