http://www.rivco4.org/web/news/index.html en-us Riverside County Supervisor John J. Benoit is seeking residents interested in serving on county councils, boards, and commissions. /web/news/articles/news_0146.html /web/news/articles/news_0146.html High school students from the Coachella Valley will shadow Supervisor John J. Benoit, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Larry Ward, Superior Court Judge John G. Evans and 29 other county employees during Wednesday’s Ninth Annual Fourth District Youth in Government Day. /web/news/articles/news_0145.html /web/news/articles/news_0145.html General medical exams, sick child visits and vision screenings are some of the health care services available free of charge to all Riverside County residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at San Felipe Community & Housing at 67-305 Harrison (Old Highway 86) in Oasis. /web/news/articles/news_0144.html /web/news/articles/news_0144.html The Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, which serves the medical needs of an under-served population in the Coachella Valley, will break ground on a permanent clinic at 10 a.m. Jan. 17 in Indio, 82-915 Avenue 48. /web/news/articles/news_0143.html /web/news/articles/news_0143.html The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) is gathering feedback to help plan projects and public transit services to address the mobility needs of older adults, people with disabilities and low-income individuals. /web/news/articles/news_0142.html /web/news/articles/news_0142.html Supervisor John J. Benoit offers the following statement on today’s California Supreme Court decision eliminating redevelopment agencies /web/news/articles/news_0141.html /web/news/articles/news_0141.html Firefighters at Station 41 in North Shore will distribute gifts to more than 125 children in the North Shore community at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the North Shore Beach & Yacht Club Community Center, 99-155 Sea View Dr. /web/news/articles/news_0140.html /web/news/articles/news_0140.html Supervisor John J. Benoit’s Youth Advisory Council members will assist For The Children, a nonprofit that supports foster children, in a Christmas party from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Hilton in Palm Springs, 400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. /web/news/articles/news_0139.html /web/news/articles/news_0139.html Families can enjoy a pancake breakfast, a craft workshop and a special visit by Santa Claus at Saturday’s Breakfast with Santa from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Roy Wilson Community & Child Care Center in Mesa Verde, 13341 Mesa Dr. /web/news/articles/news_0138.html /web/news/articles/news_0138.html Local transportation projects will be highlighted by Supervisor John J. Benoit in welcoming remarks to the California Transportation Commission during the commission’s special visit Wednesday to Riverside. /web/news/articles/news_0137.html /web/news/articles/news_0137.html The Riverside County Planning Department is seeking public input on the county’s housing goals at an informational workshop to be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 at the City of La Quinta’s City Council Chambers, 78-495 Calle Tampico. /web/news/articles/news_0136.html /web/news/articles/news_0136.html Supervisor John J. Benoit will be honored by California State University San Bernardino at a dinner benefiting student scholarships at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the Eagle Glen Clubhouse in Corona. /web/news/articles/news_0135.html /web/news/articles/news_0135.html Supervisor John J. Benoit will join county officials, community leaders and representatives of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley at the grand opening of Mecca’s Joel E. Smilow Clubhouse, in a ceremony to be held at 3 p.m. Friday at 91-391 Avenue 66. /web/news/articles/news_0134.html /web/news/articles/news_0134.html Supervisor John J. Benoit will ride in the 20th Annual Indio International Tamale Festival Parade and the 20th Annual Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade on Saturday. /web/news/articles/news_0133.html /web/news/articles/news_0133.html A free flu vaccination clinic for seniors and persons with disabilities will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Jerry C. Rummonds Memorial Community & Senior Center in Thermal, 87-229 Church St. /web/news/articles/news_0132.html /web/news/articles/news_0132.html Supervisor John J. Benoit will host a Fourth District Community Council Training Seminar from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Workforce Development Center in Indio, 44-199 Monroe St., Rm. 402. /web/news/articles/news_0131.html /web/news/articles/news_0131.html Riverside County now has funding to complete design and engineering of a grade separation at Avenue 66 and the Union Pacific line in Mecca. /web/news/articles/news_0130.html /web/news/articles/news_0130.html In order to provide more efficient and centrally located services, the Riverside County Office on Aging has moved its desert satellite office to 78-900 Avenue 47, Suite 200 in La Quinta. /web/news/articles/news_0129.html /web/news/articles/news_0129.html General medical exams, sick child visits and vision screenings are some of the health care services available free of charge to all Riverside County residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at San Felipe Community and Housing at 67-305 Harrison (Old Highway 86) in Oasis. /web/news/articles/news_0128.html /web/news/articles/news_0128.html The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a comprehensive solar power plant policy requiring large-scale solar developers to pay a $450 per-acre payment to compensate the county for the use of its property and for committing vast tracts of land exclusively to solar development. /web/news/articles/news_0127.html /web/news/articles/news_0127.html rvisor John J. Benoit will speak at the ribbon cutting of the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission’s new shelter at 11 a.m. Monday, located in Indio at 47-470 Van Buren St. /web/news/articles/news_0126.html /web/news/articles/news_0126.html Supervisor John J. Benoit will provide welcoming remarks to open the 8th Annual Jacqueline Cochran Air Show at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal (56-850 Higgins). /web/news/articles/news_0125.html /web/news/articles/news_0125.html On a vote of 5-0, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors passed Supervisor John J. Benoit’s measure to require political committees and candidates that meet certain financial thresholds to file their campaign reports online. /web/news/articles/news_0124.html /web/news/articles/news_0124.html A video featuring captivating aerial and on-site highlights of key local economic development projects, and an update on the county’s pending solar policy, can now be seen on Supervisor John J. Benoit’s Web site, www.rivco4.org. /web/news/articles/news_0123.html /web/news/articles/news_0123.html General medical exams, sick child visits and vision screenings are some of the health care services available free of charge to all Riverside County residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at San Felipe Community and Housing at 67-305 Harrison (Old Highway 86) in Oasis. /web/news/articles/news_0122.html /web/news/articles/news_0122.html