Possible county sales tax increase for transportation projects
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Friday evening, June 30, Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire Department announced full containment of the Manzanita Fire, which started burning Monday, June 26. The fire eventually reached 6,309 acres. It wasn’t until Thursday, June 29, the fourth day of the fire, that evacuation warnings were lifted. The warnings, originally issued Monday evening the first…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors had the revised Ordinance 927.2 “Regulating Short Term Rentals”(STR) on its agenda for the Tuesday, Dec. 12 meeting. If approved, it will go into effect in 30 days. Planning Director John Hildebrand described the changes made in the draft as a result of board comments at the Nov. 28…
Holiday closings Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Feb. 16, to observe Presidents Day are: • Area post offices • BBVA Compass Bank • Fern Valley Water District • Hemet Unified School District (and Thursday, Feb. 12 for Lincoln’s Birthday) • Idyllwild Library (and Thursday, Feb. 12 for Lincoln’s Birthday) • Idyllwild…
As of July 1, seven propositions have qualified for the November ballot. The subjects begin with abortion and include funding for the arts in public schools, taxes for programs to reduce greenhouse gases, kidney dialysis, sale of flavored tobacco products and two on sports betting. Proposition 1In June, after the initial release of the draft…
On May 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 budget. For the first time, the state budget exceeded $300 billion. His January proposed budget was $286.5 million. Total expenditures approach $227.4 billion and revenues are forecast to be $222.6 billion.The estimated $15.4 billion surplus from FY 2021-22 plus new revenues is…
Besides federal and state legislators and officials being on the November ballot, several local districts also will have seats on the ballot and one would have but the number of candidates equals the number of seats.Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District are two local jurisdictions that will have campaigns this…