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On August 11, 2021 at 2:30 p.m., members of the Region 4 Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force attempted to serve a felony arrest warrant at a large acerage property in the 24000 block of Bundy Canyon Road in the City of Wildomar. The subject later identified as Danny Rodriguez, a subject on Post Release Community Supervision and a documented criminal street gang member, refused to exit the residence and surrender to task force officers.

On August 26, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., Members of the Region 4 Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force along with assistance from the Region 7 Corona / Jurupa Valley Gang Task Force served a search warrant at a residence in the 16200 block of Gunnerson Street in Lake Elsinore. As a result of the search, task force deputies and officers located a handgun, suspected Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and controlled substance pills. A 34-year-old resident identified as April Gamliel was arrested on a variety of narcotic, weapon, and outstanding warrant related charges.

On Wednesday, August 25, 2021, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department-Perris Station, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and Riverside County Code Enforcement served six marijuana cultivation related search warrants in the unincorporated area known as Nuevo. Over 1700 plants were eradicated, nearly 1100 pounds of processed marijuana was seized, and four stolen vehicles were recovered.

The Biden-Harris Administration is expanding the number of Navigator organizations to help people enroll in coverage through the Marketplace, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 30 states with a Federally-Facilitated Marketplace. Through $80 million in grant awards for the 2022 plan year, 60 Navigator awardee organizations will be able to train and certify more than 1,500 Navigators to help uninsured consumers find affordable and comprehensive health coverage.

Since it launched in 2000, the Robert N. Butler-Jack Rosenthal Age Boom Academy has trained over 200 journalists about the complex health, social, and economic issues facing our aging population. The Age Boom Academy, whose name is inspired by the growing numbers of older adults globally, is a signature program of the Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, in partnership with the Columbia Journalism School​.