No agreement on major wildfire insurance changes
By JP Crumrine
After several days of negotiations, the California Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom could not find an agreement on major changes to the state’s wildfire insurance programs. While some minor changes affecting smoke damage (see accompanying story on this page) were adopted, solutions to the major issues of payments and responsibilities could not be found in…
At 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department “Hemet deputies responded to the 54600 block of North Circle Drive in reference to a domestic violence related call for service,” according to Sgt. Edward Soto.“Upon arrival, deputies spoke with all parties involved and determined Michael [Jacob] Justus, 53-year-old resident of Idyllwild, committed several crimes…
In July 2015, Frank Gutierrez, 67, of Idyllwild, was arrested when Riverside city police, in cooperation with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, arrested Lisa Marie Brown, 40, of Riverside, for hit and run, vehicular manslaughter and possession for sales of methamphetamine. The arrests were made in Idyllwild. Gutierrez, then 66, was arrested for various drug-related…
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen reminded Californians that Sept. 24, 2013, was National Voter Registration Day, a time to register to vote or check one’s voter registration. “The first step in making sure you’re ready to take part in next year’s statewide gubernatorial election is to register to vote and there is no better…
A local man was cited for driving under the influence and a Hemet man was arrested on a felony charge last week. At 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, Ryan Smith, 24, of Pine Cove, was driving a black 2003 Suzuki northbound on North Circle, north of Fir Street near the intersection with River Road, when…
The full board of directors of the Idyllwild Water District voted to adopt multiple regulations involving rules and regulations, water and sewer standby fees, water and sewer rates, fees and charges and the budget for 2017-18 last week. The votes were unanimous in all but one, adoption of Resolution 738, water and sewer rates, fees…
Town Crier Publisher-Editor Becky Clark speaks to the California Press Foundation audience Friday night at the Marines’ Memorial Club in San Francisco after receiving the Justus F. Craemer Newspaper Executive of the Year award. Clark’s grandson, Carter Johnson, 8, holds the award presented by Hal Fuson. Clark also was elected chair of the foundation earlier in the day.
