A week after the Legislature failed to find a solution or compromise on the recent deterioration of California’s home insurance market, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Insurance Commissioner Richardo Lara stepped up to the microphones and made dramatic announcements regarding this simmering problem. In recent months, several very important insurance companies have either stopped writing new…
Owners of properties who incurred damage of $10,000 or more from Hurricane Hilary can file a claim with Riverside County for disaster property tax relief. The disaster relief covers taxable property such as residences, commercial buildings, boats, aircraft and business personal property that is locally assessed. When major calamities such as fires or floods damage…
As of Monday, Sept. 25, four free COVID-19 test kits may be ordered per household through COVIDtests.gov. The tests will detect the currently circulating COVID-19 variants and are intended for use through the end of 2023. The kits will include instructions on how to verify extended expiration dates. Many kits have had their expiration dates…
Idyllwild Community Center SoccerBy Stephanie YostICC President The soccer scores for last Thursday’s games were: • Ages 4-6: The Idyllwild Garage Bobcats achievedtheir third win in as many weeks against the Pino TreeService Little Big Feet with a final score of 4-0. Three ofthose goals were scored by Torin Puckett and one wasscored by Max…
By David Jerome Correspondent Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) held its board meeting this month at Idyllwild School Tuesday, Sept. 12. The board visits Idyllwild usually once a year. The six members of the board and Superintendent Dr Christi Barrett were joined by five other district employees and an audio-visual team, and over 40 members…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer has been placed on paid administrative leave from her position. At the Tuesday, Sept. 12 board meeting, the supervisors met in closed session for a “Public Employee Performance Evaluation/Title: Registrar of Voters.” On Wednesday, Spencer’s administrative leave was revealed in a story from the…
Riverside County Waste is holding its bi-annual, free Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the County Road Yard, 25780 Johnson Road, next to the Idyllwild Fire Station, for residents (not businesses) only. These are the guidelines for disposing HHW at the site: • It is illegal…
By Becky Clark Editor Former Idyllwild restaurateur Luis Delgado Solis, 45, had a new trial date set at his information arraignment Monday, Sept. 11. The new trial date is Tuesday, Oct. 31. His case was dismissed in August because of the unavailability of witnesses and the Riverside County District Attorney filed a new case. In…
It takes a village Dear editor: This couldn’t be truer than it is now. ARF works hard to educate the “village” as to pet care and the importance of spaying/neutering. We all need to be responsible for our own dogs and cats, and we all need to help in curbing the annual kitten explosion. Sadly,…
