Adrian Adams of the law firm Adams Kessler accepted the responsibility of serving as interim administrator for the Art Alliance of Idyllwild on Tuesday, April 14. By majority motion, the former board voted to dissolve in special meetings held on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11, with resignations effective Wednesday, April 15. Adams had…
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington has begun his campaign for a full term. Appointed last month to replace Jeff Stone, who was elected to the state Senate last fall, Washington’s current term expires December 2016. The other candidate is Murrieta Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Randon Lane. He was first elected to the…
Fern Valley Water District is now in water shortage emergency Stage 3; implementation rules will be disseminated over the next few weeks. The district has been in a Stage 1 condition since June 2014. At the April 17 meeting, General Manager Steve Erler told the district’s board of directors he intended to impose greater conservation…
In 2003, Idyllwild Arts Foundation revised its Master Plan for the school to include new additions, such as a dining hall and a dormitory, among other things. The revision required OKs from county and more local agencies, such as the fire department. Any contractor who has dealt with the county on building issues (Eric Townsend,…
Q. What should I answer when my wife asks, “Does this dress make me look fat?” -Donald, Long Beach A. Don’t even look. Just bellow “NO!” immediately, with great confidence that you’ve found the correct answer. Q. What is my safe answer when my wife asks, “How do I look in this dress?” -Irwin, Palos…
Editor: Everyone wants to reduce the risk of fire. So, why is there so much controversy swirling around the committee writing new rules. It’s because of the way its members are going about it, violating basic principles, principles of conduct we all believe in. Conflicts of interest are bad. Financial conflicts of interest can be…
The role of tiered water rates to encourage water conservation is in jeopardy. Later this month or next, a California Court of Appeal will issue a decision that could eliminate or severely limit the use of rates based solely on the volume of use. In August 2013, an Orange County Superior Court ruled that “[the…
Although the National Weather Service announced last week that it forecasted a 70-percent chance that an El Niño pattern will continue in summer 2015, the U.S. Forest Service Predictive Services unit added that an unfavorable warmer-than-normal water temperatures developed off shore during the winter, which is indicative of a “a Modoki (Japanese for similar, but…
Brendan Steele did not qualify to play in the Masters last week, and I’ve been asked what he will have to do to play in the Masters in 2016. There are several ways he could qualify between now and then. Steele could either: 1. Win any official, full-points PGA Tour event between now and the…
