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Public safety: An ambulance (policy change) is not on the way

Posted on May 14, 2012 by tclowdus

Posted on | May 10, 2012 | 1Comments The word around Riverside City Hall in recent weeks was that a long-anticipated council workshop on the city’s ambulance policy would be held May 15. Now it’s been postponed about a month – Councilman Paul Davis said he was told it’s because staff isn’t quite ready to [...]

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S.B. COUNTY: Ambulance service to be bid out

Posted on May 10, 2012 by tclowdus

BY IMRAN GHORI BY IMRAN GHORI The Press EnterpriseSTAFF WRITER ighori@pe.com Published: 08 May 2012 06:20 PM

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Riverside Mayoral Canididates Tussled Over Ambulance Service

Posted on April 27, 2012 by tclowdus

RIVERSIDE: Candidates spar over library, office moves FRANK BELLINO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Riverside mayor candidates take questions during the Riverside mayoral debate at California Baptist University in Riverside Ca. April.26, 2012. 1 of 8 BY ALICIA ROBINSON BY ALICIA ROBINSON The Press EnterpriseSTAFF WRITER arobinson@pe.com Published: 26 April 2012 09:50 PM A Text Size

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A push for county officials to put its emergency services provider contract out to bid remains in limbo.

Posted on April 12, 2012 by tclowdus

Supervisors Yet to Look at Ambulance Bid A push for county officials to put its emergency services provider contract out to bid remains in limbo. Thursday, April 12, 2012 Murrieta Patch By Maggie Avants Putting the county’s ambulance provider contract out to bid—an issue Murrieta city officials had hoped would be a topic of discussion [...]

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Riverside County’s Ambulance Monopoly

Posted on March 13, 2012 by tclowdus

RIVERSIDE COUNTY: End ambulance monopoly BY MATT SHOBERT BY MATT SHOBERT The Press EnterprisePublished: 04 March 2012 01:00 AM

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Local officials urge competitive ambulance contract

Posted on March 1, 2012 by tclowdus

BY DUANE W. GANG The Press EnterpriseSTAFF WRITER dgang@pe.com Published: 29 February 2012 08:32 PM

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Editorial Headlines From the Riverside Press Enterprise

Posted on February 15, 2012 by tclowdus

RIVERSIDE: Monopoly aid THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE The Press EnterprisePublished: 13 February 2012 05:36 PM

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Emergency Medical Services Authority for State of California Renders Opinion to Mission Ambulance

Posted on February 13, 2012 by tclowdus

RIVERSIDE: State agency faults city ambulance restrictions BY ALICIA ROBINSON BY ALICIA ROBINSON The Press EnterpriseSTAFF WRITER arobinson@pe.com Published: 13 February 2012 06:26 AM Riverside city and county officials are considering how to respond to a state agency’s opinion that the city overstepped its authority by limiting ambulance services. American Medical Response, or AMR, has [...]

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Riverside: Second ambulance service rejected

Posted on December 14, 2011 by tclowdus

BY ALICIA ROBINSON STAFF WRITER arobinson@pe.com Published: 13 December 2011 09:12 PM For the second time in the past three months, the Riverside City Council rejected an ambulance company’s request to run non-emergency calls in the city. Los Angeles-based Alpha Ambulance had applied for a franchise permit, which the city requires for ambulance companies to [...]

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RIVERSIDE: City’s ambulance rules may exceed authority

Posted on December 12, 2011 by tclowdus

BY ALICIA ROBINSON STAFF WRITER arobinson@pe.com Published: 11 December 2011 08:06 PM

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