In January 2022, the Town Crier reported that Idyllwild Arts Foundation (IAF) had been sued by a former student alleging sexual harassment by defendant Keith Lewis, a former instructor at Idyllwild Arts Academy. In December, IAF put this lawsuit behind it by settling the matter with the plaintiff by means of Alternative Dispute Resolution. The…

At its Oct 4 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held off approving a revised Ordinance 927.1 (Regulating Short Term Rentals [STRs]) and Ordinance 671.22 (Consolidated fees for land use). The board did approve a new Ordinance 927.1 at its Sept. 13 meeting, but the supervisors also asked for several changes that are included…

The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) directors held a special meetingWednesday May 1, to discuss the status of the waste water treatmentplant (WWTP) replacement project. The firm doing the initial engineeringwas expected to join the meeting by Zoom, but did not, instead providinga six-page memo which did little to answer the board’s question. Thememo projected that…