Idyllwild News

List goes to supervisors in July Last week, Riverside County released the rankings of the applicants for permits to sell or to grow cannabis in the county. The list of potential permit recipients will go to the Board of Supervisors for approval at its July 2 meeting. Those applicants whom the board approves will then…

            The Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission has canceled its regularly scheduled meeting for June 25. The next regular meeting will be 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 23.             The Commission did hold a closed session regarding the contract for a fire chief at a special meeting on June 18. Commission President Jerry Buchanan reported that…

During the Mountain Disaster Preparedness community meeting with Caltrans on highway repair, one person asked about how the road closures would possibly affect evacuation if it were needed because of wildfires or other emergencies. Emergency response agencies, including fire and law enforcement, have been preparing for this possibility almost since February, according to Idyllwild Fire…

The Community Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee held a brief meeting Tuesday, June. 11. In the absence of county staff and financial reports, the committee had little to discuss. At the end of April, the CSA 38 cash balance was slightly more than $400,000. The next meeting will be scheduled after the Riverside…

Sentenced to jail On June 10, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jerome Brock sentenced Michael McRae Kellner to two years in county jail for his guilty plea of burglary. The judge then suspended one year of the sentence. Kellner was arrested on May 29. He was charged with multiple burglaries, narcotic possession, receiving stolen property…

Water production is down Despite the absence of President Robert Hewitt, the Pine Cove Water District directors had an efficient meeting June 12. The board unanimously approved the standby assessment and the budget for fiscal year 2019-20, which starts July 1. “Any discussion?” asked Vice President Diana Luther. In absence of any member of the…

Large increases loom in future years The Riverside County Board of Supervisors held hearings for the fiscal year 2019-20 budget last week. The hearing was left open in order for the board to make some adjustments that would require only a majority approval rather than four-fifths if a preliminary budget had been approved. The overall…

Caltrans is alerting the traveling public that Southern California Edison has announced possible power outages for Public Safety Power Shutoff due to dry, hot and windy weather conditions and the potential for an elevated fire weather threat across the high desert region. The PSPS begins Thursday afternoon, June 20, and continues through Saturday, June 22….