Inland Empire

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, April 5th, proclaimed April as National Child Abuse Awareness month as public and private family advocates launched a month of activities aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect. “Abuse and neglect negatively impact the physical health, mental health and overall wellbeing of victims throughout their lives,” said Board Chair and District 5 Supervisor Jeff Hewitt. “We must do all we can do to prevent abuse. An important way is for communities to promote activities and resources that strengthen and support families.” County departments and community partners hosted an awareness event in downtown Riverside on Tuesday. The activities are part of the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign, a national initiative to educate community members, support families and raise funds to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Pacific Gas & Electric, the nation’s largest utility, has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires sparked by its aging Northern California power lines and submit to five years of oversight in an attempt to prevent more deadly blazes.

From housing and health to transportation and education, the Legislative Analyst’s Office provides a litany of sobering climate change impacts for California legislators to address as they enact policies and set budgets. Painting alarming scenes of fires, floods and economic disruption, the California Legislature’s advisors released a series of reports that lays out in stark terms the impacts of climate change across the state.

Ramona Plaza, a 102,546-square-foot retail center in Hemet, has been sold. The project at 1300-1480 East Florida Avenue, sold for $13.9 million, according to a statement released by SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group, which helped negotiate the sale.

You know him. His name is Preston Christianson. He is 16. May reach it to 17 in July. He is terminally ill with a rare form of cancer. The medics sent him home to pass away with his family, and there is nothing else they could do for him. We recently did a story on his in-home graduation from Tahquitz High School because he may not live until this summer's graduation date.