During its recently concluded session, the state Legislature enacted a bill affecting accessory dwelling units (ADUs). It’s intended to help increase home ownership, but could it affect the short-term rental (STR) market, too? Assembly Bill (AB) 1033 amends state law and permits homeowners, under specific conditions, to sell their ADU, as if it were a…

On Feb. 12, Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to the state Legislature giving his State of State address. Newsom covered many topics from housing to high-speed railways, and several subjects, which will have direct or incidental effects on the Hill. Water supply was a major topic to which Newsom devoted significant attention. Not only did he…

Two weeks past the end of the fourth month of the current fiscal year, the financial consultant for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District provided more data for the first three months of fiscal 2016-17. Commissioner Nancy Layton, also a member of the finance committee that was to review the current financial data said, “October is…

Last week, the U.S. Forest Service announced that comments on its proposed maintenance of the Pine Cove and Idyllwild West fuel breaks should be submitted Aug. 8. The work is the maintenance of existing fuel breaks. These fuel breaks combine with Strawberry, West Ridge, Fisherman’s, and the South Ridge fuel breaks to provide protection around…