Senate Bill (SB) 584, which has passed the California Senate, would impose a 15% tax on the rental price for a short-term rental (STR). After its passage, Sen. Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), who introduced the bill, said in a press release, “The vote today signals the legislative interest in advancing a conversation about what role…

Pine Cove voters continue to express their satisfaction with incumbents on the Water District’s board. All three — Board President Robert Hewitt, Lou Padula, and Joel Palmer — were easily re-elected to another four-year term. Challenger Jeffery Kleefisch finished with 60 votes (or 12.1 percent of the ballots cast) well behind the three incumbents who…

Idyllwild School sixth-graders Wilton Zuniga (left) and Jake Mabery were chosen by teacher George Companiott as students of the week for making huge efforts to be mature, on task and helpful historians in their social studies class as they study ancient Egypt. Their leap in maturity the past couple of weeks is to be celebrated….