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Supervisors tentatively OK compact providing wage increases for caregivers By City News Service
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he Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tentatively approved a three-year agreement guaranteeing modest hourly wage increases for Riverside County In-Home Supportive Services
caregivers, whose ranks the county has been trying to increase. In a 5-0 vote, the board signed off on a wage growth plan, as well as increased appropriations for health
and life insurance coverage, totaling $55.67 million from the current fiscal year to the end of 2024-25. The compact between the county and United Domestic Workers-American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Local 3930, must be ratified by union members as well as receive state approval, before it can go into effect. "In-home workers perform a critical service to help elderly and disabled residents safely stay in their homes," Board Chairman Kevin Jeffries said. "This tentative agreement acknowledges the difficult service these providers offer, as well as the need to attract more workers for the thousands of elderly residents currently waiting for a caregiver." IHSS workers have
appeared before the board in recent months to reinforce the message that they're in need of pay hikes. Under the provisionally approved compact, caregivers would receive an immediate 75-cent hourly wage increase following implementation of the new terms, then another 75-cent hike in January 2024, and a final $1 increase in January 2025. Hourly pay rates would rise from $16 currently to $18.50 by the first quarter of 2025. Under the agreement, the county would be responsible for covering 16% of costs, using General Fund revenue, while the federal government would cover 50%, and the state 34%. See Wage increases Page 28
Corona recycling program picks up CRV containers, pays redemption value
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ired of hauling your plastic, glass and aluminum to the recycling center? The cities of Corona and Irvine have teamed with a recycling company to provide pick-up services for residents' "CA CRV" containers. "This new program with the City of Corona picks up and pays Corona residents for recyclable cans and bottles! This program makes it incredibly easy
By Staff to recycle right from your driveway or doorstep," the city announced Monday. As long as it stays "CA CRV" on the container, "we'll pay you for them," according to Recycle From Home. With collection bags and barcode tracking labels provided by Recycle From Home, residents can sort CA CRV aluminum cans, plastic, and glass bottles, then schedule a pick-up
Acceptable containers must have "CRV" mark in order for redemption value to be paid. | Photo courtesy of Recycle from Home
online. "Our processing center schedules our drivers to pick up at a designated
time that you select," according to Recycle From See CRV Page 28
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Deputy shootings: Schizophrenic man killed man in Moreno Valley; arson suspect shot after pursuit By City News Service
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n investigation was continuing Tuesday into the fatal shooting by sheriff's deputies of a Moreno Valley man with schizophrenia. The shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. Monday in the 25400 block of Filaree Avenue, where deputies responded to a call from the man's mother, who said her son was acting aggressively toward her and was under the influence of an "unknown substance," according to the sheriff's department. Sheriff's officials said they approached the man, 33-yearold Jesus Antonio Rodriguez, who ran to his bedroom and yelled at deputies from the doorway. Rodriguez continued acting in an aggressive and uncooperative manner, sheriff's officials said, and he then grabbed a baseball bat with "sharp metal spikes on the end." Deputies twice deployed a stun gun, to no avail, after which Rodriguez "advanced towards the deputies," who opened fire, sheriff's officials said. "Lifesaving measures were taken by deputies and then paramedics, but Rodriguez was pronounced deceased at the scene," according to the sheriff's department. Deputies involved in the shooting were placed on paid administrative leave while an investigation is conducted. It was unclear how many deputies were on the scene and how many opened fire. No deputies were injured. Rodriguez's relatives told reporters on the scene that he was having a mental health crisis, and noted that deputies had been called to the home before for similar issues. "The cops have been to my mother's house so many times that they know he's schizophrenic," the man's sister, Isabel Rodriguez, told ABC7. "She disclosed to them that he had a BB gun -- it wasn't a gun. It was a BB gun. ... "There's no reason they couldn't have Tasered him. They could have used a different kind of method, especially since he's schizophrenic." Arson suspect fatally shot after long vehicle pursuit Authorities on Tuesday identified a 44-year-old man who was shot dead Sunday morning after he led deputies on a pursuit from Yucca Valley to north of Palm Springs. The Riverside County coroner's office identified the See Deputy shootings Page 28