Endorsement: Helen Tran for mayor of San Bernardino
The city of San Bernardino can’t ever seem to catch a break. San Bernardino’s bankruptcy filing in 2012 and the very difficult reorganization process that followed — which included recall efforts,...
View ArticleRiverside County endorsements for the Nov. 8, 2022 midterm election
Over the course of this year, the Southern California News Group editorial board surveyed hundreds of candidates, conducted several dozen interviews and issued dozens of endorsements in races across...
View ArticleRiverside Press-Enterprise endorsements for California ballot propositions...
California voters have several propositions to consider in the November 2022 election. Some initiatives, particularly sports betting, are getting much more notice than others. Still, all are important...
View ArticleEndorsements: California statewide office for November 2022 election
You likely know how you’ll vote for governor, but what about California’s other statewide races? After interviewing the candidates, and considering their positions on the issues, the Southern...
View ArticleEndorsement: Elect Sean Mill to Riverside City Council in Ward 5
Voters in Riverside’s 5th Ward are in for a rematch this March between incumbent Councilmember Gaby Plascencia and business owner Sean Mill. Plascencia has truly had a distinguished time on the...
View ArticleEndorsement: Jose Medina for Riverside County supervisor in District 1
With the upcoming retirement of Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, voters in Riverside County’s First District have an open seat to fill. While each of the four candidates have something to offer, this...
View ArticleEndorsement: No on Proposition 1, a costly bureaucratic power grab
Proposition 1 on the March 5 ballot is a costly bureaucratic power grab that robs counties of mental health services funding and saddles taxpayers with $6.38 billion in debt for what amounts to a...
View ArticlePress-Enterprise endorsements for the March 5, 2024 election
Over the last two months, our editorial board has surveyed hundreds of candidates, conducted several dozen interviews and issued endorsements in races across Southern California. Here are our...
View ArticleEndorsement: Re-elect Patricia Lock Dawson as mayor of Riverside
Unlike in many cities, the position of mayor in Riverside is quite constrained by the city charter. Though directly elected by the people, the mayor does not actually have much direct power over city...
View ArticleEndorsement: Elect Warren Avery to the Riverside City Council
Residents of Riverside’s Ward 3 are sure to be well-represented whatever the result of the upcoming March election. The two candidates seeking to fill the open seat, Warren Avery and Steven Robillard,...
View ArticleEndorsement: Re-elect Bill Essayli to the California Assembly
Assemblyman Bilal “Bill” Essayli hasn’t been afraid to stand up for his principles in his first term in the state Legislature representing Riverside County’s 63rd Assembly District. Essayli has been a...
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