In the News

By Hannah Wiley, Sacramento Bee

THIRD TIME’S A CHARM?:

Sen. Richard Roth, D-Riverside, and Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, D-Glendale, reintroduced a bill on Friday that questions the Cadiz Water Project, which aims to sustainably combat evaporating water in the Mojave Desert.

By, John Brenneise, NewsRadio KFBK

California has not changed the Renter's Tax Credit in 40 years. In that time, rents across the state have tripled. Now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to give renters a break.

Senator Steve Glazer represents East Bay communities long-seen as an affordable alternative to San Francisco. He wants to make housing tax credits more equitable.

By Ryan Hagen

Michelle Obama said to reach higher. So Norte Vista High School in Riverside is reaching for a visit from the former first lady.

Inspired by Obama’s “Reach Higher” initiative, which encourages students to attend college or professional training after high school, students and staff members at the school have launched a focused effort to get her to speak on campus.

Obama hasn’t indicated whether she might come. But as she tours the country to promote her memoir, “Becoming,” she’s already given some personal attention to Norte Vista.

Senator Richard Roth of Riverside is introducing Senate Bill 56 that will set aside a one-time payment for the construction of a new medical facility at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine.