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Supervisor Marion Ashley—

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The Ashley Articles Supervisor Marion Ashley—District 5 Issue # 15

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Banning Justice Center

The new Banning Justice Center had its

official Dedication and Ribbon Cutting

Ceremony on June 5th. The new $63 million

courthouse is a 68,000 square-foot facility of

justice, complete with six courtrooms, ample

space for court services, clerk and court

administration, security operations, and

building support. The facility also has a secure

sally port, with separate circulation for the

transport of in-custody detainees.

Riverside County is a large, diverse,

rapidly developing jurisdiction. It covers an

expanse of 7,310 square miles and is one of

the fastest-growing counties in California and

the 10th largest county by population in the

United States. The Midcounty Region of

Riverside County was formerly served by the

Southwest Justice Center, with 12

courtrooms; the Hemet Courthouse, with 5

courtrooms; the Temecula Courthouse, with 1

courtroom; and the old Banning Courthouse,

with 2 courtrooms, for a total of 20

courtrooms serving the region. The additional

four courtrooms will help spread the

workload more equitably and efficiently

across the region.

The old two-courtroom Banning

Courthouse was congested, in poor

physical condition, unsafe, and was incapable

of meeting the needs of the rapidly growing

population. Some of the deficiencies of the

old facility included a lack of queuing area for

the clerk’s counter which resulted in people

waiting out the front door, an antiquated

cooling system which left everyone in the

courthouse uncomfortable through the long

hot summers, the poor design of the

courthouse caused chained defendants to be

escorted through public corridors and

stairways along with in-custody detainees

being escorted through judges’ chambers and

into the courtroom. The facility was also

seismically deficient and was not feasible to

be retrofitted to current standards.



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Banning Justice Center

The new and improved Justice Center will do more

for the region than alleviating the shortage of space

available to the superior court. This new facility will help

spur the local economy by generating a significant

increase in foot traffic in the immediate area. The

estimates project an additional one thousand

individuals on a daily basis ranging from Superior Court

staff, jurors and people attending the trials and

proceedings. One example of a business owner taking

full advantage of the increasing demand is Jon Medina,

owner of Zacatecas Mexican Restaurant in Riverside. Mr.

Medina opened an additional location across the street

from the new courthouse in anticipation for the flood of

new customers. With no food services besides vending

machines offered in the Courthouse, there is little doubt

that a boost in demand for lunch service is on its way.

More good news for Banning is the plan to

construct a 69,200 square foot mixed use project

complete with restaurants, retail and office

opportunities named Village at Paseo San Gorgonio. The

project will be constructed in the opposite corner of the

new courthouse where the San Gorgonio Inn Restaurant

was formerly located. The city purchased the Inn in 2008

in order to tear it down to attract a developer. Now, the

developers have identified renters for 42,000 square

feet of the space. Last Tuesday’s city council resolution

stating that the project must break ground by August

31st, 2015, which means there should be more news on

the way.

Banning’s economy will undoubtedly be positively

influenced with the new courthouse steadily ramping up

to full capacity coupled with the proposed construction

of Village at Paseo San Gorgonio. These projects will

exposing thousands of people to Banning as a viable

location for their next home and provide an additional

sales tax source.

If you have any questions about the Banning Justice

Center please contact The Judicial Council of California

Capital Program at (415) 865-4900.

If you have any questions regarding Village at Paseo San

Gorgonio contact the Managing Director, Steve

McDonald at (213) 553-3864 or email at smcdon-

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Issue #15

Solar Cup

On May 15-17, 2015 Eastern Municipal Water

District and Rancho California Water District have

once again partnered with The Metropolitan Water

District of Southern California to bring you the 13th

annual Solar Cup event at Lake Skinner in Temecula

where 41 high schools competed in the race.

Students participated in endurance and sprint races

and created reports, activities for children, and Public

Service Announcements that embrace the message

of saving water throughout the year.

The Solar Cup is a solar-powered boat race

competition where high school teams, from all over

Southern California, spend seven months building

and preparing solar powered boats and then

competing in sprint and endurance events. It is a

contest of design, speed and endurance that allows

the participants to use an alternative power source in

a real world application. This free event was held at

Lake Skinner Reservoir in the Temecula area and is

open to the public.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern

California provides teams with a “hull” boat kit and

Eastern Municipal Water District and Rancho

California Water District allots funding to teams for

purchasing items to get the boat ready for

competition. The students utilize solar panels to

power and maneuver their boats around the

lake. Through teamwork, the students work in a

positive hands-on collaborative experience that is

highly beneficial in fostering a stewardship of our

natural resources.

OVERALL Ranking of the teams (out of 41 schools)

Canyon Springs High School - 1st place overall

Nuview Bridge Early College High School - 5th place overall (veteran teams)

Heritage/Perris/Vista Murrieta High Schools - 16th place overall (veteran teams)

Great job teams!

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Inland Empire Caucus Last Month Supervisor Benoit and Chairman Ashley

represented the County of Riverside at California

State Association of Counties (CSAC) Inland Empire

Caucus. CSAC’s primary goal is to represent county

governments before California Legislature,

administrative agencies and the federal government.

While attending the caucus both supervisors were

able to discuss a variety of issues that have long term

implications for our region. These Issues include:

SB 90 Payments

The Governor’s May Revise provides some relief to

Riverside County as it finally reimburses counties for

SB 90 payments ($40 million) and reimburses the

county for expenses owed by the “Four New Cities”

who lost their vehicle license fee after the passage

of Public Safety Realignment. These bills are essential

to our county’s economic recovery.

Medi-Cal Waivers

The Medi-Cal Waiver is very important to Riverside

County and it is important to ensure that its passage

is not detrimental to county ran hospitals. The

Administration needs to work with counties to make

sure the financing for the new Medi-Cal waivers

protects counties.

Transportation Funding

Transportation funding is vitally important to

ensure safe transit on Riverside County’s road

systems.

Salton Sea

Supporting the Governor’s strategy to restore the

Salton Sea by working with partners and utilizing

existing funds already appropriated. The

Administration has formed the Salton Sea Taskforce

with principals from the Natural Resources and

Environmental Protection Agencies to develop new

achievable medium and long-term restoration plans.

Cap and Trade

Cap and Trade is an area that appears to have

shut-out the inland southern California region as very

few projects were selected for consideration. They

asked for a more equitable funding formula so each

region of the state has a reasonable opportunity to be

granted funding. The Riverside County Board signed

a letter at the request of Southern California

Association of Governments (SCAG).

Procedures for the Disincorporation of Cities

Support for the establishment of procedures for

Disincorporation of Cities. AB 851 Mays would clarify

the procedures that cities would need to follow as

the current procedures date back two decades. More

modern procedures would align them with current

law and create a more efficient process.

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Jobs in Riverside County


Issue #1 Page 4

Riverside County Transportation

Commission (RCTC) has been

hard at work developing pro-

jects throughout Riverside

County to improve mobility.

Each project creates hundreds if

not thousands of construction

jobs while simultaneously laying

the groundwork for private in-

vestment to spur economic

growth even more. These pro-

jects are a necessary investment

in our county’s future to insure

it will be a prosperous one.

The Drop Zone Aquatic Center is in the home stretch and is already allowing local schools to utilize the

Olympic size swimming pool for their water sports. The Drop Zone will be open for business on memorial

day and will have 35 full-time employees along with 100 part-time staff during the summer months.

There will be a small staff for the rest of the year to maintain the Olympic size pool for local schools and

residents.

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Perris-Menifee Waterpark


Issue #2 Page 2

The 5th District includes the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Menifee, Moreno

Valley and Perris. The major unincorporated areas in the district include Banning

Bench, Cabazon, Cherry Valley, Desert Hills, Desert Hot Springs, El Nido area, Juniper

Flats, Lake Perris, Lakeview, Lakeview Mountains, Mission Lakes, Mission Springs,

Morongo Badlands, Nuevo, North Palm Springs, Painted Hills, Quail Lake, Reche Can-

yon, San Jacinto Wildlife Reserve, San Timoteo Canyon, Snow Creek, The Sovereign

Nation of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Twin Pines, West Garnet, Whitewater

and Windy Point .

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Fabulous Fifth District

Back L-R:

Dr. Jay Hoffman, Board Assistant Barry Busch, Board Assistant Melanie Villarreal, Legislative Intern Steven Hernandez, Legislative Assistant Dennis Gutierrez, Legislative Assistant Zack Wybert, Board Assistant

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Supervisor Ashley & The District 5 Team


Issue #15

Sitting Down L-R:

Amber Smalley, Board Assistant Jaime Hurtado, Chief of Staff Supervisor Marion Ashley Katrina Cline, Legislative Assistant (Office Manager/Scheduler) Debbie Rose, Legislative Assistant

Supervisor Marion Ashley

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