The County of Riverside will be purchasing two aerial drones for the Hemet Sheriff’s Station.The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on November 18 to approve the use of Third District Unincorporated Communities Initiative funds for the purchase. The action also approved the drone project itself.A November 2020 Board of Supervisors action created the Unincorporated Communities Initiative to improve the infrastructure and services provided to residents of unincorporated communities with an emphasis on disadvantaged unincorporated communities. The program is funded through the Unincorporated Communities Fund, which is allocated during the annual budget process. The county’s 2025-26 budget, approved June 24, included $12,500,000 for the Unincorporated Communities Fund,
