The only thing worse than getting ripped off with an excessive list of fees in the permit process is getting ripped off and having them misapply regulations which then cost thousands of unnecessary extra dollars. In my last letter, I said the building inspector looked at my plans and declared that what was required was…

I cannot abide the treatment my children and I received at our local concert event last Thursday. I have been attending the events for the last six years, what I love most about them is the openness and inclusiveness — everyone is welcome! My son, 2 years old, and daughter, 4 years old, have been…

I wanted to print this in last week’s paper but was told that there was not enough room. This is in response to the County Service Area (CSA) 36 meeting on July 27, where Bill Brown showed the community a list of issues from over two years ago that the county wanted the Idyllwild Community…