Editor’s note: See the separate and accompanying story with comments from Idyllwild residents or short-term rental (STR) owners during and after the bboard’s meeting. At its Tuesday, Nov. 28, meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors reviewed another revision of Ordinance 927.2, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” and moved it forward. The board still must vote…
At the Dec. 5 Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, an item on the agenda asks for the county’s chief executive to examine the ramifications of separating the coroner’s office from the sheriff’s department. The recommendation came from Chair Kevin Jeffries (1st District) and Supervisor V. Manuel Perez (4th District), who joined with Jeffries on…
“As of the FY 2023/24 First Quarter Adjustments Report, the county continues to maintain a strong fiscal standing,” was the Executive Office’s summary of Riverside County’s current budget as of Sept. 30, the end of the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2023-24, which ends June 30, 2024. Not only are revenues expected to grow…
Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors reviewed another revision of Ordinance 927.2, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STRs). The board held a hearing on the initial proposed changes Nov. 7. After the hearing and discussion among the supervisors, they asked staff to consider several more changes and bring the new revision back to…
Last week, President Joe Biden declared that a major disaster exists in parts of California affected by Tropical Storm Hilary that passed over the Hill during the middle of August. In Riverside County, the storm caused major flooding, mudflows, road closures and damage to critical infrastructures. The declaration also ordered federal aid to supplement state,…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent Thursday, Nov. 16, Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) asked Alex Tardy of the National Weather Service’s San Diego office to discuss the forecast for the coming winter. Tardy has been a frequent guest of MDP. Before Tardy began, MDP President Mike Feyder briefly discussed the role of MDP that has been serving…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent Warning Coordination Meteorologist Alex Tardy at the San Diego office of the National Weather Service (NWS) was in Idyllwild last week. As Mike Feyder, Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) president, said Tardy is a friend of MDP and has spoken in Idyllwild several times beginning in 2015 and last appearing here a…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent At the Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ Nov. 7 meeting, Auditor-Controller Ben J. Benoit unveiled the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 audit plan. “Today’s audit plan is a marked departure from our previous plans,” Benoit told the board at the beginning of his brief presentation. “This one was created by using a…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent At it’s Nov. 7 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors chose not to include a list of supporters and opponents to countywide, school district or local government measures on the actual election ballot. Assembly Bill (AB) 1416, approved in September 2022, requires this information for statewide referenda or initiatives. However,…
Editor’s note: See the separate and accompanying story that reports comments from Idyllwild residents or STR owners during the board’s meeting. Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the latest draft Ordinance 927, Regulating Short Term Rentals (STR). At the end of the seven-hour session, of which five…
