At the Oct 18 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Ordinance 927.1 (Regulating Short Term Rentals [STRs]) and Ordinance 671.22 (Consolidated fees for land use) were finally approved without any new requests for the planning staff to make further revisions. The board also accepted the report on the current STR moratorium and set…
At its Oct. 25 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved increasing funding to plan for an emergency outdoor warning system (OWS) and travelers’ information stations (TIS) for the San Jacinto Mountains area. The intent is to improve public alert and warning systems. Idyllwild’s Mile High Radio Club (MHRC) has been pursuing this project…
At the Oct 18 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Ordinance 927.1 (Regulating Short Term Rentals [STRs]) and Ordinance 671.22 (Consolidated fees for land use) were again on the agenda as well as the report due pursuant to Ordinance 449.251 (the STR moratorium). And more will come at the Oct. 25 board meeting….
The official name for Proposition 1 is the “Constitutional right to reproductive freedom.” The California Legislature initiated a proposal to amend the state constitution to give individuals the sole right to decide their reproductive actions — whether that is contraceptives to prevent conception or to terminate after conception. The actual language of the proposed amendment…
Editor’s note: On Nov. 8, the state’s general election will be held. Voters will have the opportunity to choose their U.S. Congressional representative. Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Garner Valley and Anza are in the new 41st Congressional District. To the west, the district includes Wildomar and Norco. To the east, it includes desert cities such as…
Editor’s note: On Nov. 8, the state’s general election will be held. Voters will have the opportunity to choose their U.S. Congressional representative. Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Garner Valley and Anza are in the new 41st Congressional District. To the west, the district includes Wildomar and Norco. To the east, it includes desert cities such as…
Editor’s Note: Seven propositions will be on the November ballot. The July 14 edition of the Idyllwild Town Crier had an article describing all seven propositions. Between now and the election on Nov. 8, the Town Crier will report on each proposition individually.In this edition is the fifth and sixth of these articles, Propositions 26…
Although the official name for Proposition 27 is the “California Solutions to Homelessness and Mental Health Support Act,” its solutions are totally dependent upon allowing online sports betting in California. But its collection of supporters argue that Prop 27 will guarantee hundreds of millions of dollars each year to fight homelessness and fund mental health…
Proposition 26 would allow sports betting at the four privately owned racetracks and licensed tribal casinos.At either location — tribal casino or specific racetracks — only people over age 21 may legally bet and all bets must be made in person.Sports betting on professional, college, or amateur sports and athletic events would now be legal…
On Nov. 8, the state’s general election will be held. Voters will have to choose an Assembly member for District 47, which includes Idyllwild, Pine Cove and north to Banning and a small sliver of San Bernardino County and many of the desert cities. As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Census, there is…
