RivCo industries ‘continuing to struggle’ following lockdowns
Some sectors of Riverside County s economy are contending with ongoing hardships and may not return to prosperity in the months ahead because of the lingering impacts of the yearlong coronavirus lockdowns, officials told the Board of Supervisors today. We have some industries that are really continuing to struggle, said Lou Monville, head of the county s Economic Recovery Task Force. Travel and tourism that s the elephant in the room. It s a challenge for us. Restaurants and hotels were hit hard because of what was created.
Monville, who is senior vice president of the Raincross Corporate Group in Riverside and serves on the task force as a volunteer, joined county Office of Economic Development Director Susan Holland in outlining the effects of the lockdowns, which have been relaxed since the first half of March.
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Mike Netter, the lead proponent of Recall Gavin 2020, said this in the early days of the Recall effort:
The success of this Recall will trigger and open a conversation on how California should be run.
The Recall campaign has reached that success, and now Californians are having that conversation or we should be.
Many Californians have no clue that we already have a full slate of candidates to run against Governor Gavin Newsom, once the Recall election date is established. Some officially filed their paperwork for 2022, when Newsom’s first term would have been completed. Others have specifically filed for the 2021 Recall election.
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Jeff Hewitt and responsibility
So Supervisor Jeff Hewitt wants to be our governor. He is quoted in the Desert Sun as saying: “I will take full responsibility for my decisions.” In that case perhaps he should pay the county back the $50,000 of taxpayer money the county paid to settle the sexual harassment claim against him. The article discloses that there is another claim against him by a former female staff member. If this involves payment to the claimant, Hewitt should be certain to pay it himself, not the county.
Jerry Marshak, Palm Springs
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Nasim Nicole Hamrang filed the claim for damages with Riverside County on Nov. 13, 2020.
In it, Hamrang accuses Hewitt of harassment while he was participating on a Skilled Nursing Facility Outreach Support, or an SOS team, on May 15, 2020.
The SOS teams were deployed to care facilities early in the pandemic to provide training and support.
Hamrang alleges that Hewitt sexually harassed her while she worked at a skilled nursing facility in Cherry Valley.
She said she suffered ongoing harassment and fear in retaliation from the harassment, according to the claim. The one-page document provided only a brief paragraph about the harassment, and did not detail the allegation further.