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Fifteen residents graduated this weekend from the Mountain Disaster Preparedness CERT class. Welcoming the group is Idyllwild Fire Department Chief Norm Walker. The course was certified by the U.S. Office of Emergency Services and totaled 20 hours of instruction. Instructors were Rick Foster, Nancy Layton and EMT Greg Minor.
By Flavia Mangan ColganContributor Flavia Mangan Colgan is a former political commentator and newscorrespondent who works as a writer and in the nonprofit sector. Shelives in Idyllwild and San Diego. Corporate influence on the single-family home market is growing at adisturbing rate and is a nefarious problem that deserves more scrutiny.Institutional investors have advantages over…
On Sept. 27, the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission released its 340-page report. It included 148 recommendations to the administration as well Congress and state, local and tribal governments. Background The commission was authorized as part of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It directed the secretaries of Agriculture, Interior and Homeland Security to establish…
The seemingly unending drought has engendered official action …
To help draft an ordinance about pit bull and pit bull type breeds in Riverside County, the Department of Animal Services has invited county residents to submit opinioins by means of an online survey. The Animal Services web address is http://www.rcdas.org/home/. The survey can be clicked at the top of the page.