Idyllwild News

At Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s Tuesday meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s request to change its election years was approved without any discussion. Beginning in 2018, the election of IFPD commissioners will coincide with either presidential or California gubernatorial elections. In April, the IFPD commission approved a resolution requesting that future elections be held…

Management of the Idyllwild Transfer Station has changed hands, as of Nov.1, with CR&R Inc. of Stanton buying the contract that Waste Management Inc. had with Riverside County. Some changes, such as eliminating or reducing some fees, are already under consideration or implemented. The county Board of Supervisors approved the transfer or sale of Franchise…

Early in 2016, Verizon landline customers on the Hill should expect Frontier Communications of Connecticut to take over their phone service. The two corporations announced the purchase in February 2015. For about $10.5 billion, Frontier will acquire Verizon’s wire-line operations in California, Florida and Texas, which serve about 3.7 million voice customers and 2.2 million…

Electric rate changes, approved in July, will begin to appear on customer bills this month, Southern California Edison said in a notification last week. On July 3, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously adopted a new residential rate structure. The new structure is more closely aligned with the actual costs of providing electric service —…

An invasive mosquito that has the potential to carry yellow fever and other diseases has been detected in San Jacinto, one of 35 California cities where it has been located, according to a Riverside County press release. A resident in south San Jacinto brought an adult mosquito to the Riverside County Vector Control program staff…