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Another Point of View: February 3, 2022
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Another Point of View: February 3, 2022

Dear editor:In response to Mr. Bomar from Los Angeles in the Jan. 27, 2022 TC’s “Another Point of View,” here are some actual facts for him and our entire community to consider:• Idyllwild’s aging wastewater treatment plant is over 50 years into its 30-year projected lifespan.• 2013 (pre-short-term rental [STR] boom) sewer flow was 30.7-million…

Another Point of View: January 27, 2022
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Another Point of View: January 27, 2022

Dear editor:Anti-Short Term Rental (STR) rhetoric in Idyllwild has reached a fever pitch. While excessive noise and disruptive parties certainly have a negative impact, some folk are spreading misinformation that goes far beyond disturbance or parking issues. These claims are often anecdotal and unsupported by data. One of the concerns, however, reflects a challenge in…

Another Point of View
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Another Point of View

Dear editor:I would like to add another perspective on the current debate over short-term rentals (STRs).The original ordinance regulating STRs was “introduced” Nov. 17, 2015, then passed, with changes, and without another reading, in January 2016. The revisions not read allowed street parking and waiving of occupancy limits, giving free rein to large groups using…

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Another Point of View

Southern California has some of the most rugged, pristine and beautiful patches of unspoiled nature in the state, and arguably the entire country. Idyllwild-Pine Cove residents often like to reflect on their mile-high “paradise and heaven on earth,” their bumper-stickered cars professing and reinforcing their love and devotion. Our unincorporated hamlet of 3,000 to 5,000…

Another Point of View: ‘Here comes the sun’ moments in government
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Another Point of View: ‘Here comes the sun’ moments in government

Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo) Here comes the sun, and I say it’s all right By Brian Hunhoff George Harrison’s song of spring is a fitting start to my Sunshine Week salute to…

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Another Point of View: Editorial: Way ahead of the curve

By Caroline Titus Editor/Publisher The Ferndale Enterprise, Ferndale, CA Editor’s note: Caroline Titus, who runs a small newspaper in Northern California, wrote this piece during the recent nationwide protest against attacks against our nation’s free press. Titus gave us permission to re-publish her editorial in our newspaper as it exemplifies so much of what we…