The Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s Finance Committee devoted most of its May 18 meeting to a review of the fiscal year 2015-16 budget that ends June 30. What was not discussed during the meeting was the 2016-17 budget and the effect of the proposed Joint Powers Authority with the city of San Jacinto on the…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not report responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, May 15 to 21. Idyllwild • May 15 — Suspicious circumstance, 26000 block of Hwy. 243, Handled by deputy. • May 16 — Alarm call,…
“I’m an emergency-room physician and what I do daily is solve problems,” said Dr. Raul Ruiz when he first ran for Congressional District 36 in 2012. He also stressed that he would support bipartisan solutions if elected. “We need representatives who will help implement the vision we have of working and solving problems together.” Ruiz…
La Quinta resident, Massachusetts native and Republican Stephan Wolkowicz is the third candidate in the race in Congressional District 36. He joins incumbent Dr. Raul Ruiz, Democrat, and California State Sen. Jeff Stone, Republican. In this “top-two” primary, the two candidates who get the most votes move on to the general election. Wolkowicz, an accountant…
In January, State Sen. Jeff Stone announced he would challenge Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz for his Congressional seat. In addition to Stone and Ruiz, Steven Wolkowicz is seeking the seat. The top two vote getters will battle for votes in November. Stone is well known to Hill voters. He was the 3rd District Supervisor from…
Editor: It’s hard to grasp how a small community like Pine Cove could ever have a surplus of over $660,000, monies raised from our property taxes that were never spent. Our local governing body, better known as CSA 38, has come clean. They can no longer justify raising our property taxes, while sitting on a…
Editor: I appreciate you publishing my letter about Lefty Lou’s death. I need to clarify myself with another letter in response to ARF. I never meant to discredit them on their work. On the contrary, I have to say that they always help with the dogs I rescue on my own just out of compassion…
