Pine Cove Property Owners Association (PCPOA) board members unanimously approved a letter to the county at its May meeting addressing short-term rentals.The letter, addressed to Riverside County Planning Department Principal Planner Steven Jones, is signed by Richard Schwartz, PCPOA president.“The recent increase in the number of short-term rentals (STR) in the mountain community of Pine…

Fern Valley Water District’s current-year budget has produced nearly $200,000 in income during the first nine months of the fiscal year, which ends June 30. With income approaching $770,000 and current expenditures about $570,000, General Manager Steve Erler told the board last week, “The budget looks as though we’re on target.” With the completion of…

“It all started when my sophomore English teacher at Hemet High School gave the class an assignment to write an essay for the Olive Garden’s Pasta Tales Essay Contest. She told us to use emotion and detail in our writing,” recalls Megan Read. “It was then I decided to write about my horrific soccer accident…