Late Friday, Nov. 9, after a nearly 12-hour meeting, the California Air Resources Board approved changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. While the vote was 12-2, this was a controversial decision, especially in the wake of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call of a Special Legislative Session to address increasing gasoline prices in the State. The…

Last week, the Riverside County (RC) Planning Department released for public comment a revised draft of major changes to Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STR). The current ordinance is five pages long. The revised draft is 17 pages, more than three times the length of the existing ordinance. Among the major changes to current…

Karin Greenwood and Idyllwild Postmaster Kelly Gates worked together to create paper recycling opportunities in the U.S. Postal Service lobby. “Paper only is what can go in the recycling slots,” admonished Greenwood after someone put tacos and soda into the blue recycling containers. “If paper goes into the bins under the sorting stations it just…

On July 1, the Idyllwild Town Crier launched a new website designed to be “what you’d expect of a news source in the 21st century,” said Production Manager Halie Johnson who spearheaded and oversaw the launch. “We wanted to make our content more interactive, easier to search archives, compatible with social media and generally more…