Mountain Disaster Preparedness thanks Jeff Stone

Last Wednesday about 1.3 inches of rain were recorded at the Keenwild Ranger Station. This brought the total rainfall at Keenwild, since July 1, to 4.87 inches. This is nearly 1.4 inches or 40 percent greater than the long-term average for rainfall through October. Further north, at the Vista Grande Fire Station, about 2 inches…
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) held a board meeting June 10. The board passed the FY 2020/21 budget, adopted Resolution #551 implementing a rebate program providing “incentive rebates for water conservation, for district customers, as set forth in ordinance #8, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.” Resolution #551 is a photo accompanying…
Rainfall during the past two weeks was not sufficient to rescind Gov. Jerry Brown’s drought declaration. Less than an inch of rain fell on the Hill since Jan. 31. The Keenwild Ranger Station recorded just 0.28 inches on Friday, Jan. 31, and another 0.6 inches from Thursday night, Feb. 6, through Friday morning, Feb. 7….
“The [Idyllwild Fire] department needs to succeed,” said former Chief Norm Walker, only two days after his reluctant resignation. “I don’t know where [the fire district’s commission] is going. I have had no hint about the ‘new direction.’” After a closed session Dec. 20, to complete Walker’s performance evaluation, the commission asked Walker to resign…
At about 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, two unknown drivers collided on Double View Drive about 2,000 feet west of Inspiration Lane. A white 2008 Ford F150 was traveling in the westbound lane at an unknown speed and a gray 2007 Honda Accord was traveling eastbound at an unknown speed, said California Highway Patrol Public…
“Things don’t last forever. The surging tide of revenue is beginning to turn as it always does,” said Gov. Jerry Brown at the news conference Friday, May 13, releasing his May revisions for the fiscal year 2016-17 budget proposal. Brown’s statement, which began the conference, demonstrates his fears about the future, reflected in the current…