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A State Farm disaster response team.

A State Farm disaster response team.

Approval process moves forward for State Farm rate hike

March 7, 2026

Hikers stroll through a steep-walled canyon in the Mecca Hills Wilderness, part of the Chuckwalla National Monument in Riverside County.

Hikers stroll through a steep-walled canyon in the Mecca Hills Wilderness, part of the Chuckwalla National Monument in Riverside County.

Court allows tribes to intervene in Chuckwalla Monument lawsuit

March 6, 2026

San Gabriel budget survey.

San Gabriel budget survey.

San Gabriel residents asked to share input on city’s budget

March 6, 2026

Los Angeles City Hall looms over a nearby homeless encampment.

Los Angeles City Hall looms over a nearby homeless encampment.

Bass urges careful withdrawal from homelessness agency

March 5, 2026

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, flanked by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, on his left, and on his right state Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Newport Beach, and Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo, R-Corona, deliver the first statewide batch of voter ID petition signatures in Riverside.

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, flanked by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, on his left, and on his right state Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Newport Beach, and Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo, R-Corona, deliver the first statewide batch of voter ID petition signatures in Riverside.

Thousands of Riverside County residents back voter ID law

March 4, 2026

Advocates rally at State Capitol to protect Californians’ legal rights

byPublic News Service

March 4, 2026

Palo Verde Hospital.

Palo Verde Hospital.

County supervisors approve assistance for bankrupt Blythe hospital

March 4, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom and officials announce nearly $300 million to better implement the CARE Act to address homelessness and mental illness.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and officials announce nearly $300 million to better implement the CARE Act to address homelessness and mental illness.

Populous counties, including 4 in SoCal, struggling to implement CARE Act

March 3, 2026

Democrats demand answers for federal prison staffing shortage after corrections officers flee for ICE jobs

March 2, 2026

A lighthouse sits on a small island in Canyon Lake.

A lighthouse sits on a small island in Canyon Lake.

Canyon Lake residents to receive refunds for unconstitutional utility tax

February 28, 2026

Oil and gas drilling, wells, energy extraction.

Oil and gas drilling, wells, energy extraction.

California leaders urge Bureau of Land Management to stop new oil and gas leases

byPublic News Service

February 28, 2026

Wildflowers bloom in early spring in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument.

Wildflowers bloom in early spring in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument.

BLM nominee Pearce promises Padilla he’ll protect Chuckwalla National Monument; some IE groups oppose Trump’s pick to lead agency

February 27, 2026