Residents of California’s 36th Congressional District who lost homes or businesses in the recent wildfires may be eligible for federal assistance. The office of Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) is available to assist those affected by damage to homes or businesses with claims to the Small Business Administration. Also, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has…

The County Service Area 36 Advisory Council is on track to be restarted with six applications having been submitted for a five-member board, according Opal Hellweg, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington’s legislative assistant. The two most recent applicants are David Hunt and William Faurot. Previously, Ginger Dagnall, Kathy Wilson, Sue Nash and Mark Davis had…

Editor: Some of you might have noticed how rough Village Center Drive is. From North Circle past the entrance to our shopping center it’s as if there are speed bumps.Why can’t it just be fixed? I asked Ryan, who is in charge of county roads, and it turns out the picture is not so simple….

A rockslide has 243 blocked between Marion View and lower Saunders Meadow Road. Photo by Jenny Kirchner