Cal Fire is now reporting a fire near Fobes Ranch Road in Garner Valley. EDITED 2016-11-14: The “Wildfire” turned out to be merely a campfire.
EDITED: ‘Wildfire’ near Fobes Ranch Road
By Jack Clark

Cal Fire is now reporting a fire near Fobes Ranch Road in Garner Valley. EDITED 2016-11-14: The “Wildfire” turned out to be merely a campfire.
Edison restores power Many local residents found flickering lights and slow fans Friday afternoon, June 30. In some houses, the power in only one room had died, but not the entire house. Southern California Edison confirmed reports of brownouts throughout Idyllwild last week. “We started getting calls about 4:35 p.m.,” said Mary Ann Milbourne of…
The IWD auditor/controller has provided the total employee expenses, not all of which are required to be reported to the California Controller’s Office. IWD’s total wage and benefit costs are about $553,218. The health, dental and vision benefit figures are monthly costs.
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A week after the Legislature failed to find a solution or compromise on the recent deterioration of California’s home insurance market, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Insurance Commissioner Richardo Lara stepped up to the microphones and made dramatic announcements regarding this simmering problem. In recent months, several very important insurance companies have either stopped writing new…
Dear editor:Common sense tells me that we should value our democracy, not so much the party, as I have voted for a Republican president and Democrat.I have split my vote at times in my life. But never in my lifetime of 74 years have I been so afraid of my democracy with this man [former…