In a 4-1 vote, the Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $6.88 billion budget for Riverside County government in fiscal year 2021-22, incorporating many of the funding increases sought by public safety agencies. Following budget hearings earlier this month, supervisors generally agreed that $16.9 million in additional allocations would be required to shore up multiple […]
The Board of Supervisors is slated to approve a $6.88 billion budget for fiscal year 2021-22, incorporating many of the appropriations increases sought by public safety agencies. The board is expected to vote on the budget as part of its policy calendar Tuesday, without lengthy debate or discussion, which already took up nearly two days […]
Riverside County supervisors signaled Tuesday that they’re willing to increase appropriations by $16.9 million to ensure the 2021- 22 fiscal year budget contains greater revenue for sheriff’s patrols, animal control and other operations. The second hearing on the proposed spending plan was held after the Board of Supervisors conducted its regular Tuesday business and focused […]
A Chihuahua was stabbed to death in Thousand Palms, and a suspect was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the attack, authorities reported Tuesday. Alfredo Leon Ruiz, 37, was taken into custody Monday morning on suspicion of animal cruelty for allegedly killing the Chihuahua, which was approximately 10 months to a year and a half […]
UPDATE 11/13/20 3:30PM: Well this little piggy is now home with her family… and her name is Charlotte. Animal Services wants everyone to know that although our Indio friends were joking with the, “Carnitas” nickname, they want to note that pot-bellied pigs are not raised for meat consumption. They also said she’s a very smart […]
Animal Services officers are investigating an act of apparent animal cruelty that was captured on video by a doorbell surveillance camera. Footage of the incident shows a man attempting to retrieve a dog near a driveway of a home in the city of Coachella on Los Cabos Avenue. A Ring camera caught the man’s action […]
JURUPA VALLEY (CNS) – Riverside County animal shelters are returning to an appointment-only system in light of the surge in coronavirus cases, it was announced Wednesday. Shelters reopened last month as emergency lockdowns were eased, but are once again stopping walk-up visits, with many services being handled online or over the phone. “We believed it […]
