JP CrumrineCorrespondent Riverside County officials — Board of Supervisors, Planning and Code Enforcement, and the grand jury — have been grappling with revising the current policy for regulating short-term rentals (STRs). The board formally initiated the effort to revise the STR policy (Ordinance 927) in February 2020 and has been overseeing the progress. A grand…

The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council has received Federal Emergency Management Agency authority to begin its cedar shake shingle roof replacement project, according to Executive Director Edwina Scott. Work will begin over the next few weeks and homeowners may receive 75 percent of the replacement cost. Scott can be reached at 951-659-6208.

At the beginning of last week’s Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors meeting, Board President Dr. Charles Schelly read a resignation letter from Dave Hunt, who was not present at the meeting. The letter was addressed to the board and the community. The newspaper obtained a copy of the letter from Hunt. The letter…

Sunday afternoon at about 4, Cal Fire firefighters responded to an emergency call concerning an injured dirt biker near Thomas Mountain. With assistance from the San Bernardino National Forest’s San Jacinto Ranger District firefighters, the responders located the biker in a remote area. Cal Fire Helicopter 301 was summoned to hoist the individual out of…