Imagine renting a room at a hotel and there's no pocket-size toiletries in sight. Capital Public Radio’s Ezra David Romero reports that could be the new reality in California. Inspired by Santa Cruz County banning tiny toiletries last year Democratic Assemblyman Ash Kalra wants to do the same statewide. [KALRA] "On average only 30 percent of the product in the bottle is used. There's a lot of waste." Kalra's bill would force all hotels to stop using them by 2023 and replace them with 12-ounce

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Felony and misdemeanor charges are expected to be filed today against a 24-year-old Riverside man who allegedly threatened to carry out a shooting at UC Riverside. Matthew Jeremiah Woolridge was booked Friday into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside on suspicion of making terrorist threats, with bail originally set at $10,000. Authorities subsequently identified additional alleged offenses, including presenting false identification to a peace officer, resulting in a bail hike

When it comes to natural disasters, disease outbreaks and terrorism attacks, California may be slightly less prepared than the rest of the nation. But the state has made improvements over the last few years, as CapRadio’s Sammy Caiola explains. There are a couple of key things states need to do to be prepared for health emergencies. They need backup stocks of vaccines and basic medical supplies. And they need to make sure government agencies, community groups and homeowners have a way to talk to

Advocates for homeless people say they’re pleased with the one billion dollars California Governor Gavin Newsom included last week in his revised budget for those without permanent shelter. But some, like Lisa Hershey of Housing California, say there’s too much of a focus on short-term fixes such as temporary shelters instead of permanent housing. “It really isn’t addressing the basic needs or the longer-term solutions to keep Californians healthy, safe and stable.” (:08) Newsom’s budget sets

JURUPA VALLEY (CNS) - A Jurupa Valley man was arrested for allegedly shining a laser at two law enforcement aircraft, a sheriff's sergeant said today. A Riverside County Sheriff Department helicopter and a Riverside City Police Department airplane were targeted by a green laser at about 12:19 a.m. Saturday while over the Sunnyslope neighborhood, according to Sgt. Jafet Erazo. Authorities determined that the laser originated from a single-story home in the 2600 block of Armstrong Road, and used

Longtime Inland Empire journalist and KVCR contributor Cassie MacDuff and KVCR's Ken Vincent review some of the Inland Empire's top news stories this week, including: Riverside County declined to take over animal control for the city of San Bernardino Federal authorities say the Loma Linda VA hospital covered up an outbreak of Legionaires disease. Toll lanes are coming to Inland Empire freeways THIS SEGMENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP, PUBLISHER OF THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

The state of California is scaling back its expectations for marijuana revenue over the next year, thanks to many local communities around the state that are still refusing to allow cannabis sales within their jurisdictions. More from KVCR's Ken Vincent.

More emergency homelessness aid for cities and counties … and a new focus for money intended to spur housing growth. Those are two headlines from California Governor Gavin Newsom’s updated 213 billion dollar budget proposal released Thursday. Capital Public Radio’s Ben Adler reports. Newsom took great pains to acknowledge two crises facing California: Homelessness… Newsom: “It is a stain on the state of California.” (0:02) …and housing. Newsom: “We only built 77,000 housing units last year,

We'll hunker down in the bunker and ride out the end of the world this week, with comedian Matt Knudsen, and singer-songwriter Jon DeRosa. JP tells a childhood tale of cold war fears, conspiracy radio host Aaron White goes off the deep end, and retired actress Martha Young ruins the water supply.

This week on Lifestyles, Lillian continues her segment on “Jobs You Don’t Always Think About” in her conversation with Professional Pet Sitter, Laura Vorreyer. She talks about how she went from makeup artist to pet sitter. To learn more about Laura and pet sitting, you can visit https://thepetsitterstale.com/