Assembly District 71 stretches from Idyllwild in Riverside County to the California border. Consisting mostly of rural mountain country or desert, much of the population is clustered in the southwestern suburban part of the district near San Diego. The voting population of the district is skewed heavily Republican with nearly a 9-point registration edge (37…
The Town Crier’s Membership lists keep expanding. This week, we’ll just show you the running totals: Town Crier new 2nd-year Memberships (43 brand-new 2nd-year Memberships as of Oct. 30, 2018) Town Crier renewed 2nd-year Memberships (Already 170 renewed Memberships as of Oct. 30, 2018) Town Crier active Memberships (676 total active memberships as of Oct….
Votes to recommend continuing advisory committee oversight Two headlines came out of the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25. One, that construction has begun on the Idyllwild Community Center amphitheater, funded by a previously announced $1-million donation from David and Loie Butterfield. The amphitheater will be completed in Part 1…
Two crashes occurred on Hill roads over the last week with one of them resulting in an arrest for suspected driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Ed Nuñez. At 4:25 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, Garrison Osburn, 31, of Ramona, was driving a white 2016 Ford F150 pickup truck eastbound on Highway…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are a few of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to from Monday to Sunday, Oct. 22 to 28. • Oct. 25 — Medical, 3:47 p.m. Pine Crest Ave, Idyllwild. • Oct. 28 — Traffic incident, 9:22 a.m. E. Hwy. 74 at Spring Crest Dr., Pinyon Pines. Sheriff’s log The Riverside…
Polls indicated the race for the state Senate District 28 seat between Republican incumbent Jeff Stone and Democratic challenger Joy Silver is tightening. Financial contributions seem to support Silver’s closing the gap. Through Sept. 22, she had received more than twice Stone’s contributions and had spent nearly twice as much. Her available cash for the…
Bianco still leads in money The race for the Riverside County Sheriff position is costing the candidates — incumbent Sheriff Stan Sniff and his challenger Lt. Chad Bianco — millions. Through Oct. 20, with about two weeks remaining for the campaign, each candidate had spent more than $1 million. While it appears (see accompanying table)…
Pelzer’s contributions significantly trail Ruiz Dollars are not votes and upsets happen. Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-36) can personally vouch for the possibility of a challenger overcoming the name recognition of an incumbent congressman. Nevertheless, at the end of September, with five weeks until the election, Ruiz had 12 times the cash available than his Republican…
Funds to help create more defensible space around local homes At the Oct. 23, Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington recommended his colleagues concur with a $4,000 grant to the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. These monies will be used in conjunction with the $600,000 state fire prevention grant, which…
A modest man realizes a long-held dream Idyllwild resident Michael Staff is a modest man, an everyman — a devoted husband and father, and a contributing member of his community. To all outward appearances, he is an ordinary man. But his quiet and respectful demeanor belies his sparkling intellect, artistic depth and multi-dimensional imagination. Unlike…
