HEMET’S SIX HOUR COUNCIL MEETING
Last night’s Hemet City Council Meeting was akin to an IBM annual stockholders meeting on Wall Street. It began at 6 p.m. and ended close to 1:00 a.m. With zoom, it felt like being on a serious TV series. Having said that, here we go.
Pass Area Remains Intact In District 5: County Redistricting
After more than three hours of debate and testimony, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors (12/7/2021) settled on a proposal to redraw supervisorial district boundaries that will ensure most cities and unincorporated communities remain intact within districts, eliminating concepts that didn't meet that objective.
Texas pipeline company charged in California oil spill
A Houston-based oil company and two subsidiaries were indicted Wednesday for a crude spill that fouled Southern California waters and beaches in October, an event federal prosecutors say was caused by a series of negligent acts that led to an hours-long leak despite alarms that should have alerted workers to a pipeline rupture.
Fed to accelerate withdrawal of economic aid as prices surge
Under Chair Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve is poised this week to execute a sharp turn toward tighter interest-rate policies with inflation accelerating and unemployment falling faster than expected.
Senate votes to raise debt limit by $2.5T, avoiding default
The Senate approved legislation Tuesday to lift the nation’s debt limit by $2.5 trillion under a deal struck between party leaders, defusing a volatile issue until after next year’s midterm elections while saddling majority Democrats with a tough vote.
