Most often the press writes about some Brown Act, California’s Open Government law, violations committed by a board or commission. But last month, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors amended its policy on Electronic Media and Use (A-50) to help supervisors and staff avoid an inadvertent violation. Supv. Kevin Jeffries (District 1) observed to his…

Depending upon the results of the county’s supervisorial redistricting, Idyllwild, Pine Cove and the rest of the Hill communities may have two supervisors from 2023 to 2025. In preparation for creating new boundaries for the supervisorial districts, the board of supervisors also had to repeal Ordinance 813 that officially set the current boundaries. On Nov….

In April, the Riverside County Grand Jury delivered a report critical of the county’s Registrar of Voters Office’s preparation and conduct of the November 2015 election. The grand jury visited seven different polling places in the county. In its response, which the Board of Supervisors approved in late July, the registrar agreed to change some…

For the 14th consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requestingnominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bringyour nomination to the Town Crier office at 54440 N. Circle Drive, Ste.F, mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by emailto suzanne@towncrier.com by 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26th. The honor is given to…