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LAFCO sets zero sphere of influence for Palo Verde Healthcare District amid bankruptcy proceedings

Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission · December 4, 2025
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Summary

Riverside LAFCO voted unanimously Dec. 4 to set a zero sphere of influence for the Palo Verde Healthcare District, a procedural step toward dissolution while the district remains in bankruptcy; staff and speakers said the change can be reversed if the district emerges from bankruptcy.

Chair Vargas and the Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission on Dec. 4 approved staffrecommendations to set the Palo Verde Healthcare District's sphere of influence (SOI) to zero, a step the executive officer described as preparatory to possible dissolution while bankruptcy proceedings continue.

Gary Thompson, the commission's executive officer, told the commission that at the previous meeting staff had been directed to begin steps toward dissolution and that setting the SOI to zero is one of those steps. "If we go to a 0 sphere, we're basically saying that's just a step towards dissolving the district, but it can be changed if for…

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