Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is criticizing the Riverside County Board of Supervisors over funding levels in the county’s latest budget, warning that the department could soon be forced to cut more than 600 positions.
“I’ve told them all along that this day was coming because they’re kicking this can down the road, and they just don’t care,” Bianco told Eyewitness News.
Bianco said he needs more than $150 million in additional funding to avoid making cuts. The Board of Supervisors did not reduce the sheriff’s department budget, but actually increased it by about $25 million, according to information presented during the dispute…