Local News – 05-03-2021

Riverside County Average Gas Prices Near $4 A Gallon 

  • The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County neared $4 for the first time since November 9, 2019, rising 1.3 cents April 30
  • The average price is 4.1 cents higher than one week ago
  • Slightly reduced gasoline production and inventories are continuing to put upward pressure on Southern California gas price

Riverside County Faces Rodents, Food Truck Issues, Restaurant Closures, And Inspections

  • Multiple Restaurants in Riverside county have faced temporary shutdowns due to imminent health Hazards between April 23 and 29, 2021
  • The Restaurants that have closed due to Health hazards are Highlighted below:
  • MCK Flyhigh Express – Rodent Infestation
  • Apple Market Five – No hot water
  • Cisniega Catering – Wastewater problem and no sanitizer
  • El Arabachi – Wastewater leak
  • Tacos J & B – No Sanitizer
  • Taqueria Los Perez – No hot water
  • Tacos Guisados Maria – Operating with no valid commissary agreement

Upcoming California election recall: Jeff Hewitt Is Running To Challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom

  • Last Monday, the California Secretary of State’s office confirmed that enough validated signatures had been gathered to force a recall election, likely in November
  • In the op-ed, Hewitt cited some of Newsom’s actions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as reasons to run against him
  • On his campaign website, Hewitt states that his background in business and public office has prepared him to make the difficult decisions that other politicians might avoid

Hospitalizations In California Have Fallen Below 2,000 With More Good News

  • Hospitalizations across the state fell below 2,000 to 1,942, down 91.2% from the Jan. 6 high of 22,098
  • There were 1,433 new cases of the coronavirus reported in the state, bringing the total number of cases so far to 3,716,760
  • There were 100 new deaths reported statewide Saturday, for a total of 61,510 people who have died from COVID-19
  • According to the California Department of Public Health, 29.8 million vaccine doses have been administered in the state and 31.3% of residents are now fully vaccinated

UC Professors and Researchers think Solar Panels Over California’s Canals Could Help Our Environment

  • As engineers working on climate-smart solutions, they’ve found an easy solution for both water and climate in California with what they call the “solar canal solution”
  • About 4,000 miles of canals transport water to some 35 million Californians and 5.7 million acres of farmland across the state
  • With covering these canals with solar panels, this would reduce evaporation of precious water and help meet the state’s renewable energy goals, and reduce costs
  • As part of a broad climate change initiative, in October 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom directed the California Natural Resources Agency to spearhead efforts to conserve 30% of land and coastal waters by 2030

By K Buenavista

Mr. Buenavista is a writer that specializes in breaking down complex topics into easy to understand formats that appeal to a wide range of news seeking readers, without missing the important details. He handles a majority of the daily news reporting at Easy-Ad, and has written on many other websites. He resides in Southern California.