
Holiday Closings: July 4, 2015
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By JP Crumrine Correspondent At its special meeting last Thursday, the Fern Valley Water District’s (FVWD) Board of Directors unanimously appointed Michael LaFata to fill the board seat vacated by Gary Erb in October. LaFata and Dawn Finlayson were the only applicants seeking the appointment. During the discussion, Chair Jon Brown said the board faced…
Riverside County Fire, Law and Code Enforcement officials remind residents and visitors that fireworks are illegal in most of Riverside County, meaning that no one may sell, purchase, transport, store or use fireworks in the county. The cities of Blythe, Coachella, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs and Indio are the only cities that may sell…
Norm Walker President, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council As I am writing this article, Los Angeles Fire Department and their cooperators are fighting a brush fire in Pacific Palisades (Palisades Fire). This in itself is not unusual except for the fact that there is no “fire weather” to speak of in the area. The humidity…
Early voting for the Nov. 4 General Election will be available at four locations in Riverside County. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24 through Sunday, Oct 26, voters may cast their ballots at the Galleria at Tyler in Riverside on the first floor in front of Forever 21, the Westfield Palm…
The board also rejects a hiring freeze in the same meeting The staff’s work hours, a hiring freeze, and the additional costs of the recent pipeline replacement project dominated the Sept. 18 Idyllwild Water District (IWD) board of directors meeting. For the third month in a row, the board discussed the issue of staff working…