Although power has been restored in Idyllwild, residents are being warned of another few days of Santa Ana winds, which the National Weather Service has classified as a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS). Jeff Monford, Senior Advisor for Corporate Communications at Edison International, provided updates on the afternoon of Monday, January 13. “This week, we’re seeing…
By noon on Friday January 10, electricity had been restored to many local residents left in the dark by the Public Safety Power Shutdown. Fern Valley seemed to be still without power. Southern California Edison Senior Advisor for Corporate Communications Jeff Monford was unable to predict exactly when individual neighborhoods would have service restored, but…
Town Hall has seen high demand for resources during the ongoing Public Safety Power Shutdown. Southern California Edison (SCE) has announced that its resiliency kits, which include power outage essentials like pre-charged solar power banks and LED emergency lights, are now out of stock. Despite the shortage, Town Hall remains open as a warming and…
The U.S. Postal Service announced there would be no regular mail deliveries, retail services and administrative office activity on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. A National Day of Observance has been declared to honor the death of former President, Jimmy Carter, which is why those services will be suspended for one day. However, the USPS did…
The SCE crew at Town Hall asks us to spread the word that the safety kits including chargers are gone for tonight, but they expect more tomorrow. They will close at 10 p.m. and open at 8 a.m.
Conversations on social media have pitted those whose only source of heat during a power outage is a wood stove or fireplace against those who plead with them to bundle up until the Red Flag Warning is over. Idyllwild Fire Protection District Chief Mark LaMont has asked residents and visitors to refrain from heating with…
As high winds swept the southland, a Public Safety Power Shutdown affected Hill communities starting Tuesday night, January 7. Town Hall became a warming and charging station, with two Southern California Edison employees and a security guard“prepositioned” before the power went out. Robin Willis, who works in Customer Outreach was there handing out snacks, water…
Public Safety Power Shutdown outages affected tens of thousands of customers in Riverside County during the high winds that began on Tuesday, January 7. In addition to Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Mountain Center, Southern California Edison maps showed affected neighborhoods in Poppet Flats, Hemet and San Jacinto. Anza and Thomas Mountain seemed to have been…
Last week, the South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a three-day no burning of wood alert. The announcement was for Tuesday, Dec. 3 through Friday, Dec.6. Its cause and purpose were because of a warning that air pollution would already be high on that day. On Saturday, Dec. 7, the National Weather Service issued…
The Nov. 5 Presidential Election ballot included ten statewide propositions. The Hill communities were divided in their support of the various propositions as they were for the elected officials. Statewide six of the propositions were successful. These were Propositions 2 and 4, bond measures for schools and environmental projects, Prop 3, the constitutional right to…
