This week on Lifestyles, Lillian speaks with Andrew Doyle, Director of Junior University’s summer musical production of Robin Hood. He shares the history of JU and the process it takes to stage a show. Also on the show, Lillian celebrates the 30 th Anniversary of the Assistance League of Temecula Valley at their Thrift Shop. She talks with two League members about the programs they support and all the ways they serve the community. To learn more about Junior University Musical Theater, visit To

Last month, the South Coast Air Quality Management Dostrict voted not to ban hydrofluoric acid used at two South Bay oil refineries. Some cheered at the decision, saying a ban would have raised the price of gasoline, but some community groups are alarmed. KVCR's Benjamin Purper checked in with parties on both sides of the question. Hydrofluoric acid is a highly toxic chemical used to make high-octane gasoline. It’s deadly to humans, meaning that a potential explosion of at one of the two

The battle over whether California should eliminate cash bail is moving toward a showdown at the ballot box. The bail industry is now seeking constitutional protection on top of its effort to overturn a new state law abolishing the current system. Ben Adler has this CapRadio report.

An effort to cap rent increases in california is still alive at the state Capitol. CapRadio's Randol White has the story.

Employment growth in the Inland Empire has slowed, but wage gains continue to rise -- that's according to a study released last week by UC Riverside's School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development. KVCR's Benjamin Purper spoke with the study's author and filed this report. Robert Kleinhenz is the Executive Director of Research at the Center for Economic Forecasting. He says the slowing of employment growth in the Inland Empire mirrors that of the state as a whole. Kleinhenz:

This edition of KVC-Arts is dedicated solely to Jesse Colin Young. Known best for his work with The Younbloods, and the song, Get Together, he had a recording career before the Youngbloods and after - and has just released his newest. As with most of Young's writing, the songs combine the personal and the political.

Conservation groups say an oil leak from a Chevron well in Kern County has surpassed the 2105 Santa Barbara spill in size. As cleanup continues, the groups are calling on the state to stop issuing new drilling permits. KVCR's Benajmin Purper has more.

Famous trademarks at Yosemite National Park ... including the Ahwahnee Hotel ... are coming back after a few years of legal disputes. Capital Public Radio's Randol White has more. Back in 2016, the Ahwahnee was renamed the Majestic Yosemite. Badger Pass became Yosemite Ski and Snowboard area. And the Wawona was suddenly called Big Trees Lodge. Iconic place names ... tied up in a legal dispute with the park's previous vendor, Delaware North, which claimed it owned the trademarks. After three

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Absent significant global action to address climate change, Riverside County, and the Coachella Valley in particular, will see dramatic spikes in annual extreme-heat days by the end of the century, according to a report released today by a scientific advocacy group. The report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit group that has long pushed for worldwide efforts to combat climate change, offers detailed predictions of anticipated temperature increases in areas

UPDATED AT 1pm WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 MURRIETA (CNS) - Firefighters injured in a natural gas explosion that killed a Southern California Gas Co. technician and destroyed a Murrieta home were recovering at home today, while residents in the immediate vicinity of the decimated property remain displaced. According to Murrieta Fire & Rescue, the three firemen who suffered minor injuries when the explosion occurred about noon Monday in the 23500 block of Wooden Horse Trail were treated and released