Appeals Court approves Prop 50 redistricting, Cal Republicans to seek injunction
By JP Crumrine
Immediately after a vast majority of California voters approved Proposition 50, which changes the boundaries of California’s current 52 Congressional seats, the state Republican Party filed a lawsuit to overturn the vote. Shortly after, the Federal Department of Justice joined the lawsuit. But last week the Federal Appeals Court for the Central District of California…
Mountain Center Café’s Pearson family is extending a hand to another local family who recently lost their 15-year-old daughter in a traffic crash. Lilah Whitney lost her life in a traffic crash Sunday afternoon in Idyllwild when she was a passenger with both of her brothers in a vehicle that hit a rock. The brothers…
Assemblyman Randy Voepel (District 71) submitted a package of legislation last week for the benefit of working Californians and their families, children and students. He called it his “cradle to career” legislative package. The individual bills cover a gamut of issues. Voepel argues that the adoption of each will remove government barriers to starting careers,…
The California Public Utilities Commission; the Geographical Information Center at California State University, Chico; and CSU, Monterey Bay, are seeking 500 volunteers to take part in the CPUC Home Internet Study, CalSPEED Home. Many consumers of broadband Internet service wonder whether they are getting the quality of service for which they are paying. California is…
Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) represents California’s 36th Congressional District, which includes all of the Hill, is in danger, according to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Ruiz first won election to the House of Representatives in 2012 when he upset incumbent Rep. Mary Bono. In November 2014, he was re-elected defeating Republican challenger Assemblyman Brian…
The Idyllwild Downtown Historic District review board met last Thursday afternoon at the Idyllwild Library. The public meeting was scheduled to begin at noon, but with only two board members then present — Chair Warren Monroe and Barbara Jones — a third board member was required for a quorum. Board member Ron Kammeyer did not…
On May 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 budget. For the first time, the state budget exceeded $300 billion. His January proposed budget was $286.5 million. Total expenditures approach $227.4 billion and revenues are forecast to be $222.6 billion.The estimated $15.4 billion surplus from FY 2021-22 plus new revenues is…
