At the Oct 18 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Ordinance 927.1 (Regulating Short Term Rentals [STRs]) and Ordinance 671.22 (Consolidated fees for land use) were finally approved without any new requests for the planning staff to make further revisions. The board also accepted the report on the current STR moratorium and set…

By Linda FrostReporter On July 25, 2018, the Cranston Fire struck the Idyllwild area, burning over 13,000 acres, causing thousands of residents to evacuate, destroying homes, livestock, property and changing many residents’ lives forever. The community responded to this event with unbridled generosity and energy, giving all they could and then giving more. Their efforts…

During the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group’s monthly meeting, President Mike Feyder began to express feelings of discomfort and some trouble breathing. The Idyllwild Fire Department crew was present at the meeting and began to administer aid, including blood-pressure checks and heart monitors. Within minutes, they wheeled him out of the Idyllwild Library’s community meeting room….