Besides federal and state legislators and officials being on the November ballot, several local districts also will have seats on the ballot and one would have but the number of candidates equals the number of seats.Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District are two local jurisdictions that will have campaigns this…
While the three Hill water districts are not immune to the drought overwhelming Southern California, they also are not as vulnerable as most of the region.All three local water districts — Fern Valley (FVWD), Idyllwild (IWD) and Pine Cove (PCWD) — rely on annual precipitation — rain and, especially, snow — to percolate into the…
A decision to revise Riverside County’s Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals,” (STRs) was deferred until Sept. 13. At its July 26 meeting, the board of supervisors heard nearly four hours of public comment from more than 60 speakers. After devoting nearly another 90 minutes to discussion among themselves, the board agreed that some changes…
Chrissie Teeling, formerly of San Diego, is the newest Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) director. Teeling and her husband have only recently moved to the Hill full-time in June. But they have been coming on weekends for more than a year and have been part-time residents since fall.Very enthusiastic and with a lifetime of offering…
West Virginia University graduate O’Dell Tucker is the acting ranger for the San Jacinto Ranger District (SJRD). Tucker also is the public services staff officer for the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF).Tucker’s tenure will end in October, when Marc Stamer, former Mountaintop District Ranger, returns from a temporary assignment. Stamer is headed to Idyllwild as…
Last week, Covered California (CC) announced that its premiums for 2023 may increase 6% in January. About 1.7 million Californians get health insurance through the CC marketplace.A variety of reasons are contributing to the increase, including the possibility that the American Rescue Plan (ARP) may be allowed to expire. If Congress does approve its extension,…
In May, the Riverside County Superior Court issued several grand jury reports. Every July, a new grand jury is convened and over the next 12 months, it may investigate and issue several reports. In fiscal year 2020-2021, it issued three reports, one of which was an assessment of the short-term rental ordinance. This year, the…
As of July 1, seven propositions have qualified for the November ballot. The subjects begin with abortion and include funding for the arts in public schools, taxes for programs to reduce greenhouse gases, kidney dialysis, sale of flavored tobacco products and two on sports betting. Proposition 1In June, after the initial release of the draft…
As part of the final results from the June 30 primary, the Registrar of Voters also provided the votes by each Riverside County precinct. Once again, the Hill demonstrated its attention and participation in the democratic process. June 7 was a relatively low turnout election, only 33% of the state’s registered voters cast a ballot….
On June 30, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters issued the final results of the June 7 primary. And there were no surprises from the ongoing vote counts.Below are the results of the races in the Riverside County June primary. The top two vote getters for each U.S. and state-elected position will be the candidates…
