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Medina increases lead in Riverside County supervisor race By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com
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ormer Assemblyman Jose Medina added to his lead Thursday over state Sen. Richard Roth, both Riverside Democrats, in the close contest for a soon-to-bevacant seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The latest vote tally from the Riverside County Registrar of Voters showed Medina now a full 1% ahead, expanding his lead from 1,193 votes on Wednesday to 1,370 on Thursday. Roth had a nearly 10% vote cushion on election night last week. His lead dissipated each day since then, and on Tuesday night the vote tally showed Medina ahead by 0.3%. An estimated 50,000 vote-by-mail and provisional ballots in the county have yet to be processed. The next vote-count update was scheduled for Friday night. Neither candidate has commented publicly on the race since shortly after the Nov. 5 election.
State Sen. Richard Roth, left, and former Assemblyman Jose Medina. | Photos courtesy of General Richard Roth for County Supervisor and Jose Medina for Riverside County District 1
Medina and Roth are vying for the supervisorial seat up for grabs with the upcoming retirement of longtime Supervisor Kevin
Jeffries. Term limits drove Roth from the California State Legislature this year. Previously he was an Air Force
major general stationed in the Riverside area. Roth highlighted as accomplishments in the Senate since 2012 securing
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prepared statement from the city released Wednesday. “The City Council is deeply gratified that the former residents of Section 14 have agreed to accept what we believe is a fair and just settlement offer,” Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein said. “The City Council has always respected the historical significance of Section 14 and with this resolution of the claim which includes
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Riverside Church to serve thousands for Thanksgiving
Palm Springs City Council approves Section 14 settlement
he Palm Springs City Council on Thursday voted 5-0 to approve a lawsuit settlement offer aimed at “addressing historical injustices” for former Section 14 residents, which includes a $5.91 million cash payment. Other housing and economic development initiatives are detailed in the settlement package, which the “Section 14 Survivors” group has accepted, according to a
funds for UC Riverside’s medical school and funding to add more judicial officers in the county. “I’m running for supervi-
sor to build more housing our families can afford, improve our quality of life, recruit doctors and make mental health care more accessible,” Roth said in campaign literature. “I’ll ensure we fund and support public safety to combat crime, fight gang violence and stop illegal drugs from overtaking our communities.” His plan to address homelessness is establishing additional partnerships with nonprofits to expand the county’s offerings of mental health and substance abuse treatment options. Roth bills himself as a “moderate Democrat” but like Medina, who termed out of the Assembly two years ago, Roth has received failing grades from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers’ Association. Roth voted for tax or fee increases including on gasoline, mobile phone services and recycling
$20 million in housing programs and $1 million in business support.” The city is “taking bold and important action that will create lasting benefits for our entire community while providing programs that prioritize support for the former residents of Section 14,” Bernstein added. In April the council OK’d See Section 14 Page 02
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Riverside church that provides meals to thousands of Riverside County residents on Thanksgiving each year sent a call out Thursday asking for volunteers to help with distribution. “This is a meal for the homeless, senior citizens, families in need and those who will be home alone,” Central Community Christian Fellowship said in a statement. “We need volun-
teers each year to help serve and deliver the dinners to our community.” This Thanksgiving will mark the 37th year that the church has made meal deliveries available as part of its Thanksgiving Day Outreach. In previous years, over 4,000 meals have dished out, largely to Meals- on-Wheels recipients. However, during the 2020 COVID lockdowns, the church expanded service to many people who were
out of work during the holiday period. Delivery service generally begins the morning of Thanksgiving and concludes by early afternoon. Volunteers retrieve hot plates from the church kitchen on Arlington Avenue and fan out into Riverside and surrounding communities. On-site meal service is See Thanksgiving Page 27