The legality, treatment and perception of marijuana or cannabis in California is changing. First medical marijuana became legal and in November 2016 state voters approved Proposition 64, which made recreational marijuana legal after Jan. 1. 2018, subject to county ordinances. Riverside County began a review and evaluation of its cannabis ordinances last spring. In August,…
Editor’s note: Late August through early October 2017 will be a time period that is never forgotten. While we may not recall details or even trends during September 2015 or September 1995, September and October 2017 saw two major earthquakes in Mexico, several category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the Caribbean, which landed onshore, major…
State of the Union, State of the State and now State of the District — Hemet Unified School District, to be specific. On Oct. 12, HUSD Superintendent Christie Barrett and her staff presented to a large group of stakeholders their view of the state of HUSD. More than 100 people who attended were Hemet residents…
According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, Kimberly Ann Young, 56 of Idyllwild, was traveling westbound on Highway 74 near McCall Park Road Sunday about 4 p.m when she lost control of her black Kia Forte. She hit a boulder and careened into a ravine. Young was arrested on suspicion of driving under the…
Dave Butterfield, new owner of the Jo’An’s Restaurant property in the center of Idyllwild, confirmed tonight that the building will be razed by the end of the year. He said the property will be returned to a park, as it was when it was dedicated to Eleanor Johnson as Eleanor Park in the 1960s.
She sees her future teaching music to young students Hong Kong native Ashley Leung, third-year Idyllwild Arts Academy junior music major, is the next Idy Talks speaker. The long-standing speaker series, once done in conjunction with the Idyllwild Community Center, is now a solo series produced by IAA. An accomplished violinist, Ashley is preparing…
All proceeds support scholarships for local women and girls Soroptimists International of Idyllwild holds its annual fundraiser Basket Festival and Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Featured baskets are worth a minimum of $1,000 with many valued at nearly $2,000. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20. When one buys tickets (at the Idyllwild…
But beach smoking ban vetoed The most recent California legislative session ended Sept. 30. California legislators were busy during the final weeks and passed hundreds of bills. Governor Jerry Brown has had several weeks to decided whether he will sign a bill into a new law or veto it. Below are several bills, which he…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 8 to 14. Idyllwild • Oct. 8 — 911 call, 1:39 a.m., Delano Dr. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 8 — Public disturbance, 1:41 a.m., Delano Dr. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 8 — Alarm call, 10:16…
Late Thursday, Oct. 12, the Trump Administration announced it would stop making the cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurers. On the next day, in a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia, the administration confirmed it planned to cease making the payments because they were unauthorized. Under the current law,…
