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In the past two weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed dozens of bills, which the Legislature sent him for approval. One will affect us at the grocery store, one will affect students in K-12, and several are surprising. Plastic bags The distribution of plastic bags for carrying groceries at checkouts will be banned. Our choice…
Caltrans and other public officials met with the Idyllwild community Thursday night, June 13. Although repair of Highway 74 will continue for months, road officials are hoping that it can be opened 24 hours a day with flagging control by Labor Day. Until then, at the suggestion of 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington,…
Monday was a cold day at Idyllwild School. Without propane, the school’s heaters weren’t operating until afternoon. The distinctive propane odor, nevertheless, escaped into rooms and hallways. Principal Matt Kraemer had the students evacuated from the building until the heat could be restored. Teachers stayed with students and helped them through the morning until returning…
Early Sunday morning, July 8, Forest Service volunteers on their way to Tahquitz Peak Lookout Tower discovered a fire off Devil Slide’s Trail in Humber Park, according to Fire Chief Freddie Espinoza, for the Forest Service’s San Jacinto Ranger District. Humber Park and the Trail are currently open for use. The volunteers reported it. First…
Pine Cove Water District has canceled its April 10 board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 8. A public hearing on the agency’s standby rates is planned for the June 12 meeting.
At its Oct. 19 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed revised ordinance regulating temporary events in the unincorporated areas of the county and approved them in a 5-0 vote. For nearly two years, staff from the Planning Department and County Counsel’s office have been working on changes…