Trump vote by mail EO draws frenzy of lawsuits
By JP Crumrine
In March, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to establish federal control of state processes for voting by mail, and ordered oversight of citizenship verification of voters. Within days, several lawsuits opposing this action were filed in Massachusetts Federal District Court. Last week, several actions relating to the EO, including multiple court opinions dominated…
The Idyllwild Water District is tentatively moving forward on a project to replace pipelines from Bicknell and Reed lanes along Marian View Drive and also Cedar Street. At the request of Director Steve Kunkle at last week’s meeting, the board postponed a decision on awarding a contract to Albert A. Webb and Associates, who designed…
At their Jan. 16 meeting, the board of the Fern Valley Water District elected new officers for 2025. Vice President Kevin Scott is the new Board President. He succeeds Director Jon Brown, who served as President for two years. Director Chrissie Teeling is the new Vice President. She had been serving as the Secretary/Treasurer. Director…
Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz has resigned. Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission President Jerry Buchanan announced the resignation at the beginning of the commission’s March 26 meeting. “We are sadly short one chief,” Buchanan lamented as the meeting began. “Chief Reitz tendered his resignation effective March 20 for personal reasons. “I thank him for many,…
Jack Clark Co-publisher We received an email from a Member in Costa Mesa who wished to cancel his TC Membership because of a front-page piece in last week’s paper. The Member wrote it was “a vaccine hit piece” that he believed was intended to discourage our readers from being vaccinated by referencing out-of-context statements from…
The California Department of Transportation will continue work this week to complete the Highway 371 left-turn lane project located from just west of Bahrman Road to just west of Bailiff Road in Anza. Caltrans announced that the project scope has been altered to accommodate the extension of a two-way continuous left-turn lane from the center…
Lead in water and in old water pipes has been in the headlines of national media for several weeks, ever since the announcement of its presence in and damage to the Flint, Michigan, water system. While the three local water districts have and still use pipelines many decades old, all three general managers have confirmed…
