Yearly Archives: 2026

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Amid California’s Debate Over Sharing Driver Data, Homeland Security Sought 17 Million Records via Subpoena

California lawmakers spent much of this year wrestling with a thorny question: could the state safely hand over driver's license data to a national...

California Should Scrap the DMV, Hilton Says

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton wants to blow up the California Department of Motor Vehicles entirely, and he made his case Tuesday outside a...

State Regulators Penalize Insurer Over Coverage Cuts to Assisted Living Facility Residents

State regulators have ordered health insurance giant Health Net to overhaul how it is winding down assisted living benefits for thousands of low-income Californians,...

What California’s Insurance Commissioner Does — and Why It Matters to Your Bottom Line

California voters will head to the polls in November to decide who takes charge of one of the largest insurance markets on Earth —...

How They Voted: Hemet introduces SKR fees 4-1; fleet passes 5-0

Hemet City Council introduced Ordinance 2081 on kangaroo-rat fees 4-1, with Mayor Pro Tem Joe Males voting no. A $943,305.93 police fleet buy with $342,000 Measure U passed 5-0.

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San Jacinto Planning Commission recommends two annexations, including 151 homes south of Ramona Expressway

The San Jacinto Planning Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend two sphere-of-influence annexations to the City Council, including Tentative Tract Map 34271 for 151 single-family lots south of Ramona Expressway. Neither file is a completed annexation.

Shooters Hemet restored to full permit; A placard, score 92

Shooters Sports Bar & Grill at 121 E. Florida Ave. was approved Sept. 22 to open back to full permit status, and the A placard was re-posted. The county report lists a manual score of 92, with no live or dead cockroach activity observed and a surveillance recheck by Sept. 29.

How They Voted: Hemet adopts SKR fees 4-1; Males no; cannabis and Measure U items 5-0

Hemet City Council adopted Ordinance 2081 on Sept. 22, setting Stephens' kangaroo rat mitigation fees on a 4-1 vote with Mayor Pro Tem Joe Males opposed. The rest of consent, including commercial cannabis and $20,000 in Measure U for Fire Station 3, passed 5-0.

Supervisors approve $225,000 San Jacinto Valley Academy resource officer agreement

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a one-year, $225,000 school resource officer agreement for San Jacinto Valley Academy. The Sept. 15 Statement of Proceedings marks the item approved as recommended. It does not list named Ayes or Noes, and it does not print a roll-call tally.

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