Editor’s note: The author of this article does not have an accounting degree and is not a Certified Public Accountant. Nevertheless, he is capable of reporting about these subjects.In May, Riverside County Superior Court issued a grand jury report criticizing how the county’s Auditor-Controller’s Office (ACO) conducts its internal audits and how county officials respond…
August 2022 was hot with record temperatures all over Southern California. Death Valley reached 127 degrees one day last week. The National Weather Service (NWS) reported, “August was roughly 2 to 3.5 degrees warmer than average for most areas.” While millions in the region had to endure the high temperatures and even, perhaps, moderate their…
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 first of these articles, Proposition 28, Arts…
At a special meeting Monday, Aug. 15, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously ratified the public emergency for Monkeypox. The previous Monday, Aug. 8, Riverside County Public Health Officer Geoffrey Leung proclaimed a public health emergency. While the number of Monkeypox cases in Riverside County was not widely spreading, he was concerned that the…
The number of local agencies with seats on the November ballot has winnowed to two from possibly three. Only the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) will have candidates this fall. the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) will no longer need an election to fill the two seats whose terms…
On Thursday, Aug. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to increase California’s water supply. In the third year of the latest drought, with its end still in the future, state water and environmental officials predict that “… hotter and drier weather could diminish our existing water supply by up to 10% by 2040.” To…
On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) (H.R 5376) into law. While addressing inflation in several ways, such as imposing a minimum corporate income tax, the law’s ambition includes a gamut of other critical issues, from drug costs and Medicare to electric cars, tax savings, and funding to catch tax…
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…
