Two housing bond props on November ballot
By JP Crumrine
The November ballot will have two propositions requesting voter approval for the state to borrow money for housing programs. Proposition 1 funding would be used to build and renovate housing, and includes money for mortgages for California veterans. Proposition 37 is bigger and would provide partial mortgages as well as loans to low income families….
By Jack Clark Co-publisher and General Counsel When you advertise your business in the Town Crier, you avoid “empty advertising calories” several ways: Focus: Your TC ad is read by thousands of Members and other readers, on and off the Hill, who are keen on Idyllwild — not hundreds of thousands of readers who are…
Sylvia Smith has been with the U.S. Postal Service for 32 years. Starting in October 1987, she was a part-time carrier in St. Louis, Missouri. Smith delivered mail to residents and businesses all over the city for six years before being promoted to a supervisor position. Sixteen years ago, she moved to California because of…
Riverside County Superior Court disposed of a transient’s mental health diversion and probation suitability filings, and decided to move ahead with a jury trial for the man charged with starting the 2013 Silver Fire. Stephen Patrick Medlock, 56, was arrested and charged with starting the fire that burned more than 20,000 acres in Poppet Flats,…
At its April 3 meeting, the Riverside County Planning Commissionunanimously (4-0) recommended a policy authorizing digital on-sitesigns. Before it is effective, the board of supervisors will have toapprove it. The change would amend Ordinance 348, “Land Use Planning and ZoningRegulations,” to allow digital signage only on a business’s site. InIdyllwild, the sign’s height would be…
Stephen Patrick Medlock, 52, a transient, charged with arson for igniting the 2013 Silver Fire, had his May 2 felony settlement conference moved to June 6. Since his March 21 preliminary hearing, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has amended the original formal complaint that was for two felony charges, one for arson of an…
At their latest Pine Cove Water District board meeting, the directors covered a variety of topics from the budget to water quality and water use. After reviewing the budget results, the board discussed several water issues, two of which involved the Idyllwild Water District. The board endorsed General Manager Jerry Holldber’s request for more…
