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Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Medicaid and CHIP Renewal Data Showing the Role State Policy Choices Play in Keeping Kids Covered

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new data on state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment changes among children and youth since full eligibility renewals for these programs restarted earlier this year.

Five hard-won reporting lessons from a deep dive into California’s child care shortage

There were a handful of moments when I thought my reporting project on California’s child care shortage was going to fall apart. 

Mentally Disturbed Subject

On December 17, 2023, around 1:46 p.m., deputies assigned to the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to the 72000 block of Highway 111, Palm Desert, regarding a subject who appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis on the roof of a business.

Fatal Traffic Collision

On Sunday, December 17, 2023, at 3:52 a.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Station, responded to the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Gentian Avenue reference a single vehicle traffic collision.

In-Custody Death

On Friday, December 15, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., investigators from The Riverside County Sheriff’s Corrections Central Investigations, were notified of an in-custody death. It was learned Shaundale Booker, a 21-year-old male from Moreno Valley, was admitted to a local hospital for a recently diagnosed illness.

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Valley-Wide packet: Winchester Zone 33 parks tax up to $1,697 per SF unit; Annex 14 WQMP up to $175 — Sept. 21 agenda

The Sept. 21, 2026 Valley-Wide agenda packet lists a Winchester Zone 33 parks-tax maximum of $1,697 per single-family unit and an Annexation 14 WQMP maximum of $175. Landowner election results and final adoption are not confirmed in posted minutes.

Kohler booked on murder, hit-run death after Palm Avenue scooter crash

Mason Drew Kohler, 31, was booked on felony murder, hit-and-run death, and DUI charges, according to the Riverside County jail roster, which lists a Hemet PD arrest at Palm Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Hemet police say two pedestrians on an electric scooter were struck there about 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22; one was pronounced dead. Police have not named the driver, and the decedent's identity remains withheld.

Vote Yes on Proposition 45: A Vote for Jobs and Innovation

A yes vote on Proposition 45 is a vote for jobs and innovation.

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.
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