“Things don’t last forever. The surging tide of revenue is beginning to turn as it always does,” said Gov. Jerry Brown at the news conference Friday, May 13, releasing his May revisions for the fiscal year 2016-17 budget proposal. Brown’s statement, which began the conference, demonstrates his fears about the future, reflected in the current…
Kathy Sacher Wilson has long been an advocate for Idyllwild’s young people, coaching them into volunteer teams of actors and support personnel for her annual Idyllwild Haunted Ghost Town. The event raises money for sports scholarships for Town Hall recreation activities. Said Wilson, “I am an advocate for the well being of local youth and…
The Hemet Unified School District Governing Board selected Christi Barrett as the new superintendent. Barrett, currently the assistant superintendent of Human Resources at Val Verde Unified School District, will take on her new role starting July 1. The board announced the appointment at its Tuesday, May 17, meeting. In January, Supt. Dr. Barry Karyrell announced…
The Pine Cove Water District’s draft budget for 2016-17 increases $29,000 or 3.5 percent. Last week, General Manager Jerry Holldber presented a draft $850,000 fiscal 2016-17 budget to the board of directors, who reviewed it. The board plans to take action on the budget at its June 8 meeting. The small increase in revenue is…
Just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters, Palm Springs Fire, California Highway Patrol and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a report of an adult female hiker with a rattlesnake bite. The woman had been hiking on Skyline Trail in Tahquitz Falls west of Palm Springs for several miles when…
Motorcycle mishaps dominated the last week on Hill roads, with three incidents on two days. At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, Miguel Ibarra, 27, of Winchester, was riding his 2015 KTM motorcycle south on Bee Canyon Truck Trail, 5 miles north of Highway 74. As he rounded a turn, he collided head-on with an off-road…
In the early-morning hours of Saturday, May 14, Riverside County Sheriff’s Cabazon Station deputies responded to the Palm Springs Tram regarding a report of a hiker in need of rescue. The lone hiker, identified as Daniel De Bias of La Quinta, was reported missing by friends after not returning on time and believed to be…
Idyllwild Fire Department is hosting a blood drive this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the station.
The Idyllwild Fire Department and the city of San Jacinto have been discussing the establishment of a Joint Powers Authority to provide fire and emergency medical services to the city. Currently, Riverside County Fire Department provides these services to San Jacinto. Both Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and San Jacinto City Manager Tim Hults said…
The Advisory Committee for County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) will recommend that the special parcel fee used to pay for ambulance service be eliminated. CSA 38 will continue to receive a small portion of the property tax payments from the district, but the $61 parcel fee will be rescinded if the board of supervisors…
