As previously reported, on July 13, in Riverside County Superior Court, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) filed its complaint seeking damages for fire suppression, investigation and other costs stemming from the 2013 Mountain Fire that began in Mountain Center. On Aug. 20, Cal Fire filed its first amended complaint in…
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…
Infrequently do decisions in our nation’s capital have immediate and direct consequences for Hill residents. But last week’s budget compromise benefits Medicare Part B recipients who are not receiving Social Security, and Social Security disability recipients. Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz said, “Yesterday [Oct. 28] I voted in favor of the bipartisan budget bill…
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…
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Verne Lauritzen, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington’s chief of staff, confirmed that Washington has decided to reconstitute the County Service Area 36 Advisory Council (Idyllwild). The council, which operates to inform the supervisor on specific matters, has been at the point of dying without regular meetings. By reconstituting the council, residents of CSA 36 will…
Pam Elias, Riverside County Office of Auditor/Controller property tax division chief, spoke to CSA 36 residents’ concerns over mistakes in a recent property tax billing. District residents recently received a corrected tax bill with the right CSA 36 line item billing for lighting, parks and recreation. An initial tax bill contained an incorrect line item…
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s Adventure Pass and where and when it is required to be purchased and displayed. The U.S. Forest Service says it still requires cars parked at Humber Park to display an Adventure Pass or equivalent pass. This, despite a February…
