Riverside County Planning Department short-term rental ordinance revision
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Alex Tardy to discuss weather forecasting Alex Tardy, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s San Diego office, returns to Idyllwild this month. As part of National Preparedness Month, the Hill’s Mountain Disaster Preparedness group has invited Tardy to discuss recent NWS winter forecasts and expectations for this winter. “We’ve had a dry El Niño and…
As 2015 ended, the Hill received its biggest rainstorm in more than year. During the pre-Christmas storm on Dec. 22, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 2.15 inches of rain and Pine Cove received 2.9 inches of rain. The Keenwild total was almost twice the amount of rain that came during summer storms…
Idyllwild, California is a small town, with fewer than 4,000 permanent residents, in the unincorporated area of Riverside County, California, with almost 2.2 million residents. Idyllwild barely has 1/500th of the county. But our representatives are much aware of the community and the imminent threat and danger that the Cranston Fire has caused and still…
Southern California Edison identified 132 poles that were damaged, according to a press release just issued. Of those, 32 were set on Wednesday for a total of 116 poles replaced so far. Helicopters are working with crews on the ground to set the poles. Despite very difficult terrain and severe soil conditions, which requires hand-digging…
Two new faces will join current President Jeannine Charles-Stigall on the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission in December. Nancy Layton, tied with Charles-Stigall for top vote-getter, and Rhonda Andrewson were elected to the commission in the Aug. 27 vote. All three victors said they felt honored to receive the town’s support for this position. Only…
Have you ever said to yourself, “There ought to be a law?” Well now high school students from Sen. Jeff Stone’s 28th California Senate District are being encouraged to propose legislation that may become law in California. “There Ought to be a Law” is open to all high school students in grades nine through 12…
