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High turnover among Riverside County social workers, and burdensome caseloads for those who stay, remain a problem for the county’s child protective services despite recent improvements, a new civil grand jury report states. County spokesperson Yaoska Machado on Wednesday, June 29, confirmed the county received the report Tuesday, June 28. County Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen said in an emailed statement: “We … look forward to reading it and reviewing the recommendations.” He added that county officials will have a formal response within 90 days. The report on the Children’s Services Division is the latest outside probe of an agency...

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Many kids are getting ready to head to camp this summer and enjoy the great outdoors – but coming down with a sunburn or a painful bug bite can easily put a damper on their day, and even cause long term illness. MedStar Health shares the checklist below to help parents pack the essentials for any outdoor adventure: Bug Spray Your kids will most likely explore spaces occupied by creatures such as ants, spiders, flies, bees, mosquitoes and ticks, which can cause harmful rashes, or serious illness (such as Lyme disease). Make sure they apply bug spray on their exposed skin and clothes...

Many kids are getting ready to head to camp this summer and enjoy the great outdoors – but coming down with a sunburn or a painful bug bite can easily put a damper on their day, and even cause long term illness. MedStar Health shares the checklist below to help parents pack the essentials for any outdoor adventure: Bug Spray Your kids will most likely explore spaces occupied by creatures such as ants, spiders, flies, bees, mosquitoes and ticks, which can cause harmful rashes, or serious illness (such as Lyme disease). Make sure they apply bug spray on their exposed skin and clothes...

8 Local Creatives Making Furniture That Doubles As Art Shopping by Christina Karras Monde’s signature modular sofa! Photo – Camille Laddawan It’s available in a wide range of fabrics and finishes. Photo – Camille Laddawan Photo – Camille Laddawan Monde Tilly Barber started her eco-conscious sofa business, Monde, as a lockdown project with a friend to explore the nuances of furniture design. She had previously worked with restoration and sale of vintage furniture and decided to take it one step further with her bespoke, modular sofas. ‘Considering how much of our landfill problem can be attributed to planned obsolescence and...