At the Nov. 7 Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, nearly 70 people spoke during the three-plus hour public comment period on draft Ordinance 927.2, Regulating Short Term Rentals (STR). Many of them were either Idyllwild residents or have property in Idyllwild. Below is a summary of their comments to the supervisors about the revisions…
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) Board of Directors’ Wednesday, Nov. 8 focused on the annual audit for the financial year ending June 2023 and also was Office Manager Becky Smith’s last meeting as she is retiring at the end of this month. Jeff McKennan of Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott presented the audit. He…
At 2:36 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire responded to the report of a vegetation fire at Highway 74 and Blackburn Road near Valle Vista. The fire was on the east side of Bee Canyon traveling northwest at a slow rate of speed. Air and ground resources were deployed to…
All Idyllwild Members and three off-Hill Members received last week’s (Nov. 2) in their mailboxes this week. As of Thursday, the Nov. 9 issues are at the post office and the three off-Hill Members were mailed the current copy, too. The Town Crier is sorry for the confusion.
Open enrollment in California’s Covered California (CC) began Nov. 1 and will end Jan. 31, 2024. Signing up by Dec. 15 will ensure coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2024. Open enrollment is the time of year when eligible consumers can sign up for health insurance. “2024 will be a historic year for health care coverage in…
During its recently concluded session, the state Legislature enacted a bill affecting accessory dwelling units (ADUs). It’s intended to help increase home ownership, but could it affect the short-term rental (STR) market, too? Assembly Bill (AB) 1033 amends state law and permits homeowners, under specific conditions, to sell their ADU, as if it were a…
What if? Dear editor: I am asking, what if? What if the God of the Holy Bible is real? What if all the words in the Bible are true? What if heaven and hell are real? What if there is truth and there are lies? What if God made only two sexes, male and female?…
Following the Maui concert in September to raise money for Lahaina fire victims that raised a few thousand dollars, Co-organizer Barnaby Finch reported on Facebook that money continued coming in and more than $50,000 was raised in all.
A homeless man was convicted in a felony vandalism case and will be sentenced Jan. 4, 2024. On Aug. 23, Samuel Noah Gray, 30, was staying at the victim’s residence because he was apparently homeless, according to Riverside County District Attorney Information Specialist John Hall. Hall said, “… Gray damaged the outside of the home…
The Riverside County Coroner’s Office reported that Fred Robles, 45, of Idyllwild, was found dead in a ravine near Highway 243 about 0.4 miles south of Westley Street in Banning Wednesday, Nov. 1. It is unknown when Robles died. California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Jonathan Torres said the CHP investigating officer did not…
