The official name for Proposition 35 is “Provides Permanent Funding forMedi-Cal Health Care Services.” California already has a “Managed Care Organization Provider” tax. Thisis imposed on the State’s health care plans, e.g., Aetna, KaiserPermanente, and others. It is generally based on the number of peoplewhom the plan covers, including those in Medi-Cal. The Legislature has…
Members of the family of Delfino Guadalupe Lopez Fajardo, “Lupe” to hismany friends, spoke with the Crier to share with the community detailsabout his August 15 disappearance and the ongoing search. Lupe’s wife Rose, and their two children, Eddy and Fatima, said that theSheriff’s department has told them that there was surveillance videofrom the Pit…
The official name for Proposition 35 is “Restricts Spending ofPrescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers.” Background Currently, Federal law requires drug makers to give price discounts tohospitals, clinics and other providers, who must meet certainrequirements. Among the beneficiaries are public or private nonprofitorganizations that focus on serving low-income individuals. In California, Medi-Cal pays…
The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce will meet at the Idyllwild NatureCenter on Wednesday, September 11. The event brings togetherrepresentatives of all the agencies, governmental and nonprofits,engaged in preventing and responding to wildfire in our community.Usually there are members of CalFire and Idyllwild Fire, USFS, RiversideSheriff’s Office, and Riverside County Emergency Management Departmenton the governmental side,…
By Holly ParsonsCorrespondent Julia is a 17-year-old from Seattle, Washington who began hiking the PCTalone on May 25^(th) during the summer prior to her senior year in highschool. I was her driver on several occasions in Idyllwild and found herthoughts refreshingly unvarnished, colorful and succinct. She is by farthe youngest lone PCT hiker I’d met….
he Mountain Community Fire Safe Council will present a free workshop onhomeowner’s insurance at Town Hall, Thursday September 12, from 6 to 8p.m. A local insurance broker and representatives from the CaliforniaDepartment of Insurance will discuss changes to the insurancemarketplace in California, including the California Fair Plan. There will be a presentation from the Department…
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking comments about a proposed project toestablish and maintain community defense fuel breaks across the SanBernardino National Forest. The proposed project is still in the planning stages. While the SBNFteam is considering treatment of 25,000 acres, where and how will bedecided later. The entire SBNF encompasses slightly more than 812,000…
As summer ends, with a peak in COVID-19 cases this year, and as coolerweather approaches when people begin to congregate inside, the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services announced that the opportunityto order free COVID-19 tests through the U.S. Postal Service will returnat the end of September. Currently, this source of ordering is closed. U.S….
With the approaching turn of the seasons here in Idyllwild, as well aselsewhere, the outlook generally bodes well for the expected fineweather for the last celebratory days of summer and the added benefit oflive music events of all varieties. Additionally, with the complementarypublicity of such musical occasions in evidence in as many locations aspossible on…
On Aug. 20, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Cal Fire announced the awardrecipients for the fiscal 23-24 Wildfire Prevention Grants. TheIdyllwild Fire Protection District was awarded a $940,000 grant lastweek. Wildfire Prevention Grant projects include hazardous fuels reduction inand near fire threatened communities to improve public health and safetywhile reducing greenhouse gas emissions. IFPD’s grant was…
