State Sen. Bill Emmerson moderates a forum with the two incumbents and four challengers vying for two commission seats on the Idyllwild FIre Protection District Board …

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that requires vehicle drivers to overtake and to pass bicyclists at a safe distance. Assembly Bill 1371, which will become effective on Sept. 16, 2014, specifies this distance as a minimum of 3 feet.

Surprisingly, Idyllwild is placed in an assembly district that is aligned north to south, rather that to the east or west of the mountain.