RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Despite some opposition, the Board of Supervisors
today approved a $75,000 appropriation for the upcoming "Riverside County
State of the County" address, which was last held in 2018."We're going to make this kind of a catch-up after two years that
were horrible in all of our lives," board Chairman Jeff Hewitt said. "This is
a county event that's kind of a three-headed monster."Hewitt said that in addition to him, Supervisors Manuel Perez and
Karen Spiegel are slated to speak during the Dec. 8 mixer at the Morongo Casino
Resort & Spa in Cabazon.Supervisor Kevin Jeffries was the sole dissenting vote on whether to
allocate the $75,000 from county contingency funds to cover the cost of the
event, which in past years has received sponsorships from busin
