At its May 10 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved funding for constructing public restrooms in Idyllwild. Funds will come from a federal grant to help communities recover from economic consequences of the COVID pandemic. “Residents and visitors from all over the world flock to Idyllwild to enjoy its unique and historic…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent On Wednesday, May 18, the Riverside County Planning Commission will again discuss major changes to Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STRs). The commission reviewed changes to the ordinance at its April 20 meeting, and asked its staff to make changes and bring the new revision to the commission for the…
Idyllwild Help Center (IHC) Client Services Administrator Skye Zambrana and her husband Mike are recovering from serious injuries they both suffered in a traffic collision Monday night, May 2. According to IHC Executive Director Colleen Meyer, the Zambranas, who moved to Hemet a year ago because they could not find housing in Idyllwild, were returning…
The Humber Park trailhead and parking lot, which includes the Devil’s Slide Trail (3E05) and Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail (3E07), will be inaccessible from the afternoon of Monday, May 16 to Friday, May 20 due to contractors mitigating an infestation of Goldspotted oak borer beetles (GSOB). With windy or rainy weather, this work and the…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, April 25 to May 1. • April 26 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 10 a.m. Maranatha Dr.• April 26 — EMS call, provide ALS, 12:04 p.m. Tollgte Rd.• April 26 — Power line down, 6 p.m. Hemstreet Pl.• April…
Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed May 1 to 7 Wildfire Preparedness Week. In his proclamation he wrote, “With California on the frontlines of this existential threat, the state is taking unprecedented action to make our communities more resilient to wildfire and improve forest health. “Building on our past budget investments, I’m proposing an additional $1.2…
A 40-year-old Indio man was killed in an over-the-side solo vehicle crash reported at 10:37 a.m. Saturday, April 30. The Riverside County Coroner identified him as Elijah Butler who was declared dead at 11:11 a.m. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Robert McLoud said the collision partially closed Highway 74 in Palm Desert at Vista Point for…
Riverside County Superior Court disposed of a transient’s mental health diversion and probation suitability filings, and decided to move ahead with a jury trial for the man charged with starting the 2013 Silver Fire. Stephen Patrick Medlock, 56, was arrested and charged with starting the fire that burned more than 20,000 acres in Poppet Flats,…
