I was on a morning walk today [Monday], heading east down Idyllbrook, past Delano. It was just after 8 a.m. and I sleepily stepped to the side as someone slowly pulled out of their driveway in an SUV and headed to work. I looked past the SUV and saw, a few houses down, a deer…
Editor’s note: An interview with Dr. Raul Ruiz’s opponent, Kimberlin Brown Pelzer, appeared in the Oct. 11 issue of the Town Crier. Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz is seeking his fourth term representing California’s 36th House District. He was first elected in 2012, when he upset incumbent Mary Bono Mack and was reelected in 2014 and…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 14 to 20. Idyllwild • Oct. 14 — Alarm call, 12:48 a.m., 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 14 — Alarm call, 3:52 a.m., Bicknell Ln. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 14 —…
At 2:05 a.m. Sunday Oct. 21, Kyle Travis Krengel-Owen, 29, of Idyllwild, was driving a white 2011 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG sedan northbound on South Circle Drive approaching Village Center Drive in Idyllwild at a high rate of speed. According to the report from responding California Highway Patrol Officer Graham Aanestad, because of the vehicle’s…
Sometime between 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, and Monday morning, a thief or thieves broke into mail boxes in the Idyllwild Post office. “Both mail and parcels were stolen and there were multiple victims,” said Sergeant Sgt. Ken Reichle of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station. If anyone has any leads on the investigation, they…
Proposition 10 proposes to allow local governments to adopt rent control on any type of housing unit. The measure also would state that local governments’ rent control ordinances cannot abridge a “fair share of return” for landlords. Passage would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995. The official ballot summary is as follows: •…
The Idyllwild Water District directors held a special meeting, Wednesday evening, Oct. 24. Director David Hunt was absent. The four present directors did go to close session to review the performance of General Manager Jack Hoagland, who did not attend the meeting. After they finished, Board President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly announced that no actions…
Proposition 4, on the November ballot as an initiated state statute, authorizes the state to sell $1.5 billion in general obligation bonds for the construction, expansion, renovation and equipping of certain hospitals in the state that treat children. This is the third bond measure in 14 years dedicated to children’s hospitals in California. The previous…
Proposition 5, on the November ballot as a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute, proposes to change current property tax law to allow homebuyers ages 55 or older and severely disabled persons to transfer the tax-assessed value of their prior home to a newly purchased home no matter 1) the new home’s market value…
Disagreements continue between neighboring businesses there Kim Tookey could not be happier with her new shop Penny Lane, tucked toward the back of the historic Village Lane walkway. She opened her doors on Saturday, Oct. 6. Her shop features vintage clothing for women. It has a warm and colorful vibe with Beatles music playing in…
