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Articles from the February 6, 2012 edition


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  • Assemblyman Proposes Legislation to Lower Taxes, Expand Tax Credits

    Updated Feb 6, 2012

    RIVERSIDE - Assemblyman Paul Cook today introduced three bills that would lower taxes until the state economy recovers and provide tax credits for families whose incomes have dropped because of the recession. ''I'm always looking for ways to create more jobs in California,'' said Cook, R-Beaumont. ''Our state leaders need to realize that reducing the tax burden on citizens and small businesses will create thousands of new jobs, help California's economy ... and bring back the stability the state once enjoyed.'' Cook's...

  • Fallbrook People Attend The Mormon Battalion Celebration In Old Town San Diego

    Updated Feb 6, 2012

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook members from the Vista Stake and Fallbrook Wards 1, 2 and 5 of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attended the Mormon Battalion Celebration in Old Town San Diego on Jan. 28. The home of the Mormon Battalion Memorial near Old Town San Diego was constructed as an historical site to commemorate the long journey of the Mormon Battalion and their contribution to the growth of the west. The Mormons were ask by the United States Government to...

  • Desert Hot Springs officer testifies in civil trial with Palm Springs city maintenance supervisor's family

    Updated Feb 6, 2012

    INDIO - A Desert Hot Springs police officer who was sent to a man's home to investigate a hit-and-run crash testified today that he forced the resident to the ground after seeing a sergeant grab one of the man's arms. ''You used force against Edward Moore, right?'' asked Jerry Steering, one of Moore's attorneys. ''Yes, I did,'' Officer Michael Valentich said. ''You grabbed him and took him to the ground?'' Steering asked. ''Yes sir, I did,'' Valentich said. Valentich testified he forced Moore to the ground after seeing his...

  • Rainbow Water announces opening for Division 1 Director

    Updated Feb 6, 2012

    RAINBOW - The Rainbow Municipal Water District is accepting applications from residents of Division 1 who are interested in being appointed to the district’s governing board. Rainbow’s general manager Dave Seymour explained the process for filling the vacancy. “We post the opening for at least 15 days and then the board will evaluate potential candidates and select the replacement. We hope to make the appointment at the February 28th board meeting. The seat is up for reelection this November, so this appointment will hold...

  • Public Hearing on Liberty Quarry Still a Go Tuesday

    Updated Feb 6, 2012

    RIVERSIDE - A final public hearing on a proposed mining project near Temecula will go ahead, as scheduled, Tuesday, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors decided today, during a specially convened meeting called after two members indicated they might have a scheduling conflict preventing them from attending. "I regret if ... (this) has caused any inconvenience for board members or the public,'' said Supervisor Jeff Stone, who along with Supervisor Marion Ashley announced...

  • Police seek public's help in triple shooting in Cathedral City

    Updated Feb 6, 2012

    CATHEDRAL CITY - Police sought the public's help today in finding the man who wounded three people in front of a Cathedral City home in a drive- by shooting. The shooting was reported around 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the 32700 block of Navajo Trail, Cathedral City police Sgt. Julio Luna said. ''The three shooting victims were visiting with friends in the front yard of the home. During this time, a lone male suspect drove past the home and fired toward the group. The suspect then fled from the scene in the described vehicle,'' Luna...

  • Richard Simmons to Teach Class at UC Riverside

    Updated Feb 6, 2012

    RIVERSIDE - Fitness guru Richard Simmons will be leading UC Riverside students and faculty through a workout routine on Thursday. The internationally recognized exercise expert will be teaching a class, hosting a raffle and judging a Richard Simmons look-alike contest, with an '80s theme, according to campus officials. ''I am so excited to teach a class for the students at UC Riverside,'' Simmons said. ''I have been making appearances at campuses around the country, and it has been so much fun. Come ready to sweat, to laugh,...

  • PETA demands Sea World release orcas, cites 13th amendment banning slavery

    Updated Feb 6, 2012

    SAN DIEGO - Attorneys for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are scheduled to argue in federal court today against SeaWorld San Diego on behalf of some of the theme park's killer whales. PETA filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld last October, demanding that five orcas be released immediately on grounds that the 13th Amendment banning slavery should apply to animals. ''All five of these orcas were violently seized from the ocean and taken from their families as babies,'' said PETA President Ingrid Newkirk upon filing...