The tragic death of Brian Waterman while in custody raises serious questions about oversight and health protocols within the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff Bianco's posting of ballots online has sparked outrage, highlighting a significant breach of security and trust in the electoral process.
The City of Riverside's commitment to affordable housing reflects a growing recognition of the need for better living conditions in an increasingly expensive area.
Plans for Harvest Landing in Perris aim to transform the area into a vibrant hub with jobs, parks, and shopping, moving away from its warehouse-heavy past.
Well-In-The-Desert faces eviction after providing over 98,000 meals this year, underscoring the ongoing struggles of nonprofits serving the unsheltered community.
Recent Supreme Court rulings could shake up California's legislative landscape, potentially impacting minority representation and future electoral maps.
Companies mentioned in this episode:
Riverside County Sheriff's Department
UCLA Voting Rights Act
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Cal Fire
City of Riverside
Harvest Landing
Logistics
Rivian
Grit Development
JFK Memorial Hospital
Transcripts
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Foreign this is Radio Free Riverside, the voice of democracy with the Riverside County News you can trust.
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I'm Sam Page, and this is the United American Network.
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And now the news across Riverside county this week.
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Brian Waterman, placed in a holding cell at the Robert Presley Detention center, died last Sunday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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Waterman, a Europa county resident, was 38 years old at the time of his death.
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Public Information Officer Robert Martinez did not give any additional information about Waterman's death and there appears to be no apparent reason other than a medical emergency or why he was even in custody.
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RCSD says an investigation is ongoing.
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More news about the Riverside County Sheriff's Department Ballots taken by Sheriff Chad Bianco from the Riverside County Registrar of Voters were posted online for five days in what attorneys for the UCLA Voting Rights act called a major security breach of confidential material.
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The publicly accessible posting was created by candidate Bianco's legal counsel without any explanation.
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Riverside County Cal Fire employee David Renteria, a firefighter and paramedic of Placentia, was taken into custody and charged with sexual assault by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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He is charged with multiple felony assaults, including false imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon, rape and sexual penetration.
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, is dedicated to the fire prevention, fire protection and stewardship of over 31 million acres of California's privately owned wildlands.
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Known as the third most warehouse saturated city in the Inland Empire, the City of Paris has signed an agreement with developers to build a Harvest Landing.
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The property was once envisioned as warehouse space for a company called Logistics, but after conducting numerous polls and talking to residents, four key priorities have been good jobs, more shopping and dining options, more parks and housing.
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Harvest Landing is located on 358 acres between the 215 Freeway, Paris Boulevard, Nuevo Road and Placentia Avenue.
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A hospital is also under consideration for this location.
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The industrial complex is just two blocks from the 215 Freeway at the Ramona Expressway in Palm Springs, now well in the desert.
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A nonprofit agency that feeds the unshelter was served with a 30 day notice to vacate its location on Indian Canyon Drive.
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This location has been used as the agency's food warehouse for more than 16 years.
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meals in:
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Executive Director Matthew Naylor is seeking an extension from the location's owner, Grit Development.
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And now turning to the news from Indio, JFK Memorial Hospital saw 85 patients from the Stagecoach Music Festival this past weekend, a up from 45 last year.
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Hospital officials say some patients were affected by flying debris caused by high winds.
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Attendees were evacuated from the festival on Saturday night at approximately 7:45pm Due to the wind and remain evacuated for about an hour.
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In the California State News, the recent Supreme Court ruling gutting the Voting Rights act while declaring that racism for people of color has ended will not alter California's existing legislative maps.
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Passed by Prop 50, the newly created maps were drawn to favor Democrats, but the Supreme Court ruling could impact future minority representation.
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The race for California's 48th congressional district, encompassing parts of Riverside county and San Diego county, has seen Stephen Clemens, who has been polling poorly, decide to drop out.
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Clemens has endorsed candidate Marnie Von Wilpert, and the top three candidates are Amar Kupanajar, Marnie von Wilpert and Brandon Riker.
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to their highest levels since:
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That figure is up 27 cents over the past week.
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Renewed instability tied to tensions involving Iran, the war that nobody wanted, paid for by American tax dollars, has produced concerns over control over the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices higher.
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California gas prices have surged above $6 per gallon average for regular unleaded, maintaining the highest, most expensive and most volatile fuel costs in the nation.
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This has been Sam Page for Radio Free Riverside, the voice of democracy at the United American Network.
