Riverside County sets Friday deadline for sheriff nominees -- P-E, The Desert Sun, and The Californian

Riverside County supervisors have given themselves a Friday deadline to submit names of possible successors to retiring Sheriff Bob Doyle.

Riverside County district attorney threats case intensifies -- P-E

Investigators looking into a Press-Enterprise employee accused of placing a classified advertisement that authorities consider a threat against Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco executed a search warrant at the newspaper Tuesday seeking e-mail records.

Study: Gaming boosts opportunities on reservations -- The Desert Sun

Tribal gaming in California has reduced poverty and improved employment, incomes and educational opportunities in communities near casinos, according to a University of California, Riverside study released Tuesday.

Petitions driven by casino compacts -- P-E

Community college instructor Nancy Olsen said she has only loosely followed the debate over letting three Riverside County tribes and a San Diego County tribe install thousands of new slot machines.

FBI asked to suspend former Inland lawman -- P-E

A former Riverside County sheriff's detective implicated in the wrongful conviction of a man for a rape and robbery in Lake Elsinore should be suspended from his FBI job and investigated, a legal advocacy group said Tuesday.

Quarry proponents seeking water service -- The Californian

A western Riverside County water agency is set to discuss today a request to serve water to the proposed Liberty Quarry, which would be built southwest of Temecula just north of the Riverside-San Diego county line.

Residents mount effort to oust Jurupa Unified trustee -- P-E

Pressure continued to mount Tuesday on Jurupa Unified School District trustee Michael Rodriguez to give up his board seat, with critics announcing they plan to seek his recall and board president Carl Harris suggesting that they jointly resign from the board.

DHS awaits word on city manager post -- The Desert Sun

The Desert Hot Springs City Council appeared close to choosing a new city manager late Tuesday night after meeting with the two finalists earlier in the day.

More than 300 acres added to Coachella Valley Preserve -- P-E and The Desert Sun

More than 300 acres in Joshua Hills has been added to the Coachella Valley Preserve, a wildlife corridor of nearly 9,000 acres stretching from the preserve to Joshua Tree National Park.

School board floats idea for $516M bond -- The Desert Sun

Palm Springs Unified School District board members are considering a $516 million bond for the February ballot to cover a host of new construction projects and other renovations - including a $200 million high school in Rancho Mirage.

Popular deli may come to Hard Rock -- The Desert Sun

The proposed Hard Rock Hotel could include a Jerry's Famous Deli and an upscale steakhouse chain restaurant, the developers said Tuesday.

Opinion: Phantom finance -- P-E

California should not be spending money on nonexistent state workers.  But state agencies for years have played a shell game with positions that remain open, yet stay in the budget.

Opinion: Climate cooperation -- P-E

Gov. Schwarzenegger's push to create a regional approach to addressing climate change rests on a sensible precept: A multistate effort to cut greenhouse gases accomplishes more while easing the burden on California.

Opinion: Desert Hot Springs needs Daniels as its next city manager -- The Desert Sun

If anyone can help turn around Desert Hot Springs, it is Rick Daniels.