Fern Valley Water District directors approved a 2014-15 budget at last week’s meeting and while next year’s budget is less than this year, the district wants to consider options for increasing its future revenues. Next fiscal year, which begins July 1, expenses are projected to be about $835,000, significantly less than the actual expenses for…

The Fern Valley Water District board met with a minimum quorum and discussed topics including significantly lower water sales, cold-weather damage to infrastructure, ongoing taste and odor problems with Tank 11 water, a pending comprehensive agreement with Idyllwild Fire Protection District and funding retiree health benefits. It was a full plate of issues led by…

The liquidation of the estate assets of missing Garner Valley residentDia Abrams began last week as a judge approved the sale of the first ofAbram’s three local real estate holdings. Court-appointed TrusteeRichard Munro applied for permission to accept the higher of two offersmade on Abrams’ house on Tool Box Springs Road, and this was granted…

The Thursday, March 16, Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting will feature a training on what to do if one is in an environment where there is an active shooter. Jerry Hagen, MEMSCOMM coordinator, stressed this is a training, not a presentation. Based on the latest protocols, sheltering in place is no longer what is recommended….

Last week, a Los Angeles County judge ruled that the state laws on teacher tenure and seniority were unconstitutional. However, he suspended any enforcement to provide for the expected appeal of his decision (Vergara v. State of California). Judge Rolf M. Treu found that the statutes on granting teachers tenure after two years, the dismissal…