At the March meeting of the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board, the directors heard good news from General Manager Bill Rojas: an exceptionally low water loss figure of 3%. Rojas explained that, several months ago, the search for leaks led his crew to sources they had assumed were natural springs, but were turned out to…
At its Wednesday, March 19 meeting, the Riverside County Planning Commission heard a request to make a change in the County’s General Plan Foundation Component. The site is between Marian View and Highway 243, which it abuts. It is at the end of Saddle Dr. and the terminus of both Linger Lane and Crestview Dr….
How rare is it to have a team, in any league sport, to go an entire season undefeated and finish winning the league championship? In the NFL (football), the 2007 New England Patriots finished the regular season undefeated 16-0, yet ended the entire season, including the playoffs, at 18-1. That one loss was Super Bowl…
The Jacarusos are a family bound together by the arts. Father Jac and son Luca are musicians who both also work in the technology space, and Mimi is a poet and a visual artist, known for her organic textile sculptures and wall hangings, prints and collages. The three have woven their individual talents, and commitment…
Lama Tashi one of the world’s most prolific contemporary and traditional Tibetan Buddhist visual artists, recently made a stop in Idyllwild to introduce himself, his art, and his culture. Presented by LIVING FREE Animal Sanctuary, on March 12th at the Rustic Theater, guests were afforded an unforgettable, multi-faceted spiritual art-in-society event by an established contemporary artist…
More snow last week, a foot or more in most locations. The National Weather Service was forecasting up to two feet near the top of Mt. San Jacinto. According to the NWS, the southern California Sierra mountains’ snowpack is about 84% of normal for the middle of March. Since the beginning of the month the…
At its March 11 meeting, the Riverside Board of Supervisors approved a 45-day temporary moratorium on new STRs within the unincorporated areas of Thousand Palms, and B Bar H Ranch. Planning Director John Hildebrand provided the Board with a report on the situation in these two desert communities and concluded with a request for the…
On Friday, March 14 State Insurance Commission Ricardo Lara provisionally approved several emergency rate requests sought by State Farm Insurance. These interim increases must be justified and approved at a public hearing on April 8. The pending provisional rate increases are 21.8 % for non-tenant homeowners, 15 % for tenants (renters), 15 % for tenants…
Editor’s note: In early February, State Farm Insurance requested a significant emergency increase for its fire insurance policies. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara did not immediately approve the request. He scheduled a meeting on Feb. 26 to discuss the request and to learn more about State Farm’s financial situation. This a summary of that discussion…
At the March meeting of the Board of Directors of Pine Cove Water District, General Manager Jeremy Potter reported that the trial installation of a remedy for the poor data transmission of the new “smart” meters has begun to show good results. The new “mesh” system uses a network approach to data transmission from the…
