Concern about eating healthy foods continued last week. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to state agencies “. . . to continue investigating the adverse health effects of synthetic food dyes and increase access to affordable, healthy foods.” Specifically, Newsom was also targeting “Ultra-processed foods.” According to many health experts, these foods “. ….
On the morning of Wednesday, January 8, Pino Tree Company had a crew around and on top of Silver Pines Lodge removing branches. Silver Pines owner, Raj Panjal said “There was tree which fell on the roof around 10, 10:30 in the night, it was hanging on the roof, it came up by the roots….
During the first night of last week’s high winds, trees destroyed trailers at two local Trailer Parks, Idyllwild and Royal Pines. In Royal Pines a large tree broke in half and crushed three units. The residents escaped uninjured, although one man’s dog was killed. Barry Spencer was among those who lost their homes on the…
The January 8 meeting of the Board of Directors of Pie Cove Water District included the swearing in of two members that began new terms, and the election of officers. This should have happened in December, but that meeting was canceled for lack of quorum. Robert Hewitt will continue as President and Lou Padula as…
Cynthia Jean Blair, born to Lois and John Blair on January 17, 1953, passed away this December 13 in Idyllwild, of natural causes. Cindy grew up in Parma, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, where she attended St. Francis de Sales grade school and graduated from Nazareth Academy. She moved to sunny California to join her…
Asked about the level of staffing at IFPD during our recent Red Flag Warning, when three local engines were assisting at fires in Los Angeles county, Chief Mark LaMont had this to say: “We have double the amount of staff right here that we would have on a normal day, even with the three engines…
The Governor’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26, which starts July 1, is balanced and slightly smaller than the current budget, FY 24-25. In his press release, Newsom said, “The budget I present to you today builds on a framework that balanced the books over two years instead of just one—an unprecedented effort to address…
Dear Spiritual Workout:It seems like losing loved ones who die and losing homes and livelihoods and losing degrees of safety, security, and certainty are all around me and almost everyone I’m close to right now. For me, it’s not just one of these, but many. What are some ways to handle so much loss? Dear…
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…
