Mike Lipsitz, Author at Z107.7 FM Joshua Tree

How you can help maintain a clean and plentiful Aquifer in the Morongo Basin

July 7, 2023

Mojave Desert Land Trust adds 6,601 acres of protected desert land in 2022

Z107.7 News reported that for customers of the Hi-Desert Water District, Joshua Basin Water District, and the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency independent analyses shows their water exceeds minimum safety standards for more than 100 different contaminants. And while our local water agencies do all they can to maintain those high standards, you also play a role in the safety of our water. The public can assist local districts to keep our drinking water safe by keeping pollutants out of the…

Morongo Basin annual water report looks at tap water quality and safety

by Mike Lipsitz

July 6, 2023

Every year water agencies up and down California publish the results of state-mandated, rigorous analyses of the water they pipe to your home. That water must meet or exceed drinking water standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency and enforced by the State Water Resources Control Board. Water analysis findings are published in each district’s Consumer Confidence Report. The 2023 reports detail results from 2022 samples. For the Hi-Desert Water District, Joshua Basin Water District,…

Mountain Lion struck by car in Yucca Mesa area

by Mike Lipsitz

June 30, 2023

Mountain Lion struck by car in Yucca Mesa area

Cougar, puma, and mountain lion are all names given to the same big cat. And while they are considered the most widely distributed large wild mammal in the Western Hemisphere their solitary nature and avoidance of humans make encounters with them extremely rare. When one of these primarily nocturnal creatures does come in close contact with people, it is most often because they’ve been struck by a motor vehicle. Such was the case around 12 p.m. noon last Saturday (6/24) when an adult female…

SB County contract renewals benefit Morongo Basin interests

by Mike Lipsitz

June 27, 2023

At this morning’s (June 27, 2023) 10 o’clock meeting of the county supervisors in San Bernardino, several interests in Morongo Basin will benefit from contract renewals with the county. Supervisors are expected to almost double the contract amount with Reach Out Morongo Basin to $470,000, and extend that contract one year through June 2024. Also extending is the county’s lease agreement with Valley Star Behavioral Health for over 10,000 square feet of office and clinic space on the highway in…

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meets tonight (6/27)

by Mike Lipsitz

June 27, 2023

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting agenda for Oct. 11

At tonight’s special (June 27, 2023) 6 p.m. meeting of the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency’s board, directors will decide what to do about services where the actual cost of labor and materials exceeds what the agency charges. Yes, tonight the board will almost certainly approve changes to certain fees, charges, and deposits; also tonight, the board is expected to authorize a new organizational chart creating two new job positions including assistant general manager and water distribution…

Pioneertown petitions County Planning for preservation zoning

by Mike Lipsitz

June 24, 2023

Pioneertown petitions County Planning for preservation zoning

Much of Pioneertown is battling a generic county zoning proposal, they argue the county plan threatens the historic district and the desires of residents and business owners there. Since 2016, folks in Pioneertown have worked with County staff to amend land use regulations with the goal of protecting historic buildings, preserving rural dirt roads, ensuring manageable tourism, and promoting small-scale development. But according to local resident and architect, Ben Loescher, the County may well…

Mandatory school immunizations and physicals on 6/23, 6/26

by Mike Lipsitz

June 22, 2023

School may be out for the summer, but the Morongo Basin Community Health Centers encourage parents to get a jump on mandatory back-to-school immunizations and physicals. The Morongo Basin Community Health Centers in Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms will provide back-to-school immunizations and physicals from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Friday and again on Monday. On Friday, June 23 students can go to the Community Health Center at 6380 Split Rock Ave. in Twentynine Palms, and on Monday, June 26…

Wednesday Water Round-Up

by Mike Lipsitz

June 21, 2023

Wednesday Water Roundup – regular meeting for JBWD, Hi-Desert

On the Hi-Desert Water District agenda, the board is expected to adopt the fiscal 2023-24 water and wastewater annual budgets and as well as set the annual appropriation limit. That meeting takes place at the district office on the highway at Inca Trail. On down the highway on Chollita Road in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District board will hear a third-quarter financial report and hold a legally required public hearing on standby charges although no increase is up for consideration. As…

County Board of Supervisors meeting sets over-the-air TV tax

by Mike Lipsitz

June 12, 2023

County government’s control is far-reaching, affecting everything from law enforcement to zoning and land use, public education, and road maintenance. But for the thousands of Morongo Basin households that rely on over-the-air television as their main source of entertainment, no other aspect of county government reaches into their living rooms in such a personal way. At tomorrow’s (June 13, 2023) 10 a.m. meeting of the County Board of Supervisors in San Bernardino, the board is expected to set…

Measure K upheld by California District Court of Appeals

by Mike Lipsitz

June 7, 2023

Yucca Valley voter information session – What you need to know about Measure D and K

In 2020 County voters approved Measure K with the largest number of favorable votes for any initiative in County history. This initiative capped pay for county supervisors at $60,000 annually and limited supervisors to a single four-year term. Now, almost three years later, none of the elements of county Measure K have been instituted, but that may be about to change. In a stunning decision last week, California’s 4th District Court of Appeal ruled against the County of Supervisors and in favor…

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