Blood Moon rises
![Early Saturday morning, a rare “blood moon” lunar eclipse occurred and was visible for only 5 minutes — one of the shortest of the century. Photo by Vic Sirkin](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Lunar_eclipse.jpg)
Petitions for Redetermination of the Fire Prevention Fee were previously required to be sent to three locations. However, as a result of legislation passed last year, you now need only mail your Petition for Redetermination to Cal Fire or its designee. Currently, Cal Fire is instructing property owners to mail their petition to the agency’s Suisun…
Litigation to nullify the $150 state fire fee was filed Thursday. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association filed the class action suit in Superior Court in Sacramento alleging the fee is really a tax and as a tax, the state Legislature did not legally approve it. Plaintiffs include a resident of the desert, a fire station…
On March 29, the Hemet Unified School District announced that the district and the Hemet Teachers Association had reached an impasse in their negotiations of staff salaries. The next step, which the district said may occur in early May, is mediation. The difference between the HTA request and the HUSD proposal has not been released….
The Anza Municipal Advisory Council selected the members of the Anza Area Groundwater Steering Committee at its Wednesday, March 14, meeting. The group will develop ground rules for how it seeks funding for a comprehensive water study and provide advice on local groundwater management planning. Members serve voluntarily and are not compensated. The 14 members…
Four people have submitted applications to replace Bill Sanborn, Area 1 (Idyllwild) trustee, on the Hemet Unified School District Governing Board. The interviews to fill the position will be held at an open and public meeting of the Governing Board at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the Professional Development Service Center Room 1791 W….