Final decision awaits CPUC decision The Riverside County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved moving forward with the creation of Community Choice Aggregation, which would have the county provide electricity. County residents should not expect to hear anything about its implementation until late summer. The vote was 3-2, with supervisors Kevin Jeffries (1st District) and Chuck…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors only approved the final fiscal year 2017-18 budget in late September. Days later, on Sept. 30, the first quarter ended. Now, six weeks into the second quarter of the fiscal year, County Executive Officer George Johnson, County Finance Officer Don Kent and the whole board are already worried about…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 12 to 18. Idyllwild • Nov. 12 — Alarm call, 7:40 a.m., Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 12 — Suspicious circumstance, 11:24 a.m., Rim Rock Rd. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 12 — Alarm…
No telling signs yet; just be prepared Over the past month, the San Jacinto Fault, which passes under Garner Valley and near Idyllwild, has been the source of dozens of small quakes. Almost all were magnitude 2.9 or less, although on Nov. 8, tremors with magnitudes 2.9 and 3.2 were only an hour apart in the…
Joel Vargas-Hernandez, 28, of Mead Valley, who was arrested in September for suspicion of the theft of water from the Pine Cove Water District, had an arraignment in another case last week. The judge in that case, involving disorderly conduct and prostitution, set a trial readiness conference for Dec. 18. On Nov. 8, the Riverside…
Rees expressed concern with proposed rate plan Specific cash reserve funds, for purposes such as operations, capital improvements and equipment, is an aspect of the proposed rate increase for Fern Valley Water District. Directors Trisha Clark and Robert Krieger, who composed the Rate and Revenue Committee, had recommended that the board set aside funds for…
Director elections moved to November in 2022 At its regular November meeting, the Idyllwild Water District directors adopted new regulations for administering the sewer system and agreed to move their bi-annual August election for directors to the state’s November general elections beginning in 2022. The new sewer rule, Ordinance 65, replaces regulations adopted 20 years…
The Idyllwild Water District held two meetings on the same night. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m., President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly opened the regular meeting. About 90 minutes later, the board moved to closed session to meet with its legal counsel about a water complaint over Strawberry Creek. Following that closed session, the…
Friday morning, Nov. 17, Idyllwild experienced a serious of brief power outages. Between 8:10 a.m. and about 8:40 a.m. power went out throughout the community. About six outages occurred during this period. None were for longer than a minute and several were back-to-back. When asked about the cause, the Southern California spokesperson said they were…
Now through Dec. 1, high school seniors with a passion for science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) can apply for Edison International’s $1.2 million scholarship program that awards $40,000 — paid over four years — to each of as many as 30 students seeking to make a difference in the world. In 2017, four Riverside…
