Rimforest, California Public Records

Law enforcement services for Rimforest are provided by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. This agency is responsible for patrolling the unincorporated community, responding to emergency calls, and investigating any criminal activity. The Sheriff's Department maintains detailed records of arrests, incident reports, and other public safety-related information pertaining to Rimforest. Local residents and authorized individuals can request access to these law enforcement records through the department's established procedures.

Rimforest voters are served by the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, located at 777 East Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415 (phone: 909-387-8300; website: www.sbcountyelections.com). This office handles all aspects of voter registration, election administration, vote-by-mail ballots, and election results for Rimforest and the entire county. California residents can register to vote online at registertovote.ca.gov, with registration deadlines of 15 days before each election. Conditional voter registration is available during the 14-day period before Election Day and on Election Day itself at designated locations. Voters must be U.S. citizens, California residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not currently imprisoned or on parole for a felony conviction. Because Rimforest is an unincorporated community, it has no municipal government, mayor, or city council elections. Rimforest residents vote in county-level, state, and federal elections. San Bernardino County holds elections for the five-member Board of Supervisors (Rimforest is in District 3), Sheriff-Coroner, District Attorney, Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector, and other countywide offices. Voters can look up their specific polling place or vote center location by visiting the County Registrar website and using the polling place lookup tool, which requires entering a residential address. California has transitioned to the Voter's Choice Act model in San Bernardino County, offering Vote Centers that allow any registered county voter to cast a ballot at any location during an 11-day period before and including Election Day. In the November 2024 presidential election, San Bernardino County reported approximately 56-58% voter turnout among registered voters, with over 500,000 ballots cast countywide. Looking ahead to November 3, 2026, Rimforest and San Bernardino County voters will decide races for Governor of California (Gavin Newsom's term expires in 2027, so 2026 is a gubernatorial election year), all 80 California State Assembly seats including District 33 which covers the mountain area, half of the 40 California State Senate seats, all U.S. House of Representatives seats including California's 8th Congressional District covering San Bernardino County, and various county offices including seats on the Board of Supervisors. California does not have a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2026 (the next races are in 2024 and 2028). Local special districts governing water, fire protection, and other services may also have measures or board elections. California offers universal vote-by-mail; every registered voter receives a ballot automatically mailed to their address approximately 29 days before Election Day, which can be returned by mail (postage-paid), deposited in official drop boxes located throughout the county, or brought to any Vote Center. Voters can track their ballot status at wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov. Under California law, voter registration lists are public records available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports are publicly accessible through the California Secretary of State and county election offices, candidate filing information is public, and precinct-level election results are published online by the Registrar of Voters at www.sbcountyelections.com showing detailed vote totals for Rimforest and surrounding mountain precincts.